The Next Stage
Diamond Derby is a sports technology company developing Baseball Lite through Derby Box, its patent-pending pitch delivery platform. The Pre-Seed funds physical development and validation—not construction of the Homerun Park.
The Opportunity
A tee lets you hit alone, but the ball never moves. Human front toss delivers an approachable moving baseball, but someone has to throw every pitch. Pitching machines is generally built around training. Derby Box is being developed for solo access, approachable delivery and real ball flight.
Solo + approachable
Stationary baseball · Open sightline
Approachable + moving
Requires another person + blocked hitting zone
Moving
Typically training-oriented
Solo + approachable + moving
Open sightline · Real baseball · Real ball flight
Why Derby Box
Derby Box aims to automate an approachable front-toss-style pitch, so first-timers can swing with confidence and former players can enjoy a real moving baseball.
The Next Proof
A product development firm has been selected. The Pre-Seed supports a working Derby Box prototype, mechanical validation, a live public demonstration and first-deployment architecture and costs.
Request Investor MaterialsThe Asset
Derby Box is the platform being developed now. The Homerun Park is its first planned commercial deployment; Derby Yards and existing baseball spaces offer future applications once performance and demand are validated.
One Platform. Multiple Paths.
First commercial deployment. A seven-batting-cage group baseball experience built around the home run.
Future short-term rental compounds for players, parents, siblings and friends, with Derby Box as a social anchor.
Potential Derby Box applications in existing batting cages and suitable baseball facilities, subject to validation and demand.
The pending utility patent application supports the IP strategy. Physical validation and commercial demand remain to be proven.
Deployment 1
Once Derby Box is proven, Diamond Derby can build the full experience around it. The Homerun Park turns the platform into a social Baseball Lite destination centered on the swing.
Derby Box proves the technology. Homerun Park shows what Diamond Derby can create with it.
Consumer Proof
Diamond Derby has collected 1,935 question-level responses across 11 question placements and two research methods since November 2025. These are responses to individual questions, not unique respondents.
haven’t taken baseball swings in 2+ years (n=238)
never played structured baseball/softball (n=252)
know 10+ people they’d bring (n=151)
selected $80+ / six people / 60 minutes (n=100)
Meet The Founder
“I bet on myself and moved 2,200 miles to Raleigh to build Diamond Derby where I believed it belonged.”Meet Tanner →
Tanner has been developing Diamond Derby since 2020, taking it from an idea into a defined Baseball Lite concept, a patent-pending pitch delivery platform and a plan for its first commercial deployment. From June through September 2026, he added 2.5K+ LinkedIn followers and generated 925K+ organic LinkedIn impressions about Diamond Derby.
Investor Contact
We’re looking for investment partners to help take Derby Box through prototype development, physical validation and its first public demonstration. Request the private Pre-Seed materials and terms. $25K minimum.
tanner@diamondderby.comThanks for taking a closer look at Diamond Derby. Tanner will follow up directly.