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Jake Paul's Personal Care Brand W Raises $14M, Targets $50M In Annual Sales: 'Runway To Achieve A Massive And Successful Future'
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 - 8:00am | 592Read More...Professional boxer and entrepreneur Jake Paul announced a new round of funding for his W personal care brand, which launched exclusively in Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) stores earlier this year. What Happened: W, founded by Paul, raised $14 million in seed and Series A Funding, which comes on top of Paul...
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This Tom Brady Baseball Card Is Worth... $500K? Inside The Hunt For A Rare Collectible
Monday, December 11, 2023 - 5:24pm | 911Read More...Retired NFL star Tom Brady is arguably one of the greatest of all time to ever play the sport. Many are familiar with Brady’s story: He was drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft and became a seven-time Super Bowl champion. But most fans may not know that he also was a baseball player taken in the...
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AI Startup Causes 'Battle Of The Billionaires' On 'Shark Tank,' Gets $300K Offer From Mark Cuban, Michael Rubin
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - 12:37am | 565Read More...On a recent episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” artificial intelligence (AI) company, Bot-It, managed to secure a deal from billionaire judges Mark Cuban and Michael Rubin. As reported by CNBC, Bot-It founders, Maurice Bachelor and Joel Griffith, pitched their Los Angeles-...
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Benzinga Buzz: Kim Kardashian And This QB Great Bid Millions At Jay-Z's Charity Auction
Sunday, October 1, 2023 - 2:02pm | 777Read More...Each week, Benzinga Buzz compiles the latest entertainment news into a cohesive column for your consideration. Read on for the latest updates — both useful and irreverent. This week, we got a glimpse at the goings-on in Atlantic City, where Jay-Z's nonprofit — the Reform Alliance...
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EXCLUSIVE: Gary Vee On SlamBall Investment And Growth Ahead: 'Lot Of Opportunities To Be The Future Of Sports At Scale'
Friday, August 4, 2023 - 12:31pm | 999Read More...SlamBall, a sport that combines elements of basketball and football with trampolines, was launched in 2000 and enjoyed a brief period of success. Fans who have been clamoring for its return have finally had their wish granted. Among the backers of the revival of SlamBall, betting on the...
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Benzinga Names Fanatics A 'Challenger' Award Recipient At Inaugural Titans Sports Betting Event
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 4:11pm | 238Read More...A leading fantasy sports and sports betting company has been honored with the "Challenger" award from Benzinga at the first Titans Sports Betting conference. What's A Challenger?: The Challenger Award is reserved for innovators and upstarts disrupting the industry of sports betting. A jury...
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NFTs Head To The Upside Down: How You Can Get 'Stranger Things' NFTs
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 - 7:25pm | 515Read More...A leading digital collectibles company is headed to the Upside Down to bring to consumers NFTs based on one of the most popular television shows. What Happened: Candy Digital, a company that has previously released NFTs for Major League Baseball and its players, is launching NFTs for “...
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MLB Drops Topps After 70 Years, Trading Card SPAC Deal Terminated
Friday, August 20, 2021 - 10:32am | 769Read More...One of the most talked about SPAC deals in the sports world has been terminated and will not go through as originally agreed upon. What Happened: Topps, the iconic trading card company that started producing Major League Baseball (MLB) cards in 1951, was set to go public once again with a $1.3...
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Fanatics, Michael Novogratz, Gary Vee Team On NFT Platform, Lou Gehrig Speech Up First
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 - 4:02pm | 483Read More...A leading sports apparel company is teaming up with a cryptocurrency bull and an entrepreneur to launch a new NFT platform with an exclusive deal with Major League Baseball. What Happened: Candy Digital is an NFT company founded by Fanatics and its Chairman Michael Rubin with Michael Novogratz and...
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Electronic Arts Reverses Decision, Develops New Wii U Games
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 9:07am | 529Read More...Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) CFO Blake Jorgensen has confirmed that, contrary to the previous comments from company spokesperson Jeff Brown (and a barrage of negative tweets from an EA engineer), the company is developing games for Nintendo's (OTC: NTDOY) console. According to IGN, Jorgensen made...
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eBay To Buy GSI Commerce (EBAY)
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 2:19pm | 213Read More...In a bid to draw more buyers and sellers, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) plans to buy GSI Commerce (NASDAQ: GSIC), an e-commerce company, for $1.96 billion in cash, according to an article in Reuters. eBay said on Monday that it offered $29.25 per share to GSI shareholders. Shares rose by a 50.9 percent...
