NEW YORK —TPG Sports Group held its third annual Sports Tank, the equivalent of ABC’s Shark Tank, on Tuesday at the Katie Murphy Amphitheatre in Manhattan. Only TPG’s rendition exclusively included startups and early-stage companies at the intersection of sports and technology.
Eleven companies had the opportunity to pitch their products or services to six venture capitalists while also having the backing and ear of a sports advisory panel, which included executives with FanDuel, NBC Sports, Catapult Sports and others.
Following the event, two of the investors, Chris Webb (Co-Founder and Partner at Hickory VC) and Ryan Lawrence (Senior Vice President/Principal, Catalyst Sports and Media) discussed what companies stood out, how they vet entrepreneurs at pitch competitions and where do they take the conversation from New York.