Here is the weekly drop of the hottest news from sports, gaming, media, web3, and fitness. Another BTG portfolio company announced a sizeable raise, this time it’s connected coaching leader Future. Capital raising this week all over the blockchain and NFT sector. And please check out our Co-Founder Andre Fluellen at the NextUp Online Demo Day event below.
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Top Stories
Future Closes $75MM Series C
🏋️♂️ Fitness coaching platform Future added $75MM to grow their market leading platform. Beyond The Game is a proud investor alongside KD, JJ Watt, actress Kate Hudson and more. Read
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Tech news, capital raises, and more
2️⃣ Polygon L2 blockchain raises $450MM at $13Bn valuation read
👾 GameStop launches $100MM NFT dev fund more
🖼️ Pixel Vault brings in $100MM for NFT comics here
📱 Doing Things Media closes $21MM for meme media details
🥊 Galaxy Fight Club lands $7MM for NFT game more
🛌🏼 Eight Sleep founder discusses building hype listen
🏈 GameOn buys FanClash for fantasy sports more
🎵 Apple acquires AI Music startup details
🌐 Zwerner discusses the role of Discord in web3 here
Athletes in the News
🏀 WNBA raises $75MM at $1Bn valuation details
🎾 Bollettieri invests in Bounx smart coaching app more
⚽ Soccer’s Modric joins Sportening cap raise read
Highlighting Diversity in Tech
👨🏿💼 Spotlight on HBCU startup founders read
🌐 AVAX backs EonXI to reach diverse web3 founders details
🎙️ Next Ventures Melanie Strong on Behind Her Empire pod listen
💸 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 and Football roles here
DanceFight (Social Gaming): Developer roles here