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Go VRTL! ?? Yesterday, portfolio company VRTL, led by CEO Courtney Jeffries, took the stage at TechCrunch's Disrupt 2024 as a Top 20 #StartupBattlefield Finalist ?? TechCrunch’s Amanda Silberling covers more on VRTL and how its changing the game for remote fan engagement in the sports and entertainment industry! Get the story here: https://lnkd.in/gFPcqSsH And a big shoutout to Isabelle Johannessen for her work helping curate an exceptional range of founders for this pivotal event ??? #TechCrunchDisrupt #WomeninTech #FemaleFounders

Courtney Jeffries just stepped off the TechCrunch #StartupBattlefield Stage! Energized and excited about the questions we have received so far today about our big vision for activating remote fandom. Special shoutout to the VC Judges on stage this afternoon: Sharon Winter, Eylul Kayin, Lisa Morales-Hellebo, Christine Esserman and Jonathan Rosenbaum! When organizations have hosted pilot events on VRTL, they have a 60% conversion rate to become paying customers. All the more reason we believe that our team at VRTL is positioned to changed fandom forever. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gFPcqSsH And of course, another round of thank yous to Isabelle Johannessen & Michael J Schick for an incredible kickoff to #techcrunchdisrupt ?? ??

Our team here at VRTL is so beyond ecstatic to have been selected as a #TOP20 #Finalist at this year's TechCrunch 2024 Startup Battlefield! Our Founder, CEO Courtney Jeffries and BDR, Bella Craven will be on stage TODAY out in San Francisco showing just why VRTL is the next evolution in the sports and entertainment industry. ? If you are at #techcrunchdisrupt come cheer us on: Semi-Finals (Session 2): 2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m https://lnkd.in/g4AAg28i

A happy Friday indeed! HearstLab's Courtney Jeffries of VRTL has been selected to participate in TechCrunch’s #StartupBattlefield 2024??? VRTL helps sports brands (think: Atlanta Falcons, ESPN, Wolverhampton Wanderers) scale in-person fan experiences to remote audiences across 126 countries, 66K+ global fans...and they’re only just getting started. More: https://www.vrtl.live/ Shout out to previous Pitch HearstLab finalists AIMerch & Pulse Charter Connect and sister fund Level Up Ventures' Sortile for their selection, as well as event coordinator Isabelle Johannessen for this awesome program! We love seeing #FemaleFounders featured front & center. See you in October!

We have some B.I.G. News! ? Out of thousands of applicants, TechCrunch chose VRTL as a top?SaaS/Enterprise?#StartupBattlefield company! We’ll be ONE of only 200 startups exhibiting at #TechCrunchDisrupt2024! We’re so incredibly proud as a startup to achieve this milestone and receive this recognition! We hope to see you there in-person, where you can watch Courtney Jeffries up on stage in San Francisco inspiring #venturecapitalists that we are what's next in fan engagement. Our network gets 25% off with this link????https://bit.ly/4g43wVk VRTL: we are a virtual platform designed for brands to scale in-person fan experiences to a remote audience. #LFG #techcrunch #sportstech #competition

The Athletes Unlimited Innovation Summit is kicking off today in Chicago! ? If you are out there, be sure to check out our #CEO, Courtney Jeffries speaking on an Innovation for Impact Panel discussing "Leveraging Tech to Drive Women's Sports & Fan" alongside Danette Leighton, Diane Gotua, and Kimberly Veale. #womeninsports

For those in #sportstech and #sportscreative be sure to check out conferences happening today and tomorrow. BOTH are being hosted in-person at Ford Field, home of the NFL Detroit Lions. For those that can't be in Detroit this week, the livestream, virtual experience is being hosted on the VRTL platform! Tickets are still available at links below. HTX Sports Tech - https://lnkd.in/e_AkAQ5V MLC CONNECT Sports Creative Community - https://lnkd.in/eUHMdibR ? Shoutout to our clients Nate Thompson Chris David Garcia Brooke McCormick ?

?????? Virtual Design Thinking Workshop for Sports Tech Innovation Led by innovator Christyna Serrano, Ph.D. of UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET). Participate in a hands-on design thinking workshop tailored for sports tech innovation, featuring AI chatbot creation with Playlab AI. This experience equips industry professionals, students, and investors with practical skills to drive change and integrate AI solutions. Choose your experience: ????3-Day In-Person Pass:?Full access, keynotes, networking events. ???2-Day Virtual Pass:?Live streams, on-demand content, virtual networking. ???1-Day In-Person Pass:?Flexible attendance, focused networking. Why attend? ?? Cutting-edge insights on fan engagement, sustainability, and more ?? Networking with sports orgs, startups, investors, and academia ??? Immersive experience at the NFL Detroit Lions' home This hands-on workshop could open unexpected doors. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gbCdjyfB #SportsInnovationSummit #SportsTech #DesignThinking #Workshop

Can't wait to be in Chicago! Let us know if you will be out there too, we would love to connect #athletesunlimited #speaker