Categorie: sportstech

LockerDome Lands $6M From Square Co-founder & More To Help Sports Fans Connect With Their Favorite Teams & Athletes

Fundings & Exits, Jim McKelvey, lockerdome, social, Social Media, sports, sportstech, Startups, TC

Screen shot 2013-03-04 at 2.06.26 AMLockerDome, a social media publishing platform designed to connect sports fans with their favorite athletes, teams, brands and sports properties, announced today that it has raised $6 million in series A financing. The round was led by Cultivation Capital Growth Fund, a new venture fund created by Square co-founder Jim McKelvey, with contributions from St. Louis Cardinals President William DeWitt, III, a Milwaukee Brewers exec and veteran NHL defenseman (and Hart Trophy winner) Chris Pronger, among others.

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With Over 300 Pro Athletes On Board, Egraphs Wants To Reinvent And Personalize The Autograph

apps, autographs, egraphs, Media, mobile, social, sports, sportstech, Startups, TC

Screen shot 2013-01-04 at 6.27.15 PMFor sports fans, and fans in general, nothing beats meeting your favorite athlete, celebrity or musician and getting to capture that experience — a signed photo, shirt, etc. — take it home with you and proudly display it to your friends. There are many that would happily stand in long lines to get their favorite author to sign their new book with a personalized autograph, but for many others, acquiring an autograph is too pricey, time-consuming and static.

Six-month-old Seattle-based startup, Egraphs, is on a mission to create a next-gen experience around the autograph, turning this kind of memorabilia into something that’s multi-dimensional, personalized, sharable and mobile. Writ large, co-founders Andrew Smith, William Chan and Erem Boto hope that the venture can be a part of building a new, digital channel for fans to connect with their favorite stars, in this case, athletes.

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Wedge Buster Lands $2.2M From Drew Brees, Rob Dyrdek & Others To Build The “Zynga For Sports”

Facebook Games, Fundings & Exits, Gaming, mobile games, social, social games, sports, sportstech, Startups, TC, Wedge Buster

WB_footballGameMobile and social gaming have exploded in popularity over the last few years and both are quickly becoming multi-billion dollar industries. With an estimated 35 million players in the U.S., fantasy sports has become a sizable market in its own right, with growth expected to continue as it reaches new players through increasingly mature mobile and social channels. It’s no surprise, then, that Wedge Buster sees a big opportunity at the confluence of these three growing markets.

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