Derek Jeter’s Sports-Card Trading Platform Raises $10M
Arena Club, a card-trading platform co-founded by baseball Hall-of-Famer Derek Jeter, recently raised $10 million in Series A funding as it looks to put the ‘trading…
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The New Collectibles: Athlete Shoutouts, Video Game Sessions
Daps, a new platform launching today, will let fans buy a range of digital experiences from athletes at all levels, starting with basketball players. The pre-seed…
Fabric Raises $4 Million to Augment Reality at Sporting Events
Fabric, a platform to help organizers augment sports experiences, announced Thursday that it has raised $4 million, including a $1.9 million seed round. The company…
Bettors Take on Books as Odds-Shopping App Brings Quant to Commoners
During the California gold rush, the adage goes, savvy businessmen sold shovels. Some 150 years later, as prospectors sprint towards the multibillion dollar gusher that…
Overtime Raises $100 Million Series D, Eyes More Sports Properties
Overtime recently raised $100 million in a series D funding round led by Liberty Media and Counterpoint Global, as the sports media brand—now with a valuation above $500…
Proteus Motion’s $8.5M Series A Round Backed by HBSE Ventures, Acies
Fitness tech startup Proteus Motion has raised $8.5 million in Series A funds as it expands access to its training equipment and develops its software…
Nextiles Raises $5M to Build Next Generation Fitness Trackers
Smart fabric startup Nextiles announced a $5 million seed round Tuesday, led by Drive by DraftKings and joined by the NBA and Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., among…
NBC Deal With Pilot Eye-Tracking Startup Draws Viewers, Comcast Backing
NBC’s newest piece of camera equipment doesn’t go inside golfers’ heads, but it gets about as close as you can. Created by startup Headvantage, the miniature lens sits…
VR Hockey Trainer Sense Arena Eyes Golf, Tennis After Fundraising Close
As virtual reality tech finds renewed momentum, VR ice hockey training startup Sense Arena recently closed a $3 million investment round. With the new money, the…
Jomboy Media Pulls in $5 Million Amid Plans for Multisport Expansion
What started as a New York Yankees podcast and YouTube account four years ago will soon become a burgeoning media platform spanning all major North American…
PGA Tour Grabs Equity in Augmented Reality Startup as Field Heats Up
The PGA Tour is taking equity in augmented reality startup Quintar as part of its ongoing effort to turn putting greens into green screens in order to make watching…
Garoppolo, Embiid and the Prank T-shirts That Launched a Real Business
It’s hard to make threads of polyester go viral. But it might be even harder to turn an online moment into something with physical value, a keepsake even. ShirtFaced has…
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