Soccer world champion invests in coachbetter

The start-up is now planning to expand in the DACH region and the USA. The coaching platform's partners also include professional soccer clubs.

The sports start-up Coachbetter has won over a prominent investor. Professional soccer player Steven Nzonzi, 2018 World Champion with the French national team, is investing in the company. Nothing was initially disclosed about the amount of the investment.

Coachbetter was founded in 2018 by Patrick Patzig, Thomas Grimm, Simon Arpagaus and Stefan Steuble. The start-up offers a platform for professional and amateur soccer coaches. The offering includes entire training sessions as well as individual exercises. Borussia Dortmund, among others, uses Coachbetter to train coaches and players. "Coachbetter meets the needs of all coaches and players and supports their development," says Nzonzi, explaining his entry: "I wish it had existed when I was a kid and started playing soccer."

Coachbetter had already raised one million euros in a pre-seed round last year. At that time, Markus Egger, ex-managing director of Red Bull Salzburg, was among those who got involved. The start-up now wants to expand primarily in the DACH region and soon in the USA.