PHILADELPHIA - Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, has raised $29 million for small businesses struggling to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.Portnoy launched the fundraising effort with the nonprofit 30 Day Fund for small businesses impacted by COVID-19 called "The Barstool Fund." He contributed $500,000 of his own money toward the effort.His passion for small businesses that have been especially devastated by the economic impacts of the pandemic drove him to start the fund."I’m super passionate about small business.
In many respects, I still consider Barstool that. It took me forever for Barstool to become successful like two decades I’ve been doing it.