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OpenSponsorship lands new capital to bring brands, athletes together

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Ishveen Anand grew up in England playing sports all of her life, including during her time at Oxford. She wanted to do something sporty for a career and “fell in love” with sponsorship marketing. The round is led by Philadelphia 76ers owner David Blitzer, who is joined by Eric Stern and executives from WWE and Excel Sports Management.

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LeadIQ’s rapid growth snags venture attention as sales software market stays hot

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This morning LeadIQ , a startup working in the sales software market, announced that it has closed a $30 million Series B led by Cathay Innovation. According to Siauw, the effort will help sales teams better work with marketing teams, allowing for more complete information sharing and hopefully better sales results.

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Forbes jumps into hot media liquidity summer with a SPAC combo

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The business publication’s news follows BuzzFeed’s journey to the public markets through a blank-check company. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Forbes reports that it will sport “an implied pro forma enterprise value of $630 million, net of tax benefits,” after its completion.

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It turns out fintech is worth as much as SaaS

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The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. At $43 per share, Remitly is valued less like a fintech company with gross margins in the 50% to 60% range and more like a middle-tier public SaaS firm, flush with recurring revenues and net-dollar retention north of 100%.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Jam City SPAC, startup PR, telemedicine market map, more

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Fast growth pushes an unprofitable no-code startup into the public markets: Inside Monday.com’s IPO filing. Fast growth pushes an unprofitable no-code startup into the public markets: Inside Monday.com’s IPO filing. By 2024, analysts predict cars with voice recognition will comprise 60% of the market.

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Draftea kicks off LatAm fantasy football with NFL partnership, fresh funding

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Draftea , which calls itself the first daily fantasy sports company in Spanish-speaking Latin America , is taking fantasy football (not fútbol) to the region in a new partnership with the National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Player’s Association, a labor union representing the league’s athletes.

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How will investors value MetroMile and Oscar Health?

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In the wake of last year’s debuts by neoinsurance companies Lemonade and Root, it’s not surprising to see others test the public markets. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Lemonade, for reference, sells rental insurance with an eye on going up-market in time to other forms of home-focused insurance.

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