Sand Hill Angels

Sand Hill Angels is an angel investor network based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2000. It comprises more than 60 Silicon Valley technology professionals who support startup formation and growth by investing in private technology companies across North America at seed and early stages, including bridge rounds. The group focuses on technology sectors such as clean technology, Internet, information sciences, semiconductors, enterprise software, storage, and communications, as well as life sciences including medical devices, diagnostics, and bioinformatics. Typical investments range from $300,000 to $500,000 with pre-money valuations under about $5 million. The network collaborates with venture capital funds and other angel organizations and actively engages with the Bay Area ecosystem to foster the growth of technology startups.

Harper Cheng

Investor

Ralph Eschenbach

Vice President

Gregory Horner MD

Investor and Board Director, Diversity Equity Inclusion

Tim Kelly

CFO

Jinpei Li

Investor

Past deals in Gambling

Jackpocket

Series D in 2021
Jackpocket, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2013 that operates a mobile application enabling users to buy official state lottery tickets conveniently. The app, available on iOS and Android devices, serves as a licensed third-party lottery courier, allowing players to order tickets for their preferred games, check results, participate in lottery pools to increase their chances of winning, and receive alerts for any winnings. The platform promotes a secure and responsible approach to lottery participation, having facilitated over $450 million in lottery prizes, including a record-breaking $9.4 million win in New Jersey. Jackpocket operates in numerous states, including Arizona, New York, and Texas, with plans to expand into more markets.

Jackpocket

Seed Round in 2021
Jackpocket, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2013 that operates a mobile application enabling users to buy official state lottery tickets conveniently. The app, available on iOS and Android devices, serves as a licensed third-party lottery courier, allowing players to order tickets for their preferred games, check results, participate in lottery pools to increase their chances of winning, and receive alerts for any winnings. The platform promotes a secure and responsible approach to lottery participation, having facilitated over $450 million in lottery prizes, including a record-breaking $9.4 million win in New Jersey. Jackpocket operates in numerous states, including Arizona, New York, and Texas, with plans to expand into more markets.

Lottery Now

Convertible Note in 2021
Lottery Now operates the Mido Lotto mobile app, enabling users to purchase lottery tickets for themselves or as gifts, play in teams, and track results. The company handles ticket fulfillment, digitization, result tracking, and winning claims on behalf of customers. With a strong social component, Lottery Now aims to grow the market by attracting occasional and non-lottery players.

ZenSports

Convertible Note in 2021
ZenSports is a mobile sports betting platform enabling users to create and accept bets without needing a centralized bookmaker. It offers traditional sports betting, peer-to-peer wagering with custom odds, supporting both fiat and cryptocurrency transactions. Users can bet against the house or engage in peer-to-peer betting via its marketplace. ZenSports holds a sports betting license in Tennessee.

Jackpocket

Series C in 2020
Jackpocket, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2013 that operates a mobile application enabling users to buy official state lottery tickets conveniently. The app, available on iOS and Android devices, serves as a licensed third-party lottery courier, allowing players to order tickets for their preferred games, check results, participate in lottery pools to increase their chances of winning, and receive alerts for any winnings. The platform promotes a secure and responsible approach to lottery participation, having facilitated over $450 million in lottery prizes, including a record-breaking $9.4 million win in New Jersey. Jackpocket operates in numerous states, including Arizona, New York, and Texas, with plans to expand into more markets.

Lottery Now

Seed Round in 2020
Lottery Now operates the Mido Lotto mobile app, enabling users to purchase lottery tickets for themselves or as gifts, play in teams, and track results. The company handles ticket fulfillment, digitization, result tracking, and winning claims on behalf of customers. With a strong social component, Lottery Now aims to grow the market by attracting occasional and non-lottery players.

ApptheGame - Swoopt Daily Fantasy Sports

Convertible Note in 2014
Swoopt is a mobile application that offers daily fantasy sports games to its users. Users of the mobile app are capable of playing free and paid fantasy sports games and win cash prizes. Swoopt was founded in 2011 by Matthew Himelstein and Michael Ferguson and is based in California.
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