TechCrunch reports: Alloy Media + Marketing, a division of the publicly listed Alloy, has agreed to acquire Wharton alumni company, the high school sports social network and portal TAKKLE, and intends to fold it into its youth-focused media and advertising network http://www.teen.com/. TAKKLE is an online community service that enables young athletes to create sports profiles and connect with team coaches and college sports recruiters. While the terms and size of the acquisition were not disclosed, TAKKLE raised $7 million in venture capital funding in 2007, from investors like Sports Illustrated, the New York City Investment Fund, and many more.Watch and listen to Devin Griffin, Wharton MBA class of 2009, talk about gaining real-world experience as a Wharton Entrepreneurial Intern Fellow, working at Takkle, Summer, 2008 here.
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