Startup women’s basketball league Unrivaled announced it raised $28 million in a Series A funding round ahead of its inaugural season, bringing total 2024 funding to $35 million. The league will feature thirty-six top players and claims to offer the highest average salaries in women’s professional sports. It signed Under Armour as its official uniform partner and a multiyear media rights deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to air games. The league begins its inaugural season on January 17th.
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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street. Startup Women's Basketball League Unrivaled
00:04announced it raised $28 million in a Series A funding round ahead of its inaugural season,
00:09bringing total 2024 funding to $35 million. The league will feature 36 top players and claims
00:16to offer the highest average salaries in women's professional sports. It signed Audra Arbor as
00:21its official uniform partner and a multi-year media rights deal with Warner Brothers Discovery
00:26to air the games. The league begins its inaugural season on January 17th.