Y Combinator

Founded in 2005, Y Combinator is a California-based startup accelerator and early-stage venture capital firm. It provides funding, mentorship, and resources to early-stage companies across various industries, with a focus on technology, healthcare, and finance. The organization helps founders refine their business models and products through an intensive three-month program in Silicon Valley, culminating in Demo Day presentations to investors.

Gustaf Alströmer

Partner

Tim Brady

Partner

Dalton Caldwell

Managing Director

Adora Cheung

Partner

Nic Dardenne

Principal

Nicolas Dessaigne

Partner

Aaron Epstein

Group Partner

Brad Flora

Partner

Jared Friedman

Partner

Anu Hariharan

Partner

Diana Hu

Partner

Reshma Khilnani

Partner

Pete Koomen

Visiting Group Partner

Carolynn Levy

Partner

Jon Levy

Managing Director

David Lieb

Partner

Jessica Livingston

Partner

Simon Lu

Principal

Kat Manalac

Managing Partner

Eric Migicovsky

Partner

Kirsty Nathoo

Partner

Geoff Ralston

President

Ali Rowghani

Managing Partner

Surbhi Sarna

Partner

Michael Seibel

Managing Director

Harj Taggar

Group Partner

Garry Tan

President

Matt Bogrand

Senior Associate

Past deals in Gambling

BeeBettor

Pre Seed Round in 2024
BeeBettor is a technology company that specializes in sports betting data analysis and automation. It offers a platform that enables users to research, analyze, and identify profitable betting opportunities. The platform uses advanced algorithms to provide users with a mathematical edge over sportsbooks, automating as much of the process as possible.

OddsView

Pre Seed Round in 2024
OddsView is a comprehensive platform dedicated to providing resources and content for sports betting. The company specializes in real-time sports betting data analytics, which assists bettors in making informed decisions. Its platform features continuously updated odds, enabling users to identify favorable betting opportunities. Additionally, OddsView offers tools such as positive expected value and arbitrage finders, along with historical odds charts. These resources are designed to enhance the betting experience, allowing users to place safer bets and potentially increase their profitability.

Novig

Seed Round in 2022
Novig operates a high-frequency, commission-free sports betting exchange that allows users to place bets directly against one another or the market. Its platform is designed to facilitate a seamless betting experience, enabling users to make bets and monitor their performance without the involvement of traditional sportsbooks. By eliminating commissions, Novig aims to provide a more accessible and cost-effective betting environment for sports enthusiasts.

Hypeshot

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Hypeshot is a streaming interface for live sports, enabling users to monitor matchups, place bets, and interact with fellow viewers in real-time.

Novig

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Novig operates a high-frequency, commission-free sports betting exchange that allows users to place bets directly against one another or the market. Its platform is designed to facilitate a seamless betting experience, enabling users to make bets and monitor their performance without the involvement of traditional sportsbooks. By eliminating commissions, Novig aims to provide a more accessible and cost-effective betting environment for sports enthusiasts.

Vice Lotteries

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Vice Lotteries, Inc. is a company that owns and operates an online betting platform designed to provide gamblers with transparent and statistical data to inform their betting decisions. Founded in 2019 and based in South Bend, Indiana, the company aims to enhance the gambling experience by allowing customers to enjoy wagering while managing their finances effectively. Vice Lotteries focuses on creating a responsible gambling environment, offering features that help customers enjoy the thrill of betting without compromising their financial well-being.

Levain Games

Seed Round in 2018
Levain Games is an online gambling game developer company.

Camelot.ai

Seed Round in 2018
Camelot.ai, established in 2018 and based in the United States, specializes in developing application software for eSports betting. The company offers real-time game analytics, data-driven projections, and historical results to enable users to place informed wagers on teams and players.

Blue Frog Gaming

Seed Round in 2007
Blue Frog Gaming, established in Akron, Ohio in May 2007, is a software company that develops online gaming platforms. Their primary product allows users to sign up, engage in pickup games against other players, and compete for virtual dollars or real money, enhancing the overall gaming experience.

DraftMix

Seed Round in 2007
On DraftMix fantasy sports fans can sign up and play pickup games against other players on the site for virtual dollars or for real money . Open games are listed in a lobby, where players can sign up in groups ranging from 4 to 10 players each paying into a prize pool. DraftMix also ponies up a nightly cash prize for a free game as well. When a game is full, players pick their teams from active profession players. Each fantasy manager's team is scored on their players stats in the upcoming "real world" games. Since stats are needed to find the winning team, the time it takes to finish a game varies by sport. Football fantasy games are finished weekly, since all the teams play each Sunday. Basketball can finish a bit faster since teams play daily. The manager with the most points wins the money pot, with 10% of real cash games going to DraftMix. Now all this may sound fine playing fantasy sports for fantasy dollars, but doesn't bringing real money into play amount to internet gambling? No, says co-founder Matt Maroon, who points the the fantasy sports exemption in the [Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act](http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h109-4411). The act, which was a big blow to sites like PartyPoker, specifically exempts "participation in any fantasy or simulation sports game or educational game or contest". Fantasy sports is seen as a game of skill and played for a fixed cash prize. Although a quick perusal of the exemption leaves feeling they're at least bending the rules. Also in the realm of fantasy sport startups are [Screaming Sports](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/screamingsports) and [Fleaflicker](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/fleaflicker).
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