Startups Investment Recap – March 10

Fanatics raises $1.5 Billion at $27 Billion valuation

Sports platform company Fanatics have raised $1.5 billion in a new funding round, adding new investors including Fidelity, BlackRock and Michael Dell’s MSD Partners.

Serena Williams’ new venture capital fund raises $111 million

The 23-time Grand Slam event winner has raised $111 million for her new early stage venture capital firm Serena Ventures.

Live sports prediction startup nVenue secures $3.5 Million seed funding

Dallas-based in-game predictive analytics provider nVenue closed a $3.5 million seed funding round co-led by KB Partners and Corazon Capital.

Hiro Capital announce new $340M fund for games and metaverse

European venture capital firm Hiro Capital launched its second fund to back new gaming and metaverse-based ventures.

Griffin Gaming Partners closes $750M gaming venture fund

The gaming-focused venture capital firm now has more than $1 billion in assets under management and are expected to focus on Web 3.0 investments.

Digital scoring and social community app Golf GameBook announce $3.27 million funding round

Headquartered in Finland, Golf GameBook supports 25 scoring formats and recently passed 1 million global users. The round was fueled by a series of strategic investors.