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Black-owned StatusPro makes Naomi Osaka, LeBron James Key Investors

StatusPRO Secures Naomi Osaka, LeBron James & More Sports Industry Leaders As Key Investors
Photo Credit: Valerie Macon / Gotham / StatusPRO

VC AND INVESTING

StatusPRO Secures Naomi Osaka, LeBron James & More Sports Industry Leaders As Key Investors

StatusPRO a sports and gaming Black-owned company that stands out in its combination of player data and XR virtual reality to help create a suite of fan engagement products for its consumers.

StatuPro has continued to go against the status quo! The company stands out in many ways, particularly being one of the few, in fact, less than 1 percent Black-owned companies that receive funding from traditional venture capital firms.

StatusPRO sports technology and gaming company do an outstanding job of combining player data and XR (augmented and virtual reality) which enables the tech company to create a suite of training and fan engagement products for enterprises and consumers

The company was founded by Andrew “Hawk” Hawkins and his partner, Troy Jones. As AAG stated above, the company, StatusPRO is a part of the less than one percent of Black entrepreneurs who receive funding from traditional venture capital firms.

To learn more about StatusPro and follow their journey, click here.