# Jordan Fliegel

> Jordan Fliegel is the New York-based CEO of Acquisition Lab, founder and chairman of CoachUp, a former co-CEO of Draft, and a former Techstars accelerator managing director. A former professional basketball player, he has worked across sports coaching, fantasy sports, early-stage investing and entrepreneurship through acquisition. He is also the author of Coaching Up!.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Acquisition Lab
- **Organizations:** Acquisition Lab, CoachUp, Draft, Techstars, Founders First, Shareholder Ventures, Center for American Entrepreneurship
- **From:** Cambridge, United States
- **Nationality:** American and Israeli
- **Education:** B.A. in Philosophy and Government, Bowdoin College, MBA, Tel Aviv University
- **Known for:** Founded CoachUp and remains its chairman., Built a CoachUp partnership with Stephen Curry., Served as co-CEO of Draft at its acquisition by Paddy Power Betfair.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2011** — Played college basketball at Bowdoin and professional basketball in Israel; coached young basketball players in Boston.
- **2011** — Founded CoachUp.
- **2012** — CoachUp launched publicly in May; participated in Techstars Boston.
- **2015** — CoachUp announced Stephen Curry as a partner.
- **2016** — Became co-CEO of Draft; published Coaching Up! with Wiley.
- **2017** — Paddy Power Betfair acquired Draft for $19 million upfront plus up to $29 million contingent on performance over four years.
- **2019** — Launched the Techstars Sports Accelerator in Indianapolis.
- **2022** — Led the Techstars NYC accelerator, including its fall 2022 class.
- **2024** — Led the sixth year of Techstars Sports, welcoming ten startups from six countries.
- **Late 2025** — Acquisition Lab and Shareholder Ventures merged, incorporating SMB Edge services; Fliegel became CEO of the combined Lab.

## Achievements

- Founded CoachUp and remains its chairman.
- Built a CoachUp partnership with Stephen Curry.
- Served as co-CEO of Draft at its acquisition by Paddy Power Betfair.
- Launched Techstars Sports and also led the NYC accelerator.
- Authored Coaching Up! (Wiley, 2016), with a foreword by Shane Battier.
- Named to Inc. 30 Under 30 and Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40; finalist for Ernst & Young New England Entrepreneur of the Year.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — In a July 15 interview, discussed the combined Acquisition Lab model and his goal of supporting acquisition entrepreneurs from search through operation.
- **2024-09** — Announced the sixth Techstars Sports accelerator class, with ten startups from six countries.

## Links

- Website: https://acquisitionlab.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanfliegel
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jordanfliegel

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