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Champion
Indianapolis, US · Founded 2023 · 15 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
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Champion provides a Customer Revenue Orchestration platform that uses AI to identify high-value customer advocates and coordinate engagement across sales, marketing, and customer success teams to drive pipeline and retention.
Founders & leadership
Champion was founded in 2023 by Courtney Crispin and Jeff Reekers.
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Courtney CrispinCEO/CofounderCourtney Crispin is founder and CEO of Champion, a platform that identifies and mobilizes customers to support sales, marketing, and customer success initiatives.
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Jeff ReekersCEO/CofounderBefore starting Champion in 2023, Jeff spent six years as CMO at Aircall and previously led demand generation as VP at Handshake, which was acquired by Shopify. He has advised companies including Pandium, IrisVR and Livestream, and is a member and ambassador at Pavilion.
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Gianna ScorsoneCo-Founder and COOGianna previously served as GM and Head of North America at Aircall, and before that held COO and SVP, Marketing & Sales Operations roles at Mondo, with a stint as Vice President and Partner at Go Nimbly. She also works as an expert with Primary Venture Partners and has been part of two company exits.
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Neenah JainNamed on SEC filing
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Investors · 5
Bread And Butter Ventures, Llclisted by Bread And Butter Ventures, LlcMinneapolis · $100K – $250K
How we know: Bread And Butter Ventures, Llc's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us
High Alphalisted by High AlphaIndianapolis
How we know: High Alpha's portfolio page · board seat on SEC Form D · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us
Homegrown Capitallisted by Homegrown CapitalBrookings · $500K – $2M
How we know: Homegrown Capital's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
Stage 2 Capitallisted by Stage 2 CapitalLincoln · $200K – $4M
How we know: Stage 2 Capital's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$10M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2024–2026
▶$4.8MraisedAug 2026 · 9 investors · Business ServicesRule 506(b)
▶$4.8MraisedAug 2026 · 9 investors · Business Services
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Jeffrey ReekersExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Eric TobiasDirector
- Courtney CrispinExecutive Officer, Promoter
- Gianna ScorsoneExecutive Officer, Promoter
- Neenah JainDirector
- Offering amount
- $6M
- Amount sold
- $4.8M
- First sale
- Jul 2026
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2023
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$5.2MraisedSep 2024 · 10 investors · Business ServicesRule 506(b)
▶$5.2MraisedSep 2024 · 10 investors · Business Services
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Patrick BerryDirector
- Courtney CrispinExecutive Officer, Promoter
- Jeffrey ReekersExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Eric TobiasDirector
- Gianna ScorsoneExecutive Officer, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $5.2M
- Amount sold
- $5.2M
- First sale
- Jul 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2023
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Champion do?
- Champion provides a Customer Revenue Orchestration platform that uses AI to identify high-value customer advocates and coordinate engagement across sales, marketing, and customer success teams to drive pipeline and retention.
- Who founded Champion?
- Champion was founded by Courtney Crispin, Jeff Reekers in 2023.
- Who are Champion's investors?
- Champion's investors include Bread And Butter Ventures, Llc, Flyover Capital, High Alpha, Homegrown Capital, Stage 2 Capital.
- How much funding has Champion raised?
- Champion has disclosed $10M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Champion headquartered?
- Champion is headquartered in Indianapolis, US.