The Betting Startups Podcast

Ep. 16 introduces you to Kelly Pracht & Drew Williams of nVenue, which is using machine learning and artificial intelligence to quickly and accurately generate probabilities for every outcome of a play. Hear them discuss: How they solved the technical challenges to deliver a zero latency micro betting feed that is perfectly synchronized to live sports broadcasts Being selected as one of 10 sta...

Ep. 15 introduces you to Brandon Stakenborg, co-founder and CEO of Underdog Fantasy, which is bringing fun, approachable contests and games to the masses. Hear him discuss: The story of his former company Draft, which was acquired by Paddy Power Betfair for $48 million Why "getting the band back together" from Draft was a no-brainer, and how that has helped them accelerate progress with Underdog T...

Ep. 14 introduces you to Greg Kajewski & James Seils of BettorEdge, a no-fee social betting marketplace that is on a mission to democratize sports betting by giving the edge back to the bettor. Hear them discuss: How BettorEdge is fundamentally different from other betting products, and why they prefer to be compared to social fintech platforms like Venmo or Robinhood Why their social betting...

Ep. 13 introduces you to Tomash Devenishek, founder and CEO of Kero Sports, a curated in-game betting engine that powers the apps of major teams, leagues, and sportsbook operators. Hear Tomash discuss: The changing relationship between fans and live sports in an age of shortening attention spans Why delivering continuous entertainment through algorithmic curation is the "north star" for his compan...

Ep. 12 introduces you to Marvin Sanderson, co-founder and CEO of Xpoint, which provides an essential geo compliance solution to the sports betting and gaming industries globally. Hear Marvin discuss: How Xpoint sees geolocation compliance as a business opportunity for partners instead of a utility or "a box to be checked" The importance of getting market validation as a new B2B supplier, and how t...

Ep. 11 introduces you to Martina Åkerlund, CEO of Triggy, which develops products that connect sports data, live odds, and user insights to increase customer engagement, acquisitions, and lifetime value. Hear Martina discuss: How Triggy has been able to secure partnerships with international betting operators, while also expanding to work with leagues and teams in the US market Why the founders of...

Ep. 10 introduces you to Daniel Kustelski, co-founder and CEO of Chalkline, the leading independent provider of free play and real money games for operators and media companies Hear Dan discuss: How the experience of founding and operating an online sportsbook in South Africa gave him the insights that led to Chalkline Why Chalkline is focused on developing sports betting products that help drive...

Ep. 9 introduces you to Kelly Brooks and Danijela Covic, co-founders of Quarter4.io, an AI-driven predictive sports data and analytics provider. Hear them discuss: The opportunity they see in the current "landscape of convergence" with media and leagues entering the regulated betting ecosystem How their prediction platform is being leveraged by B2B customers to engage users and audiences with AI-d...

Ep. 8 introduces you to Lloyd Danzig, Managing Partner at Sharp Alpha Advisors, a venture capital firm specializing in sports betting & online gaming. Hear Lloyd discuss: Why he thinks "there is a massive innovation gap" in the betting industry today, and how that underpins his firm's investment thesis How he views sports betting as part of a broader category he calls "competitive entertainmen...

Ep. 7 introduces you to Spencer Marell and David Mason, authors of The Handle, a weekly betting industry newsletter aimed at the Gen Z audience. Hear Spencer & David discuss: How they got into the betting industry while studying full-time in their junior year of college Why they were unable to launch HmmrBet, their odds comparison tool, and how that led them to create The Handle How they grade...

Ep. 6 introduces you to Dan Fabrizio, co-founder and President of Unabated Sports. Hear Dan discuss: Getting his start in the industry in the late 90's when he moved to the Caribbean to help a friend launch one of the first online sportsbooks Starting his first company (Sports Insights/Fantasy Labs) as a side hustle, and choosing to bootstrap it and grow organically versus raising outside capital...

Ep. 5 introduces you to Mark Silver & Steve McAllister, two of the cofounders of Parleh Media Group. Hear them discuss: How they've quickly built The Parleh into an integrated media company through experimentation and iteration Why they find the betting industry to be "refreshing" compared to the traditional sports media business that they came from The importance of finding investors that can...

Ep. 4 introduces you to Chris Adams, founder and CEO of SharpRank. Hear Chris discuss: The role that SharpRank is playing to increase the total addressable market of the betting industry How SharpRank is using advanced technology and data science to create independent ratings for sports betting Why he believes there "is a day of reckoning coming for those snake oil salesman" that are selling unver...

Ep. 3 introduces you to Omer Dor, founder and CEO of Sports IQ. Hear Omer discuss: Why he thinks the regulated US sports betting industry is still early when it comes to productization  How innovations in data are enabling new types of models and sports betting product How he thinks about product-market fit, and whether he thinks that Sports IQ has found it  His journey raising $7m in funding this...

Ep. 2 introduces you to Adam Weinstein, founder and CEO of ThriveFantasy. Hear Adam discuss: How ThriveFantasy is differentiated from the DFS incumbents, and what opportunity he sees  Making the decision to quit his job with the New York Yankees in order to start ThriveFantasy How ThriveFantasy is capturing the fast-growing esports market through partnerships with streamers and in-stream product i...

The Betting Startups podcast is live! 🚀 Ep. 1 introduces you to John Gordon, co-founder and CEO of Incentive Games. Hear John discuss: What he learned competing against DraftKings and Fanduel in the UK and European markets Why he decided to pivot from a B2C to B2B business model How taking a scientific approach to gamification has helped Incentive Games become a leading developer of free-to-play...