Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's TMRW Sports Unveils Big-Name Investors
Serena Williams, Andy Murray, Gareth Bale and Justin Timberlake are among the high-profile investors in the start-up
The full list of investors in Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's new sports media and technology company TMRW Sports has been revealed.
Yesterday, it was announced that seven-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton had been brought on board as investor and he has now been joined by a host of other high-profile figures from the sports and entertainment world.
Revealing the news on Twitter, the company said: "Meet our initial investor group, a roster of icons across sports & entertainment matched with business titans - headlined by @StephenCurry30, @LewisHamilton, @alexmorgan13, @andy_murray, @Ninja, @CP3, Shohei Ohtani, @tonyromo, @jtimberlake @serenawilliams"
Meet our initial investor group, a roster of icons across sports & entertainment matched with business titans - headlined by @StephenCurry30, @LewisHamilton, @alexmorgan13, @andy_murray, @Ninja, @CP3, Shohei Ohtani, @tonyromo, @jtimberlake & @serenawilliams. pic.twitter.com/AS18WH6jgANovember 2, 2022
Among the standout names investing in the start-up are tennis stars Serena Williams and Andy Murray, former Real Madrid footballer Gareth Bale, musician and actor Justin Timberlake, NFL quarterback Josh Allen, and a clutch of NBA basketball players including four-time NBA champions Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala, Chris Paul and Jayson Tatum. Los Angeles Dodgers baseball star Trea Turner and ice hockey's three-time Stanley Cup champion Sidney Crosby are also investing.
In the accompanying video, a statement from CEO Mike McCarley spelled out the venture's vision. It read: "Over the past year we've assembled a team of investors who will help deliver on the TMRW Sports mission to positively impact how sports are experienced in the future."
TMRW Sports aims to use technology as a way to bring golf to younger fans and, to that end, Woods and McIlroy unveiled TGL in August - a tech-focused golf league in partnership with the PGA Tour that will bring that will bring team matches combining live action with digital technology to prime-time TV in 2024.
With some of the biggest names in the sports and entertainment world now investing in TMRW Sports, it appears that a company that was only unveiled in August is gaining serious momentum.
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Below is the complete list of investors in TMRW Sports.
TMRW Sports Investors
- Lewis Hamilton (F1,
- Alex Albon (F1, Williams)
- Lando Norris (F1, McLaren)
- Carlos Sainz (F1, Scuderia Ferrari)
- Mark Webber (retired nine-time F1 winner)
- Josh Allen (NFL, Buffalo Bills)
- Kelvin Beachum (NFL, Arizona Cardinals)
- Larry Fitzgerald (NFL, retired, Arizona Cardinals)
- Tony Romo (NFL, retired, Dallas Cowboys)
- Stephen Curry (NBA Golden State Warriors, four-time NBA Champion)
- Andre Iguodala (NBA Golden State Warriors, four-time NBA Champion)
- Chris Paul (NBA, Phoenix Suns)
- Jayson Tatum (NBA, Boston Celtics)
- Diana Taurasi (WNBA, Phoenix Mercury, three time WNBA Champion)
- Jozy Altidore (Liga MX Mexican football league, Puebla)
- Gareth Bale (MLS, Los Angeles Galaxy)
- Servando Carrasco (MLS, retired)
- Alex Morgan (NWSL, San Diego Wave FC, World Cup Champion)
- Shohei Ohtani (MLB, Los Angeles Angels)
- Trea Turner (Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series Champion)
- Andy Murray (three-time tennis Grand Slam Singles Champion)
- Serena Williams (23-time tennis Grand Slam Singles Champion)
- Sidney Crosby (NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins)
- Kanoa Igarashi (World Surf League, Olympic Silver Medalist)
- Tyler "Ninja" Blevins (professional gamer and entertainment personality)
- Justin Timberlake (musician and actor)
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