The Weekly Drop 12.01.2022
Solid capital raised in gaming, with a continued focus on blockchain. Fenix, Roboto and Methodical all announced rounds. Lots of news below from our portfolio companies.
Top Stories
Disney Buys Rest of BAMTech
⚾ Disney paid $900MM to purchase the rest of BAMTech shares from MLB. Started as part of the baseball league, BAMTech’s streaming tech powers Disney’s channels. Read
Fenix Games Launches Blockchain Studio
🕹️ Fenix Games added $150MM for a new type of gaming studio. They will act like a VC fund backing blockchain games. Read
Tech news, capital raises, and more
🍐 Pearpop adds $18MM for social collab marketplace read
🤖 Roboto gets $15MM for blockchain games more
🎮 Methodical Games raises $15MM here
🏀 Thrive Fantasy closes Series B details
💍 Oura adds to exec team and CEO on podcast
📺 Offbeat on Forbes 30u30 and CEO on podcast
🏓 Artie launches Pong Legends game alpha more
🛏️ Eight Sleep as CRO from Peloton read
🏈 Outlier rebrands and launches new sports betting platform details
Athletes in the News
🥊 SportsIcon and PFL ink metaverse partnership details
📱 Bucs’ Nassib lands investment for social app read
💻 NFL stars work with ATL’s Johnson STEM Center here
🤝 TeamSnap buys LeagueSide in youth sports deal more
Highlighting Diversity in Tech
📚 Latinx woman led Caribu sells to Mattel details
🏦 Greenwood Bank adds $45MM with diversity focus more
💸 Visa commits $5MM to Center for Black Entrepreneurship here
📺 Toonstars brings Latinx voices to new media read
🔦 Spotlights on Black led ProElite and The Playbook
💸 Pitch competitions, grants, and events directory here
Portfolio Company Job Postings
Oura Ring (Health): Ops, Product, and Dev roles here
Eight Sleep (Fitness): Engineer, Growth, Product roles here
GreenPark Sports (Gaming): Engineer roles here
Fan Controlled Sports (Sports): Ops, Dev, and Marketing roles here
Artie (Gaming): Engineer and Artist roles here
Fount (Wellness): Biz and Engineer roles here
Future (Fitness): HR roles here