MIAMI, Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --Â In the high-stakes world of professional sports, "innovation" is often reduced to buying better equipment or signing more expensive players. But for Ilya Movshovich, Managing Partner at Digital Athlete Ventures and owner of Cobh Ramblers FC, true innovation isn't about spending more, it's about seeing differently.
While the industry largely relies on tradition and intuition, Ilya Movshovich is applying the rigorous, data-driven disciplines of Venture Capital to the unpredictable world of football. The result is a new blueprint for ownership: one that views a sports club not as a vanity asset, but as a scalable technology platform.
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