NFL Player Stock Market Launches in New Jersey
Mixing sports gambling, fantasy competition and stock market mechanics, Mojo launches in New Jersey Monday with $100 million raised to date. In the app, NFL players—from…
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Underdog Fantasy App Satisfies Investor Appetite for Safer Bets
Underdog Fantasy, a sports app company, recently closed on a $35 million Series B fundraising round that valued the company at $485 million. The capital will be used to…
MLB Adds Sorare as NFT Gaming Partner
In its biggest American venture to date, Sorare has partnered with MLB and MLB Players Inc. to launch an NFT-based fantasy baseball game later this season. Founded in…
F1’s US Growth Spurs Racing Fantasy League Into Gaming Startup
Benefiting from Formula One’s ascent in the U.S., GridRival recently raised a $3 million seed round to build a gaming destination exclusively for motorsports fans…
NFT Gaming Expands as Sorare Bundesliga Deal Takes Aim at Top Shot
With a Bundesliga partnership announced Wednesday, Sorare is taking a step on Top Shot’s turf. In 2022 the France-based fantasy NFT startup will sell collectible digital…
HOF Village and B/R Bet on Pro Fantasy Leagues Becoming Reality
The race is on to create a viable professional fantasy football scene, even if no one is quite sure what exactly that would mean. Fantasy sports was born out of a…
Facebook Launches Fantasy Gaming Vertical
Facebook is stepping directly into the world of fantasy sports, hoping to make daily gaming a more social experience. As part of a new Facebook Fantasy Games product…
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Spotlight Sports Expands Into Fantasy With All-Cash Purchase of Alarm Sports
Spotlight Sports Group is moving beyond horse racing and sports betting with an all-cash acquisition of fantasy sports media platform Alarm Sports Network. Backed by…
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Jock MKT Fantasy Sports Stock Exchange Gets $10 Million VC Funding
Jock MKT, an app that combines fantasy sports with aspects of stock trading on athlete performances, has raised $10 million in a Series A financing led by Left Lane…
Underdog Fantasy Raises $10 Million From Cuban, KD, Nas, Others
Underdog Fantasy, part of a new class of fantasy sports apps, has raised $10 million from a celebrity-packed group of investors, including Dallas Mavericks owner Mark…
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