Poolhouse
Seed Round in 2025
Poolhouse is a forward-thinking entertainment company that aims to transform the traditional pool gaming experience. It operates a bar-restaurant, integrating technology to enhance social entertainment. Each pool table is equipped with ball-tracking and AI-powered gameplay, providing customers with innovative and engaging experiences. Additionally, the company offers food and beverage services, along with data and insights on games, further enriching the social experience.
C15 Studio
Seed Round in 2023
C15 Studio is a global operator of free, ad-supported streaming television channels specializing in sports broadcasting. It offers a multi-channel network, distributing sports content worldwide and generating revenue through advertisements.
ProphetX
Venture Round in 2023
Prophet solves the price and liquidity issues riddled with the sportsbook model today. Users can set prices for others to take, or take positions on the prices already available. This gives users the best odds and separates ProphetX from traditional sportsbooks.
GridRival
Venture Round in 2023
GridRival, Inc. is a company that creates a motorsports application designed to enhance engagement among fans of racing. The platform allows users to join or create leagues, invite friends, and manage their race teams, all while competing against one another. Participants earn points based on the real-world performances of their chosen racers, which adds a competitive edge to the experience. The application is accessible on both mobile devices and laptops, available through major app stores. Formerly known as Fantasy Sport GP LLC, GridRival was established in 2016 and is headquartered in Tigard, Oregon. The company aims to combine elements of fantasy gaming and sports betting with motorsports content, fostering a social environment for fans to interact and compete.
Slamball
Venture Round in 2023
SlamBall is a global sports league association established in 1999 and based in Los Angeles, California. The organization operates a high-energy sport that merges elements of basketball, football, and hockey, utilizing trampolines to enhance athletic performance and create an engaging viewing experience. By allowing athletes to jump and perform gravity-defying maneuvers, SlamBall attracts a new generation of sports enthusiasts who seek dynamic and fast-paced entertainment. The league aims to rejuvenate traditional sports by providing a unique platform that emphasizes non-stop action, appealing to both participants and fans alike.
Players' Lounge
Series A in 2022
Players' Lounge Inc., also known as Players' Lounge Online, is a social gaming startup founded in 2016 and based in New Castle, Delaware. The company offers an online platform that allows gamers to compete in e-sports competitions for cash and prizes. Players can connect with others who are interested in playing their favorite video games for monetary rewards, either by challenging individuals directly or participating in organized tournaments. By catering to casual gamers, Players' Lounge provides an accessible opportunity for a wider audience to engage in competitive gaming and potentially earn money, rather than limiting such opportunities to a select few professional players.
Future Anthem
Series A in 2022
Future Anthem is a leading developer in the field of Game Data Science, specializing in the enhancement of the casino player experience. The company employs advanced machine learning techniques to analyze and predict player behavior, providing actionable intelligence that enables clients in the gambling industry to optimize their game portfolios. By focusing on responsible growth, Future Anthem helps its customers increase player engagement and make data-driven decisions in real time, ultimately enhancing the overall gaming experience for players.
Jackpot.com is modernizing the way Americans play the lottery. Jackpot.com brings verified, official state lottery tickets online by leveraging its digital platform to give customers the ability to play right from your phone, tablet, or desktop. Jackpot.com has invested significantly in responsible gaming safeguards, with default spending limits and other features built in throughout the experience, which earned them a certification from the National Council on Problem Gaming. To learn more, visit jackpot.com or download the iOS or Android app.
SharpRank
Seed Round in 2022
SharpRank is an independent ratings agency within the sports betting industry, specializing in performance rankings through a proprietary algorithm that normalizes data across various sports. The company collects and audits sports picks from a wide range of sources, ensuring accuracy before integrating the data into its algorithm. This process allows SharpRank to provide easily digestible metrics and insights for fans and bettors alike. The company offers a mobile application designed to foster interaction between the public and sports experts on a validated platform. Additionally, SharpRank licenses its APIs to partners, enhancing their content and credibility while driving audience engagement and subscriptions. Through its innovative approach, SharpRank aims to simplify the analysis of sports betting data, making it accessible and meaningful for users.
Kero Sports
Seed Round in 2022
Kero Sports is a company that provides a curated in-game betting engine designed for integration within the applications of major league sports teams, leagues, and licensed sportsbook operators. The company's platform delivers real-time micro-betting experiences during live sports events, enhancing fan engagement. By enabling sports enthusiasts to participate in predictive gaming, Kero Sports aims to create a stadium-like atmosphere, fostering connections among fans and enriching their overall experience.
