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Republic (OpenDeal Portal LLC, CRD #283874) is hosting this Reg CF securities offering by Plei, Inc.. View the official SEC filing and all updates:
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Highlights


$250K+ revenue
Company had over $250K in revenue in the past 12 months
  • Marketplace connecting soccer facilities & soccer players
  • $300K+ revenue in 2019 ($400K lifetime revenue), $1M projected in 2020
  • Players have played over 22,000 times across more than 2,000 games
  • Partnerships with 32 sports facilities across South Florida and Houston
  • Over $200,000 generated for partner facilities in 2019
  • $3.30 CAC with LTV of $70 where LTV continues to grow every month
  • 2020 domestic expansion, 2021 international expansion

Problem


Soccer players find it difficult to play the sport they love



Solution


Marketplace connecting soccer facilities & players

Before connecting players under one platform, we noticed that we first needed a way to connect with the soccer fields where we would eventually host our players

We take a Business-to-Business (B2B) approach, where we partner directly with soccer facilities and provide them with an all-in-one management system: the Plei System (only management system made specifically for soccer facilities).

Part of the Plei System is the 'Reservations' page, where facilities can manage their day-to-day field rentals:

Our technology reads their field inventory and intelligently creates Plei App games on unused inventory. In doing so, we provide a win-win scenario: businesses win by capitalizing on unused fields, and players win by having a platform that empowers them to play with just 2 clicks.


On the Business-to-Consumer (B2C) side, once the game is created on the Plei System, it populates on the Plei App for our network of players to join.

Our technology takes care of making sure games fill up with the necessary amount of players to complete a game, as well as guides each player throughout the process so that they know exactly what to do once they get on the field.

Product


Plei App + Plei System




Traction


Network of fields & players


Customers


Our community

A few of our partner facilities:


Business model


How we make money

Our B2B strategy has allowed us to build our company on top of a sustainable business model.

Market


Most popular sport in the world

  • Played by over 300 Million globally
  • Viewed by 3 Billion globally
  • Most consistently played sport in the world

Competition


Vision and strategy


Global presence

With interest and traction already gathered, we will continue to grow exponentially as we partner with more companies and facilities and build soccer communities across the world.


Other sports

One question we get asked a lot is: why not other sports?

We believe that each sport has its own set of problems that need solving and focusing on many sports at once can get distracting. 

We are choosing to take a Peter Thiel approach, where we are focusing on one niche, growing that, and then in the future have the option to expand into other sports.

Scaling our services will give us leverage in the future if we decide to enter another sport. At that point, we will analyze the market and see if the opportunity is best to expand to other sports or to keep growing in the Soccer industry.


Product vision

Soccer is the game that brings people together while being physically healthy & active. The communal and social nature of the sport is something that we will translate through our platform.

Apart from the Upcoming Features in the Product section of this campaign, there are other features we will integrate into our platform that will change the way players interact with the sport.

Ultimately, everything we do is for our community and their experience playing the beautiful game. We want to impact as many people as possible through our platform, one game at a time.

Founders



Sebastian Duque, CEO

An avid soccer player with a passion for innovative technology, Sebastian Duque grew up in Miami, FL. He graduated college at Loyola University Maryland in 2015, where he started an apparel company, Custom Sportswear (CSW). CSW provided custom apparel to different organizations at local Universities, cutting costs to save clients money, providing faster delivery times, and higher levels of customer service. 

In January 2016, he promised himself he would start a company that would solve all the underlying pain points he faced as a soccer player. Fast forward to 2020, he has built Plei to where it is today with no institutional funding. Now, his mission is to spread the joy and excitement that soccer has brought him to the rest of the world.

Alejandro Duque, COO

Starting from a young age, Alejandro has been a serial entrepreneur. He was the type of child that would sell candy bars and waters to his friends at school. After graduating from high school and attending three semesters at university he quickly realized that his passion for building businesses was his driving force in life. 

