Quiet summer funding week in our target sectors with only a few deals in the sports card, media, and esports sectors. We saw continued activity with Serena, Giannis, and other athletes finding new investment opportunities.
Top Stories
Alt Raises $17MM for Sports Collectibles
⚾ Alt is a leader in sports card trading and has now added more funding for its own investment arm. The company is buying top collectibles for its own account in this vehicle. Read
Tech news, capital raises, and more
🐶 Invisible Universe adds $12MM for digital media details
🧘 Interaxon gets $9.5MM for meditation headband more
🕹️ Regression Games closes $4.2MM for esports read
🎙️ Founder of Kickback on the Web3 podcast listen
📺 Zwerner on how Web3 will change the internet here
Athletes in the News
👨⚕️ Giannis invests in Antidote Health details
🚴♂️ National Cycling Leagues adds NFL investors here
🧠 Serena Ventures leads $5MM round for Selena Gomez’s Wondermind more
🌿 Venus’s Happy Vikings plant foods raises $2MM read
Highlighting Diversity in Tech
🚀 Visible Hands announces 51 new founders in accelerator read
🏫 Square One School new startup cohort 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
Offbeat (Media): Social Media roles here