There are some very heavy hitters among the full list of investors in Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s new sports media and technology company TMRW Sports.
Yesterday, it was revealed 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.
On Twitter TMRW Sports posted: “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”
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”Who are some of these investors in the start-up? They are Serena Williams and Andy Murray (tennis stars), Gareth Bale, musician (former Real Madrid footballer) and Justin Timberlake (actor), Josh Allen (NFL quarterback), and a swath of professional ballers from the NBA, including four-time NBA champions Stephen Curry. It’s a wave of well-knowns looking to make their rolls of cabbage bigger.
CEO Mike McCarley outlined his vision for the venture. 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.”
Aiming to use technology as a magnet to attract a younger generation of fans to golf, TMRW Sports’ Woods and McIlroy unveiled TGL in August – a tech-focused golf league in partnership with the PGA Tour that combines live-action team matches with digital technology for prime-time TV in 2024.
In just a few months, since August, TMRW Sports is quickly becoming an industry contended to watch.
Below is the complete list of investors in TMRW Sports:
- 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)
