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Sports community platform Stadium Live raises $10M to expand its digital world for Gen Z

TechCrunch

announced its $10 million Series A funding round to continue its mission of bringing fantasy sports to a younger generation. The Canadian startup was founded in 2020 by Kevin Kim and Paul Xu with the goal of gamifying the sports fandom and building a “digital playground” of sorts for Gen Z sports fans.

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“Link-in-bio” company Linktree raises $45M Series B for its social commerce features

TechCrunch

Linktree’s latest funding will be used on tools that make social commerce easier. This is in partly because people have been spending more time on social media and e-commerce shopping during the pandemic. .” Linktree raises $10.7M for its lightweight, link-centric user profiles.

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Social listening app Earbuds raises $3 million in Series A funding

TechCrunch

Ten years later, Earbuds has raised a $3 million Series A round for its social listening app, led by Ecliptic Capital with additional investment from the Andre Agassi Foundation and LFG Ventures. With this recent raise, Fox and his team of six plan to expand the app to add creator monetization tools, incentivizing people to use the app.

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Sharify makes it super simple to rediscover your city’s social side

TechCrunch

The pandemic has upended many aspects of urban life but perhaps the most visible upheaval is to citydwellers’ social lives, with curfews calling time on traditional night life across much of the Western world and social distancing putting a chilly spin on opportunities for getting together with people outside your usual circle.

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Demand Curve: How to get social proof that grows your startup

TechCrunch

This is called social proof, which is a physiological effect that influences your decisions every day, whether you know it or not. We’ve found that effectively using social proof can lead to up to 400% improvement in conversion. How businesses use social proof. Social proof for B2B. Social proof for SaaS.

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NBA All-Star Chris Paul joins digital media startup Greenfly’s growth round

TechCrunch

Green and Kirschner saw how social media was driving new sources of revenue for organizations like sports teams, politics and consumer brands, but needed a way for real-time distribution of media to be easily shared. He considers Greenfly “instant access to a media gallery” that he can share on his social media accounts.

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5 Ways Social Media Can Accelerate Your Old School Sales Strategy

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. “Oh, I don’t need any of that social media crap. You know, like building relationships, having a real conversation, solving problems…” I laughed, “Sounds like the perfect way to use social media to me!” The tools have changed, but not the rules that matter most. Want to talk sports?

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