The Betting Startups Podcast

BettingStartups.com brings you Season 1 of Betting On It, an 8-episode series that follows one betting industry startup as it gets investor-ready ahead of its seed funding round. In Episode 1, Jesse introduces the startup and its founders that will be featured in season 1.  They walk through the current status of the company, and explore some of the key assumptions that are being used in their bus...

Ep. 65 features Karolina Pelc from BeyondPlay, which is transforming solitary game sessions into engaging multiplayer, entertainment experiences. Hear her discuss: The arc of her 21-year career in the industry, starting as a casino dealer and working her way to the top levels of the global iGaming industry How she leveraged her reputation and credibility within the industry to generate initial sup...

Ep. 64 features Caleb Dykema from Vault, which is the Mint of sports betting. Hear him discuss: His background as a Mechanical Engineer and creating physical products before getting into software (including one that he patented!) How the initial version of Vault as a simulation engine led to the discovery of new user problems, resulting in an early pivot Why he focuses so much of his time on custo...

Ep. 63 is our first follow-up episode, featuring Kelly Pracht and Jeremy Jones from nVenue, which leverages the power of machine learning & AI to predict every possible outcome of each play. Hear them discuss: How life has changed at nVenue since their first appearance on the podcast in March 2022 Their takeaways and insights as attendees and panelists at the recent iGaming NEXT NYC event The...

Ep. 62 introduces you to Jaymee Messler, co-founder of The Gaming Society, which is a betting education company on a mission to build an inclusive community that ignites the sports fan in us all. Hear her discuss: Her background in sports management, representing professional athletes like Pete Sampras, Paul Pierce, and Lamar Odom How her and Derek Jeter connected on the idea empowering athletes t...

Ep. 61 introduces you to Alex Monahan, co-founder of OddsJam, which is the home page of sports betting. Hear him discuss: How his background as a quant trader helped him see sports betting from a market and data perspective The growing ‘betting tools’ category, and why he thinks that OddsJam is uniquely positioned within it Why OddsJam emphasizes education through content, and why audience growth...

Ep. 60 introduces you to Pierre Lindh, founder and Managing Director of iGaming NEXT, which is a content-driven conference company that focuses on both in-person and online events. Hear him discuss: His career in the iGaming industry, which started at the age of 15 when he was organizing poker games at school - much to the annoyance of his teachers The crazy story of how the cancelation of live ev...

Ep. 59 brings you the face of fantasy football himself, Matthew Berry.  Hear him discuss: How he encouraged a fan engagement app to go all in on sports betting in Dallas after a “terrible” pitch contest His journey from writing jokes in Hollywood to becoming the face of fantasy football How he monetized a passion and hobby by leveraging his expertise and reach through strategic channels Beyond bei...

Ep. 58 introduces you to Andy Westmeyer, CEO of UBetOhio, which is a licensed Type-C operator in the state of Ohio.   Learn more 👇   ➡️ UBetOhio website ➡️ Andy Westmeyer on Linkedin  

Ep. 57 introduces you to Bart Stein, co-founder & COO of Mojo, which is the stock market for sports.  Hear him discuss: How the four-person founding team of Mojo came together, which includes Alex Rodriguez and Mark Lore Mojo’s unique concept of a ‘sports stock market’, which allows people to bet on the career statistics of professional athletes The story of raising $100m for Mojo, including w...

Ep. 56 introduces you to Drew Tabor, co-founder & CEO of BetsBooster, which is taking the gambling out of betting.  Hear him discuss: Being the former #1 Guitar Hero player in the world on four different titles Using gamification to build a matched betting product for the US market that is seen as “an entertainment product instead of a financial product” Early adopter success using BetsBooster...

Ep. 55 introduces you to Cameron Conn, CEO of OneComply. Hear him discuss: Growing up in Las Vegas and being “literally born and raised in this industry” with his family’s deep roots in the gaming and casino industry How his career in the industry has allowed him to experience the pains and challenges of getting and maintaining gaming licenses What OneComply is doing to make life easier for both l...

Ep. 54 introduces you to Joey Levy, founder and CEO of betr. Hear him discuss: Launching Draftpot in 2015 to simplify the fantasy sports product experience, which “was an incredible learning experience” for him How his experience with Draftpot helped him realize that “the traditional sports betting user experience was even worse” than it was for fantasy sports The story of how he and his cofounder...

