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The Weekly Drop 12.29.2022

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The Weekly Drop 12.29.2022

The hottest news from sports, gaming, media, web3, and fitness.

Brian Zwerner
Dec 29, 2022
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The NFL grows its VC arm while athletes make big moves with startups and new sports leagues.  We saw capital raised in podcasting, movie making, and fitness.


Top Stories

NFL Owners Invest in NOBULL and Grow 32 Equity

🏈 The football owners invested in the running sneaker leader NOBULL.  They also topped up their joint VC arm with an additional $160MM in capital.  Read

Audio Up Announces Series C

🎸 BTG Network portfolio company Audio Up raised a $10MM Series C funding.  The company is a leader in narrative podcasts with their unique style featuring original music. Read


Tech news, capital raises, and more

🏃‍♀️ Pro Triathlete Org raises $30MM here

🎥 Deep Voodoo adds $20MM for deep fake FX studio here

🏋️ CLMBR closes Series B round details

📱 Versus launches white label Minigames details

🏀 Betsperts acquires Bleacher Nation read

📺 Zwerner’s Crazy Crypto Stories on TikTok here


Athletes in the News

🏏 Cricket star announces $75MM sports tech fund read

🚴 NBA, NFL stars in $7.5MM Cycling League raise details

🏈 The Players’ Lounge closes funding for CFB fan clubs here

🎾 Osaka, Mahomes join Major League Pickleball more

🏐 Joe Burrow invests in women’s volleyball league details

💍 Oura Ring partners with Real Madrid read


Highlighting Diversity in Tech

💸 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): Marketing roles here

Artie (Gaming): Engineer and Artist roles here

Fount (Wellness): Biz and Engineer roles here

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