NextName

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Built for NIL

Fan engagement
for college sports.

Channel subscriptions for athletes, teams, and schools. Direct tipping baked into the app. Six fan levels for fans, six creator levels for athletes, all built for the people who actually show up.

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80-90%

Creator revenue share

3

Channel access tiers

6

Fan engagement levels

Stripe

Connect-managed payouts

What we do today

Built for everyone in college sports.

Every product decision answers to one of three audiences.

Fans

For fans

Get closer than courtside.

Subscribe to channels, send direct tips, and level up from Rookie to Legend across six engagement tiers.

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Athletes

For athletes

Keep 80-90% of revenue.

Build your channel. Set your tiers. Earn through subscriptions and tips. Payouts managed by Stripe Connect.

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Schools

For schools

One platform. Every team.

School-tier channels, team subscriptions, and NIL Go compliance workflows. Unite your AD under one roof.

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As featured in

NBC Sports ChicagoWGN RadioWCIA-TVWLS-AM ChicagoIlliniGuys Sports Spectacular

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Four years in

Athletes who built it with us.

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Regan Hall

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Regan Hall

Keegan Holmstrom

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Keegan Holmstrom

Ryan Seddon

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Ryan Seddon

Lani White

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Lani White

Maya Imoto-Eakin

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Maya Imoto-Eakin

Bryce Barnes

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Bryce Barnes

Easton Moore

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Easton Moore

Gabby Dean

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Gabby Dean

Kylee Sessions

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Kylee Sessions

Lily Barry

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Lily Barry

NextName history

2022 → 2026

Four years building NIL.

Started as a digital collectibles platform. Signed the Illini Men’s Basketball roster to a team-wide NIL deal. Rebuilt the product in 2025 around the recurring relationship between fans and athletes.

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The next era of college sports runs on relationships.

Subscribe, tip, level up, get paid. The whole thing in your pocket.

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