Ep. 53 introduces you to Alex Dubin, founder of BettorOff, which is a platform for verified sports wagering tips and information. Hear Alex discuss:  His past experience working in the betting space, including as co-founder of an esports data company that was acquired by SportsGrid His view of the pick-selling landscape, and “the incongruence between sports betting tips on the consumer side and on...

Ep. 52 introduces you to the cofounders of WagerWire, the marketplace for sports bets.    Zach Doctor, Guy Dotan, and Travis Geiger join to discuss: How the idea of “a marketplace for active sports bets” pulled the 3 friends away from their respective careers to co-found WagerWire Their vision for how WagerWire will change betting from something that “was once a risk class now becoming an asset cl...

Ep. 51 introduced you to Jason Tauriello, co-founder and COO of Gambl.io, which is gaming 3.0. Hear him discuss: His 20+ year background working in the betting industry, including his first job working for a former runner of Billy Walters How he sees blockchain technology driving innovation in betting, and the specific problems with the status quo that blockchain solves His experience building a b...

Ep. 50 introduces you to Bo Grey from Wager Score, which puts responsible gaming in the hands of bettors. Hear him discuss: Why as a parent, he didn’t think there were sufficient consumer protections for children in a regulated US betting market, which drove him to found Wager Score His vision for creating “a uniform risk score for gaming that consumers can understand”, akin to a credit score Why...

Ep. 49 introduces you to Matt Peterson, co-founder & CEO of Tallysight, which is the all-in-one audience monetization platform for sports gaming. Hear him discuss: How he became interested in entrepreneurship and found his way into the tech industry after reading ‘Zero to One’ by Peter Thiel How Tallysight’s ‘business in a box’ is helping sports betting content creators to distribute and monet...

Ep. 48 introduces you to Jamie MItchell, co-founder & CEO of Low6, which is an award-winning free-to-play games supplier. Hear him discuss: How Low6 is differentiating in the free-to-play category, including through the use of web3 technologies His background bootstrapping his previous business, and how that experience influenced his decision to raise capital for Low6 to “grow more aggressivel...

Ep. 47 introduces you to Aaron Basch and Evan Fisher from Sparket, which is the Social Betwork.  Hear them discuss: Their history as high-school friends leading the math club, and how fantasy football kept them connected after high school until they reunited to start Sparket in 2019 How their parimutuel social betting platform allows operators to offer "different markets without taking exposure” W...

Ep. 46 introduces you to Brian Kipp from OwnersBox, which is the home of SuperFlex DFS & Lightning Lineups. Hear him discuss: Launching a sports information product in 2012 and growing it to 50,000 users before pivoting to fantasy sports in 2018 Why he thinks that fantasy sports “produces the most loyal user base” of all categories within the wider betting and gaming ecosystem How OwnersBox is...

Ep. 45 introduces you to Colin Davy, founder of Betscope, which provides betting intelligence for intelligent bettors. Hear him discuss: Being selected as one of 5 finalists to pitch live at the recent G2E Innovation Challenge, and what it meant to be named winner by the judging panel The story of being a contestant on Jeopardy, and how he used his data science background to prepare for it - which...

Ep. 44 introduces you to Alexander Kane, founder and CEO of Sporttrade, which is America’s most dynamic sports betting platform where sports betting meets stock trading. Hear him discuss: Their highly anticipated launch last month in New Jersey, and what the most surprising thing has been so far since going live Why he decided not to use traditional odds display formats on Sporttrade, and why he b...

Ep. 43 introduces you to Todd Ballard, co-founder and CMO of ALT Sports Data, which provides proprietary trading solutions focused on alternative sports. Hear him discuss: His experience as an early employee at GoPro, and the journey of going from startup through to IPO The world of alternative sports, and what makes their billion-plus fans “a highly engaged, passionate audience group” How he and...

Ep. 42 introduces you to Leigh Nissim, founder and CEO of Future Anthem, which uses data and AI to personalise the player experience for everyone. Hear him discuss: How he saw the opportunity for personalization during his time leading the digital businesses of both IGT and Scientific Games Why most companies struggle with personalization despite it being high on their agendas Raising a multi-mill...