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Whoop Secures $25 Million Series C, Adding Kevin Durant As Investor

Whoop, the wearable company that partnered with the NFL Players Association last year to track player strain and recovery, has secured a $25 million Series C funding round led by UAE71 Capital with participation from the NFLPA, Kevin Durant via the Durant Company and NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern. The Boston-based sports analytics company says […]

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With StatMuse Voices App, NFL Players Tell You Their Stats

Pittsburgh Steelers fans have the pleasure on Sundays this fall of watching Le’Veon Bell run amok. But failing the ability to watch the game, fans can now hear the score afterwards from Bell himself. Through a new app by StatMuse — a natural language processing company with a focus on sports — fans can ask any […]

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Keemotion Scores David Stern Backing, Eyes Opportunities Beyond Sports

Keemotion, the company behind a new automated video technology for sports competitions, announced a $3.6 million Series A funding round Wednesday that includes investment from former NBA commissioner David Stern.   Keemotion CEO Milton Lee told SportTechie that the company will use this latest round to bolster its research and development team as it begins […]

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David Stern Says He Has ‘Aged Out’ Of Esports

Former NBA commissioner David Stern has been a vocal proponent of esports for quite some time. From his assertions that “of course” esports is a sport to his investment into fantasy esports site AlphaDraft during its $5 million seed funding, Stern has repeatedly shown support for the industry in the past. Stern knows a thing […]

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David Stern, Jim Boeheim, Vernon Davis Invest In Live Streaming Platform SportsCastr.Live

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern won’t submit to using the word “disruption” when it comes to the latest technology company that he has invested in and is also advising. With the newly-launched live streaming platform SportsCastr.Live, which includes other investors like Washington Redskins tight end Vernon Davis and Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim, Stern utilized […]

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