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Here is weekly drop of the hottest news from sports, gaming, media, fitness, and technology. The sports card and collectibles markets are seeing heavy investment, with deals announced at Topps, StarStock and more. The fitness and sports training sectors are also on fire, with new money coming to Tonal, Tempo, and Ballogy. Lastly, be sure to check out our #RiseUp feature on audio platform Blerp.

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Topps Goes Public
Topps, the leading sports card company, is going public via a merger with a SPAC that will value the company at $1.3Bn. Milwaukee Bucks owner Lasry and former USWNT coach Ellis will join the company's Board.
How to Buy an NFT
Brian Zwerner documented his journey buying his first piece of digital art, commonly referred to as a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) on OpenSea.
Share the Perfect Sound
In this week's #RiseUp article, we feature Aaron Hsu and the team at Blerp. Blerp is a platform to discover, create, and share short audio bites. Their sounds are being used by creators across a wide range of platforms.
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Tech news, capital raises, and more
💰 Patreon brings in $155MM at $4Bn valuation here
🎧 ​Clubhouse is raising money at $4Bn valuation details
🏋ī¸ Tonal rakes in $250MM for strength training more
🏋ī¸â€â™€ī¸ Tempo gets $100MM injection from SoftBank read
⚾ Meadowlark closes $12MM round for sports podcasts details
🏀 StarStock grabs $8MM for sports card marketplace here
🕹ī¸ Lowkey gets $7MM funding for video game highlights platform read
⛹ī¸â€â™€ī¸ Hoops training app Ballogy brings in $6MM details
🧮 Basketball's ShotTracker raises $2MM for growth more
đŸ“ē Offbeat Media raises from Mark Cuban and others here
🎰 ​DraftKings buys iGaming company BlueRibbon read
👾 CEO of game developer Artie on social gaming listen
📱 ​T-Mobile announces class from AR/VR accelerator here
👨‍đŸ’ŧ Zwerner on a framework to evaluate unit profitability read
🎙ī¸ The latest from the Sports Tech Atlanta Seed Talk podcast listen

Athletes in the News
🏈 NFL partners and invests in Genius Sports details
đŸ–ŧī¸ Tom Brady building digital art NFT platform Autograph read
đŸŽĨ Carmelo Anthony launches new content company here
👩‍⚕ī¸ Mental health startup Real brings in $10MM from Rapinoe and more
🏀 Zion and Slam Magazine bring new NFT offering here
🎙ī¸ Andre Fluellen from the Audience Builders event listen

Highlighting Diversity in Tech
🤝đŸŧ Atlanta's Valor Ventures raises $21MM for diverse founders details
👨đŸŋ‍đŸ’ŧ New Jersey creates $10MM fund for Black and Latinx founders read
âšŊ CEO of Just Women's Sports on the Fluid Fan podcast listen
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