This document discusses Sorare, a fantasy soccer game built on blockchain technology. Sorare allows users to collect digital player cards representing real-world soccer players. These cards can be traded and used in tournaments to win prizes. Sorare has signed licensing deals with over 70 soccer clubs and leagues. Since launching in 2019, Sorare has seen over 1 million Euros in total sales. The company is raising funds in a seed round led by e.ventures to further grow the game and community.
2. Founding Team
Nicolas JULIA
CEO
Prev. VP Operations @Stratumn
Signed 6-figure deals, scaled
operations after the $8M round
Adrien MONTFORT
CTO
Prev. VP Engineering @Stratumn
Built and managed a 10+
blockchain engineering team
5. We can not collect digital goods
For the first 25 years of the internet,
we have had no digital scarcity.
You do not own your digital goods
(no tradability, no portability).
6. A new market is taking off
Blockchain Gaming
Early Traction
€1M of sales by Sorare
(2019 and H1 2020)
Sport leagues adoption
(2019)
New blockchain tech.
(2018)
8. Collect Player Cards
Bid against other managers to own your
favorite Player Cards.
Game Weekly Loop
Get weekly rewards
Get ranked in Tournaments, depending on
your player’s real-world performances.
Win exclusive Player Cards & ETH depending
on your rankings in Tournaments.
Play fantasy
Compose a team with Player Cards
representing football players.
10. Competitive advantage
The best experience for soccer fans
Technology
Smooth UX (no gas…), scalability
and openness
Community
Produce daily content, customer
acquisition & support
Licenses
Superfast execution with clubs &
leagues, customer acq. channel
11. Licenses
Sorare leads the market – 70 clubs represented
+MLS Player Association
+Belgian Pro League
+Hundreds More Players To Come in the coming weeks (Leagues, Player Associations, Clubs)
12. Growth – Monthly Sales
Driven by in-game content (supply side) & Covid resilient
Club launches: 0
13. Customer acquisition
100% organic
Discord
Grow on the shoulder of Discord
with rich integrations
Word of mouth
Incentive actions users do: referral,
share team on social networks
Club announcements
Leverage club’s posts on social
media at launch
14. Pre-Seed round
April 2019 - 545k€
ConsenSys
Blockchain Investment fund (US)
Kima Ventures
Investment fund (FR)
Seedcamp
Investment fund (UK)
Thomas France
Business Angel – Ledger Co-founder
Tiny VC
Investment fund (US)
Chris Hitchen
Business Angel – GetPrice Co-founder
15. What we achieved in 10 months
€1M
Total Sales volume.
1
Team of 6 A-Players.
76
Football clubs signed.
16. Our community is building
side games & apps.
Sorare Cards are used in Discord side games defined &
managed by the community
18. Round status: full, closing May 12th
Led by e.ventures, alongside Partech and existing investors
Seedcamp
Investment fund (UK)
André Schürrle
Football Player – World Champion
Kima Ventures
Investment fund (FR)
e.ventures
Investment fund (GE)
Partech
Investment fund (FR)
20. Why blockchain for
Fantasy Soccer?
3 features that were not
possible before
Get Digital Scarcity
You can collect digital goods for the first time
Enjoy Freedom over your game assets
Move them in different games, marketplaces
As a right owner (club), get paid on second-hand sales
We can pay royalties on the secondary market, a feature
which was also impossible before
21. Market your players to a new customer
segment
Develop your fanbase in strategic markets
(USA, Europe, Asia) where blockchain
adoption is high
Increase your revenues with little investment
Open a new merchandising revenue stream
Not time-consuming for your teams
Consolidate your position of digital leader
Offer to your fans worldwide an innovative
way to engage with their favorite players
The opportunity for
clubs and leagues