TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Champions Round , a fantasy league startup that caters to Gen Z sports fans, announced today that it raised $7 million in new Series A funding. Users, particularly Gen Z users, are moving away from traditional fantasy sports, where leagues are tied to entire seasons. participate in DFS, up 12% from 2019.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2022

ForeVR announced today a $10 million Series A funding round, which is being put toward building its gaming portfolio and cementing itself as the “Wii Sports of VR.” Much like Wii Sports, ForeVR games are designed to be easy to play. The new capital brings the company’s total raised to $18.5 Image Credits: ForeVR Games.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

He said he started looking into dynamic ticketing years ago when he was attending various sporting events. . “I Marc Lore shares exclusive details on Jump Platforms, his stealth sports ticketing startup by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch. Jump is still in stealth mode, according to CEO Jordy Leiser’s LinkedIn profile.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

million ($5 million) seed round of funding, as the French startup prepares to expand its NFT fantasy sports platform beyond football (“soccer”) and into the basketball realm. Moreover, in the future there is scope to expand beyond sports into the broader gaming sphere. Web3 gaming company Unagi today announced a €4.7

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CIO

APRIL 8, 2024

Nearly 10 years ago, Bill James, a pioneer in sports analytics methodology, said if there’s one thing he wished more people understood about sabermetrics, pertaining to baseball, it’s that the data is not the point. The point is to use the data like a razor to cut through false convictions to find the truth.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Piracy poses a growing challenge to all sorts of digital media and entertainment companies, but it’s particularly acute for companies that own the rights to sports broadcasts, because efforts to shut down pirated broadcasts often take longer than the broadcasts actually last.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

“Our biggest advantage and differentiator is that we are strictly focused on the sports world and fan engagement,” he tells TechCrunch. “We love Cameo , but we’re really different and focused on sports.” “We love Cameo , but we’re really different and focused on sports.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2023

This is an important move for the company as the English football league is one of the most-watched sports league in the world. Sorare is a fantasy sports gaming experience based on NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. French startup Sorare has signed a four-year licensing partnership with the Premier League.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

based sports merchandising giant, revealed today that the NFL was the “single biggest investor” in the latest round announced by the company, a $1.5 According to the company, the NFL contributed $320 million to the round — but it wasn’t the only sports organization involved. Fanatics, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

DraftKings is charging into the NFT game, announcing a marketplace aimed at curating sports and entertainment-themed digital collectibles for its audience of enthusiasts. The platform is “debuting later this summer,” and showcases another potentially lucrative expansion for the fantasy sports betting company.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives spent $8 billion worth of customer funds on real estate, venture capital investments, campaign donations, endorsement deals and even a sports stadium, according to testimony from former senior FTX executive Nishad Singh.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Amazon announced Monday the launch of its new Fire TV Channels app, giving Fire TV customers access to over 400 free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels, including ABC News, CBS Sports, Fox Sports, MLB, Martha Stewart and more. First introduced in May, Fire TV Channels are available on Fire TV-branded smart TVs and streaming devices.

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2021

Now, the company is looking at food, beauty, fashion, and sports. The global pandemic put a spotlight on live commerce platforms, especially those catering to sports cards and other collectible enthusiasts. We’ve had just about everyone from the Food Network essentially start using Talkshoplive,” Moore said. “A

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Aqua Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

During a recent threat-hunting operation, they uncovered a surprising new attack vector: threat actors using misconfigured servers to hijack environments for streaming sports events. To keep up with the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, Aqua Nautilus researchers deploy honeypots that mimic real-world development environments.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

AI is changing how sports content is consumed If we asked someone about sports broadcasting a few years ago, we would have bet artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) would be the last thing on their mind. And after winning its first Sports Emmy award in May, it’s safe to say the tech behemoth isn’t easing up on the gas.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

Autograph has a handful of early partners largely in the sports world, but the names represent some of the most famous athletes in their respective sports, including Brady, Tiger Woods, Simone Biles, Derek Jeter, Naomi Osaka, Usain Bolt, Wayne Gretzky and Tony Hawk.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2024

After achieving early success, how should the founders continue to build value for their soccer franchise?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

She announced her retirement in the latest issue of Vogue magazine, writing that she will be “evolving” away from the sport to focus on family and her career as a venture capitalist.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Other times it’s more of a mystery bag; with the popular “card break” concept, for example, users buy assigned portions of an unopened (and often itself rare) box of Pokémon or sports cards and watch its contents revealed live. In other words: watch this space.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

