New technology from startup ventures is transforming the global sports industry. The mission of this series is to introduce startup companies in the sports technology space to a broader audience and allow Founders of promising new ventures to tell their story and pitch their idea. Feel free to submit your startup’s answers to the below questions or contact us if you know of a startup that should be considered for inclusion in this series.
Company name: LEVERADE
Founder(s): Antonio Romero, Emilio Romero, Francisco Conesa
Headquarters: Murcia, Spain
1. What is your elevator pitch?
LEVERADE is an automated tournament management platform.
We have integrated in a single platform to managers, players and referees by providing high quality, perfectly designed and easy-to-use tools and websites.
LEVERADE covers all the needs of an organizer, from registration and sponsor management to sanctions and economic control. Automatically generate rich content and stats to engage players and allow them to communicate. Remove pen and paper from scoring and digitalize player contact info.
LEVERADE is composed of a website and three different mobile apps customised for satisfying the needs of every agent in a tournament.
LEVERADE is atop the mobile stores with ratings above 4.6 and have
2. Problem & Solution
Problem I – Daily work of tournament organizers. Today is an obsolete sector with poor quality tools and frustrating user experience.
Problem II – Sponsorship – Difficulty to get new tournament sponsors and uncertain ROI
Solution I – High quality and easy-to-use web and mobile apps. Everything a tournament organizer needs in her daily work.
Manager Android
Manager iOS:
Player Android
Player iOS
Referee: Android
Referee iOS
Solution II – Sponsor tools. Measurable ROI for brands with our highly engaged audience. LEVERADE provides tournament managers with non intrusive tools for displaying their sponsors ads and campaigns.
3. Market – your target market and the overall market
The LEVERADE target market is 8% of population playing tournaments. Group of friends, eSports, Sport federations, Franchises, Clubs, Intramurals, Universities, Youth sports, Governments, Enterprises, Local leagues.
4. Business Model – how do you make money?
LEVERADE is a freemium model with monthly and annual subscriptions for tournament managers. We also offer affiliate services such as insurance, design, sportswear always focused on easing the organizer daily life.
5. Management Team – with titles
Antonio Romero – CEO
Emilio Romero – Product Manager
Francisco Conesa – Sales Manager
6. What else do you want the audience to know about your venture?
LEVERADE has grown 8% weekly since inception with more than 80% of international tournaments. The growth is organic thanks to a great product, probably the best in the market, available in multiple languages and devices.
