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Global Sports & Entertainment Agency Paradigm Sports Leads Initial Investment Round In Revolutionary Basketball Technology Platform Huupe

PRIVATEAug 02, 2022

Round Type

Venture

IrvineSports

Description

Global sports & entertainment agency Paradigm Sports today announced it has led the closing of an initial seed funding round in the revolutionary basketball technology platform Huupe, the world's first smart basketball hoop that allows you to train like a pro, track your performance and compete against other basketball players anywhere in the world. In addition to Paradigm Sports' investment, Founder & CEO Audie Attar will join Huupe's Board of Directors as a founding board member to provide strategy and guidance on scaling the product and its go-to-market strategy.

Quick answer

Huupe raised an undisclosed amount in a funding round, dated August 2, 2022. Huupe is based in Irvine, California, United States.

How much did Huupe raise?
Huupe raised an undisclosed amount in a funding round on August 2, 2022.
What does Huupe do?
huupe is redefining home basketball with the huupe mini, the world's first smart mini basketball hoop game console.
Where is Huupe based and how big is it?
Huupe is based in Irvine, California, United States. Fundz records about 40 employees.
Who are the decision-makers at Huupe?
Fundz holds 2 contacts at Huupe, including the Head of CX. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Sports around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Huupe that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • LootMogul raised $200M on September 16, 2022.
  • Skeena Resources raised $23M (Funding Round) on September 16, 2022.
  • Abler raised $4M (Seed) on September 15, 2022.
  • Verily raised $1B on September 9, 2022.
  • USA NINJA CHALLENGE FRANCHISING raised $100K (Pre-Seed) on September 7, 2022.
  • LiveScore Group raised $65M (Corporate Round) on September 7, 2022.

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Company Information

Company

Huupe

Location

Irvine, California, United States

About

huupe is redefining home basketball with the huupe mini, the world's first smart mini basketball hoop game console. Designed for both fun and performance, huupe lets players compete with friends around the world, track their shots in real time, stream their favorite shows and live sports, all from one smart backboard. Building on that innovation, huupe recently launched the huupe Arcade, delivering a full-scale smart basketball system that blends advanced gameplay with immersive entertainment.

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