Funding markets picked up steam this week with big news in the gaming, media, and sports sectors. We saw basketball players supporting the community, and both Google and Amazon contributed to diverse tech founders.
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Chernin Raises $800MM for New Media Company
🎥 Media exec Peter Chernin pulled in $800MM from private equity backers to acquire TV and film production companies. Read
Konvoy Ventures Closes $150MM Gaming Fund
🕹️ Konvoy is a leading VC in the video game space with 20+ investments including Axie Infinity, Ready Player Me, and more. The firm closed a new fund with a focus on blockchain gaming. Read
Tech news, capital raises, and more
👾 Klang raises $41MM for virtual world games details
🕹️ Mysten Labs closes $140MM for gaming dapps here
🔫 NFT gaming leader Animoca Brands adds $75MM details
🎮 Edge brings in $30MM for playable game moments read
⚾ WagerWire gets $3.5MM for sports betting marketplace more
🎙️ Blue Wire Podcasts grows $2.5MM funding details
🏈 LeagueDAO launches web3 fantasy football here
4️⃣ Zwerner on 4 categories of NFT utility read
Athletes in the News
🏫 Charles Barkley pledges $1MM to Spelman read
👏🏿 Jrue and Lauren Holiday support Black owned businesses details
⚾ Apply for Comcast Sports Tech accelerator by 7/15th apply
🏀 Apply for Pokatok scale up program apply
Highlighting Diversity in Tech
👋 Meet Googles 50 Latino Founders Fund recipients read
👩🏽💼 Amazon announces Black Founders Build cohort here
🏋🏽♀️ Spotlight on Latinx-led Cinderfit read
💸 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