Why Did Paul Allen Bet $3.5 Million on SportStream?

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Quick Pitch: A personalized second screen social experience for sports fans.

Genius Idea: Second screen usage while watching TV is high, while sports and social media are a natural pairing, so SportStream cuts out the noise.

Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trailblazers owner Paul Allen is clearly a huge sports fan — and as co-founder of a little company called Microsoft, he’s got major tech bonafides. So his Vulcan Capital investment firm pouring $3.5 million into a social…

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