Gloria
Platform where players can share their videos and get discovered.
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| Total Funding | 000k | ||
Gloria emerged in 2018 as a social media platform tailored for the global football community, founded by Victoire Cogevina and Matias Castello. Cogevina, an American-born Greek-Argentine entrepreneur, channeled her experience from co-founding the first female-led sports agency for male MLS players into this venture. Her background as a UN Women ambassador for Gender Equality in Football shaped Gloria's core mission to create a more inclusive and accessible digital space for the sport.
The company's platform was designed to function as an online community where football fans and players, from amateur to professional, could connect, share passion, and upload videos of their skills. Initially conceived with a player-scouting element, Gloria pivoted during the pandemic to focus more on building a comprehensive fan community, with a significant emphasis on engaging the historically underserved female fanbase. The platform aimed to provide the ultimate match-day experience digitally, recognizing that fans spend nearly as much time discussing the game as they do watching it.
Financially, Gloria secured a significant $3 million seed round in March 2021, led by Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six fund, with participation from Initialized Capital and other figures from the sports world. This investment underscored investor confidence in the vision to build the definitive online home for football. A pivotal milestone occurred in September 2022 when Gloria was acquired by OneFootball, the world's largest football media platform. Following the acquisition, the Gloria community was integrated into OneFootball's ecosystem. Victoire Cogevina transitioned to the role of Vice President of Women's Football at OneFootball, continuing her mission to elevate the women's game on a larger scale.
Keywords: football community, social media, fan engagement, women's football, player scouting, sports technology, Victoire Cogevina, OneFootball, Alexis Ohanian, soccer app, digital sports media, seed funding, startup acquisition, fan community, sports content, gender equality in sports, social networking, athlete promotion, soccer fans, Matias Castello