You could say DeAndre Yedlin is proud to be from Seattle. Yedlin, a defender for the U.S. men’s national soccer team, recently invested in Seattle-based Volt Athletics, a platform for professional-level strength and conditioning.
Yedlin currently plays for Newcastle United and has had previous stints with the Seattle Sounders and Tottenham Hotspur. But when he’s not defending his team’s side of the pitch, he’s finding local startups like Volt to invest in, embracing a passion for technology that he described to GeekWire.
“There’s just so much misinformation out there, so I love that Volt’s technology gives both students and coaches an easy way to train the right way — and it’s rewarding for me to be able to help other athletes perform at a higher level,” Yedlin told GeekWire via email.