The Weekly Drop 03.31.2022
The hottest news from sports, gaming, media, web3, and fitness.
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