FSG Digital
Seed Round in 2022
FSG Digital aims to support the interactive sports wagering and iGaming ecosystem through the introduction of product lines focused on engaging and communicating authentically with the LatinX audience in the USA and beyond. FSG Digital, co-founded by CEO Seth Schorr and his partner Jeffrey Fine, traces its roots in interactive gaming back twenty years when Schorr developed Wynn Resort’s first interactive casino in 2000. Schorr and Fine are joined by experienced iGaming entrepreneur & FSG Digital CSO Seth Young.
Almost Friday Media
Seed Round in 2022
Almost Friday Media is a media company that specializes in managing popular social media accounts and creating relatable content focused on weekend culture, sports, music, and character-driven comedy. Initially established as a collection of Instagram accounts, it has since grown to amass over 3.5 million followers, generating hundreds of millions of monthly impressions across its diverse family of brands, which includes Friday Beers, Almost Friday, Dr. Locks, Country Club Adjacent, DJ Press Play, Commence Suckdown, and Entrapranure. The company operates a full-service digital studio that empowers brands and creators to effectively market themselves through engaging lifestyle content.
Jefebet
Funding Round in 2022
Jefebet brings together all the latest sports news in one place with specific coverage of the best sports on the planet.
BigBrain
Seed Round in 2021
BigBrain is a developer of interactive platforms focused on digital entertainment. The company offers a unique trivia game that allows participants to engage in live, multi-player quizzes on various topics. Users have the opportunity to win real-money prizes, combining learning with entertainment. By creating an engaging environment for trivia enthusiasts, BigBrain aims to attract a wide audience interested in both knowledge and competition.
Playtertainment
Series A in 2021
Playtertainment, Inc. is a gaming company founded in 2019 and based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It focuses on developing the Winner Winner application, which combines classic arcade gaming with mobile technology. This innovative platform allows users to engage in real live-streaming games while competing for tangible prizes, thereby enhancing the gaming experience by enabling players to participate directly from their smartphones. The company's unique approach to integrating traditional arcade games with modern technology serves to attract a diverse audience of gamers looking for interactive entertainment options.
Keo Sports
Seed Round in 2021
Keo Sports is a gaming engine that predicts outcomes and is designed to provide real-time micro-betting opportunities on live sports. Their platform provides options for sports teams and organizations to interact with fans, giving sports fans a stadium-like experience and allowing them to connect with other fans. A licensed operator wishing to add a casino-like mode to their sportsbook and sports teams from every major league as a free-to-play option both employ their technological stack.
SnapOdds
Seed Round in 2021
SnapOdds is a digital platform that enhances the experience of sharing television content through its innovative image recognition application. By allowing users to take a photo of their TV screen, SnapOdds enables them to instantly access high-definition clips from the broadcast, which can be easily trimmed and shared across social media. This service addresses the growing demand for sharing TV moments, particularly in sports, where many viewers are keen to post content but face challenges in capturing it effectively. SnapOdds not only facilitates seamless sharing but also incorporates features that allow users to customize their clips with graphics or pre/post-roll content. The platform operates as a consumer-facing mobile web application while also offering a business-to-business component that integrates its technology into third-party apps and websites, thus enhancing the monetization opportunities for media rights holders.
GridRival
Seed Round in 2021
GridRival, Inc. is a company that creates a motorsports application designed to enhance engagement among fans of racing. The platform allows users to join or create leagues, invite friends, and manage their race teams, all while competing against one another. Participants earn points based on the real-world performances of their chosen racers, which adds a competitive edge to the experience. The application is accessible on both mobile devices and laptops, available through major app stores. Formerly known as Fantasy Sport GP LLC, GridRival was established in 2016 and is headquartered in Tigard, Oregon. The company aims to combine elements of fantasy gaming and sports betting with motorsports content, fostering a social environment for fans to interact and compete.
ProphetX
Seed Round in 2021
Prophet solves the price and liquidity issues riddled with the sportsbook model today. Users can set prices for others to take, or take positions on the prices already available. This gives users the best odds and separates ProphetX from traditional sportsbooks.
PickUp
Venture Round in 2021
Our mission is to quantify the sports fans' opinions wherever the conversation is happening — whether that's on a local sports blog, around a tv screen, or in a slack channel. Our conversational props are sourced from the discussions happening across the digital universe (Twitter, news media, subreddit channels, fan message boards, etc.) brought to life using our technology, and distributed via our API. Fans earn points whenever their pick is correct - points get redeemed for prizes in our marketplace from top brands they love.
Fanpower
Seed Round in 2021
FanPower is a developer of a universal fan opinion platform that aims to enhance engagement in the sports sector. The company focuses on transforming traditional content into interactive experiences, allowing fans to actively participate and express their opinions on the sports, players, and teams they follow. By providing publishers and content producers with the tools to create and embed contextual questions within their editorial content, FanPower facilitates a continuous cycle of consumer engagement and data acquisition, all while ensuring verified user consent. This approach empowers fans and enhances their connection to the sports they love.
