INVITE-ONLY MEMBERSHIP • LIMITED CAPACITY
Athlete Venture Club
Real deals. Structured thinking. A high-trust room.
The Locker Room is an invite-only venture club for 15–20 pro athletes, former athletes, and sports industry executives who want to become confident, active venture investors. Members get real deal flow, real education, and a peer network that speaks their language — all powered by Alumni Ventures.
The Challenge
How do athletes and sports leaders become confident venture investors?
Traditional investment education is theoretical. Jumping into venture without pattern recognition is expensive.
The Locker Room is a training ground where you develop investor judgment by analyzing real AV deals, making real decisions, and deploying real capital alongside experienced VCs. Not a classroom. An apprenticeship with stakes.
Who It’s For
Built for people who move in the sports world
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🏆 Pro & Former Athletes
Current and former professional athletes exploring venture capital - Home
🎙️ Sports Industry Executives
Sports industry executives (agents, media, team ops, league leaders) who want to invest smarter - Home
💼 Meaningful Capital Allocators
People who expect to allocate meaningful capital to venture over time
AV Portfolio Examples
You’ll see institutional-quality deals like these
Example investments shown for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of outcomes experienced by any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future investors except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
How It Works
One simple rhythm, built for busy schedules
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📋 Monthly Deal + Learn Session (60 min)
A real AV deal reviewed through a sports-world lens, paired with a core venture concept you can immediately apply. - Home
📂 Real Deal Flow — Not Case Studies
All content is built around live AV opportunities and actual investment memos — the same materials our full-time investors use. - Home
🗓️ Designed for Busy Schedules
One call, once a month. Roughly 2–4 hours total time commitment — including pre-read and your Invest/Pass write-up.
Inside a Session
How you learn to think like a VC
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Step 1 — Receive the Deal Packet
You get the real AV deal memo + a short pre-read before the session. No fluff — the actual materials investors use. - Home
Step 2 — Form Your Hypothesis
Come prepared with your answer to: "What must be true for this to be a great investment?" - Home
Step 3 — Live Discussion with an AV Investor
60 minutes live: thesis walkthrough, deal Q&A, and real-time coaching from the investor who sourced it.
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Step 4 — Pressure-Test the Risks
Collectively stress-test the deal: "What breaks the story?" Learn to spot the risks that kill returns. - Home
Step 5 — Make Your Decision
Invest or Pass — then submit a short written rationale within 7 days. This is where the learning sticks.
What You’ll Learn
Program Signals
🏋️ Locker Room Mindset
Compete on preparation, process, and long-term discipline — the same edge that made you successful on the field applies here.
🤝 High-Trust Cohort
A curated group of operators, athletes, and leaders selected for fit and commitment — not just their name.
📈 Applied Reps
Every session blends core VC concepts with real active deals. You learn by doing, not by listening.
🏆 Scoreboard Thinking
Learn to evaluate upside, risk, and portfolio-level outcomes — the metrics that actually determine VC success.
Alumni Ventures provides advice only to affiliated venture capital funds. Nothing in The Locker Room is personalized advice for any participant.
Community
Peer learning, not a webinar
IIntimate cohort via Zoom plus in-person dinners in NYC, Miami, and LA. Structured discussion. Direct access to AV investors and select founders. This is the network you build while you learn to invest.
The Commitment
House Rules
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Investing Expectations
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About Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures is one of the world’s most active venture firms, providing professionally managed, diversified access to early-stage innovation and curated opportunities traditionally difficult to reach. We partner with family offices and individual investors worldwide to build venture portfolios powered by disciplined processes, deep networks, and transparent engagement.
CB Insights Top 20 VCs in North America (2024) | TIME Top 20 VC (2024)
7,000+
Deals reviewed / year
~250
Investments / year
1,400+
Portfolio companies
$1.4B
AUM
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ
Most members spend about 2–4 hours per month.
This is built for meaningful venture allocators; there is no fixed investment quota.
No. The program is designed for both first-time and experienced investors.
No. Cohorts include athletes and sports industry leaders selected for fit and commitment.
You complete a pre-read, join one 60-minute live session, then submit an Invest/Pass decision and rationale.
Applications are reviewed, qualified candidates complete a short interview, and final decisions follow.
Twenty seats. Application-only.
If you’re ready to learn venture by doing it — with peers who understand the world you come from — apply now.
Applicants to The Locker Room must demonstrate accredited investor status before joining.