In the video category, WSC Sports, which uses AI to generate personally tailored video clips for sports fans, landed $100 million in Series D funding nearly a year ago. Angel and seed deals have grown, as well, with 107 deals and $358.3 million invested in 2022 compared with just 41 and $102.8 million in 2018.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Like many other professional sports leagues, the NFL has been at the leading edge of data-driven transformation for years. Souza says this is true of all businesses, not just sports. There were all these hunches and things like that, stuff they knew in their gut. Tell me what you know instinctively and let’s put math to it.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

Forbes reports that it will sport “an implied pro forma enterprise value of $630 million, net of tax benefits,” after its completion. The company will sport an equity valuation of $830 million after the deal closes, per its own calculations. The transaction will close either Q4 2021 or Q1 2022, Forbes estimates.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

He also co-founded a strategic consultancy firm, Fabiani & Lehane, that advised political, corporate, technology, entertainment and professional sports clients. Prior to joining the firm, Lehane was an executive at Airbnb. In the 1990s, […]

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TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

From watching sports to watching movies to perhaps even reviewing X-rays with one’s doctor some day, both say more web surfing together is inevitable, particularly for younger users. from NBC Sports to YouTube to Disney+), and it relies on data synchronization to ensure that every user sees the same original video quality.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2022

It took the initial approach of the popular “card break” concept, where users buy unopened boxes of Pokémon or sports cards and others tune in to watch them reveal the contents live. That has evolved into other collectibles, including sneakers, trading cards, sports memorabilia and rare toys.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2021

I won’t take sides on the match, but I will say that it was gripping unto the very end and a great example of sport. It was a busy weekend for everyone, regardless of whether you were watching the technology, what Branson was up to, or the footie. The deal is reported to be worth around $500 million.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

With its first electric vehicle now outselling the quintessential 911 sports car, the German automaker is responding by upping its bet on EVs, in part via a hefty investment in lithium-silicon battery developer Group14 Technologies. Porsche has read the room. Group14 appears to be targeting production for Porsche battery packs in 2024.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Sports on Amazon : The tech giant wants to continue its march into broadcasting live sports, adding to its current lineup of Thursday Night Football, Premier League soccer and the like, Aisha reports. I suspect it’ll get even leaner as the week wears on, but no matter! There will always be stories to share. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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TechCrunch

JULY 2, 2021

Until children reach a certain age, enrichment programs are somewhat limited to school, sports, and camps, while money-making opportunities are largely non-existent. She also argues that, like sports or learning a musical instrument, there are lessons to be learned by creating a store on Mighty. Now, a year-old, L.A.-based

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

Chernow raised $2.2 million to launch Kreatures of Habit , a lifestyle and wellness brand, with the goal of helping people establish healthy habits.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

So, he turned to power sports to fulfill his vision of a micro-logistics service that can be used for driverless delivery or rented and operated by a human for jaunts around the city. Now, with prototypes built and an ambition to scale, McKendrick has raised $4.3 million in seed funding led by Trucks VC and Fifty Years.

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CIO

AUGUST 16, 2024

To the over 40 million people who travel to Las Vegas every year, the city is all about entertainment that ranges from shopping and gambling, to sport, nightlife, and world-renowned dining. But for the 650,000 people who call Las Vegas home, the realities can be more routine than glamorous.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Ant would have sported a possible market valuation of more than $300 billion at its IPO price. The company was going to have little trouble filling that book, with retail demand for its shares at IPO reaching nearly $3 trillion in mainland China alone (it’s not uncommon for popular share issues to have massive oversubscription).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

An intelligent and automated micro-savings feature where users can create personalized rules (such as transferring $15 into a rainy day fund every time their favorite sports team wins). A rewards engine designed to incentivize users to save or invest money. In the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Refract has already secured strategic relationships with the likes of World Taekwondo as part of its virtual sports program, working with the federation to make Virtual Taekwondo a medal event in the near future.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Customers include French sporting good company Decathlon, Danish fashion house Bestseller to food and consumer product brand Dannon — Merineau noted that the platform was “bilingual out of the box” and has seen strong international growth. “The new mantra of future-forward brands is ‘adapt or die.’

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

Sport and live entertainment company AEG originally owned Uber Boat in London and sold the majority interest to Northleaf Capital Partners last year. But Uber says that Uber Boat in Mykonos is unique because it’s a private charter for the customer and their guests. And unlike Uber Boat in London, it’s not owned by a third party.

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