Scout Raises $2.6 Million to Turn Student Athletes Into Investors
Scout, an app designed to help people establish their first investment habits, recently raised $2.6 million in a seed funding round. So far, the company has focused on…
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Web3 Still Holds Key to Sports Tech Market in 2022’s Second Half
Today’s guest columnist is David Nugent, CEO and co-founder of the technology services company Next League. It’s been quite a year so far in sports…
Jomboy’s $5M Raise Seeks to Expand ‘Fun’ Digital Media Brand
Jomboy Media recently announced a $5 million raise (details around the valuation were not disclosed). Connect Ventures, an investment partnership between Creative…
PE Investment in League-Level Assets Gaining Momentum
The WNBA announced a groundbreaking $75 million capital raise back in early February. That announcement came less than two months after it was reported that Genius…
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No Longer a Rookie: The Evolution of Sports as an Asset Class
Today’s guest columnist is Jeff Moorad, principal of MSP Sports Capital, chairman of the Morgan Lewis Sports Industry team and adjunct professor at UCLA Anderson School…
Women’s Hockey Gets $25 Million Boost Amid Expansion Plans
The Premier Hockey Federation, formerly known as the NWHL, announced a $25 million investment in its players and the league over the next three years from its Board of…
NFL Quarterback Trio Joins Bombas’ Latest Funding Round
Quarterbacks Joe Burrow, Dak Prescott and Ryan Tannehill are among the 45 athletes who have recently invested in Bombas, the crowdfunding and Shark Tank success story…
Turn2 Equity Expands Into Basketball and E-commerce
Turn2 Equity Partners has invested in e-commerce platform Athletes Brand and apparel maker POINT3 as it grows its Playrs division. Co-founded by Houston Astros manager…
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Megan Rapinoe, Vikings’ Kendricks Invest in Mental Health Startup
Mental health care startup Real has raised $10 million in Series A financing, with support from U.S. Women’s National Team soccer star Megan Rapinoe and Vikings…
Envy Gaming Scores Gray Television Investment to Close $40 Million Round
Envy Gaming has announced a $40 million investment round, led by Atlanta-based media company Gray Television, which will invest $28.5 million and name two directors to…
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Dick’s Sporting Goods Invests $12.5 Million in Black Economic Development Fund
Dick’s Sporting Goods is investing $12.5 million in the Black Economic Development Fund, an initiative to fuel minority lenders, anchor institutions and businesses as…
NFL Players Take Equity In Monkey Knife Fight Via OneTeam-Led Deal
The National Football League players are partnering with Monkey Knife Fight on a wide-ranging deal that will give their union an equity stake in the upstart daily…
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