Investors in Gambling

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Flutter Entertainment

Flutter Entertainment is a global leader in sports betting, gaming, and entertainment. It operates popular brands such as Paddy Power, Betfair, FanDuel, Sportsbet, TVG, and Adjarabet across over 100 countries, serving an average of 13.9 million monthly users.
Made 5 investments in Gambling

Discerning Capital

Founded in 2022, Discerning Capital is a growth capital investment firm based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It focuses on investing in businesses at the intersection of gambling, technology, sports, and media.
Made 1 investment in Gambling

Bullpen Capital

Founded in San Francisco in 2010, Bullpen Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in post-seed and early-stage investments. It focuses on overlooked entrepreneurs and spans various sectors including software, TMT, commercial services, and life sciences.
Made 5 investments in Gambling

Velo Partners

Founded in London in 2011, Velo Partners is a venture capital firm focusing on investments in the global mobile gaming and online gambling sectors.
Made 6 investments in Gambling

Bally's

Bally's operates casino resorts offering gaming experiences, sportsbooks, dining options, convention spaces, and amenities across multiple locations in the United States.
Made 5 investments in Gambling

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.
Made 10 investments in Gambling

Evoke

Evoke is a leading online gaming company that offers innovative products to both consumers and business partners. It operates internationally renowned brands such as William Hill, 888casino, and Mr Green.
Made 3 investments in Gambling

Accomplice

Accomplice is a Boston-based venture capital firm, with an additional office in San Francisco, specializing in seed and early-stage investments in technology startups. It primarily invests in companies focused on cybersecurity, eSports, data analytics, SMB class software, emerging hardware platforms, and marketplaces. Accomplice uniquely leverages community platforms like AngelList, Boston Syndicates, and Maiden Lane to empower and fund exceptional founders. With a majority of its investments in Boston and additional investments throughout the U.S., Canada, and the E.U., Accomplice is one of the most active early-stage firms in New England.
Made 9 investments in Gambling

Playtech

Founded in 1999, Playtech is a global leader in the development and supply of software solutions for the online and land-based gambling industry. The company operates through Gaming B2B and Gaming B2C segments, offering a wide range of products including online casino games, sports betting platforms, bingo networks, live gaming services, and fixed-odds betting terminals. Playtech also provides technology and risk management services to retail brokers, operates an online trading platform for retail customers, and offers marketing, advertising, turnkey, operational, and hosting services.
Made 7 investments in Gambling

Sharp Alpha Advisors

Founded in 2019, Sharp Alpha Advisors is a venture capital firm based in New York. It specializes in investing in early-stage companies focused on sports, gaming, and entertainment sectors.
Made 10 investments in Gambling

Indicator Ventures

Founded in Boston in 2013, Indicator Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in exceptional founders developing technology that simplifies work, life, and wealth building. They focus on software infrastructure companies removing everyday friction points and those ensuring user accessibility in large industries.
Made 2 investments in Gambling

DraftKings

DraftKings is a digital sports entertainment company offering daily fantasy sports contests, online sports betting, and iGaming opportunities. It operates in the United States and Canada, with a presence in 28 states for sports betting and five states for iGaming.
Made 4 investments in Gambling

Superbet Interactive

Superbet Interactive offers a global entertainment platform featuring pre-match and live sports betting, slots, virtual betting, and lottery options. It enables sports enthusiasts to earn money by actively participating and demonstrating their knowledge of various events.
Made 1 investment in Gambling

Venrex

Founded in London in 2002, Venrex is a venture capital firm focused on investing in technology-enabled businesses led by creative founders.
Made 5 investments in Gambling

Polychain Capital

Polychain Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that invests in blockchain technologies and the blockchain assets sector. It supports protocols and companies in the blockchain space and aims to advance the global adoption of cryptocurrencies. The firm manages actively managed portfolios of blockchain assets to generate returns for investors.
Made 4 investments in Gambling

Relay Ventures

Founded in 2010, Relay Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in the mobile computing industry. Based in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Calgary and San Francisco, the firm focuses on applications and services including mobile commerce, enterprise applications, communications, social networking, location-based services, media entertainment, and software for mobile devices.
Made 2 investments in Gambling

Playmaker Capital

Playmaker is a digital sports media company that operates at the intersection of sports, media, gambling, and technology. The company is focused on creating a portfolio of sports media brands designed to engage and attract sports fans, which it then connects to sports betting companies, leagues, teams, and advertisers. Playmaker's business segments include digital media, technology services, and affiliate marketing. The company has a diverse geographic presence, with operations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, and other regions, with the majority of its revenue generated from the United States.
Made 2 investments in Gambling

MGM Resorts International

MGM Resorts International owns and operates integrated casino, hotel, and entertainment resorts in the United States and Macau. Its portfolio consists of 29 hotel and destination gaming offerings, including iconic Las Vegas Strip properties like MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Park MGM, Luxor, New York-New York, and Bellagio. The company offers gaming, hotel accommodations, dining, entertainment, retail, convention facilities, and other resort amenities, catering to premium gaming customers, leisure travelers, business travelers, and group customers.
Made 2 investments in Gambling

Catena Media

Catena Media is a European online lead generation company that specializes in performance marketing within the iGaming and Financial Services sectors. The company focuses on creating market-leading web portals tailored to meet the needs of its clients' customers. Catena Media employs various online marketing strategies to attract valuable traffic, primarily through search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, and subscription-based content delivery. By generating organic traffic and leveraging these methodologies, Catena Media effectively connects end-users with clients, converting leads into paying customers and driving revenue growth for its business partners.
Made 9 investments in Gambling

