The Founder · Issue No. 06
Built by someone
who lived it.
A former D1 tennis player, top-20 USTA junior, and 20-year financial-services veteran walks into the youth-recruiting industry — and decides to burn the playbook.
Prospecta is an AI-powered college sports recruiting assessment platform for parents and athletes, founded in 2026 by Marc Dorfman. Free 6-minute Reality Report across 12 sports; Pro is $39/month.
Marc Dorfman
Founder, Prospecta · Former D1 tennis at Penn State · ITF Jr. World #382
I’m Marc. I played Division I tennis at Penn State, was a top 20 USTA junior, and was 382 in ITF Junior World Rankings. I spent 20+ years in financial services — a job that mostly came down to one question: is this actually worth what people are paying for it?
Then I became a parent of a competitive youth athlete, and ran straight into the college-recruiting industry. It runs on selling anxious families hope: high-pressure sales calls, generic packages, and a bill that typically runs $2,000–$6,000+. I talked to family after family who’d paid for it and come away with nothing they could actually use.
So I built the advisor I wished I’d had — one that tells you honestly where your kid stands, what division is realistic, and exactly what to do next. No sales call. No $4,000 package. No telling you what you want to hear.
If your athlete is a D3 prospect, Prospecta will say so — and show you why that might be the best outcome anyway. That’s the whole point.

Field notes
12 sports. One honest answer.
Sports we know · Issue No. 06
12 sports. One honest answer.
Sport-specific benchmarks — UTR, NLF, Perfect Game, EYBL, JGS, AJGA Stars, USA Swimming cuts, and more — built from how coaches actually evaluate in the divisions we benchmark. See the differentiation case at Why Prospecta.
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