Overtime

Overtime was founded in the fall of 2016 by Dan Porter and Zack Weiner, both formerly of William Morris Endeavor, and was based in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, with Porter as chief executive and Weiner as president.⁠[1][2]

Variety reported that Overtime raised a $9.5 million Series A round led by Andreessen HorowitzAndreessen HorowitzAndreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. It invests from the seed stage through the growth stage and provides operational support to its portfolio companies.Open the full entry, with Jeff Jordan leading the investment.⁠[1]

Overtime announced Overtime Elite, a basketball league for players aged 16 to 18 who would earn at least $100,000 a year, planned to start that September with 30 players.⁠[2]

CNBCCNBCCNBC is an American business and financial news cable channel launched by NBC in 1989; it merged with its rival FNN in 1991 and since January 2026 has been part of Versant Media Group, spun off from Comcast.Open the full entry reported that Overtime raised an $80 million Series C round led by Michael Spirito, a partner at Sapphire Sport, with Jeff Bezos’s personal investment firm Bezos ExpeditionsBezos ExpeditionsBezos Expeditions is Jeff Bezos’s personal investment platform, whose public portfolio spans the internet, enterprise software, life sciences, artificial intelligence, and robotics. Its investment activity is separate from Amazon’s corporate investments, and disclosed holdings include Business Insider, Skild AI, and Generalist.Open the full entry among the participants.⁠[3]

Overtime chose a roughly 103,000-square-foot complex in Atlanta’s Atlantic Station as the base for Overtime Elite, where players live on campus and take education courses.⁠[4]

AxiosAxiosAxios is a US digital news media company founded in 2016 by former Politico executives Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz and launched in January 2017. It is known for short news items and industry newsletters in the “Smart Brevity” style, especially for its Washington political coverage, and publishes local news newsletters in cities across the United States through Axios Local. Since 2022 it has been owned by Cox Enterprises.Open the full entry reported that Overtime raised a $100 million Series D round led by Liberty Media Corporation, with Counterpoint Global and Winslow Capital participating and existing backers including Jeff Bezos’s personal investment company, Blackstone and Sapphire Sport also taking part; the funds were to grow Overtime Elite, the seven-on-seven football league OT7 and other new leagues.⁠[5]

Overtime describes itself as a brand for the next generation of sports fans; its brands include the basketball league OTE, the women’s basketball brand OT Select and the seven-on-seven football league OT7, and it has offices in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta. Its website reports more than 3 billion views a month, more than 115 million followers across seven platforms and over 300 full-time employees.⁠[6][7]

Overtime: Official website: https://overtime.tv/ (opens in a new window)⁠[6]

Overtime Elite: Official website: https://overtimeelite.com/ (opens in a new window)⁠[6][8]

X: Official account: https://x.com/overtime (opens in a new window)⁠[6]

YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: Official account: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPHKMJbis1c0R7d7WJQ35tA (opens in a new window)⁠[6]

Instagram: Official account: https://www.instagram.com/overtime/ (opens in a new window)⁠[6]

TikTok: Official account: https://www.tiktok.com/@overtime (opens in a new window)⁠[6]