Here is the weekly drop of the hottest news from sports, gaming, media, web3, and fitness. The big news this week was a huge hack of the biggest blockchain video game. It was a light week for capital raising, with smaller deals in youth sports, gaming, and gambling. Don’t miss news from a number of our portfolio companies this week – Eight Sleep, Oura, SportsIcon, and FCF.
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Top Stories
Hackers Steal $620MM from Axie Infinity
🕹️ Leading blockchain game company Axie Infinity was the victim of a massive hacker attack. Criminals robbed the company of a massive sum. Read
Eight Sleep Acquires Span Health
🛏️ Leading sleep fitness company Eight Sleep has purchased Span Health to expand their app to include coaching to unlock personalized health insights. Read
Tech news, capital raises, and more
🏀 Players Health inks $28MM for youth sports more
🎮 Gamefan raises $25MM for Roblox games here
📱 Kooply announces $18MM for mobile gaming read
🏈 Lucra brings in $10MM for P2P sports betting details
💸 TallySight closes funding for sports betting media here
💍 Oura Ring sells one millionth product more
⚽ SportsIcon announces new Sports Metaverse details
👾 Zwerner on Crypto and the Metaverse here
Athletes in the News
🏈 Johnny Manziel back for S2 of Fan Controlled Football details
🎮 StatusPro is bringing football to VR read
🎥 Shaq and Curry win an Oscar here
⚾ Mustard partners with MLB Players on youth training read
💪 Cam Newtown and Overtime launch youth football league more
👟 Adidas launches NIL program for 50K athletes details
Highlighting Diversity in Tech
🏦 JP Morgan and TechStars announce new program more
👩🏾💼 Renee Montgomery second act feature watch
🎙️ Mac the VC on the Consumer VC 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