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[Startup Investing Network]( [TODAY'S DEAL: Honestly, you should get this book](mailto:editor@investmentnewsweb.com?subject=Give+me+my+top+stocks+for+2020&body=Give+me+my+top+stocks+for+2020) Todays Top News [Patrick Mahomes And Ben Simmons Bet Millions] Patrick Mahomes And Ben Simmons Bet Millions Influencers may be the laughing stock of marketing, but when they can bring your company $47.8 million, they aren’t so funny. Hyperice makes medical devices specifically for professional athletes and fitness enthusiasts to help recover after heavy workouts, games, triathlons… hell, even the Olympics. Now, the amount of revenue the company has generated from influencers is yet to be seen, but that $47.8 million in backing has come from some of the biggest names in sports. Seth Curry, Ben Simmons, Naomi Osaka, Patrick Mahomes, Jarvis Landry, Russell Westbrook, and a bunch of other names you probably don’t know put their dollars to bat. That brings Hyperice’s valuation up to $700 million, with other investment coming from 32 Equity, who does investments for the NFL’s 32 Member Clubs and even the NBA. Yes, the NBA. Off to a good start, huh? They’ve also just signed some partnership deals to be the official recovery technology partner with UFC leagues and the NBA. Already, Naomi Osaka, tennis superstar, swears by it. Hopefully these big names will talk as much as they invest to get Hyperice tons of sales. Do you believe in all the athletic and fitness recovery tech that’s come out these days? Hit reply and let us know. Investing [Coinbase Employees Are Scrambling] Coinbase Employees Are Scrambling Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong sent out a memo last week that has sent employees flying. The memo made everyone aware of a new policy that won’t allow politics or social activism within the office. Even worse, he posted this to Medium, the online publishing platform. So far, 5% of employees are leaving with a severance, but more are in talks to leave. They only have one week to decide if they’re staying or getting out of the new “apolitical culture” Armstrong is creating. “It’s been a nightmare,” says a former employee, while others are feeling the pressure to decide in a week. We are in a pandemic that makes job hunting less than desirable, after all… This is just months after their entire engineering team had a virtual walkout after the CEO refused to say, “Black Lives Matter” during a company wide meeting. Armstrong made it a point to mention that the majority of people choosing to leave aren’t minority groups. Remember last year when they decided to remove signs on their office bathrooms to promote trans inclusivity? But now he wants no activism. Hmm. What do you think about this “no activism” policy? Are you for it or against? Hit reply and let us know. Don't Miss This [Inspiring A New Generation Of Laziness] Inspiring A New Generation Of Laziness Do you ever have the problem of a convenience store not being so convenient? Or, let’s be honest, no one wants to get up in the middle of the game to grab an essential. GoPuff is the creation of Yakir Gola and Rafael Ilishayev, co-CEO’s and co-founders, who wanted to make the “go-to platform for over-the-counter medicine or household products or baby food or ice cream or even alcohol…” Okay, we get it. Their key selling point is delivering in thirty minutes or less, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They have 200 micro-fulfillment centers that somehow makes that possible. GoPuff is taking a different approach than a lot of startups we see who wait until they have a sustainable amount of growth undertow before expanding. GoPuff is already in 500 US cities (even though no one really yet knows who they are). I guess having $1.35 billion in total founding kinda helps. You might be wondering why now, when there’s already convenient stores available on delivery apps like UberEats and Postmates. Well, GoPuff was created in 2013, so they’ve been working at this before that was an option. Again, even though they aren’t well known, GoPuff now has ex-Lowe’s, ex-Uber, and ex-TripAdvisor C-suite executives on their team. AKA they know how to make big sh*t happen. [Vote Now] PS. How useful did you find today’s update? Vote Now: [Not useful](mailto:editor@startupinvestingnetwork.com?subject=Not+useful&body=Not+useful+at+all+(DailyBrief)) - [It was ok](mailto:editor@startupinvestingnetwork.com?subject=It+was+okay&body=It+was+okay+(DailyBrief)) - [It was good](mailto:editor@startupinvestingnetwork.com?subject=It+was+good&body=It+was+good+(DailyBrief)) - [Very Useful](mailto:editor@startupinvestingnetwork.com?subject=Very+useful&body=Very+useful+(DailyBrief)) [FooterLogo] To ensure you receive our emails, be sure to whitelist us. [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Your Profile]( This email was sent by: Startup Investing Network 1 INTERNATIONAL HOUSE LONDON, LONDON, EC1A 2BN, UK © Copyright 2020. All Rights Reserved.