All Financing articles
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ArticleBarclays upgrades Nike to Overweight
Barclays analyst sees peak investor pessimism on Nike, raising the price target to $73 as North America stabilizes and wholesale grows.
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News briefsRoxfit raises £1.9m for AI HYROX training
Yorkshire fitness tech startup targets its 260,000-strong user base with fresh capital to deepen AI capabilities and expand gym partnerships globally.
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ArticleUK startup raises £500,000 to modernize golf resale
Scottish golf tech startup Hosel targets a $3bn pre-owned market long dominated by generalist platforms with poor pricing transparency.
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ArticleUK sustainable sportswear startup Reflo raises £2.5m
UK sustainable sportswear brand bypasses VC to let customers buy in alongside footballer Harry Kane on Crowdcube
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ArticleNext-gen wearable patch PointFit wins VC backing
Hong Kong startup PointFit reads lactate through sweat in real time, as VC firm Seveno Capital backs its path from elite sport to mass market.
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ArticleWomen’s sport investment: “The math is persuasive”
Project Level is betting on women’s sports as a top growth play, backed by early traction in soccer and volleyball.
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ArticleJD Sports pursues share buybacks
The British sports retailer commits to returning cash to shareholders through a two-tranche repurchase scheme.
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ArticleLargest sports-buyout fund yet closes at $1.2bn
Otro Capital’s inaugural fund more than doubles its $500m target, with investments already made in Alpine F1, Two Circles and FlexWork.
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ArticleKings League raises $63 million in funding round
The investment will support global expansion projects.
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ArticlePTPA seeking outside capital, per report
Players’ union explores $1bn raise to reshape tennis governance and commercial control.
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AnalysisActivist investors reshaped sporting goods in 2025
Record activism in 2025 forced leadership changes at Lululemon, Nike, YETI and Under Armour as sophisticated funds exploited post-pandemic valuation gaps.
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ArticleNFL clubs approve $32m flag football league investment
NFL clubs have authorised up to $32 million in investment for a professional flag football league, using the league’s 32 Equity vehicle to build infrastructure ahead of the sport’s Olympic debut in 2028.
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News briefsCarbon raises $60m to scale 3D printing
Silicon Valley additive manufacturing company Carbon, Inc. has raised $60 million from investors including Adidas and Sequoia Capital, accelerating its cash-flow positive path.
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ArticleSnow League raises $15m for global expansion
The Snow League, founded by Shaun White, has raised $15 million to expand its professional snowboarding and freeskiing league globally, with backing from 359 Capital, BITKRAFT Ventures, and Fenway Sports Group’s Linda Henry.
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ArticleGoldman buys Excel Sports for ~$1bn
Goldman Sachs agrees to buy majority stake in Excel Sports, the agency representing Caitlin Clark, Tiger Woods and Derek Jeter, in a deal worth close to $1bn.
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News briefsAndorran bank to invest €40m in sports tech
Actyus, an investment-management firm within Andorra’s Andbank, has established a €40 million investment fund for sports tech.
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News briefsSmart-ring producer en route to $11bn valuation
Ōura Health Oy, the Finnish maker of the Oura ring fitness tracker, is raising $875 million in Series E funding.
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News briefsItalian football club Como 1907 launches start-up platform with The Players Fund
The initiative will give start-ups a chance to test and scale.
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ArticleWorld Rugby to invest in US
The country is set to host the Men’s Rugby World Cup and the Women’s Rugby World Cup, in 2031 and 2033 respectively.
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News briefsKlarna debuts at New York Stock Exchange
Swedish fintech Klarna made its stock market debut on the New York Stock Exchange, raising $1.37 billion (€1.26bn) in its IPO.
