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Location: Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Total raised: $1M
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | JDS Sports | jdssports.... |
| - | R/GA Ventu... | ventures.r... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 19.05.2021 | - | $1M | - |
Mentions in press and media 6
| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.04.2024 | Women athletes are on fire. See the 13 top investors and fund managers pouring money into the next 'big opportunity' in sports. | Finance Women athletes are on fire. See the 13 top investors and fund managers pouring money into the next 'big opportunity' in sports. Tiara White 2024-04-14T12:00:01Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Facebook Icon The lett... |
| 19.10.2023 | 14 key pitch deck slides the WNBA's Seattle Storm used to sell stakes that raised the team's valuation to a record-setting $151 million | Seattle Storm owners Lisa Brummel, left, and Ginny Gilder. Jane Gershovich/Seattle Storm This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. The Seattle Storm is the highest-valued team in th... |
| 25.10.2022 | The GIST Keeps On Growing, And The Industry Is Taking Notice | The GIST founders Ellen Hyslop, Jacie deHoop and Roslyn McLarty.Photo courtesy of The GIST, by Kitty Holland |
| 24.12.2021 | FanDuel CEO Amy Howe wants to persuade more women to participate in sports betting | Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you. A recent FanDuel ad features a character who appears often in commercials for sport-betting apps: a 20-som... |
| 19.05.2021 | Women-led sports media startup The GIST raises $1M to challenge sports reporting norms | The three co-founders of The GIST are all themselves sports fans, but realized in 2018 that sports media in general left a lot to be desired when it comes to catering to audiences outside of the traditional, male-dominated stereoptyical spo... |
| 29.04.2021 | The GIST’s Recent $1 Million Raise Reflects A Greater Trend In The Rise Of Women In Sports | The NFL typically dominates the most-watched primetime games telecasted in the United States. However, even the NFL suffered rating losses in 2020, down 11% from 2019. Similarly, several other major professional sports leagues saw much stee... |