Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment and RAISE Global Women’s Sport Unite to Globalize the Business of Women's Sports

Leading commercial networks unite to connect the US and UK/Europe in a single conversation on where capital, brands and leadership are headed in women's sports.

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 1, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment (DBSE) and RAISE Global Women's Sport, today announced a strategic partnership connecting their U.S. and U.K./European networks to accelerate commercial growth across women’s sports. The partnership brings DBSE's U.S. brand, investor, and media relationships together with RAISE's senior U.K. and European decision-maker community under one connected conversation.
As investment in women’s sports accelerates on both sides of the Atlantic, the collaboration marks the first effort to formally link the U.S. and UK/European women’s sports business ecosystems. DBSE and RAISE aim to give brand leaders, investors, and rights holders a single, connected view into how the business of women's sports is developing globally.

"The global commercial opportunity in women's sports is moving faster than any single market can capture alone,” said Laura Correnti, Founder & CEO of Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment. “Deep Blue has been driving the commercial business case for women's sports in the U.S. Sally and the RAISE team have cultivated the senior decision-maker community that drives women's sport forward across the U.K. and Europe. Connecting these two networks is the right move at exactly the right moment. The market is ready. We intend to meet it."

"RAISE exists to accelerate the commercial growth of women's sport - through the relationships we've built, the conversations we host and, increasingly, the work we do directly with rights holders and brands," said Sally Corander, Founder, RAISE. "Laura and the team at Deep Blue have built exactly that kind of network in the U.S. Bringing our communities together creates real opportunities for brands, investors, rights holders and leaders on both sides of the Atlantic. That’s what makes this partnership so exciting.”

In practice, the partnership will connect the two organizations' communities through a reciprocal exchange of speakers between DBSE's Business of Women's Sports Summit (BOWS) and RAISE's Global Women's Sport Conference. It also will open new pathways for transatlantic sponsorship growth and give delegates greater access across events to drive a deeper, ongoing exchange of insight between the two networks.

The first exchange will take place at RAISE’s Global Women’s Sports Conference 2026 on September 9-10, 2026 at Emirates Stadium in London. Further details on joint programming will be announced as the partnership develops.

About Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment
A woman-owned company founded in 2023, Deep Blue is the world's first firm exclusively dedicated to driving commercial investment into women's sports. Recognized by Sports Business Journal as a Women's Sports Power Player in its first year in business, Deep Blue is the industry leader in supporting strategic brand investment into women’s sports through partnerships, media, creative campaigns and activations. The firm also has an IP and events division, which includes the annual Business of Women's Sports Summit and the co-founding of iHeart Women’s Sports in partnership with iHeartMedia. Deep Blue announced Deep Blue Ventures in 2026, making initial investments into LOVB San Francisco and Sequel. Please visit Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment for more information and follow the firm on Instagram and LinkedIn.

About RAISE
RAISE is a global B2B platform accelerating the commercial growth of women’s sport. Founded in 2024, RAISE was created to be a different kind of industry network - deliberately senior, highly curated and built around the conversations, connections and decisions that shape the future of sport.RAISE’s flagship annual London conference brings together 200 owners, investors, C-suite leaders, brands, rights holders, broadcasters and athletes, alongside a growing programme of international events and initiatives designed to drive partnerships, investment and long-term industry growth. RAISE has recently established an agency arm to help rights holders and brands address some of their key commercial and community building challenges.
Please visit RAISE Global Women’s Sport for more information and follow RAISE on Instagram and LinkedIn.

Media Contact:
Rachel Gunia | Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment | deep-blue@digitalandsavvy.com
Anousheh Yazdani | RAISE Global Women’s Sport | anousheh@raisewomensport.com

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