FutbolConnect is building the world’s largest connected amateur futbol ecosystem, a platform designed to give 400M+ youth and women footballers, regardless of geography or income, the opportunity to be seen, connected, discovered and/or recruited

The problem is massive: amateur futbol is invisible. Families spend $695–$12,000 annually on youth sports, yet 500M–1B players worldwide have no digital footprint. Coaches still rely on clipboards, spreadsheets, and travel. Women’s futbol participation has surged 138%, but recruiting remains fragmented and biased. The global market is enormous, 3.5B fans across 200+ countries; yet the amateur segment is underserved and ready for digitization.

FutbolConnect solves this problem by providing youth and women players a digital platform/stage to showcase their talent, promote themselves in the best possible way, connect, chat and share locally as well as globally. All in the palm of their hand and in one location with zero travel, zero showcases, and zero geographic barriers.

Its a multi‑sided platform starting with players, coaches and scouts:

• AI‑verified skill assessments
• Gamified challenges and daily engagement
• Player profiles with highlights, stats, and verification
• Virtual Scouting and association SaaS
• Creator marketplace for training, content, and monetization
• A social feed modeled after IG/TikTok
  
  This creates marketplace liquidity: players generate content, coaches evaluate talent, and scouts recruit; driving retention, engagement, and monetization.
  
  Our customer acquisition strategy blends boots‑on‑the‑ground activation, social media marketing and ad campaigns (earned + paid) leading into AI-powered automation, micro‑influencers, MOUs, strategic partnerships, sponsorships, tournaments, and endorsements. This multi‑channel engine drives CAC down from $40 to $12 as the marketplace scales.
  
  Financially, FutbolConnect is built for profitability. Revenue grows from $81K in 2027 to $5.99M in 2030. Profitability is achieved in 36 months (2029), with net income reaching $3.75M in 2030. User growth scales from 410K to 5.47M installs. OPEX aligns with hiring engineering, product, marketing, operations, and cloud infrastructure.
  
  We’re raising $1M Pre‑Seed to complete the platform, hire the core team, acquire 300K users, validate unit economics, generate early revenue, and position FutbolConnect for global expansion ahead of the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
  
  FutbolConnect is not just a product; it’s a global movement to unlock the hidden 90% of futbol talent the industry ignores and build the world’s first connected amateur futbol ecosystem.
  
  FutbolConnect™ is a "Global Futbol Ecosystem for Player Development & Talent Discovery." We're helping 400M+ youth & women futbol players get seen, connected, discovered and recruited because talent is everywhere, but opportunity isn't. We fix that!
  
  Problem
  Talent discovery is broken, outdated, offline, expensive, and limited by geography. Families spend $12B annually on showcases, travel teams, private coaching and in-person recruiting, while 400M+ youth & women futbol players remain invisible.

Solution
FutbolConnect's provides youth and women players a digital platform/stage to showcase their skills, complete AI‑verified assessments, and get discovered by coaches and scouts worldwide. All in the palm of their hand and in one location with zero travel, zero showcases, and zero geographic barriers.

How it Works
Players Join & Build Their Profile:

• Upload highlights, stats, match videos, pictures, achievements (basically creating their sports resume)
• Complete AI‑powered skill assessments
• Perform & compete in gamified challenges
• Access ongoing, self-paced, training & development by licensed coaches worldwide.

Coaches & Scouts Discover Talent

• Search verified players by position, age, skill, location
• Review AI‑verified assessments and video highlights
• Track player progress and communicate directly
• Build shortlists and recruit efficiently
  
  Traction:
  We validated demand in our first pilot with 30,000 players and 200,000 followers. After pivoting to a community first model, we now have 300+ active players, 400,000 organic followers, 15% MoM month installs, formed two strategic partnerships, signed six MOUs, sponsored 25 events/tournaments resulting in our first success story; Karla Ticona, recruited through FutbolConnect.
  
  Market:
  California → USA → Global (Bolivia first)
  Starting in California (1.15 – 1.30M players) which has the largest youth futbol/soccer ecosystem, highest Hispanic participation and strongest women’s futbol growth
  

Team:
Our team is uniquely qualified: a three time founder, a cofounder with 35 years of scouting across the Americas, and a CTO who’s built global marketplaces and AI platforms.

Ask/Funding
We’re raising $1M to launch globally, scale to 300K users, and prepare for Series A ahead of the 2027 Women’s World Cup.