Here is the weekly drop of the hottest news from sports, gaming, media, web3, and fitness. Active week for athletes and celebs joining investment rounds. Jay-Z made a move in the clothing space, movie stars invested in the LA women’s soccer club, Joe Burrow invested in a food company, and Kid Cudi raised funds for his livestream startup. And don’t miss a great report from Harlem Capital on venture funding to Black and Latinx founders.
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Top Stories
Fanatics and Rap Stars Buy Jersey Maker
👕 Fantatics has teamed with Jay-Z, Meek Mill, and others to buy throwback jersey company Mitchell & Ness for $250MM. Read
Stablecoin Leader Circle Inks New SPAC IPO
💰 After their first SPAC attempt failed, Circle has signed a new deal to value the stablecoin creator at $9Bn. Read
Tech news, capital raises, and more
📺 Sports streamer DAZN gets $4.3Bn investment more
🕹️ Nacon buys Daedalic game dev for $60MM read
👛 Rainbow ETH wallet brings in $18MM here
🎶 Kid Cudi’s livestream app Encore lands $9MM details
🏋️♂️ Future partners with Knicks and GSW for fitness coaching more
🎉 Announcing the Comcast Sports Tech new cohort details
🏈 Founder of Fan Controlled Football on Just Raised pod listen
💳 Zwerner on the war for Crypto wallet supremacy here
Athletes in the News
⚽ Lukaku teams with SportsIcon for NFT program details
💸 Angel City FC closes celeb-packed Series A here
🍰 Burrow, Kelce, and more invest in Kodiak Cakes read
🏀 NBA vet McGrady launches one-on-one hoops league here
🏈 GA Tech athletics makes first venture investment details
🏆 leAD Lake Nona sports and health accelerator apply
Highlighting Diversity in Tech
💸 Harlem Cap breaks down Black and Latinx funding read
👨🏿💼 Power list of Black men in tech 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 and Football roles here
DanceFight (Social Gaming): Developer roles here