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July 8, 2025 - Deals

Fantasy Life Secures $7M Seed Funding Led By LRMR Ventures And SC Holdings

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Fantasy Life, a New York City-based fantasy sports and gaming company founded by Matthew Berry, has raised $7M in Seed funding led by LRMR Ventures and SC Holdings, with participation from investors like Roger Ehrenberg, David Blitzer’s Bolt Ventures, Gerry Cardinale, Chad Hurley, Tony Khan, John Legend, Larry Fitzgerald Jr., and Donald Mustard. The funding will support the launch of Fantasy Life’s new platform, featuring an upgraded Guillotine Leagues format and a fully redesigned app and web experience, strengthening its position as a top media and tech partner for fantasy sports fans. INVESTORS: LRMR Ventures (Lebron James & Maverick Carter), SC Holdings, Eberg Capital LLC, Bolt Ventures, Gerry Cardinale, Jeff Shell, Chad Hurley, Wasserman Ventures, Tony Khan, SUM Ventures, John Legend, Roger Ehrenberg, David Blitzer, Chad Hurley, Tony Khan, George Kittle. Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, Ja’Marr Chase, Austin Ekeler, Brent Celek, Larry Fitzgerald Jr., & Donald Mustard ROUND: Seed AMOUNT: $7,000,000 HQ: #NewYork #NY #NewYorkCity #NYC #VentureCapital #FantasyLife #MatthewBerry #LRMRVentures #SCHoldings #EbergCapitalLLC #BoltVentures #LebronJames #Lebron #GerryCardinale #JeffShell #ChadHurley #WassermanVentures #TonyKhan #JaMarrChase #JoeBurrow #JoshAllen #SUMVentures #JohnLegend #LarryFitzgeraldJr #DonaldMustard #TradedVC

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Puppy Sphere Secures Seed Round Of $24 Million From Strategic Investors Including The School Of Hard KnocksPuppy Sphere (@ThePuppySphere), a New York-based wellness brand centered on the human-animal bond, has raised a Seed round from a group of strategic investors including The School of Hard Knocks, Tobi Oluwole, Jake Fleshner, Torch Collective, former Massage Envy CEO David Humphrey, and other founders and operators. Founded by Francesca Albo and Lea Burbidge Izquierdo, Puppy Sphere has scaled its puppy yoga concept into a broader experiential wellness platform with 13 studios, corporate wellness programs, brand partnerships, and live activations, serving more than 450,000 customers and partnering with companies including Google, Amazon, Netflix, TikTok, and the NBA. FUN FACT: Puppy Sphere was born from two Canadian founders’ own mental health journeys and has since grown into 13 studios across North America, $14M+ in cumulative revenue, and 450,000+ customers, all without outside capital. Along the way, the brand has welcomed names like Sabrina Carpenter, Simu Liu, Trevor Noah and Alessia Cara, while building a broader wellness platform around the gentle power of puppy therapy. Now Puppy Sphere is opening its cap table for the first time through a strategic angel round, bringing together leaders across media, consumer growth and wellness, including The School of Hard Knocks, former Massage Envy CEO David Humphrey, growth entrepreneur Tobi Oluwole, and Nucleus Network co-founder Jake Fleshner, alongside a broader group of strategic founders and operators. The vision: bring the gentle power of puppy therapy across the globe. FOUNDERS: Francesca Albo (@FrancescaaAlbo), Lea Burbidge Izquierdo (@LeaburbIz) INVESTORS: The School of Hard Knocks (@TheSchoolofHardKnockz), Tobi Oluwole (@TheTobiOluwole), Jake Fleshner (@JakeFleshner) Torch Collective, Heather Stark, Will Bodewes, Craig Zingerline & more ROUND: Seed VALUATION CAP: $24,000,000 HQ: New York, New York #VentureCapital #PuppySphere #TradedPartner #FrancescaAlbo #TradedVC