Why Disney is Betting on an Expansion into Sports Gambling
The world of sports betting is heating up, and the Walt Disney Company is considering making a wager. CEO Bob Chapek hinted earlier this month at the…
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BallerTV Picks Up Youth League Streaming Startup NextPro
BallerTV, a livestreaming service for youth sports, is expanding from the gymnasium to the playing field, adding millions of games that it can broadc…
Greenfly Scores $8.4 Million and Backing From NBA Star Chris Paul
A favorite social media tool of the NBA and MLB, Santa Monica-based Greenfly just scored with an $8.4 million funding round and backing from 16-year …
Dibbs Raises $13 Million for Their Fractional NFT Marketplace
What if you could own a small portion of a Mickey Mantle or Stephen Curry rookie card? A new marketplace for sports cards and NFTs wants to allow use…
Elysian Park Ventures CEO Cole Van Nice Invests In the Future of Sports
Growing up in D.C., Cole Van Nice didn't have a hometown baseball to cheer on (the Nationals were still a few decades away from existence). That may …
Are You Ready For Olympic Level TikTok and Instagram Challenges?
Call it the TikTok Olympics. Nine Olympians have launched a sports league backed by Mark Cuban that competes on social media.The first of eight compe…
FightCamp’s Raise Taps Out At $90 Million
The pandemic has been a boon for at-home fitness companies like Costa Mesa-based FightCamp. But as the restrictions lift and gyms lure back fitness b…
TOCA Football Trains Olympians. Now It’s Launching a Soccer-Themed Entertainment Venue
Former professional soccer player Eddie Lewis started TOCA Football to help teams improve their game with training, but has big plans to remake the c…
NFTs for High School Athletes? BallerTV’s New Plan Pushes the Conversation
Sports fans and politicians have debated whether college athletes should be able to make money from their fame for years. Less commonly debated, howe…