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The premise behind the OneTeam Collective is creating a space at the intersection of investments, startups, and athletes. While the NFL Players Association brings in more than $160 million each year from companies like Electronic Arts, Fanatics, and Nike, through the OneTeam Collective, it still makes space for early-stage companies like Octi, StatMuse, and Hashletes.
Before the OneTeam was founded in December 2017, many startups might not have considered a marketing initiative through the NFLPA in the realm of the possible, let alone the sort of thing their seed-round and Series A investors would consider a worthwhile venture.