Founder pipeline
Visibility into the idea-stage cohort and early-revenue founders working inside real programming.
For VCs, angel groups, and corporate venture
Connect With a Real-World Sports and Community Innovation Pipeline
A working campus in one of the fastest-growing family markets in the country — and a front-row seat to the founders building on top of it.
Who this is for
Investors, funds, and strategic capital partners
- Pre-seed and seed funds
- Series A investors
- Angel groups and family offices
- Corporate venture arms
- Strategic investors in sports and media
- Consumer, fintech, crypto, and payments brands exploring youth sports and community applications
- Healthcare and wellness investors
What is happening
What to expect
Pilot visibility
Front-row seat to seed and Series A products being tested with real users.
Demo days
Curated, recurring demo moments with founders, award partners, mentors, and operators.
Market feedback
Operator and family feedback on sports, AI, evaluation, league ops, wellness, and community engagement themes.
Corporate & foundation partner surface
Co-investment, strategic, and foundation partner ecosystem around the platform.
Why Central Florida
A real-world test environment in a large, young, family-dense market with an active sports and community economy.
How this starts
A clear shape partners can step into
Fields of Hope begins with free and sponsor-supported launch moments that lower the barrier for families, teams, vendors, and partners. Interest forms help identify where demand exists. Future programming is shaped by the families, clubs, sponsors, operators, property owners, founders, and community partners who raise their hands first.
Why it matters
Deal flow is easy. Signal is hard. Hope Forest is where you watch a product survive contact with real users, real families, and a real operator — before you write the check.
What to do next
Take the next step
About the Central Florida market
1.53M
Orange County, FL residents (2024)
21%
Orange County residents under age 18
527K+
Orange County households
45K+
Orange County employer establishments
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts — Orange County, FL and Orlando city, FL.
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