Experienced. Trusted. Aligned.
A founding team shaped by firsthand experience working with athletes, teams, and creators at the highest levels.
DeepTeams was founded by a team with firsthand experience working alongside professional athletes, teams, creators, and operators at the highest levels of sport and media. We’ve seen up close the constraints they face, the opportunities they’re offered, and the gaps left by existing platforms—and we built DeepTeams to address those realities thoughtfully and responsibly.
Beyond the founding team, DeepTeams is supported by a broader network of first-class experts across technology, community operations, media, legal, and business strategy. This extended team allows us to pair lived experience with deep functional expertise, ensuring our partners are supported not just by a platform, but by people who understand how to execute with care, precision, and integrity.
The DeepTeams Founding Team
Andrew Buist, CEO
Andrew leads DeepTeams with over a decade of experience as a founder and entrepreneur building ventures at the intersection of technology, community, and business strategy. His work is driven by a long-standing interest in how platforms shape human connection—and how infrastructure can be designed to create lasting value rather than fleeting attention.
Matt Cote, CTO
Matt brings more than twenty years of experience working across technology, systems architecture, and consultancy at the highest levels. At DeepTeams, he is responsible for designing and integrating a dependable, enterprise-grade tech stack that prioritizes security, scalability, and long-term adaptability.
Ernie Buist, CFO
Ernie oversees DeepTeams’ financial strategy, drawing on decades of experience as a banker and senior finance leader operating across global markets. His background ensures disciplined capital allocation, strong governance, and a long-term approach to building durable enterprise value..
Stuart Kennie, CCO
Stuart leads DeepTeams’ community strategy, informed by years of experience in project-adjacent operational roles and deep, trusted relationships with professional athletes. His insights guide how communities are designed, supported, and facilitated—ensuring DeepTeams platforms create real value for both athletes and fans.
At DeepTeams, leadership begins with a simple belief: lasting value is created by people, not platforms alone. Our leadership team brings together deep experience across entrepreneurship, technology, finance, and community operations, united by a shared commitment to building infrastructure that serves real human needs.
The Time is Now
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