Sports Streaming Startup Buzzer Raises Funds, Enters Talks With Leagues
- App lets users tune in to live game action in real time
- Funding led by Sapphire Sport targets new licensed offering
Buzzer Media partners include NBA League Pass.
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Sports streaming startup Buzzer Technologies Inc. has raised new funding and entered discussions with leagues, teams and networks as it opens up the platform for licensing deals.
The $20 million round was led by venture firm Sapphire Sport and joined by ID Fund, NewBound Ventures and Lerer Hippeau Ventures Management. New athlete investors include tennis player Nick Kyrgios, football player Myles Garrett and basketball star Kevin Durant’s Thirty Five Ventures. It brings the company’s total funding to more than $44 million.