After donning the entrepreneur shirt at the end of his career, Blaise Matuidi wants to take another step in the development of his start-up Playse. On social media, the 2018 world champion announces the launch of a €5 million fundraiser.
A part of this fundraising is open to individuals through the crowdfunding platform Sowefund, in which Playse has already raised just over €1.5 million so far. The entrance fee is set at 1,000 euros.
“Amateur football is still too opaque and fragmented”
Founded in 2022, Playse is a platform that aims to revolutionize the training of amateur footballers. The app offers three services for young players and their parents, such as booking personalized training sessions, a streaming service to watch live and replay matches, and help creating a video CV.
Coaches, for their part, will be able to use the platform to benefit from automated video analysis using artificial intelligence, certification training or even access to the database of registered players. Clubs will have the possibility of monetizing the streaming of matches via advertising or even managing the payment of licenses and training courses from the application.
With 150 coaches involved and 8,000 players participating in three different countries, Playse should reach one million euros in turnover this year. “Our final mission: to become a world leader in amateur sport,” says Blaise Matuidi. To achieve this, Playse wants to open up to other sports disciplines between now and 2028, the year in which the platform aims for a turnover of 25 million euros.
Source: BFM TV