VicTree
Pre Seed Round in 2021
VicTree is an analytics platform designed to assist web3 gamers in making informed decisions regarding their in-game assets. Originating from a collective of gamers who recognized the challenges of managing their portfolios, VicTree offers a user-friendly interface that includes portfolio management tools featuring real-time pricing through proprietary algorithms. The platform delivers customized alerts and signals to keep users updated on market changes, allowing them to act promptly. Additionally, VicTree provides key performance indicators, exclusive content, and insights into game economies in an easily digestible format. By offering tools to manage gaming assets and access data-driven insights, VicTree aims to enhance the gaming experience and support users in navigating the evolving landscape of play-to-earn gaming.
Golden Hearts Games
Seed Round in 2021
Golden Hearts Games operates a real-money charitable promotional gaming platform that allows players to engage in a variety of online games, including slot machines, live-action multi-player bingo, blackjack, video poker, and instant-win scratch games. The platform enables winners to earn redeemable coins, which can be exchanged for real cash payouts or digital gift cards. In addition to providing entertainment, Golden Hearts Games facilitates charitable giving by allowing gamers to donate to their preferred charities through their gameplay. This unique approach combines gaming with philanthropy, enhancing the gaming experience while supporting various charitable causes.
Players' Lounge
Seed Round in 2021
Players' Lounge Inc., also known as Players' Lounge Online, is a social gaming startup founded in 2016 and based in New Castle, Delaware. The company offers an online platform that allows gamers to compete in e-sports competitions for cash and prizes. Players can connect with others who are interested in playing their favorite video games for monetary rewards, either by challenging individuals directly or participating in organized tournaments. By catering to casual gamers, Players' Lounge provides an accessible opportunity for a wider audience to engage in competitive gaming and potentially earn money, rather than limiting such opportunities to a select few professional players.
Betcha is a real money sports gaming application that transforms the experience of predicting game outcomes into an engaging and interactive game. The platform features a straightforward player prop style format, allowing sports enthusiasts to make predictions while incorporating social elements and gamification. This approach provides users with a simple, enjoyable way to potentially win money based on their sports insights, catering to both casual fans and serious bettors alike. By innovating in the sports betting technology space, Betcha aims to enhance the overall experience of sports prediction and betting.
Verdict MMA
Seed Round in 2021
Verdict MMA is a company that specializes in developing an engagement platform focused on mixed martial arts (MMA). The platform aims to enhance the transparency of the MMA community by utilizing innovative data collection methods. It aggregates crowdsourced data related to MMA events and fights, allowing users to access detailed information on fight scores and other relevant statistics. By sharing this data back with the community, Verdict MMA fosters a more informed and engaged environment for fans and participants alike, ultimately contributing to a deeper understanding of the sport.
Rimble is a developer of an esports fan engagement platform that leverages advanced machine learning models and proprietary data to enhance the esports experience. The company's technology focuses on providing real-time statistics and odds through low-latency computer vision and efficient game data pipelines. By utilizing these innovative tools, Rimble enables businesses to create engaging fan experiences and betting solutions driven by analytics, thereby transforming how fans interact with esports events.
TRNDS Sports (Acquired by Fansure)
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Smplified access to powerful sports betting insights via an easily-navigable interface sitting atop a robust database
Homestand Sports
Seed Round in 2014
Homestand Sports is a media company dedicated to creating and distributing content related to sports, encompassing both on-field and off-field topics. The company operates a content creation and distribution platform that emphasizes the development of sports brands, catering to both major and emerging entities in the industry. Its flagship brands deliver daily content that includes sports news, entertainment, and gaming updates, focusing on producing high-quality material featuring new talent. This approach allows Homestand to effectively engage target audiences through its own channels, as well as via third-party distribution, while providing fans with entertaining, informative, and insightful content.
SharpSports
Seed Round in 2011
SharpSports is a technology company that creates infrastructure for the sports betting industry. It develops a comprehensive ecosystem that facilitates seamless integration for sports media companies with user sportsbook accounts. By providing tools that allow for real-time updates on account balances and bet histories, SharpSports enhances the user experience and streamlines communication between content providers and consumers. This innovative approach not only simplifies the betting process but also fosters greater engagement within the sports betting community.
Kero Sports is a company that provides a curated in-game betting engine designed for integration within the applications of major league sports teams, leagues, and licensed sportsbook operators. The company's platform delivers real-time micro-betting experiences during live sports events, enhancing fan engagement. By enabling sports enthusiasts to participate in predictive gaming, Kero Sports aims to create a stadium-like atmosphere, fostering connections among fans and enriching their overall experience.