After announcing the creation of their $100 million venture capital fund early Monday morning, Los Angeles Lakers legend, Kobe Bryant, and serial entrepreneur, Jeff Stibel, continued with their investment news. On Monday afternoon, the duo finalized an undisclosed amount in VIPKID, the leading online education platform for children in China to learn English via North […]
Where do athletes traditionally receive motivation to perform at their best on the hardwood, inside the Octagon or on the gridiron? Chances are that you did not answer from fans’ social posts inside their respective locker rooms; that’s because it has never happened with a sports team, league or property until this past weekend. On […]
Five-time NBA World Champion and recently-retired Kobe Bryant earned $680 million throughout his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Forbes. Now, he’ll be directing at least some of that money into a $100 million venture capital fund together with serial entrepreneur, Jeff Stibel. On Monday morning, the duo announced its plans to […]
As technology fuels the growth of new sports-related products and ideas, the need for knowledge about intellectual property abounds. The following is a guest post written by Aaron L. Parker, Lauren J. Dreyer, Umber Aggarwal of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, a leading intellectual property law firm, for the benefit of SportTechie readers […]
BAMTech, a software development company created by MLBAM, was developed about a year ago and has already been making some big moves. A few weeks ago, Disney purchased a one-third share of BAMTech, which gives BAMTech the opportunity to provide video and digital content for Disney, ABC and ESPN. Now, the company will team up with […]
