Here is the weekly drop of the hottest news from sports, gaming, media, web3, and fitness. NFTs were front and center this week with the massive Yuga Labs virtual land sale and OneFootball Series D capital raise. Another NBA player dives into venture investing, and KD throws in with the NWSL.
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Top Stories
Yuga Labs (BAYC) Sells $300MM+ of Virtual Land
🐒 Bored Ape owner Yuga Labs completed the largest ever virtual land sale in their new Metaverse game. Read
OneFootball Raises $300MM for web3 pivot
⚽ OneFootball has brought in leading web3 investors to bring digital experiences and collectibles to their large soccer user base. Read
Tech news, capital raises, and more
🎮 Embracer buys gaming IP including Tomb Raider for $300MM read
🕹️ Samsung leads $25MM round for DoubleMe details
📰 Decrypt web3 media company raises $10MM here
🎶 John Legend’s music NFT startup brings in $7.5MM details
⚾ Stake adds $5.3MM for NFT sports gambling more
⚽ High school sports leaders PlayOn! and GoFan merge here
🏈 Zwerner on how Yuga Labs sale kicked off a gas war read
Athletes in the News
🏀 NBA vet Omar Caspi announces $50MM VC fund details
🏈 Speede Fitness closes $2.5MM with NBA, NFL, and UFC athletes read
⚽ KD invests in NY women’s soccer club more
📺 NFL vet Vernon Davis talks transition to acting after sports here
🏈 Founders of StatusPro football VR game watch
Highlighting Diversity in Tech
👩🏾💼 TechStars announces new $8MM fund for diverse founders more
🖼️ Mueshi raises $3.3MM for NFT art details
👞 Spotlight on founder of Blackstock & Weber read
👨🏾💼 Crunchbase reviews the year in diversity fundraising 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