He left University and started a green energy company, BioElectric. Focused on the industrial market, BioElectric produced hardware that increased the efficiency of electrical consumption and optimized power factor, achieving an average reduction of 25% in energy consumption for high rises and households alike.

Family Business 

Sebastian and Alejandro, siblings, have worked together all their lives. In 2013, they worked as insurance agents building a successful health insurance agency. This business has allowed for Plei to remain bootstrapped and to keep reinvesting. 

The two brothers come from an entrepreneurial family. Their parents emigrated from Colombia to Miami, FL in the '80s. In 1998 they founded a local insurance agency that has grown to become one of the most successful agencies in South Florida. 

Witnessing the value of sacrifice and perseverance first hand, Sebastian and Alejandro developed an exemplary work ethic focusing on consistency, honesty, and discipline. Leading by example, they created a company that turns its attention to customer service and providing a lasting impact on communities.

Deal terms


Valuation cap

$10,000,000

The maximum valuation at which your investment converts into equity shares or cash.
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Discount

20%

If a trigger event for Plei occurs, the discount provision gives investors equity shares (or equal value in cash) at a reduced price.
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Minimum investment

$100

The smallest investment amount that Plei is accepting.
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Funding goal

$1.07M

Plei must achieve its minimum goal of $25K before the deadline. The maximum amount the offering can raise is $1.07M.
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Deadline
Plei needs to reach their minimum funding goal before the deadline ( ). If they don’t, all investments will be refunded.
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Type of security

Crowd SAFE

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Republic (OpenDeal Portal LLC, CRD #283874) is hosting this Reg CF securities offering by Plei, Inc.. View the official SEC filing and all updates:
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Company documents
Plei Crowd SAFE Plei Form C.pdf

Bonus perks

In addition to your Crowd SAFE, you'll receive perks for investing in Plei.
Invest
$100
Receive
  • Detailed quarterly update report
Invest
$500
Receive
  • Detailed quarterly update report
  • Shoutout on our website!
Invest
$1,000
Receive
  • Detailed quarterly update report
  • Shoutout on our website!
  • Plei T-Shirt & Water Bottle
Invest
$2,500
Receive
  • Detailed quarterly update report
  • Shoutout on our website!
  • Limited Edition Plei Dry Fit Shirt, Plei T-Shirt & Water Bottle
Invest
$10,000
Receive
  • Shoutout on our website!
  • Limited Edition Plei Dry Fit Shirt, Plei T-Shirt & Water Bottle
  • 1:1 call with our founders to discuss roadmap, metrics, etc.
  • Detailed quarterly update report
Invest
$50,000
Receive
  • Shoutout on our website!
  • Limited Edition Plei Dry Fit Shirt, Plei T-Shirt & Water Bottle
  • Quarterly update report
  • Dinner with our team in Miami, FL (transportation included)
Invest
$100,000
Receive
  • Shoutout on our website!
  • Limited Edition Plei Dry Fit Shirt, Plei T-Shirt & Water Bottle
  • Detailed quarterly update report
  • Dinner with our team in Miami, FL (transportation included)
  • Access to direct line of communication with our founders

About Plei

Legal Name
Plei, Inc.
Founded
Jan 2017
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Delaware Corporation
Employees
0
Website
plei.app
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Headquarters
Google Map location of of Plei
7540 Southwest 117th Avenue #830242 , Miami, FL
Headquarters
7540 Southwest 117th Avenue, #830242, Miami, FL, United States 33173

Plei Team
Everyone helping build Plei, not limited to employees

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Sebastian Duque
CEO
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Alejandro Duque
COO
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Roberto Anton
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Gavin Ray
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Fede Lozano
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Andreas Starek
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4 more team members
Sebastian Duque
CEO
Roberto Anton
Project Manager
Alejandro Duque
COO
Gavin Ray
Lead Developer
Fede Lozano
Intern
Andreas Starek
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Oct 24, 2018

Miami-based Hispanic News station interviewed our founders and players, spotlighting our platform in its early stages

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Plei successfully raised $118,990 from 295 investors on March 27, 2020
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