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The Betting Startups Podcast

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Meet the people building the most promising startups competing for a piece of the multi-billion dollar real-money gaming industry. Presented by Optimove.

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29:49

Ep. 167: Reduced juice for all w/ Gino Donati from...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2025/06/03

Ep. 167 features Gino Donati from BetOPENLY, a peer-to-peer betting exchange eliminating the traditional sportsbook model by letting users bet directly against each other at true odds. This episode was recorded on-site at SBC Summit North America 2025 in Fort Lauderdale.Hear him discuss: Growing up in a sports-betting Italian family and booking bets in high school How running numbers for syndicates gave him a window into the business Why BetOPENLY was originally built offshore and pre-PASPA

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30:40

Ep. 166: When a merger becomes a multiplier w/ Steve...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2025/05/27

Ep. 166 features Steve “Dakota” Happas and Sahil Patel from FantasySpin, a real-money DFS platform reinventing the fantasy experience through a gamified, slot-style draft mechanic. This episode was recorded on-site at SBC Summit North America 2025 in Fort Lauderdale.Hear them discuss: How a friendly fantasy football bet led to the founding of BettorFantasy Steve’s journey from online poker and dating platforms to fantasy sports Why the two companies merged to form FantasySpin and how the deal

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23:17

Ep. 165: SBC First Pitch recap w/ the 2025 Finalists

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2025/05/20

Recorded live at SBC Summit Americas 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this episode recaps the excitement of the First Pitch competition.In this episode, you'll hear from all five startup finalists just hours before they took the stage, and at the end of the episode, we bring back the winner for a celebratory chat fresh off their victory. The five startups that competed for a prize package valued at over $100,000 were: Oliver Renner from PromptBet.ai Mark Antal from Staked AI Andrew Lea

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26:26

Ep. 161: Unlocking new fantasy insights with AI w/...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2025/04/15

Ep. 161 features Aishik Lala from Rotobot AI, an AI-driven platform tackling fantasy football’s information overload with personalized insights. This episode was recorded on-site at the NEXT Summit New York in March 2025.Hear him discuss: How ChatGPT’s rise inspired a chatbot to answer fantasy football questions The launch of a simple web app in 2023 and discovering chat alone wasn’t enough for their vision the evolution into a full app with player profiles and stat discovery Hitting 10,000

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28:18

Ep. 160: Building the Gambling as a service platform...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2025/04/08

Ep. 160 features Sebastian from Plucky, which is pioneering "gambling as a service," enabling brands with an audience to offer real money gaming without getting involved in regulation. This episode was recorded on-site at the NEXT Summit New York in March 2025.Hear him discuss: Winning the Starties award for Best Collaboration after partnering with Genius Sports to monetize free-to-play games The deal with The Sun, monetizing half a million UK fantasy players through Plucky’s platform His

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28:43

Ep. 159: Filling a void with live multiplayer skill...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2025/04/01

Ep. 159 features Aman Agarwal and Jatin Narang from Toast, building live multiplayer skill games with built-in player liquidity for real money iGaming. This episode was recorded at the World Trade Center during the NEXT Summit New York in March 2025.Hear them discuss: Toast’s origins: uniting Aman’s gambling roots and Jatin’s free-to-play expertise Blending gambling psychology with free-to-play innovation to shape their vision Their thesis for how skill games can fill the U.S. iCasino regulatory

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32:23

Ep. 157: Transparent betting on the blockchain w/...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2025/03/19

Ep. 157 features Will Martin from LiveDuel, a decentralized blockchain-based betting exchange aiming to simplify sports betting with crypto innovations. This episode was recorded on-site at the NEXT Summit New York in March 2024.Hear him discuss: How a $300 TikTok filter campaign for the 2022 World Cup won Marketing Genius at The Starties The origin of LiveDuel from Will’s background in arbitrage, prop trading, and meme stocks Why they’re creating a hybrid model between sportsbooks and betting

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38:50

Ep. 156: Profitable from day one w/ KB from Pick The...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2025/03/11

Ep. 156 features KB from Pick The Odds, which is a cutting-edge sports betting data platform providing real-time odds, arbitrage opportunities, and historical betting insights.Hear him discuss: How his background in eSports data and machine learning led to launching Pick The Odds The conversation at an Eagles game that sparked the idea for his platform How Pick The Odds collects and updates lines from over 100 sportsbooks in under 1.6 seconds Why he focuses on building advanced betting tools

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42:55

Ep. 155: Gamifying betting education w/w/ Ty D'Amore...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2025/03/05

Ep. 155 features Co-Founders Ty D'Amore and Justin Järvinen from Bankroll U, which is a platform designed to educate bettors while providing a gamified environment that mimics real-money betting.Hear them discuss: How a barrage of sportsbook ads sparked the idea for BankrollU Why simulated betting is the best way to learn without going broke The unique progression system that lets users prove they can win before earning real cash bonuses Justin’s journey from venture studios and fintech to

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28:40

Ep. 154: 'The Starties' finalists revealed w/ Travis...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2025/02/26

Ep. 154 features Travis Geiger, who joins Jesse in this special episode that zooms in on the upcoming Starties awards show on March 12. Hear them discuss: Their reflections on the crazy journey in the last 30 days since The Starties were announced A look into the 250+ nominations that were submitted for the 9 award categories The creation of the Starties Academy, and the inspiration behind creating a voting committee to ensure fairness and transparency The unique venue where The Starties will be

