League One Volleyball lands additional investment of $100 million with 1st pro season nearing launch

FILE - Claire Heaney, 11, front left, practices at Premier Nebraska Volleyball, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Omaha, Neb.

FILE - Claire Heaney, 11, front left, practices at Premier Nebraska Volleyball, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File)


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Three investment groups have committed a combined $100 million in new funding for League One Volleyball. The organization branded as LOVB, pronounced LOVE, owns 58 junior clubs with 16,000 athletes across the country. It will operate a professional league beginning play in January. LOVB announced the Los Angeles-based private equity firm Atwater Capital is the lead investor and joined by existing New York-based investors Ares Management and Left Lane Capital. The latest investment is in addition to the $60 million LOVB has raised.

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