Startup basketball league Unrivaled announced on Monday the close of its Series A funding round, raising an additional $28 million before its inaugural season.
The 3x3 women's hoops league Unrivaled announced the close of its Series A funding round, raising an additional $28 million before its inaugural season.
Investors in the latest round of funding included NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo and 28-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps. The league has signed 36 top players and said it offers the highest average salaries across any women's professional sports league."Our players haven't even taken the court yet and the foundation we are building with our partners unites unparalleled expertise, strategic insight, and an incredible product," Unrivaled President Alex Bazzell said in a press release."Together, we're setting the stage for Unrivaled for years to come.
The league has signed 36 top players and said it offers the highest average salaries across any women's professional sports league.MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor says bitcoin is ‘cyber Manhattan' — a ‘good investment' even at the topon TNT and truTV, as well as streaming platform Max. WBD participated in the Series A funding round, the league said Monday.
The round also included private investor Marc Lasry, University of South Carolina women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley, and USC guard JuJu Watkins. Previous investors include soccer phenom Alex Morgan and actor and investor Ashton Kutcher.Bill Belichick, who led Patriots to six Super Bowl wins, hired as next UNC coach
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