Harris Blitzer Vet Abrams, Sportradar’s Rees Launch Sports Fund
David Abrams and Arne Rees have launched Velocity Capital Management, an investment fund focusing on the intersection of sports, media and entertainment. The fund…
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York Family VC Fund Uses 49ers Insights to Bolster Moonshot Startups
In a region filled with venture capitalists crowing about their latest unicorn, Brano Perkovich is a notable exception. Since 2014 the San Francisco bay area investor…
Cardinal Sports, Hot Paper Lantern Form $100M Startup Accelerator
Financial services business Cardinal Sports Capital and marketing firm Hot Paper Lantern Digital Sport are combining efforts into an accelerator program that will, in…
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Sixers Innovation Lab Launching New $25 Million VC Fund
Early-stage venture capital fund Sixers Innovation Lab is starting a second fund to invest primarily in business-to-business startups working in sports, media and…
Lucra Peer Sports Betting Raises $10 Million From Raptor, Marc Lasry
Peer-to-peer betting app Lucra Sports is raising $10 million in a venture capital funding round led by James Pallotta’s Raptor Capital and including participation from…
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Tom Waterhouse Pivots Booming VC Fund to U.S. Sports Betting
Sports betting is in Tom Waterhouse’s blood. Waterhouse, 39, is the founder and manager of Waterhouse VC, among the best-performing venture capital funds since 2019 with…
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Angel City Adds Gabrielle Union, Christina Aguilera in Series A Round
Angel City FC is getting another boost of capital investment from a fresh set of Hollywood stars. Award-winning entertainers Christina Aguilera and Gabrielle Union are…
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…
Tennis Australia’s New Venture Capital Arm Follows NFL’s Lead
As the Australian Open begins, SwingVision, a real time video analysis tool, will be replaying some of the tournament’s best matches and highlighting its most…
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Tennis Clubs Go Social Via Backing From Tavistock, Dassler Family
Social-focused tennis app Break the Love has raised $2.5 million in seed money from a diverse slate of investors—including Lake Nona Fund, an early-stage venture capital…
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Packers-Backed TitleTownTech Is Sports VC With a Purpose
Few industries are as high-visibility as sports, and as such, few industries can deliver the outsized impact sports can have on the business world. For Craig Dickman…
Packers, Vikings’ Wilf Family Invest in Sports Social Media Firm Slate
Sports-focused social media branding firm Slate Digital Inc. has received seed funding from a group of investors that includes the Green Bay Packers and the Wilf family…
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