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s. The company distributes original sports content on

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outlets, including

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, and

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and sells apparel with its logos and branding. In 2021, Overtime launched Overtime Elite, a professional basketball league for 16-19 year-olds. In 2022, Overtime launched OT7, a low-contact, seven-on-seven American football league.

History

Overtime was founded in late 2016 by Dan Porter and Zack Weiner. Initially, Overtime focused on short-form content of high school athletes captured on iPhone technology developed by Porter and Weiner. Overtime's social content helped grow the popularity of NBA stars including Zion Wiliamson and

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. The company has expanded its offerings to include medium and long-form content. In 2021, Overtime announced the launch of OT Films with docuseries on

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and

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and a college athlete creator studio with its first project being an original series with ''Space Jam 2'' star Ceyair Wright. In February 2017, Overtime raised a $2.5 million seed round with

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and former NBA commissioner

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contributing. In February 2018, Overtime raised a $9.5 million Series A round with

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, BoxGroup,

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, and returning investor Greycroft contributing. In February 2019, Overtime raised a $23 million Series B round with

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, and returning investor Andreessen Horowitz contributing. In March 2019, Overtime announced a partnership with

to develop simulcasts for NBA games. In April 2021, Overtime raised an $80 million Series C round with

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contributing. In March 2022, Overtime announced plans to launch a low-contact, seven-on-seven football league, OT7, with

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investing in the league. OT7 officially launched in June 2022. In May 2022,

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joined Overtime's board of directors. In August 2022, Overtime raised a $100 million Series D round with

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and returning investor Jeff Bezos contributing. In September 2022, Overtime announced a partnership with FootballCo to develop branded content for the

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Overtime Elite

Overtime launched the Overtime Elite professional basketball league in 2021 for high school basketball players and international players between the ages of 16–19. Players receive a minimum salary of $100,000 annually, a signing bonus, and shares in Overtime's larger business. The company provides health and disability insurance and sets aside $100,000 in college scholarship money for each player if they decide not to pursue professional basketball afterwards. Overtime Elite built a 103,000 square-foot facility in Atlanta where players train, study, and compete. Athletes participate in an academic program featuring a 4:1 student-teacher ratio and a curriculum offering traditional high school subjects alongside life skill-related subjects in financial literacy, social media and other media training, and mental health and wellness. Overtime Elite consists of 27 players divided into three teams who compete against each other and prep and

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opponents. The three teams play in a playoffs and finals in March. In April 2021, Overtime Elite hired former NBA player,

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head coach, and NCAA Champion

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as its first head coach and head of player development. In May 2021, Overtime Elite announced the signings of Matt and Ryan Bewley, the first prep underclassmen to sign contracts with an American professional basketball league. The league also signed Dominican guard

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in June 2021 as its first international player and 16-year-old Jalen Lewis, the youngest American professional basketball player in history, in July 2021. In September 2021, Overtime Elite announced an exclusive partnership with

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to create basketball trading cards on Overtime Elite athletes, marking the return of Topps to basketball trading cards. In October 2021, Overtime Elite announced

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as a brand partner. In July 2022, Pau Gasol joined the Overtime Elite board.

OT7

Overtime launched OT7, a low-contact, seven-on-seven American football league with Cam Newton, in 2022. The first OT7 season was held in June 2022 in

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. The first season featured 18 seven-on-seven teams from around the U.S. Participants included top-ranked quarterbacks Malachi Nelson,

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, Nico Iamaleava, and Jaden Rashida. Over 100 Power Five recruits participated in the first season. The South Florida Express defeated Cam Newton's C1N in the OT7 finals.

OTX

In February 2023, Overtime launched Overtime Boxing (OTX), which will debut as a four-event fight series in August 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in

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. The events will be aired exclusively on

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. Nutrabolt and its drink brand C4 Energy were named the first sponsor in a multiyear deal.

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External links

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