SGB Update

StockX Lays Off 8 Percent Of Its Employees

Resale exchange platform StockX confirmed Wednesday that it has laid off eight percent of its workforce, citing the impact of “macroeconomic challenges” on its web-based shoe resale business.

WizWheelz Acquires Recumbent Cycle-Con

WizWheelz, the parent company of TerraTrike and GreenSpeed, acquired Coyne Publishing, LLC, on June 24, 2022. The deal includes the Recumbent Cycle-Con (RCC) show

Running USA Elects Board Members

Running USA member representatives approved the election of five board members to three-year director terms, which begin July 1, 2022, and conclude June 30, 2025.

24 Hour Fitness Appoints CEO

24 Hour Fitness announced that Karl Sanft was appointed president and chief executive officer. Sanft has served as the company’s chief operating officer for the past three years. 

PHIT America Adds Board Member

PHIT America added Rita Mort, founding partner at Core Sports & Entertainment and Game Changers Worldwide, to its board.

Strive Closes $6M In Funding To Accelerate Growth

Strive is the online fitness platform that optimizes muscle performance for elite athletes and teams through proprietary algorithms and sensors, announced it closed $6 million in Series A funding.

Fitmint Secures First Seed Funding Round

Move-to-earn startup Fitmint raised seed funding of $1.6 million led by venture capital firm General Catalyst, with participation from iSeed, Kearny Jackson, Dweb3, and 1947 Rise, among others.