Team Whistle (formerly known as Whistle or Whistle Sports) is an American
digital media company focused on sports-related and entertainment content.
History
Since its launch in 2014, Whistle Sports has raised more than $56 million in funding to date. It raised $8 million in 2014, mostly from Sky Broadcasting, $28 million in a second round in 2015, and $20 million in a third round in 2016. The company's investors and equity holders include
Tegna, Inc.
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,
NBC Sports,
Sky Sports
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,
Liberty Global, and Emil Capital, as well as multiple professional sports leagues.
In addition, the company has had partnerships with
Nickelodeon
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with "Top Ten Trick Shots," and Wilson for their #MyWilson campaign.
In 2018,
Leeds United
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majority owner
Andrea Radrizzani
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Early life and educa ...
's company Aser led a $28 million funding round. In March 2021, Team Whistle was acquired by Aser via its
Eleven Group subsidiary.
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Multi-channel networks