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title: NFL to Venture — Champion Venture Partners Founder Marques Colston
description: During this episode of the VentureFuel Visionaries, NFL to Venture, we speak with Marques Colston, founder of Champion Venture Partners.
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# [NFL to Venture — Champion Venture Partners Founder Marques Colston](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/nfl-to-venture-champion-venture-partners-founder-marques-colston)

 Written by [Vanessa Rosado](https://blog.venturefuel.net/pov/author/vanessa-rosado) | Oct 2, 2024 3:28:15 PM

This week's VentureFuel Visionary is Marques Colston, former NFL star, entrepreneur, and founder of Champion Venture Partners. As the founder, he has created a new investment model that unites everyone from casual fans to accredited investors into a single fund. This unlocks secure wealth-building opportunities in alternative investment markets.

In this episode hosted by Fred Schonenberg, we talk about the emerging opportunities in sports beyond the Big 5 leagues and why media rights and appointment viewing will continue to expand. We also explore how technology is creating a competitive advantage at both the team and league levels.

 

 

VentureFuel builds and accelerates innovation programs for industry leaders by helping them unlock the power of External Innovation via startup collaborations. 

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