Belch: STRIVR has signed six NFL and seven college football teams
Derek Belch · Derek Belch · Jul 28, 2017 · at 19:50
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Derek Belch discloses sports VR startup STRIVR's customer count across professional and collegiate sports leagues in July 2017.
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“To date, we have six teams in the NFL, seven in college football. We do have a basketball and a hockey team in the NBA and the NHL, respectively”
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