The Weekly Drop 01.13.2022
The hottest news from sports, gaming, media, fitness, and consumer tech.
Here is weekly drop of the hottest news from sports, gaming, media, fitness, and technology. Big week for announced mergers in our target sector, with Zynga and The Athletic both purchased. Fan Controlled Football raises a jumbo Series A for their new season, and NFL vets continue to partner with startups.
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Top Stories
Fan Controlled Football Raises $40MM
🏈 Season two of Fan Controlled Football will kickoff soon, following the company’s announcement of their $40MM Series A. Led by crypto funds with participation from sports and media investors (including BTG), the league is ready to scale new heights. Read
Take-Two Buys Zynga for $12.7Bn
🕹️ In one of the largest gaming mergers ever, console game leader Take-Two Interactive is buying mobile game giant Zynga. Read
Tech news, capital raises, and more
📰 NY Times buys The Athletic for $550MM details
📺 Angel Studios adds $47MM for streaming shows more
🎹 AmazeVR lands $15MM for virtual concerts read
⛳ LinksDAO raises $11MM to buy golf course here
🖼️ CryptoSlam gets $9MM for NFT data read
🏋️♂️ CEO of Future discuss fitness coaching platform watch
₿ Crypto Exec Guide: Get to Know Stablecoins here
Athletes in the News
🏀 NBA Launchpad cohort revealed read
🍳 Kyler Murray invests in JUST Egg more
🙌 Megatron and more NFL vets partner with Nestre details
🔦 Press Sports helps youth athletes shine here
🏈 Team Nation adds NFL vet Steve Young details
Highlighting Diversity in Tech
👨🏽🏫 Career Karma raises $40MM for Black and Brown EdTech read
💰 HBCUvc gets $200K grant more
👩🏾💼 Meet Atlanta Tech Village’s new diverse cohort details
💸 Pitch competitions, grants, and events directory here
Portfolio Company Job Postings
Oura Ring (Health): Product and Engineer roles here
Eight Sleep (Fitness): Engineer, Growth, Product roles here
Future (Fitness): Product and Engineer roles here
Artie (Gaming): Engineer and Design roles here
GreenPark Sports (Gaming): Engineer and Creative roles here
Fan Controlled Football (Sports): Marketing roles here