Startups Investment Recap – April 20

Sports video tech company Trace closes $47M funding round

The Series C funding round was led by Pelion Venture Partners and also included participation from Toba Capital, Lakestar, and NextGen VP.

Serena Williams’ venture fund backs British sports tech startup OpenSponsorship

Tennis great Williams’ Serena Ventures has made a seven-figure investment in OpenSponsorship, a digital sports endorsement marketplace based in Britain.

Sports tech company TAPPP raises $10M in Series B funding round

TAPP, who recently partnered with Major League Rugby to allow fans to wager on games that are streamed on the Rugby Network, plans on soon launching its first in-game betting product.

Oxygen Esports raises $20M in Series A funding round to continue the momentum with the launch of Boston Breach

Oxygen Esports will leverage the latest round of funding in re-homing more of its rosters to the Boston area, as well as investing in the amateur eco-system and talent pipeline across New England.

Better Collective acquire Futbin for €105M to expand its Esports media presence

The €105 million deal will see Sports betting media group Better Collective acquire FIFA community platform FUTBIN and its related assets.