Active week in the gaming sector with news from SportsIcon, capital raised by NFT game developers, and a merger of two gamer education platforms. Dapper Labs hauled in a large new chunk of capital to invest in developers on Flow.
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Top Stories
Dapper Labs Announces $725MM Ecosystem Fund
💸 Dapper Labs, the makers of NBA Top Shot and more, brought in a huge chunk of new capital to support developers on their Flow blockchain. Read
UFC Star Joins SportsIcon Sports Metaverse
🥊 MMA champ Amanda Nunes is the latest athlete to sign on with SportsIcon’s new sports metaverse game. Beyond The Game Network is also a founding partner. Sign up now to buy land and join the fun. Read
Tech news, capital raises, and more
🧩 Candle Media buys ATTN for $100MM here
🧩 Rally brings in $30MM for fractionalized collectibles read
👾 Metatheory adds $24MM for new game details
🎮 Branch closes $12.5MM for NFT game read
👨🏫 Metafy acquires GamerzClass more
🏆 Oura scores #43 spot on CNBC Disruptors Index details
🤝 Versus partners with BuzzFeed for prediction games more
🕹️ CEO of the ArtieVerse on their NFT game watch
📉 Zwerner on the recent losses in the Crypto market read
Athletes in the News
🏀 SIQ Basketball raises $3MM for connected ball here
🏈 Terrell Owens is traded in Fan Controlled Football first details
Highlighting Diversity in Tech
📻 Gimme Radio supports emerging musicians more
🗓️ NextGen Summit for young entrepreneurs register
💸 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
Offbeat (Media): Content and Sales roles here
DanceFight (Social Gaming): Developer roles here