Fastbreak AI, which provides AI-based sports scheduling optimization tools to the NBA, NHL, and others, raised $40M led by Greycroft and GTMfund
We've just closed a $40M Series A with participation from both new and existing investors …
Underdog and Crypto.com debut a sports prediction market to let US users in 16 states bet on the NFL, the NBA, MLB, college football, and more in Underdog's app
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Crypto exchange FTX lands an endorsement deal with NBA star Stephen Curry, who has 15M+ Twitter followers, joining football stars Tom Brady and Trevor Lawrence
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Mark Cuban calls for stablecoin regulation, after trading Iron Finance's algorithmic stablecoin DeFi Titanium, which then crashed from $60 to $0 in a day
H — ow Polygon's first billion-dollar protocol unraveled. AnTy / BitcoinExchangeGuide : “This One is on Mark Cuban,” says CT as He Calls for DeFi Regulation After Getting Rug Pulled on His Promoted ...
Overtime, which distributes original sports content on social media platforms like Snapchat, raises $80M Series C from Bezos Expeditions, Drake, and others
- Overtime raised $80 million in a Series C with investors including Bezos Expeditions, Drake and NBA stars including Devin Booker, Trae Young and Klay Thompson.
A look at Tencent's TJ Sports, which surpassed $152M in total revenue since 2019 and runs the League of Legends Pro League, the largest esports league by size
Zheping Huang / Bloomberg : Tweets: @quicktake Tweets: Bloomberg Quicktake / @quicktake : “The goal is to make esports just as popular as the NBA or the NFL.” Tencent has placed pro gaming at the hea...
From NBA highlights on Top Shot to Christie's first-ever sale of digital art, a collage fetching $3M bids, the use of NFTs to certify asset ownership is booming
NBA Top Shot, a marketplace for NBA video highlights, says it has 50K+ users and sales of $60M+ since Oct.; its owner Dapper Labs reportedly just raised $250M
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Clubhouse raises Series B led by a16z, says it has 180+ investors, and will test options for paying creators and begin work on an Android app soon
When I first met Paul Davison, it took about 10 seconds to realize … Tae Kim / Bloomberg : Forget TikTok. Clubhouse Is Social Media's Next Star. Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch : Clubhouse announces ...
GreenPark Sports, a mobile game and sports fan “world” from Chad Hurley and Zappos founder Nick Swinmurn, raises $14M Series A and announces NBA partnership
David Bloom / Forbes : Tweets: @chad_hurley Tweets: Chad Hurley / @chad_hurley : Proud to partner with Adam Silver and the @NBA to bring @greenparksports, our Covid fever dream to life! https://www.f...