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35:28

Ep. 153: Converting sports fans into sports bettors...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2025/02/18

Ep. 153 features Tyler Amirault and James White from HotTakes, which is the ultimate free-to-play sports betting simulator.Hear them discuss: How their time at Western University led to HotTakes, starting as a passion project before becoming a full-time venture The idea behind HotTakes—letting sports fans try betting for free, win real cash prizes, and learn without risk Their business model, which monetizes user attention and shares value with players through an affiliate-driven rewards

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28:51

Ep. 147: Building the ultimate betting research...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2025/01/07

Ep. 147 features Bridge Dudley and Sebastian Fay, Co-Founders of Doink Sports, the ultimate research platform for sports betting, offering props, trends, +EV analysis, odds charts, and more.Hear them discuss: How their backgrounds in sports, robotics, finance, and tech led to founding Doink Sports How a friend’s $40 parlay win inspired the idea for Doink Sports and became the foundation of their business How building a failed furniture marketplace app shaped their thinking and approach bringing

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34:13

Ep. 146 - Favorite episode moments from 2024 w/ Jesse...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2025/01/01

In this episode, Jesse and Thomas huddle up to reflect on 2024 for BettingStartups, and lookahead to 2025. They discuss: Their biggest reflections and highlights from 2024 News that Optimove is returning as the headline sponsor of The Betting Startups Podcast in 2025 A lookback at 8 of their favorite clips from this year's podcast episodes The success of their media partnerships in 2024, and how those will grow in 2025 Their high-concept pitch for the soon-to-launch Startup Hub and founder

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33:31

Ep. 145 - Creating new metrics for the beautiful game...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2024/12/17

Ep. 145 features Alexey Vorobey from AIstats, an AI-powered live score app that provides football fans with real-time match analysis, performance trends, and smart metrics across over 2,200 leagues worldwide. Hear them discuss: His career pivot away from being a lawyer and into tech entrepreneurship How AIstats creates unique stats and predictions with machine learning Why he's not a believer in the xG metric, and "the crusade to replace it with some more advanced and smart things" The marketing

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20:23

Emergency Episode: A look inside OddsJam's parent...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2024/12/15

🚨 Emergency episode! In his first interview since news broke of Gambling.com's acquisition of OddsJam's parent company Odds Holdings, CEO Matt Restivo joins Jesse to share his perspective on the story behind the headlines. Hear him discuss: his reflections on Odds Holdings' growth to $26m in revenue in just 3.5 years why they decided to pursue a deal, and insights into what that process looked like the synergy he sees with Gambling.com, and how the partnership will fuel further growth for

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56:52

Ep. 135 - Investor Vibe Check - Q3 2024

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2024/10/05

Ep. 135 is our quarterly Investor Vibe Check, where we chat with 3 industry investors to get their perspective on the landscape from their side of the table.The vibe check for Q3 features Evan Meyer (Astralis Capital), Paris Smith (Life Winning), and Joel Simkins (XST Capital). Hear them discuss: Their investing background, and current focus areas within real-money gaming Recent consolidation amongst micro-betting technology providers, and how they see that shifting the dynamics within the

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37:29

Ep. 134: Life after product-market fit w/ Evan...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2024/10/01

Ep. 134 features Evan Kirkham from Outlier, which is a cutting-edge sports betting app that helps users make smarter bets, no matter the sportsbook. Hear him discuss: How life has changed for Evan and the Outlier team after finding product-market fit since his last appearance on the podcast Insight into Outlier's internal product development process, and how they maintain a strong shipping cadence with a lean team The flywheel that has led to Outlier pushing over 500,000 bets per week to

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22:22

Ep. 133 - Winning the SBC First Pitch w/ Radek Psurny...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2024/09/24

Ep. 133 features the winner of SBC's First Pitch, Radek Psurny from Match Hype. Hear them discuss: Radek's reflections on winning the SBC First Pitch competition and pitching on the big stage The journey of building Match Hype, a platform for dynamic sportsbook video content How Match Hype automates videos with real-time stats, predictions, and content in 30+ languages The tech behind Match Hype being built by an experienced team Match Hype's future plans with live content The opening of

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30:15

Ep. 132 - Driving golf's betting culture w/ Keith...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2024/09/17

Ep. 132 features Keith Stewart from Read the Line, which delivers actionable golf betting insights & analysis from the perspective of a PGA Professional. Hear him discuss: His life's journey in golf and how becoming a PGA Professional has elevated his career Four reasons why golf is one of the best sports for betting The origins of Read the Line and how it's filling a gap in the golf content space. The importance of why Read the Line covers the LPGA How proactive content is a key

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30:47

Ep. 131 - Breaking Barriers in Betting w/ Kelly Kehn,...

The Betting Startups Podcast ·

2024/09/10

Ep. 131 features Kelly Kehn, Paris Smith, and Sue Schneider from Defy the Odds, which leverages community, mentorship, and capital to drive innovation for the future of gaming. Hear them discuss: Kelly’s broad industry experience that includes time Bodog, to launching the All-in Diversity Project as a not-for-profit, to venture capital with HappyHour.io Paris’ 17-year experience as CEO of Pinnacle, and transition to angel investing and advising in her post-Pinnacle career Sue’s unique career path

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