Sports software firm Teamworks notches over $1 billion valuation in latest funding round
Sports software maker
Teamworks
said on Tuesday it was valued at over $1 billion in its latest
funding round
, which was led by California-based
Dragoneer Investment Group
, an existing investor.
The Durham, North Carolina-based company raised $235 million in its latest funding round, the company added.
Founded in 2004, Teamworks provides sport-specific predictive models and metrics to more than 6,500
sports teams
globally.
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