#73: Ruari Bell - Founding Partner The Player’s Fund | Building An “Athlete-Fueled” Venture Fund

The Player’s Fund is the UK's first-ever “athlete-fueled” venture fund that aim to invest £40M with vehicle composed of athlete collectives including Chris Smalling, Carlos Boozer, Héctor Bellerín, and Serge Gnabry.

Ruari Bell is an ex-professional athlete himself who has built agencies and businesses including 4cast and the Bell Partnership. 

The Player’s Fund is an outlet for athletes investing in the future of the digital consumer.

Chapters:

(01:25) Ex-athlete and entrepreneur backstory

(06:55) Merging athlete collectives

(10:00) Utilizing athlete value within a fund

(13:50) The Player’s Fund thesis

(15:05) Consumer trends to watch

(19:00) India opportunities 

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Ruari Bell:

Website: https://playersfund.vc/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruaribell/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🎙 Podcast: https://profluence.com/podcasts/

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewpetcash

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3q5jhAuCVT2FZCkLW5xBiQ/

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