• Square Co-Founder Jim McKelvey Backs The LinkedIn For Athletes LockerDome

    Leena Rao

    Leena Rao is currently a Senior Editor for TechCrunch. She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was... → Learn More

    Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
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    LockerDome, a social sports community, has raised $750,000 in funding. Jim McKelvey, co-founder of Square invested in the startup and is joining LockerDome’s Board of Directors.

    LockerDome is a social networking site for sports and aims to help athletes create a sports persona and profile. LockerDome works with youth sports programs across the U.S. to launch private team and league networks and serves as a private social network where their athletes, coaches, and parents can create profiles, upload media, and gain national exposure.

    LockerDome allows you to join sports networks for the teams you currently play on and have played for in the past. You can also follow professional athletes who are part of the LockerDome celebrity network. LockerDome has grown over 400% over the past 6 months and more than 400 of the top amateur sports teams and leagues have launched their own LockerDome networks.


    Company: LockerDome
    Website: lockerdome.com
    Launch Date: July 2008
    Funding: $8.09M

    LockerDome is a social media platform for sports; it is one of the fastest growing online sports properties in the world. More than 14 million people per month use LockerDome to consume content and interact with like-minded people around their favorite sports interests.

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