2023 Topps Series 1 Baseball’s new design ushers in a full season of surprises for Topps and the … [+] Fanatics brand. Topps Topps’ ambitious 2023 Series 1 Baseball release aims to be a fe...
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Fanatics in talks to acquire BetParx sportsbook
New York, NY. – December 7th. Portrait for a profile on Fanatics founder & CEO Michael Rubin at his office in downtown NYC. The Washington Post | Getty Images Fanatics is in discussions to a...
Sports Giant Fanatics Sells Off Its Majority Stake in NFT Startup Candy Digital
Sports merchandising giant Fanatics has divested its majority stake in NFT firm Candy Digital, according to a company memo obtained by Decrypt. Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin informed employees of the mov...
Fanatics Selling Its 60% Stake in Sports NFT Firm Candy Digital: Report
But Fanatics’ CEO Michael Rubin wrote in the internal email that “Divesting our ownership stake at this time allowed us to ensure investors were able to recoup most of their investment via cash or add...
Fanatics to Sell 60% of Candy Digital Stake Amid Struggling NFT Market – Bitcoin News
Fanatics, the retailer specializing in licensed sports merchandise, is divesting 60% of its stake in the non-fungible token (NFT) company Candy Digital, according to reports. The company is selling it...
Fanatics to sell Candy Digital stake to Galaxy amid slumping NFT market: CNBC
Fanatics is selling its majority stake in NFT shop Candy Digital, according to CNBC. The sports merchandising company owned by Michael Rubin is seeking to divest its 60% stake in Candy Digital, ...
Sports company Fanatics to sell stake in NFT firm Candy Digital
The sports collectible company Fanatics is divesting its stake in the NFT firm Candy Digital, according to reports from CNBC on Jan. 4. Candy Digital was founded in 2021 and has produced collections o...
Fanatics is divesting its 60% stake in NFT company Candy Digital
Michael Rubin’s sports platform company Fanatics is divesting its 60% stake in NFT company Candy Digital, according to an internal email obtained by CNBC. Fanatics, who previously held the major...
Fanatics valuation hits $31 billion after $700 million investment round
Fanatics CEO and co-chair Michael Rubin Shareif Ziyadat | Filmmagic | Getty Images Michael Rubin’s sports platform company Fanatics has raised $700 million in fresh capital, pushing its value to...
Michael Rubin Adds $1.1 Billion To Fortune On Fanatics’ $31 Billion Valuation
Topline Private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group recently led a roughly $700 million funding round in sports apparel giant Fanatics valuing the company at $31 billion, a source with knowledge of th...
How Topps Turned 20-Cent Commons Into Cash With Its MVP Buyback Program
2022 MVPs Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt are at the center of Topps’ 2022 MVP Buyback Program. Topps For many baseball card collectors, base cards are an afterthought—clutter filling up the bo...
Michael Rubin’s Fanatics hires its first chief people officer
Orlando Ashford has been appointed chief people officer of Michael Rubin’s sports business platform Fanatics. Source: Fanatics Orlando Ashford, known for holding senior level HR roles at Fortune...
Inside Upper Deck’s Strategy To Combine Digital And Physical Collectibles
Hockey Cards, part of the ePack program from Upper Deck Upper Deck The last few years have been very good for the collectibles industry and Upper Deck, the Carlsbad, California-based trading card comp...
LeBron James, Kevin Durant invest in Fanatics’ brand Mitchell & Ness
Fanatics bought Mitchell & Ness in February of 2022. Source: Fanatics Some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment are investing in Fanatics’ lifestyle clothing brand, Mitchell &...
Fanatics hires finance chief for sports-betting division before launch
Andrea Ellis has been appointed CFO of Fanatics Betting & Gaming. Source: Fanatics Fanatics is getting one step closer to launching its highly anticipated sports-gambling division, nearly five yea...
Fanatics is in talks to buy sports betting company Tipico, sources say
Michael Rubin arrives at the 2019 Fanatics Super Bowl Party on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Atlanta. Paul R. Giunta | Invision | AP Fanatics, the sports merchandising company, is in talks to acquire spo...
Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin selling ownership stake in 76ers, NJ Devils
Michael Rubin attends Fanatics Super Bowl Party on February 12, 2022 in Culver City, California. Shareif Ziyadat | Filmmagic | Getty Images Billionaire Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin announced Wednesday t...
Fanatics hires former Dick Clark Productions CEO to lead Topps, NFTs
Dick Clark Productions CEO Mike Mahan (R) and guest attend the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jeff Kravitz | Filmmagic, Inc | Getty Images ...
Fanatics strikes deal with colleges, student athletes to launch Topps cards
Fanatics display at the All-Star Players House Presented by MLBPA located at the Corner Alley Bar & Grill on July 07, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. Duane Prokop | Getty Images Topps is launching a line...
WWE And Fanatics To Launch E-Commerce Platform This Summer
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Fanatics: 2022 CNBC Disruptor 50
Founder: Michael Rubin (CEO)Launched: 2011Headquarters: Jacksonville, FloridaFunding: $4.2 billionValuation: $27 billionKey technologies: Artificial intelligence, cloud computing, machine learningIndu...
Fanatics adds SoftBank executive, ex-Airbnb marketing chief to board
A detailed photo of the Fanatics apparel displayed at NFL Hospitality during the 2018 NFL Annual Meetings at the Ritz Carlton Orlando, Great Lakes on March 26, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. Mark Brown | G...
NFL, MLB, players unions lead latest investment in Fanatics
A detailed photo of the Fanatics apparel displayed at NFL Hospitality during the 2018 NFL Annual Meetings at the Ritz Carlton Orlando, Great Lakes on March 26, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. Mark Brown | G...
WWE Inks Long-Term Deal With Fanatics to Push Official Merchandise, Trading Cards, and NFTs – Coinotizia
The media and entertainment company World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., otherwise known as WWE, has inked a long-term partnership with the global digital sports platform Fanatics. According to the de...
WWE Inks Long-Term Deal With Fanatics to Push Official Merchandise, Trading Cards, and NFTs – Blockchain Bitcoin News
The media and entertainment company World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., otherwise known as WWE, has inked a long-term partnership with the global digital sports platform Fanatics. According to the de...
WWE Inks Deal with Fanatics to Offer Fans an Enhanced NFT Experience
To render its fans a new experience through non-fungible token (NFT) trading cards, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has signed a deal with the digital sports platform Fanatics. As an American int...
Fanatics hits $27 billion in new funding, adds BlackRock, Michael Dell
Fanatics Founder/Executive Chairman Michael Rubin attends Fanatics Super Bowl Party at College Football Hall of Fame on February 2, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. Mike Coppola | Getty Images Michael Rubin&...
Why Antitrust Regulators Could Reasonably Block Fanatics From Acquiring Topps Trading Cards
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 10: Topps’ baseball cards from the 2016 season are on display during the … [+] “Open Topps Baseball Series 1 Cards ” event at the Topps’ off...
Fanatics acquires Topps trading cards
Topps’ baseball cards from the 2016 season on display during an event in New York City. Kris Connor | Getty Images Michael Rubin’s e-commerce company Fanatics has acquired Topps trading ca...