The Weekly Drop 04.14.2022
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 video gaming space topped the news this week, with capital raised by Epic Games, Improbable, and Axie Infinity. Fanatics deepened their relationship with the NFL on a jumbo financing. We also got the details on a new cohort from TechStars sports accelerator and six diverse startups pitching at the NFLPA annual event.
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Top Stories
Epic Games Raises $2Bn
👾 Fortnite maker Epic Games brought in capital from Sony and Legos at a $32Bn valuation to continue building their Metaverse projects. Read
Fanatics Closes $1.5Bn New Financing
🏈 Sports leader Fanatics scored a big new funding round led by the NFL with a valuation jump to $27Bn. Read
Tech news, capital raises, and more
🎮 Improbable raises $150MM for Metaverse game here
👾 Axie Infinity closes $150MM raise to cover hack losses details
🕹️ Esports agency Loaded announces $20MM funding read
💸 Crypto Gaming announces $16MM for blockchain esports more
🎙️ SportsIcon CEO discuss new Metaverse plans listen
⚽ Zwerner reports on first DAO buying a sports team here
Athletes in the News
🏀 Sixers Innovation announces new $25MM venture fund read
👟 Plantiga brings connected insole to everyday athletes more
⚾ Meet the new TechStars sports accelerator cohort here
Highlighting Diversity in Tech
🏈 NFLPA announces diverse companies for pitch event here
🏐 Gaming Society raises $3.5MM for women’s sports betting read
🏋️♂️ Spotlight on CinderFit 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