Aktivate Announces $7 Million Seed Funding Round To Launch Scholastic Sports Community
Amount Raised
$7 Million
Round Type
Seed
New YorkSoftwareSportsInvestors
Description
Aktivate, a sports technology platform for K-12 schools, today announced its public launch and the closing of a $7MM seed financing round that will fund the development of a market-leading sports administration platform and scholastic sports community. The funding round was led by Will Ventures, with participation from Tal Ventures, Village Global – the venture firm backed by some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Diane Greene, and Reid Hoffman – as well as TechAviv, Benson Oak Ventures, and angel investors Zeke Emanuel and Howard Morgan.
Quick answer
Aktivate raised $7 Million in a Seed round, dated September 14, 2021. Investors: Reid Hoffman and Bill Gates. Aktivate is based in New York, New York, United States.
- How much did Aktivate raise?
- Aktivate raised $7 Million in a Seed round on September 14, 2021.
- Who invested in Aktivate?
- Reid Hoffman and Bill Gates are named as investors in this round.
- What does Aktivate do?
- Aktivate is on a mission to transform how scholastic sports are managed and funded by reducing the financial barriers that prevent students from accessing the benefits of athletic participation.
- Where is Aktivate based and how big is it?
- Aktivate is based in New York, New York, United States. Fundz records about 23 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at Aktivate?
- Fundz holds 2 contacts at Aktivate, including the Executive Officer. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Sports and Software around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Aktivate that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Wander raised $7M (Funding Round) on October 20, 2021.
- DYRT, INC. raised an undisclosed amount (Funding Round) on October 19, 2021.
- Jambb raised $3.5M (Seed) on October 13, 2021.
- Covera Health raised $25M (Series C) on August 23, 2021.
- Covera Health raised $22M on August 19, 2021.
- Hygieia raised $1.8M (Seed) on August 5, 2021.
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