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The Ecosystem

Not a single product — a network of vertical content sites, each feeding predictions, intelligence, and domain expertise into a unified hub.

8
Properties
22
Club Sites
200+
Pages
3
Live Predictions
2
Verticals
60+
Years of Data
A
Altus Alpha — The Hub
closelook.net
Live
Investment Research
AI infrastructure analysis, market indices (31 indices across 100 constituents), Weekly Signal, Sentinel Tickers. The finance brain of the ecosystem.
75+ pages
31 indices
31 AI entries
Feeds into Altus Alpha: Finance predictions context, Weekly Signal data, AI Infrastructure 101 content, Glossary
closelook.net ↗
aktebundesliga.net
Live
Bundesliga Hub
22 club dossiers across 7 decades, Soccer Economics (Financial X-Ray), Intelligence Hub with live standings, matchday narratives, and Value Signals.
110+ pages
21 X-Rays
62 seasons
Feeds into Altus Alpha: Football predictions context, 22 club dossiers, Soccer Economics, high-N calibration data (306 matches/season)
aktebundesliga.net ↗
predictions.closelook.net
Live
Finance Predictions
Fed rate decisions, NVIDIA earnings, Bitcoin targets, S&P 500 levels, semiconductor cycle. Community + AI (Haiku Oracle) + Expert forecasters.
50+ questions
5 tracks
3 tiers
Feeds into Altus Alpha: Brier Score data, forecast calibration, macro event database for backtesting
predictions.closelook.net ↗
predictions.aktebundesliga.net
Live
Football Predictions
Bundesliga matchday predictions, season markets, transfers. 22 clubs, 3 tracks. Expert invites, embed strips, calendar auto-create for FOMC/ECB/BOE.
22 clubs
3 tracks
— forecasts
Feeds into Altus Alpha: Football Brier Scores, high-N event data, cross-vertical transfer calibration
predictions.aktebundesliga.net ↗
closelook.soccer
Live
Soccer Trading Tools
Kelly Calculator, Expected Value Calculator, Value Signal Classifier. Live JavaScript tools for prediction market sizing and edge detection.
3 live tools
7 articles
27 pages
Feeds into Altus Alpha: Trading tools (Kelly, EV, Value Signal), education content, Directional Alpha framework
closelook.soccer ↗
closelook.health
Building
Supplement Intelligence
"Finanztest for supplements." Three-dimension architecture: Condition → Compound → Manufacturer. Medical Editor/Reviewer on staff.
3 dimensions
v6 build
Future vertical: Health/longevity prediction markets (supplement efficacy, clinical trial outcomes)
closelook.health ↗
foerderscan.com
Live
Forschungszulage Consulting
BSFZ application portal with AI Co-Pilot, Projekt-Profiler (20-filter taxonomy), DOCX export. A-2 Deal Advisory GmbH product.
107 pages
v82 website
v8.2 portal
Revenue stream: Consulting fees fund ecosystem development. Demonstrates AI-augmented professional services capability.
foerderscan.com ↗
22 Club Domains
Live
Akte Bundesliga Network
Each of the 22 Bundesliga clubs has its own domain with club-specific dossier, predictions, intelligence, and Soccer Economics data.
22 domains
DE+EN bilingual
Workers infra
Feeds into Altus Alpha: Club-level prediction data, granular football intelligence, SEO surface area across 22 domains
BVB ↗ Bayern Königsblau Bayer Gladbach Eintracht Werder Stuttgart HSV Hertha Leipzig Effzeh Mainz SCF Wölfe Union St. Pauli Augsburg Hoffe Fortuna Paderborn St. Pauli
DATA FLOWS

How the ecosystem connects

Every property feeds data, content, or intelligence into Altus Alpha. Nothing is standalone — everything connects.

Content → Predictions
closelook.net/101/
→
predictions.closelook.net
AI Infrastructure research (31 entries) provides context for NVIDIA earnings, semiconductor cycle, and AI capex predictions.
aktebundesliga.net/intelligence/
→
predictions.aktebundesliga.net
Live standings, form data, Value Signals feed matchday predictions. SSG pipeline updates every 6 hours.
22 Club Dossiers
→
Club Prediction Pages
60 years of club history, transfer patterns, ownership dynamics inform season and transfer predictions.
Predictions → Infrastructure
Football Predictions (306/yr)
→
Cross-Vertical Transfer
High-N football data calibrates PM behavioral models. Pre-event compression, news latency, and overreaction patterns measured with statistical significance.
Finance Predictions (50+)
→
Event Database
Each resolved prediction enriches the annotated event database: context + PM price path + outcome. Compounding data asset.
Brier Scores (both verticals)
→
Strategy Factory
Forecaster accuracy data validates and calibrates the 10 initial strategies. Real performance vs backtest benchmarks.
Tools → Trading
closelook.soccer/tools/
→
All Verticals
Kelly Calculator, EV Calculator, Value Signal Classifier — domain-agnostic tools used across finance and football predictions.
Pinnacle (The Odds API)
→
Intelligence Hub + Predictions
Sharp-money benchmark for edge detection. Vig-adjusted lines as pricing oracle across all football markets.
The compounding effect

Each new prediction enriches the event database. Each resolved event improves cluster quality. Each new club site adds surface area. The ecosystem gets more valuable with every day of operation — not through code changes, but through data accumulation.

CORPORATE

Corporate structure

All properties are operated by two German GmbHs. Publishing and advisory are separate from asset management.

Closelook Venture GmbH
Digital publishing, prediction platforms, content ecosystem. Thomas Look (Managing Director).
Operates: closelook.net, aktebundesliga.net, 22 club sites, closelook.soccer, closelook.health, altusalpha.com, all prediction platforms
A-2 Deal Advisory GmbH
M&A advisory and Forschungszulage (FZulG) consulting. Thomas Look + Marcel Pirlich.
Operates: foerderscan.com, BSFZ applications, M&A mandates
Look Investment GmbH
Holding and investment vehicle. Teltow, near Berlin.
Role: Shareholder of Closelook Venture GmbH. Skin in the game.

This ecosystem is live

Click through — every link above is a real, deployed property. Not mockups, not Coming Soon.

See the Roadmap → Strategy Factory → Partner / Investor Inquiry →

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