SportsIcon Raises $5.5 million from some of the best investors in tech and crypto
SportsIcon has raised $5.5 million in their seed fundraising round from some of the best investors in tech and crypto.
SportsIcon is delighted to be partnering on this journey with Dapper Labs, AU21 Capital, Vinny Lingham, Elefund, Craig Clemens, 4th Revolution Capital, Vendetta Capital, Sunny Madra, FishDAO, and many more!
These partners join their existing investors: Rap Legend and Tech Investor Nas; former NBA champion Andrew Bogut; Roham Gharegozlou, the CEO of Dapper Labs, creators of NBA Top Shot; Wndrco; On Deck Runway Fund; Nihal Mehta of Eniac Ventures; Mike Edwards of Argo Blockchain; Anand Agarawala, Founder of Spatial; Andrew Masanto of Reserve Protocol, Hedera Hashgraph and Pet Lab Co.; and Chad Hurley, the Founder and Former CEO of YouTube.
They are on a mission to connect fans with the greatest sports stars and IP of all time by leveraging the latest advances in Web3. They are also excited to continue the rollout of cinematic-quality NFTs, the sports metaverse, and our Lion Club DAO.
Even though this is an important milestone, they know that this is just the beginning. They will continue to invest in real-world and digital utility for its NFT and token holders by offering exclusive programs you can’t find elsewhere. In the past few months, NFT holders have enjoyed box seats at Wembley Stadium and Madison Square Garden and attended Q&As with Roberto Carlos, Luis Figo, and Baron Davis. But this is only the start of their ambitions for NFT utility: coming soon will be Meet Your Hero events in the sports metaverse, multi-year tickets to watch your hero play in person, the chance to receive personalized training sessions from your icons, and much more.
SportsIcon is all incredibly excited about the opportunity and where this will lead to them.
