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DraftKings shares plans for launch of NFT collectibles marketplace

TechCrunch

DraftKings is charging into the NFT game, announcing a marketplace aimed at curating sports and entertainment-themed digital collectibles for its audience of enthusiasts. The platform is “debuting later this summer,” and showcases another potentially lucrative expansion for the fantasy sports betting company.

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Whoop raises another $200M for its athlete-focused fitness wearable

TechCrunch

Founded in 2012, Whoop is far from a household name in the world of fitness trackers. In fact, the company has a specific offering for sports teams, as well as solutions for businesses, healthcare and government/defense. Whoop, the sports tech and analytics company that makes discreet wearables, raises $55M.

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Paris-based accelerator The Family sues co-founder Oussama Ammar

TechCrunch

It has become normal to raise funds long before you have a product/market fit, and this poses challenges to entrepreneurs that are of a very different nature than those the ecosystem has faced in the past years,“ he added back in November 2021. Back in 2011, Ammar used to work for a company called Be Sport.

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BarcelonaJUG & Apiumhub collaboration: Java events in Barcelona

Apiumhub

Since 2012, Barcelona JUG has been organizing talks and meetups focused on Java topics, looking forward to spin this technology from Barcelona to the rest of the world. – Cristian Cotes González – CTO – Signa Sports United. We are proud to announce that we became Java Users Group Barcelona partner !

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How to Build & Govern Trusted AI Systems: People

DataRobot

DataRobot was founded in 2012 and today is one of the most widely deployed and proven AI platforms in the market, delivering over a trillion predictions for leading companies around the world. But people are rarely acting individually when undertaking AI, they are usually building AI in the cloud within an organization.

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Gaming is Eating Media… and Pokemon is Just the Start

Battery Ventures

1] Within that, mobile gaming has grown from the smallest segment of gaming in 2012 to driving over 50% of video game revenue in 2018. [2] Gaming has become so popular that more people are now watching professional gaming teams—part of the larger trends of e-sports–than some major, traditional sporting events.

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Interview with Evgeny Predein – CEO of Apiumhub

Apiumhub

In 2012 he moved to Barcelona and that’s where his entrepreneurship journey started. Christian is a tech guru and well-known software architect, whereas Evgeny is a business development leader and an entrepreneur who led his vision to the market. The importance of marketing and networking. About the founders. Apiumhub focus.