Athletes
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Athletes.org is a players association for college athletes that educates, organizes, and represents members by negotiating the terms of their collegiate athletic experience.
Founders & leadership
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Jim CavaleFounder · ChairmanJim Cavale played college baseball at the University of Montevallo and later founded NextSpex, an audio-video streaming and recruiting platform, which he exited in 2010; he then served as President of Iron Tribe Fitness before founding INFLCR in 2016, a social media platform for college athletes that was acquired by Teamworks in 2019 and became a major NIL payments processor. He is now founder of Athletes.org, a players association for college athletes.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Athletes do?
- Athletes.org is a players association for college athletes that educates, organizes, and represents members by negotiating the terms of their collegiate athletic experience.
- Who founded Athletes?
- Athletes was founded by Jim Cavale.
- Who are Athletes's investors?
- Athletes's investors include Innovation Depot, JDS Sports, Phoenix Capital Ventures.

