Jordan Fliegel

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| name = Jordan Fliegel

| image = Jordan Fliegel June2023 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Fliegel in 2023

| birth_place = Cambridge, Massachusetts

| nationality = American

| occupation = entrepreneur
early-stage technology investor

| title = Techstars Sports Accelerator (Managing Director)
Draft.com (Former CEO)
CoachUp.com (Founder & CEO)
Athletes of Valor (Chairman)

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Jordan Fliegel (born 1986) is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist, focused on the sports industry.

Fliegel is currently Managing Director of the [https://www.techstars.com/content/accelerators/get-ready-play-ball-jordan-fliegel-new-md-techstars-sports-accelerator-powered-indy/ Techstars Sports Accelerator] in Indianapolis, which he launched in 2019, and the Techstars NYC Accelerator. Through the two accelerators Fliegel invests in 25 startups annually, and provides access to 200+ mentors and hands-on support. His accelerators have over 50 portfolio companies, including Ergatta, [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/peloton-peer-ergatta-raises-30m-185510454.html#:~:text=Brooklyn's%20%242%2C199%20rowing%20machine%20start,respite%20from%20instructor%2Dled%20classes. which raised $30M at a $200M valuation] in 2021. Fliegel is an investor in over 250 startups as co-founder and Managing Partner of [https://www.foundersfirst.fund Founders First], and is on the Advisory Board of several high-growth startups, including [https://joinfightcamp.com/ Fight Camp] and [https://www.botkeeper.com/ Botkeeper]

Fliegel was previously co-CEO of Draft.com ("DRAFT"), a venture-backed fantasy sports company headquartered in NYC. In 2017, he [https://www.forbes.com/sites/darrenheitner/2017/05/10/paddy-power-betfair-pays-48-million-for-daily-fantasy-sports-co/#2f37173a20f7 sold DRAFT for $48M to Paddy Power Betfair]. Fliegel was Founder and CEO of sports coaching company CoachUp.com, backed by $14M in venture-capital and headquartered in Boston. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidlariviere/2015/03/30/stephen-curry-takes-part-ownership-in-private-coaching-web-site-coachup/ NBA MVP Stephen Curry is Fliegel's partner]. Fliegel is currently Chairman of CoachUp, and led the company's last internal [https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1565330/000114036118001193/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml $1.5M round of funding.] Fliegel was also Chairman of [https://www.athletesofvalor.com/ Athletes of Valor], a venture-backed social impact company [https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkwilliams/2016/11/14/how-military-veterans-are-becoming-athletes-of-valor-as-entrepreneurs/#6a2be138496a], which was [https://www.coachup.com/nation/articles/coachup-acquires-athletes-of-valor acquired by CoachUp in 2018].

Fliegel and his companies were named to Inc 5000, and awarded [http://www.inc.com/kevin-j-ryan/2015-30-under-30-coachup.html Inc “30 under 30”], [https://web.archive.org/web/20150108115405/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/emdm45ekggd/arian-radmand-29/#5377d25627d8 Forbes "30 under 30"], [http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2014/10/16/40-under-40-jordan-fliegel-of-coachup.html BBJ “40 under 40”], Finalist for Ernst & Young [http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/NE_Article_Overview_Page_Main “New England Entrepreneur of the Year”] and Sports Business Journal SportsTech Power Player.

Fliegel is a former [https://bowdoinorient.com/bonus/article/3803 professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem], and former professional basketball team co-owner of the [https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/jordan-fliegel/26414 ANBL 4X Champion New Zealand Breakers]. Fliegel writes and lecturers on entrepreneurship, investing, and leadership [http://www.inc.com/author/jordan-fliegel], and is the author of "[http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1119231116.html Coaching Up!]" (Wiley & Sons, 2016) [http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1119231116.html] with a Foreword by NBA & NCAA champion Shane Battier."