Top Hat Collective - Wake Forest Demon Deacons Collective
Football
Basketball
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
launch date
Apr 2022
status
LLC
annual goal
No Data
confirmed raise
No Data
Top Hat Collective became the first Wake Forest-centric NIL group to launch in April 2022. It was founded by Drew Vandemore, who has a background as a Treasury Services Advisory professional working primarily with large pharmaceutical companies while holding expertise in working capital improvement, banking/finance transformation, and treasury process improvement based in Charlotte, N.C. “Top Hat Collective is a membership collective of fans, sponsors and supporters created to help our athletes monetize their Name, Image, and Likeness in a compliant way,” the collective’s website says. “To do this, Top Hat provides opportunities for our athletes to connect with our members through a variety of methods, including in-person and virtual events, autographs, apparel, NFTs, social media engagement, and more. Prospective members have the option to sign up for a monthly or annual membership, with each level of commitment coming with a varying set of benefits to our members.” The group has a partnership with Athlete Licensing Company for compliance and monetary-related actions such as contracting, payments, tax statements, regulatory compliance, etc.
