Amit Chowdhry | November 9, 2010 | 391 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Dan Zucker, Jimmy Shapiro, SB Nation, SportsRadioInterviews.com

SB Nation is already putting their $10.5 million Series C to use. The company has announced that they have acquired SportsRadioInterviews.com. SportsRadioInterviews.com is a streaming sports blog that discusses news, upcoming games, and sporting events from the perspective of a sports radio. The website was co-founded by Jimmy Shapiro and Dan Zucker. Below is the full press release:

Amit Chowdhry | November 8, 2010 | 845 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Accel Partners, Allen & Company, Comcast Interactive Capital, Khosla Ventures, SB Nation

SB Nation is a sports and news blog company that is based in Washington D.C. The company has raised a $10.5 million Series C round led by Khosla Ventures. SB Nation previously raised $13 million in funding from Accel Partners, Allen & Company, Comcast Interactive Capital, and several angel investors.

Amit Chowdhry | October 29, 2008 | 2,117 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Accel Capital, Accel Partners, Allen & Company, Northgate Capital, Providence Equity Partners, SB Nation

SB Nation is a sports startup that was started by Jim Bankoff, former AOL EVP of Consumer and Publisher Services. Bankoff is also a Senior Advisor with Providence Equity Partners. Bankoff was one of the AOL execs that pushed for the development of TMZ.com.
Although it is not known exactly how much SB Nation has raised, TechCrunch pegs it at around the “mid-seven-figure sum.” The funding was provided by Accel, Allen & Co., and several other angel investors. The other angel investors include Ted Leonsis (former AOL Vice Chairman and Washington Capitals owner), Brent Jones (former San Francisco 49ers player and MD of Northgate Capital), Dan Rosenweig, Jeff Weiner, and other executives from Providence Equity Partners.
SB Nation is short for SportsBlogs Nation. About 150 team sites are linked together by local writers within the SB Nation network. All of these bloggers share in advertising revenue. SB Nation sites combined receive about 2 million unique visitors per month.
SB Nation is based in Washington D.C.