Black Fives

We own and monetize the logos of all-Black basketball teams from 1900-1950, way before the NBA.

https://wefunder.com/blackfives

Total raised on Wefunder: 76776

Total investors: 39

Quick facts

  • We created a new untapped sports category for which we own all the associated intellectual property.
  • Test: $202K in e-comm sales and $665K in global licensing royalties since 2021 with no advertising.
  • Test: 2,260 orders by 1,643 customers from 94,612 sessions with a 1.9% conversion rate since 2021.
  • Current and prior licensing partnerships include NIKE, Converse, 47 Brand, PUMA, LIDS, and BIG EAST.
  • Featured by ESPN, CBS, NYTimes, Fox Sports, NPR, MTV, NBA-TV, Hist. Channel, and Sports Illustrated.
  • We have three former NIKE VPs and Snapchat's top trademark/copyright counsel as equity advisors.
  • Serviceable Addressable Market (SAM) of $1.0B and Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM) of $300M.

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Black Fives

We own and monetize the logos of all-Black basketball teams from 1900-1950, way before the NBA

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Last Funded May 2026

$76,776

raised from 39 investors

What Investors Say

LEAD INVESTOR
Invested $25,000 this round
I invested in Black Fives because the founder, product, and marketplace opportunity are all aligned and pointed toward success. Claude has been working on this concept since the 1990s and has worked very diligently to bring it to life as an author, lecturer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He is the self-made authority on this topic and Black Fives owns all of the logos and wordmarks. All it needs is a little investment toward getting the story in front of the right audience and it can grow into something very meaningful. Claude has a great plan and I look forward to helping scale.
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