US-based sports media startup The Players’ Tribune (TPT) closed a $40m series C round yesterday featuring GV, the subsidiary of internet technology group Alphabet formerly known as Google Ventures.
Venture capital firm IVP led the round, which included New Enterprise Associates (NEA), investment adviser GenTrust and individual investors including Thomas Tull, chairman of entertainment studio Legendary Entertainment, and undisclosed individual sportspeople.
TPT was founded by retired New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter in 2014 and operates as a platform through…
