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PODCAST | Debating the future of sports tech investment

Courtside VC's Deepen Parikh, Drive by DraftKings' Meredith McPherron and Elevate Sports Ventures' Chip Bowers discuss the sports tech ideas to invest in now.

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PODCAST | Debating the future of sports tech investment

In a new entry from the SportsPro Insider Series, editorial director Michael Long talks to Courtside VC partner Deepen Parikh, Drive by DraftKings managing partner and chief executive Meredith McPherron and Elevate Sports Ventures president Chip Bowers about the sports tech ideas to invest in now. 

They discuss the sports tech trends to watch - and be wary of - in 2021, as well as how the pandemic has changed the investment game, what to look out for after Covid recedes, and how they go about their own business.

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