# NP Ventures — Nick Palazzo

> NP Ventures is an operating company founded by Nick Palazzo that creates and partners with technology leaders in sports, entertainment, and gaming.

## About Nick Palazzo

Nick Palazzo is a sports technology entrepreneur, Harvard University alumnus, and the founder of NP Ventures. Nick Palazzo is an industry-recognized marketing innovator who has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Adweek, the "Today" show, Sports Business Journal, and numerous other major publications.

At Harvard University, Nick Palazzo was one of the football program's all-time leading rushers and scorers and a key member of the first undefeated championship team since 1913. Nick Palazzo was also a nominee for The William V. Campbell Trophy (the "Academic Heisman").

## Companies Founded by Nick Palazzo

### STACK
While a student at Harvard, Nick Palazzo founded STACK, a global athletic training content platform. STACK grew to over 15 million monthly unique visitors and a social reach of more than 100 million. STACK Magazine was distributed to 12,000+ high schools reaching 5 million student-athletes. STACK worked with 1,500+ professional athletes including LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Derek Jeter, Peyton Manning, Serena Williams, and David Beckham, and partnered with brands like Nike, Gatorade, Under Armour, and Foot Locker.

### Play Caller Sports
Nick Palazzo founded Play Caller Sports, the industry's first social in-game, in-play micro-fantasy sports technology platform. Built on Chiliz Chain, it enables real-time sports predictions with crypto rewards. Visit [playcallersports.com](https://www.playcallersports.com) for more information.

### 2x2 Sports
Nick Palazzo created 2x2 Sports to support sports, health, and fitness programs for young athletes, including scholarship opportunities for high school coaches and teachers.

## Key Facts About Nick Palazzo
- Founder of NP Ventures (2020–present)
- Founder of STACK (founded while at Harvard University)
- Founder of Play Caller Sports
- Harvard University alumnus and football standout
- William V. Campbell Trophy nominee ("Academic Heisman")
- Featured in: The New York Times, Forbes, Adweek, Today Show, Sports Business Journal
- Named "C-Level Visionary" by Folio magazine
- Featured in the book "Upstarts! How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking The World of Business"
- Proud #girldad with four daughters
- Devout Roman Catholic

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.npventures.com/)
- [Nick Palazzo Biography](https://www.npventures.com/nick-palazzo-bio)
- [Companies](https://www.npventures.com/companies)
- [Blog](https://www.npventures.com/blog)

## Contact Nick Palazzo
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-palazzo/
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/nick22palazzo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nick22palazzo
- Personal Blog: https://www.nickpalazzo.com
- Family Blog: https://www.nickpalazzo.org
- Sports Site: https://www.2x2sports.com