BOA Ventures · About

Founder-Operators, Not Career Financiers.

The team running BOA has founded, exited, and operated inside the exact industries we invest in — sports, technology, and the fund architecture that connects them.

Patrick J. Sweeney II
Patrick J. Sweeney II
Founder & Managing General Partner

A five-time founder with major exits in data infrastructure, cloud hosting, deep tech, and fan engagement, Patrick has made dozens of startup investments across his career. He is YPO Sports & Entertainment Network Chair Emeritus, an entrepreneurial lecturer with ties to MIT, UVA, Trinity, and EPFL, and the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Fear Is Fuel and The Founder's Creed — the source material for the BOODA Doctrine. He is also an Olympic-level and World Cup rower.

Lauren Imparato
Lauren Imparato
Fractional General Partner

International entrepreneur with a prior exit. Morgan Stanley and CSB. YPO Member. Bestselling author. Leads BOA's consultative due diligence strategic discipline — building proprietary intelligence in the "Sandbox," providing optionality for the fund. Varsity Lacrosse at Princeton.

Martina Starc
Martina Starc
Vice President Operations

Martina is BOA's capital formation and LP relations executive. She was most recently a Principal at KKR in the London office. Prior to KKR, Martina was at Morgan Stanley and is well versed in capital formation, fund architecture and administration. At Columbia University she was a Varsity rower and Dean's List scholar.

Advisory Council. BOA's network spans senior sports executives, franchise owners and operators, and elite athletes — including leadership ties to HBSE, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and AC Milan, with cross-league experience across the NBA, NHL, MLB, NFL, MLS, NBL Australia, and the Premier League. Their perspective is embedded directly into the BOODA Doctrine and our diligence process.

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