Here is the weekly drop of the hottest news from sports, gaming, media, web3, and fitness. The gaming sector saw big capital inflows with a continued focus on the blockchain sector. Fanatics continues to climb the ranks of biggest private companies in the U.S. And please check out a great article from Fitt Insider about Beyond The Game.
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Top Stories
Fanatics Raises $1.5Bn at $27Bn Valuation
🧢 Fantatics scored another large cap raise to expand their offerings in sports cards, betting, and NFTs. Read
Fitt Insider Spotlight on Beyond The Game Network
🏋️♀️ Thanks to Fitt Insider for the interview with Beyond The Game Co-Founder Brian Zwerner. We discussed our investments in connected fitness and future trends. Read
Tech news, capital raises, and more
🕹️ Griffin Gaming closes monster $750MM fund more
🎮 Immutable brings in $200MM for blockchain gaming details
🎮 Thatgamecompany raises $160MM for mobile games read
👾 Lightforge Games adds $15MM funding here
👗 Space Runners grows with $10MM for blockchain fashion details
🤖 Inworld AI grows with $10MM for virtual characters more
🛌🏼 Eight Sleep named most innovative by Fast Company details
🎶 Epic Games buys music tech platform Bandcamp more
🤝 Zwerner discusses decentralized Crypto exchanges here
Athletes in the News
📸 Social media star Druski joins Fan Controlled Football here
🏀 Hawks and GigLabs launch mascot NFT project details
🥣 LeBron invests in cooking startup Kittch more
🏋🏿 Morehouse athletes train with Metric Mate read
Highlighting Diversity in Tech
👨🏿💼 Behind the scenes on Black Founders Matter fund read
🎨 ArtzyBella founder on Atlanta Startup Podcast 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