Oregon Sports Angels

What is Oregon Sports Angels?

Oregon Sports Angels (OSA) is an angel network founded in 2017 with the mission to invest in and grow next-generation sports companies. With a diverse team comprising sports industry professionals, business experts, and investors, OSA is dedicated to fostering inclusion, innovation, and collaboration in the sports sector. The organization operates as a member-based network and emphasizes equity and inclusivity, striving to improve access to capital and mentoring for underrepresented founders within the sports ecosystem.

OSA's investment focus is primarily on sports product, technology, and innovation companies across the United States that have demonstrated an early level of market success and consumer adoption. They actively invest in and partner with other angel investors, seed and venture funds, as well as local sport and educational institutions.

For OSA, investing in startups is considered a 'team sport', and they work closely with their portfolio companies by providing startup funding, mentorship, opening doors, and creating networking opportunities.

They hold quarterly pitch sessions where they continually evaluate new ideas and potential deals. OSA avoids investing in leagues, teams, athletes, event-based businesses, sports venues or physical locations, and NFTs.

Instead, their portfolio includes a variety of sports-related ventures, aiming to make a significant impact on the sports industry by supporting forward-thinking companies.