NFLPA Pitch Day
February 5, 2025 New Orleans
Pitch Day is the premiere exclusive event during Super Bowl week that brings together NFL athletes, entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and other VIP guests at the intersection of sports, business, and investment power. This event offers a unique platform for players and others to make meaningful connections, learn from industry experts, discover new partnerships opportunities, and ignite investments in sports and beyond.
WHERE INNOVATION, INCLUSION, INVESTORS & ATHLETES INTERSECT
Our mission is to improve the way we do business by connecting professional athletes with emerging entrepreneurs and give them a platform to accelerate their business.
By leveraging the influence and marketing power of NFL players, Pitch Day provides, aspiring leaders a unique platform to pitch their products and ideas to a panel of all-star judges and take their businesses to the next level.
The opportunities to connect and gain visibility are unmatched. Invite-only attendees include professional athletes, investors, business executives and NFLPA partners that have sprawling influence in the sports, technology and investment sectors.
The Pitches
- Tone Tone by NextSense transforms sleep and brain health with EEG-powered earbuds. Combining neuroscience and sleek design, Tone delivers real-time insights to enhance rest and optimize performance, helping users excel both on and off the field.
- VRTL VRTL transforms fandom monetization by scaling exclusive in-person experiences to virtual audiences. Their platform helps entertainment companies, sports teams & artists turn physical events into virtual offerings, unlocking revenue from global fanbases.
- Cloaked Cloaked protects your digital identity by creating secure emails and phone numbers to replace personal credentials. It offers $1M identity theft insurance, removes data from 120+ brokers, and ensures privacy and control in every online interaction.
Three companies will present their startup businesses to an elite judging panel of investors and athletes to compete for Super Bowl LIX tickets and more!
Pitch Company Presenters
Meet The Speakers
Emcees and Moderators
- Dhani Jones Former Player; Chairman & Co-Founder, Qey Capital
- Matt Curtin President, NFL Players Inc.
- Shannon Sharpe Former Player, TV Personality, Entrepreneur
- Danielle Smith Vice President, The Collective
Panelists
- Tony Boselli Hall of Famer; President & Chief Growth Officer, All.Health
- Sheldon Day NFL Veteran; Founder, The Players Company
- Lloyd Howell Executive Director, NFL Players Association
- Malcolm Jenkins 2X Super Bowl Champion; CEO, Malcolm Inc.
- Ali Krieger 2X World Cup champion with USWNT, NWSL champion, ESPN analyst
- Stephanie Martin CMO & CCO, League One Volleyball
- Mark Patricof Founder & CEO, Patricof & Co.
- Michael Rees Co-President, Founder & Head of GP Strategic Capital, Blue Owl Capital
- Steve Smith Sr. All-Pro Receiver; Founder, The Steve Smith Foundation
Previous Winners
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017