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Trendex - Connect with stars

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Bringing fans closer to the world’s greatest athletes

Summer 2022Founded 20219 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA

About

Trendex.gg is a next-gen fan engagement platform built at the intersection of sports, entertainment, and applied technology. We partner directly with world-class athletes and celebrities to create official digital fan passes, backed by real stars—then use technology to automate and personalize the fan-talent relationship at scale. Fans can get and use these official passes across Trendex’s growing ecosystem: from IRL rewards like signed memorabilia and meet-and-greets, to online experiences to smart, automated fan journeys (content, perks, access, loyalty) powered by tech—so every supporter feels recognized, rewarded, and closer to the athlete they follow. With Trendex, fans don’t just watch the game—they participate in it. Join us in building a fair, transparent, and athlete-first future for sports and entertainment.

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Trendex is a YC-backed platform offering official fan passes that connect fans with top athletes, providing access to exclusive rewards, signed items, and experiences through digitally distributed passes. It emphasizes direct athlete backing and private fan communities around limited-edition passes for football and basketball stars.

Trendex issues official digital Fan Passes backed by athletes. Each pass grants access to exclusive content, rewards, experiences, and invites to events or meet-and-greets. Passes are described as limited editions with fair distribution and authentication by the athlete, enabling fans to join private communities and receive invitations to VIP experiences and signed items through a connected platform and Solana-based integration for some passes.

Who it’s for: Fans of football and basketball athletes seeking exclusive access, rewards, and experiences; collectors of signed items; fans interested in private communities and VIP events tied to top players.

Features
  • official athlete-backed fan passes
  • access to exclusive content and rewards
  • invite-only experiences and meet-and-greets
  • private fan community access
  • limited edition passes with fair distribution
  • signed items and exclusive experiences

backed by top investors (YC) and mentions of partnerships; indicates traction through athlete-backed passes and global availability

Founders · 2

Andrea Bonapersona
Andrea BonapersonaFounder

Tech x Sports. I have been working with top football players for years, building technology around their talent, audience, & ideas.

Jean-Joseph MARIANI
Jean-Joseph MARIANIFounder

Jean-Joseph has extensive experience in legal and consulting. He managed operations for large and mid-size business across Europe helping them scale while maintaining them focused, goal oriented and disciplined.

Launch

Launched on Y Combinator · Aug 2022
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Meet Trendex, the platform that lets you invest in athletes and creators performance

Trendex enables investing in athletes and creators by issuing personal performance tokens tied to real-world performance. The platform automates audience engagement, allows fans to stake tokens in a team of four athletes/creators, and generate performance-based yield.

From the original launch (Aug 2022) — may be outdated.

Formerly Trendex, Trendex - Own the stars, Trendex - We Tokenize Talent

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