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Our Story

Built by scouts, for scouts -- and every athlete who deserves to be seen

TalentScout was founded on a single conviction: talent is distributed equally across the world, but opportunity is not. We built the platform we wished existed while scouting in remote villages and crowded urban fields across three continents.

2B+

Athletes

190+

Countries

24+

Sports

Mission and Vision

Our Mission

To democratize sports talent discovery by providing every athlete -- regardless of geography, income, or connections -- access to the same caliber of scouting, matching, and career protection tools available to the world's most privileged athletes.

Our Vision

A world where the next great sports legend is as likely to emerge from a village pitch in Bamako as from a state-of-the-art academy in Barcelona. Technology must amplify talent, never gatekeep it.

2B+

Global Athletes

190+

Countries Covered

24+

Sports Supported

47

Federation Partners

What We Stand For

Principles that guide every decision

Accessibility First

Offline-first architecture, mobile money payments, 8 languages, and a free tier that never expires. We build for the realities of the global majority, not just well-connected markets.

Radical Transparency

Every agent is verified. Every fee is visible. Every contract clause is explained in plain language. Trust is earned through openness, not marketing.

Relentless Innovation

From AI video analysis on smartphone footage to voice scouting reports in Swahili, we build technology that has never existed before -- because the problem demands it.

Measurable Impact

Over 10,000 athletes placed, $14M+ in scholarships secured, and countless exploitative contracts flagged. We measure success in changed lives, not vanity metrics.

Leadership

The team behind the platform

Ade Okafor

Ade Okafor

Chief Executive Officer

Former FIFA-licensed agent with 12 years representing West African footballers. Founded TalentScout after witnessing systemic exploitation of young athletes.

Nadia Benali

Nadia Benali

Chief Technology Officer

Ex-DeepMind research engineer specializing in computer vision and multilingual NLP. Built the core AI agent architecture from the ground up.

Rafael Mbeki

Rafael Mbeki

VP of Partnerships

Previously led sports partnerships at the African Union Sports Council. Manages relationships with 47 federation partners across the continent.

Fatima Al-Rashidi

Fatima Al-Rashidi

Head of Product

Former product lead at Transfermarkt. Designed the athlete-facing experience to be usable on low-bandwidth connections and budget smartphones.

Other Ways to Reach Us

Email

hello@talentscout.ai

For general inquiries and support

Offices

14 Rue de la Paix, 75002 Paris, France

Lagos, Nairobi, Doha

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Whether you are an athlete seeking opportunity, a federation modernizing talent pipelines, or a club looking for the next generation of players -- there is a place for you here.

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