π Autograph: NFTs from Legendary Athletes
Exclusive NFTs from Athletes, Iconic Brands, and more
This weekβs startup is using NFT technology to enable iconic brands and legendary athletes to offer their fans unique digital collections & experiences. Letβs check out Autograph!
βπ½ Why Autograph?
Collecting is not a new concept in the world of sports - for decades, people have been collecting baseball cards, signed golf clubs, jerseys worn in famous football games, and more. Autograph is taking this natural inclination, that most sports fan has, and digitizing it to offer an even more premium and unique collecting experience.
Autograph brought together famous athletes across sports like Tiger Woods (gold), Naomi Osaka (tennis), Tony Hawk (skateboarding), Tom Brady (football) and many others. Each Athlete can offer dozens of unique non-fungible offerings on Autographs platform like Signed NFTs, digital keys, digital magazines, and more. Fans flock to Autograph to collect these digital goods that are not available anywhere else and which are directly offered by the athletes themselves - no middlemen.
π The Stats
Website: https://autograph.io/
Social: Instagram (53k followers), Twitter (29k followers), Discord
Founders: Dillon Rosenblatt, Tom Brady, Richard Rosenblatt, Josh Payne
Traction: Launched several drops (ex. Tom Brady), Signed dozens of athletes, Thousands of Autograph collectors on platform, huge social following, fully fleshed out NFT marketplace is live, raised $170mil+ in funding
βοΈ Why we like it
π₯ Targeting the Right Niche, being selective with partners
As mentioned earlier, Autograph is targeting a niche that is already used to the idea of βcollectingβ - sports collectors. This letβs Autograph focus on the harder part of their market, focusing on gathering legendary talent on their platform. Autograph has also been really selective about which athletes they let on the platform - this creates a feeling of exclusivity, increases hype, and incentives more athletes to join on.π Powerhouse of a Board
Their board consists of the likes of Usain Bolt (Olympian, fastest man alive), Tony Hawk (pro-Skateboarder), Matt Kalish (DraftKings), Eddy cue (Apple), and more. Surrounding themselves with industry leaders has already served Autograph well, and will continue to do so.
π€ Get involved with Autograph
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