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…
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Man City Breaks Ground on Metaverse e-Tihad as Stadiums Go Virtual
Manchester City is headed to the metaverse, and they won’t be alone when they get there. Overlapping trends in camera tech, fan engagement strategies and blockchain…
Sports Tech Takes Off in Israel as BlazePod Extends the Streak
Israel, a country with a population of less than 10 million, has seen a boom of investments in sports tech, which has led to a string of successful startups in the past…
Metaverse, AR and Women Top 2022’s Sports Tech Investment Trends
Today’s guest columnist is Meredith McPherron, CEO and managing partner of Drive by DraftKings. Necessity is the mother of invention, and over the past two years during…
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Dodgers, Leeds Owners Among Investors in Sports Innovation Lab
Data-driven fan intelligence firm Sports Innovation Lab has closed a new funding round led by Elysian Park Ventures, the investing arm of the Los Angeles Dodgers owners…
Spanish Drone Startup Eyeing Opportunities Beyond LaLiga
With millions of dollars on the line, coaches are racing for technological advantages on the field—and increasingly, above it. The latest addition to the $12…
Slinger Buys PlaySight, Eyes Market for Tennis Training Tech
Sports equipment and tech company Slinger has agreed to acquire video capture and analysis firm PlaySight Interactive as it builds a multilevel subscription offering…
DeChambeau’s Instagram Find Leads to Advanced Workout Tech Investment
The story of Bryson DeChambeau’s investment in Proteus Motion’s training system started with a $20 Instagram ad buy. Proteus Motion has spent years developing its…
Viral Panthers Clip a ‘Milestone in Augmented Reality’
People had gotten used to virtual fans—floating heads along the sideline of the NBA Finals or avatars in the outfield bleachers at MLB games. But on Sunday, with NFL…
Aktivate Raises $7 Million in Seed Round for School Sports Platform
Aktivate announced the closing of a $7 million seed financing round, led by Will Ventures, that will help the development of the startup’s administration platform for…
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What the Metaverse Means, and What It Means for Sports
There was blockchain, and cryptocurrency, and then DAOs. Ethereum, fungible tokens, gas fees. As our lives have become digitized and gamified over the last year, there…
Julie Foudy, Swin Cash Back LeagueApps in $15 Million Series B Fund Raise
(This story has been corrected in the fourth paragraph to clarify what the funding will pay for.) LeagueApps, a youth sports management platform that provides…
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