Hello
Welcome to the best of the Alts Community, 2026 version
This week:
- FIFA investing playbook
- An exciting deal for Wu-Tang fans
- Seeking private credit experts and Spanish real estate investors
- Small meetups in Phoenix and NYC
- New Feature: Circle Connect
As always, do your own research; nothing in the community constitutes financial advice. Stay safe out there, kids.
Let’s go 🚀
Table of Contents
🚀 Live Deals
🤾♀️ Professional women’s volleyball team
Last week, two new Women’s Volleyball leagues kicked off their seasons.
The sport has landed top-tier investors and built serious momentum.
We have an exclusive opportunity to invest directly in one of the founding franchises of one of the top-tier US pro volleyball leagues.
This deal is highly confidential.
We can’t reveal which founding team this is to everyone, but we can potentially share more info with those who express interest.
Here’s what we can tell you:
- 📍 Top 5 media market. This isn’t some random small town, it’s a huge US city.
- 🏟️ Substantial venue. The team will play in a large venue with elite US and international players
- 🏐 Local fanbase. The area has a strong volleyball fanbase, including a vibrant juniors club scene.
- 🎟️ Revenue ready. Revenue comes from ticketing, merch, sponsorships, and food & beverage.
- 🧠 Experienced founding team. Led by a CEO with major league sports management experience
Accredited investors only.
🎨 Art IV
Last week, we got hold of a gallery owner looking to sell quickly and discreetly. We pounced on the opportunity and bought ten stunning works of art at a 51% discount.
Most of the bundle will be folded into Art Opportunity I, but we were able to make $100k available to Altea members, who filled up the allocation within a few hours.
I’ve seen several of the pieces in person, and they’re outstanding. Asset four was sold at auction for over £42,000 eighteen months ago and has appreciated since then. Assets three and eight are absolute steals.
We aim to sell these within two years, all going well.
Art sales are notoriously unpredictable, but Art IV aims to achieve full payback within a year and an IRR of 72%.
Want access to these opportunities?
👋 New Members
Welcome to the 37 new members last week 👋
A notable member:
🌴 Nick Panhwar is the founder of Panhwar Jet, where he is building next-generation, all-electric unmanned cargo aircraft designed for urgent high-value, time-sensitive deliveries.
Note: We’re planning an event with Panhwar Jet in early April. Stay tuned!
💬 New Discussions
- Maverick shares his Top 26 Predictions
- Mandar argues that Gen Z meets investing through TikTok and culture first, not spreadsheets.
“I don’t think the TikTok filter makes an opportunity more or less valid on its own, but it absolutely shapes how diligence unfolds. When discovery starts with culture, the first pass is about narrative fit, community energy, and relevance, not fundamentals.” – Mandar Mirashi
- Nike’s Neuro sneakers are a placebo. So what?
- 80% of Polymarket volume is done by less than 1% of traders
- Brian points out the absurdity of probing a money-creating institution for “cost overruns.”
- Adrian lays out a sharp thesis that the World Cup + Olympics is a massive, temporary demand shock where the real money is in “toll booths” like ticket resales, hospitality, travel, logistics, and operator businesses.
“If you want to ride the FIFA money train: Find the toll booths. Buy the toll booths. Or if you’re feeling particularly ambitious, build the toll booths yourself. Because the fans are coming either way, and they’re going to pay. They may as well pay you.” – Adrian Boeckeler
- A French entrepreneur wants to turn Zanzibar into Africa’s Singapore.
- Jose asks who gets to decide Africa’s creditworthiness?
- Lucas highlights the unprecedented blur between the presidency and personal profit, sharing a chart on how Trump Coin and other related investments have fared.
“80% of the wallet addresses owning $TRUMP had no more than $100 worth. That’s a lot of small retail “investors” who aren’t getting any access or influence to the prez, just tossing their tips and overtime wages into the golden presidential chariot while he drives over their toes. Crazy times.” – Lucas King
🙏 New Asks & Offers
Raekwon’s Iconic “Purple Tapes” Documentary
Hong Kong City Captain Adrian Fu is backing a $250k raise to complete The Purple Tape Files, a feature documentary marking the 30th anniversary of Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.
This film is a piece of hip-hop cultural preservation with targeted festival distribution, investor perks, and an expected return of up to 20%.
Experienced property investors
Tyler is looking for experienced property developers, ideally with some understanding of tokenized ownership. If that’s you, please get in touch to learn more about a potential project in Spain.
Private Credit 101
Adrian wants to learn more about investing in private credit. If you have ample experience in this field and are willing to share your insights, get in touch!
🗓️ New Meetups
🌵 Phoenix week of Jan 26
I’ll be in Phoenix, Arizona from Jan 25 to Feb 1.
Not a formal meetup, but if you’re in the area and fancy a chat, please drop a comment or message me directly.
🗽 NY/NJ group dinner
If you’re in New York, City Captain Valerie Fristachi is looking to put together a group dinner to kick off 2026.
This will allow for conversation, discussion on current and upcoming investments and an opportunity to air questions about upcoming deals.
Want to join? Let her know by Wednesday, Jan 21.
🤝 New Feature: Circle Connect
Here at Alts, we hide member email addresses by default. And we all know Direct Messages can be a bit intrusive (which is why they’re reserved for Altea members & those who reach Level 3).
Meanwhile, Circle has a cool new feature called Connect that lets you build a personal network within the Alts community.
You can also go to anyone’s profile and request to connect with them.
See you next week!
Wyatt
