LOVB San Francisco, set to debut in January 2027, introduced Thursday a sweeping growth of its possession group, including a mixture of almost three-dozen high-profile athletes, executives and buyers.
The group consists of NBA championship coach Steve Kerr, longtime soccer star Julie Foudy, the WNBA’s Lexi Hull, ESPN reporter Holly Rowe, Rachel Springate and Assia Grazioli-Venier of Muse Capital/ Muse Sport, together with three-time Olympic volleyball participant Kim Yeon-koung.
They be a part of a bunch that has received a collective 32 Olympic medals and already options distinguished names throughout ladies’s sports activities and media, including Abby Wambach, Leslie Osborne, Brandi Chastain, Ali Riley and Natalie Coughlin.
“We’re designing more than a traditional ownership structure, we’re assembling a collective of builders who see where volleyball is going in this country and want to help shape it, here in the Bay Area,” Jes Wolfe, LOVB San Francisco proprietor and chairwoman, mentioned in a press release. “Together, we’re creating something that reflects this community and sets a new standard for the positive impact a professional team can have on the sport and its athletes.”
LOVB has seen a surge in buyers just lately.
Last week, former NFL gamers Terrence C. Murphy Sr. and Reggie Bush acquired LOVB Salt Lake. In November, Houston Texans chair and CEO Cal McNair and his spouse, Hannah McNair, the vice chairman of the Houston Texans Foundation, acquired LOVB Houston via their firm, Lone Star Sports & Entertainment.
In October, the league added a seventh franchise, led by an possession group from Reddit founder and enterprise capitalist Alexis Ohanian’s funding agency, Seven Seven Six. The Austin franchise is owned by David Blitzer, the founding father of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE), which incorporates the New Jersey Devils, the Philadelphia 76ers, Joe Gibbs Racing and Crystal Palace F.C.
LOVB is the most important volleyball group within the United States, with divisions from youth/grassroots to a professional league.
Its skilled league formally launched in Austin in January 2025 with six founding franchises: Omaha, Neb.; Austin, Texas; Madison, Wis.; Salt Lake City, Houston and Atlanta, every based mostly in markets with deep youth and collegiate volleyball roots.
The league operates a vertically built-in mannequin that connects 3,400 junior athletes and three,000 coaches throughout 28 states on to its professional golf equipment.
LOVB’s worthwhile youth academy mannequin attracted buyers early on. As a start-up, LOVB raised $160 million in 2024, including a $100 million spherical led by Atwater Capital, with continued backing from Ares Management and Left Lane Capital.
LOVB’s professional league will maintain its championship later this month in Long Beach, Calif.
