Contributor

Lucas von Cranach

Founder and CEO of THE Football App

Lucas von Cranach, founder and CEO of THE Football App, is a passionate football fan whose entrepreneurial spirit and love for the game led to him founding the business in 2008. THE Football App is now Europe’s most popular football application with more than four million active users per month and up to 1.5 million daily users. The company recently announced their Series A round with an investment of €10million.

Lucas’ inspiration for building football apps is fuelled by his love of the beautiful game and his dedication to provide fans across the world with up-to-the-minute information on all things football, 24 / 7.

Lucas was an early adopter of the SMS services for football scores that rose to prominence in the early 2000’s. After using them to aid in his devoted support of his beloved FC Köln, Lucas was convinced that a more comprehensive and personalised service should be delivered to football fans via the then nascent mobile internet.

After successfully launching his first version of today´s application Lucas was approached by Apple representatives who shared early plans for the iPhone and its App Store under NDA. THE Football App was released as one of the very first sports applications in European app stores, being one of the first 1,000 applications ever released. The accumulated experience of over five years continues to put THE Football App in a unique bracket of longevity in the world of sports apps.

After a successful launch in Brazil and South America in June 2013, the app is aiming for international leadership by 2014. Engaging and connecting fans across the world, THE Football App is becoming the number one digital football community and a unique hub for all those with an interest in football.

http://thefootballapp.com/

Submit a tip

Do you have info to share with HuffPost reporters? Here’s how.