Press Sports: Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding

Press Sports Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding

• Press Sports, GA-based sports social media app for athletes, fans, coaches, and teams to connect and grow their athletic brands, closed $1.5m in seed funding
• The round was led by General Catalyst with participation from Overline, as well as Sound Media Ventures
• The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand its reach and development efforts
• PressSports is a sports social media app, with a community of athletes, coaches and fans from all sports around the world
• Tyler Droll and Tom Chernetsky joined PressSports to lead Product and Technology after founding YikYak
• The company recently hired Branndon Stewart to join as COO