Dapper Labs

Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Kash Shaikh, chairman and chief executive of startup pro baseball league Baseball United, and Baseball Hall of Famer Barry Larkin, a Baseball United owner and board member. Fisher and Russo also discuss Dan Snyder’s move to consider potential equity transactions regarding the National Football League’s Washington Commanders, the star-studded investor group for golf technology startup TMRW Sports, new investment for prominent agency Wasserman, a historic high point in North American pro teams up for sale including the National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators, and business impacts from the marked decline in the market for sports-related non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Dapper Labs, the Canadian blockchain company behind NBA Top Shot, has announced it is laying off 22 per cent of its staff, citing the "macroeconomic environment.
NFL
Licensing & Merchandising

League, union expand their fan engagement efforts with prominent developer
Multiple Sports
Licensing & Merchandising

Jorge Urrutia del Pozo, vice president of football for NFT firm Dapper Labs, says the company is interested in producing digital collectibles for “many sports”, provided they enjoy a large and engaged fanbase, and outlines how the company plans to spend the $607.5m raised in nine separate funding rounds.
Basketball
Fan Engagement

Canadian blockchain company continues active run of sports-related deals
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jordan Levin, Scientific Games executive vice president and group chief executive of digital, who recently played a key role in sale of betting technology and content operation OpenBet to Endeavor. Eric and Chris also discuss Dapper Labs’ large-scale agreement with the National Football League and NFL Players Association, funding for the newly formed Fanatics Trading Cards, continued turbulence for United States-based regional sports networks, and advancing efforts by the NFL’s Chicago Bears to develop a new stadium.
American Football
Licensing & Merchandising

The National Football League and National Football League Players Association have made a major move into the non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem by securing a partnership with Dapper Labs, the Canadian-based…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Sai Srinivas, co-founder and chief executive of the Mobile Premier League. Eric and Chris also discuss contrasting trends in betting sponsorships between the United Kingdom and United States, a pair of large-scale fundraising events surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain technology, and the acquisition of Serie A’s Genoa by Florida-based alternative investment firm 777 Partners.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Canadian blockchain company more than triples its prior valuation
Football
Licensing & Merchandising

Spanish football's LaLiga is significantly enhancing its presence in the non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem by securing a partnership with NBA Top Shot creators Dapper Labs
Technology

Blockchain-backed digital collectibles, having taken global sports industry by storm, now look to show they are not just the latest technological flash-in-the-pan. US Editor Eric Fisher reports
Finance & Law

In this week's episode of the SportBusiness Finance Weekly podcast, co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Mike Dee, president of sports for Pennsylvania-based multiplatform audio company Audacy, which recently rebranded from its prior identity of Entercom. Eric and Chris also discuss Endeavor's revived efforts to go public, a major fundraising round for the developer of NBA Top Shot, and DraftKings' acquisition of the Vegas Sports Information Network (VSiN).
Finance & Law

Large group of high-profile investors reflect surging fan interest in NFTs