Fantex, a brokerage that allows fans to buy and sell shares in future earnings of athletes it has bought a stake in, is now seeking approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission for the opportunity to sell a portfolio of athletes under a single symbol on a national stock exchange for the first time. Vernon […]
A London start-up known as Bitwalking has recently risen into the news by doing something that would perplex the business minds of many companies. They are paying people to walk. Bitwalking is an app that can be installed on a smartphone and it simply monitors walking distance; something that wearables and other apps have been […]
New technology from startup ventures is transforming the sports industry. The mission of our Startup Profile Series is to introduce startup companies in the sports technology space to a broader audience and allow founders of new ventures to tell their story. This particular article is profiling one of the ten startups in the Dodgers Accelerator with R/GA, which is culminating in […]
We all remember Derek Jeter as the 14 time All-Star shortstop who made millions throughout his career. Instead of flying away to an island paradise, Jeter is using his money to invest in Silicon Valley businesses, something that many athletes in the modern day are now doing. In Jeter’s most recent investment, as part of […]
Varsity News Network (VNN), a Grand Rapids, MI-based sports information technology platform is now expanding nationally and providing online communication platforms of high school athletics with a new round of funding. Roughly $3.7 million of financing was completed that will go towards the expansion of the company and the launch of a mobile application. In February 2014, […]
