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NBA’s Antetokounmpo Starts Fund With Investment in Women’s Basketball

NBA star joins a growing list of professional athletes in VC
Build Your Legacy Ventures is backing Unrivaled league

Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. on April 23.Photographer: Stacy Revere/Getty Images

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By Vanessa Perdomo

November 21, 2024 at 1:30 PM UTC

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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is getting into venture capital, and one of his first investments is in women’s basketball.

Antetokounmpo’s Build Your Legacy Ventures is backing Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 professional women’s basketball league that plays during the WNBA’s off-season. Games will start in January with six teams and players including star Breanna Stewart, who’s also one of the league’s founders.