Growth capital will fund new CardsHQ stores in major U.S. markets, increased investment in the Market Movers data platform, and deeper integration of content, commerce, live breaking, and community for trading card collectors.
ATLANTA, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CardsHQ and Sports Card Investor, today announced a strategic growth investment led by Shamrock Capital, a Los-Angeles based investment firm specializing in the media, entertainment, communications, sports, marketing, and technology services sectors alongside EnOne Ventures, a new early- to growth-stage investment platform co-founded by OneTeam Partners and EnTrust Global. The investment merges CardsHQ and Sports Card Investor into a single company operating together as CardsHQ, creating the largest commerce, media and technology platform in the sports card and trading card game ("TCG") ecosystem.
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