O1DMatch moves elite foreign talent into U.S. roles on the O-1 visa — without the employer carrying the visa burden. It runs on a marquee track record and federal litigation precedent no competitor can hire. A small circle of athlete- and celebrity-backed funds gets in early.
The product is live today — explore it at o1dmatch.com. Full deck & SAFE terms at angelround.o1dmatch.com.
$500K round · $25K minimum · $6M post-money cap · SAFE
The funds that grasp the power of flexible work authorization — a structure that lets the best talent apply their craft for multiple employers at once, including for the athletes and entertainers who hire them.
Many of you moved across borders yourselves — often on the exact visa we file. You don’t need the problem explained.
The agent-based O-1 lets top talent work for several employers at once — including the athletes and entertainers who hire them. That optionality is the product.
You have allocators on staff who recognize a real deal in their lane and write a $25K–$200K check fast.
Two assets sit under this company that money cannot buy and a new entrant cannot replicate.
For more than a decade, founder Sherrod Seward has done this exact agent-based O-1 work for the highest tier of global talent — Team Canelo, Top Rank Boxing, Tyson Fury’s management, Pacquiao’s MP Promotions, the Las Vegas Raiders, the Green Bay Packers, the LA Chargers, the NBA G League, NASCAR teams, and ONE Championship.
That reputation is earned trust no competitor can buy or hire. It is the front door to a market that runs on relationships.
Sherrod has litigated agent-petitioned O-1A and O-1B matters in federal court and helped set the precedent the entire structure depends on. This is the law the marketplace runs on — written, in part, by the founder.
For an investor, that means the founder owns the rails, not just a process — a defensible legal moat, not a workflow a faster team can copy.
Two-sided and live today. Watch the real product — the talent side and the employer side, end to end.
Elite athletes and entertainers were the wedge — the highest-stakes proof that the structure works. The same machine moves any extraordinary talent into any industry.
The marketplace monetizes both sides plus the tools around them — recurring subscriptions, high-margin placement fees, and product revenue.
Self-Service to Active Match tiers for candidates seeking employers.
Managed access to pre-scored, match-ready O-1 talent.
20% of first-year salary, ~95% gross margin. The core economic engine.
Five AI tools — evaluation, petition generator, exhibits, VisaClear, scoring.
Partner referrals and an enterprise tier for high-volume hirers.
The angel round funds the demand engine — marketing and business development to bring employers and placements onto a platform that is already built and live.
Projections from the company model; forward-looking and not guaranteed. Full assumptions in the deck at angelround.o1dmatch.com.
Full SAFE terms, the deck, and the data room are at angelround.o1dmatch.com.
Tell us your fund and the size you’re considering and we’ll send the SAFE and the deck. Prefer email? Write sherrod@sherrodsportsvisas.com or view the full terms at angelround.o1dmatch.com.