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Team Whistle
(formerly known as
Whistle
or
Whistle Sports
)
[1]
is an American
digital media
company focused on sports-related and entertainment content.
History
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Since its launch in 2014, Whistle Sports has raised more than $56 million in funding to date. It raised $8 million in 2014, mostly from Sky Broadcasting, $28 million in a second round in 2015,
[2]
and $20 million in a third round in 2016.
[3]
The company's investors and equity holders include
Tegna, Inc.
,
NBC Sports
,
Sky Sports
,
Liberty Global
, and Emil Capital, as well as multiple professional sports leagues.
In addition, the company has had partnerships with
Nickelodeon
with "Top Ten Trick Shots,"
[4]
and Wilson for their #MyWilson campaign.
[5]
In 2018,
Leeds United
majority owner
Andrea Radrizzani
's company Aser led a $28 million funding round.
[6]
In March 2021, Team Whistle was acquired by Aser via its
Eleven Group
subsidiary.
[7]
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