Here is the weekly drop of the hottest news from sports, gaming, media, web3, and fitness. Beyond The Game portfolio company GreenPark Sports expands with MLS deal. We saw capital raised this week in fitness, gaming, and media. Serena Williams and Malcolm Jenkins announced new money for their athlete-led VC funds.
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GreenPark Sports Partners With MLS
⚽ Sports metaverse leader GreenPark Sports has announced their fourth major league partnership, this time with Major League Soccer. Read
iFit Raises $355MM but Valuation Drops 60%
🏋️♀️ The fitness leader who makes treadmills and has digital classes took in fresh capital at a $3Bn valuation, a big drop from their October 2021 market cap. Read
Tech news, capital raises, and more
🎮 Hip Hop stars back $40MM raise for Backbone read
🚣♀️ Aviron connected rower brings in $18.5MM here
👾 Netflix buys second game studio for $72MM details
🥊 Triller buys Bare Knuckle FC more
🕹️ Ghost Gaming expands Atlanta location read
💍 Oura Ring featured as leading wearable by Morning Brew details
🍁 11 Canadian tech companies to watch more
💳 Zwerner on the race to be the eBay for NFTs here
Athletes in the News
🎾 Serena Ventures closes $111MM new fund here
🏀 Giannis and more join $27MM round for Wave Sports details
💸 NFL vet Jenkins closes $10MM VC fund more
👟 DeRozan and more invest in sneaker startup KYX read
Highlighting Diversity in Tech
📺 Canelo Media closes $32MM Series A for Latinx content read
🏫 Robert Smith creates $1.8MM grants for HBCU students details
👨🏿💼 Black@ launches with resources for entrepreneurs more
💸 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