Sega Sammy Holdings

Sega Sammy Holdings is a diversified entertainment company formed in 2004 through the merger of video game developer Sega and pachislot and pachinko vendor Sammy. The company primarily generates revenue from its entertainment content segment, which includes digital games and amusement machine development, along with the pachislot and pachinko machine business. In fiscal 2023, these two divisions accounted for 68% and 24% of total revenue, respectively. Additionally, Sega Sammy is involved in the resort business, focusing on the development and operation of hotels. With a mission to provide innovative entertainment experiences, the company aims to establish a strong presence in global markets, including Europe, the U.S., and Asia, while striving to deliver high-quality products that leverage the synergies of its diverse operations.
Made 1 investment in Gambling

Dragonfly

Dragonfly is a global venture capital firm established in 2018 that focuses exclusively on the cryptocurrency and decentralized economy. Composed of a team of over 45 professionals, the firm operates from offices in New York City and Singapore. Dragonfly aims to connect leading participants in the decentralized economy, investing in and supporting promising opportunities within the crypto asset class. The firm is recognized for its expertise and deep understanding of the rapidly evolving digital asset landscape.
Made 2 investments in Gambling

The Raine Group

The Raine Group is an integrated merchant bank and growth capital investor focused on technology, media, entertainment and sports. Founded in 2009 and based in New York, it advises and funds high-growth companies and leverages a global network to create value for portfolio companies and clients across the United States, Europe and Asia. The firm pursues growth capital investments in media, entertainment, sports, lifestyle, information technology, mobile and retail sectors, applying industry expertise and strategic relationships to support scale and transformation.
Made 4 investments in Gambling

PlayUp

PlayUp is an online-only sports betting and fantasy sports company operating in Australia, New Zealand, India, and the USA. It offers a proprietary wagering platform with unique products like horseracing betting, eSports betting, and fantasy sports.
Made 3 investments in Gambling

William Hill

William Hill plc is a prominent bookmaker that provides a wide range of sports betting and gaming services across the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. Founded in 1934 and headquartered in London, the company operates through various segments, including Retail, Online, US Existing, and US Expansion. William Hill's retail operations include licensed betting offices that offer betting on sports such as football and horse racing, as well as gaming machines. In the online sector, the company provides comprehensive betting services, including in-play and pre-match sports betting, online casino games, poker, and bingo. Additionally, it supports telephone betting operations and offers on-course betting services. As of December 31, 2019, William Hill operated 1,568 licensed betting offices, enhancing its presence in the competitive betting market.
Made 3 investments in Gambling

Esports Entertainment Group

Esports Entertainment Group is a Malta-based provider of esports-focused online betting and gaming services. Founded in 2008, it operates across three verticals: Games, iGaming, and Technology. Its EEG Games unit offers infrastructure and services to engage esports communities, including the Esports Gaming League and the EGL.tv tournament platform. Its iGaming arm encompasses online sports betting and casino brands, delivering regulated wagering experiences to international audiences.
Made 1 investment in Gambling

SeventySix Capital

Founded in 1999, SeventySix Capital is a venture capital firm based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The firm invests in early-stage companies specializing in sports tech, esports, sports betting, and other sports-consumer sectors across North America.
Made 6 investments in Gambling

iGaming Ideas

iGaming Ideas is a innovation consultancy, a startup incubator, and seed fund for the sports betting and iGaming space.
Made 1 investment in Gambling

Vice Ventures

Vice Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York that focuses on investing in early-stage startups within non-traditional sectors often considered stigmatized. The firm targets industries such as alcohol, cannabis, harm-reducing nicotine, psychedelics, sex technology, wellness, and skill-based betting, among others. By engaging with these "bad" industries, Vice Ventures aims to challenge societal perceptions while pursuing superior financial returns. The firm is dedicated to identifying and supporting innovative companies that operate in these unique markets.
Made 1 investment in Gambling

Kindred Group

Kindred Group is an online gambling and gaming company that provides a wide range of services, including sports betting, poker, and casino games, through its various brands. The company operates in core markets primarily in Europe and Australia, with major brands such as Unibet, Maria Casino, Bingo.com, and iGame. Unibet offers sports betting and casino games in over 20 languages across more than 100 countries, while iGame focuses on casino games and customer loyalty. The company generates most of its revenue from Western Europe, mainly through casino and gaming products, followed by sports betting and poker. Its geographical segments include the Nordics, Western Europe, and Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe, highlighting its broad market presence.
Made 3 investments in Gambling

StepStone Group

Founded in 2007, StepStone Group is a global asset manager specializing in private markets. It provides customized investment solutions and advisory services to institutional investors, focusing on achieving excess net risk-adjusted returns across private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and real estate.
Made 2 investments in Gambling

MANTIS Venture Capital

Mantis VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 and based in Santa Monica, California. It specializes in early-stage investments and growth capital, focusing primarily on consumer technologies within the Media & Entertainment, Fintech, and Health & Wellness sectors. The firm manages multiple funds, including Mantis Capital Fund I, II, and III, which target innovative companies in these areas. Mantis VC operates as a Registered Investment Adviser, demonstrating its commitment to compliance and professional standards in the investment landscape.
Made 2 investments in Gambling

CMCC Global

CMCC Global is a venture capital firm specializing in blockchain investments. Founded in 2016, it is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong, with an office in Toronto, Canada. The firm concentrates on supporting blockchain startups and projects through early- and growth-stage investments, aiming to advance innovations in the blockchain sector.
Made 3 investments in Gambling

Hack VC

Hack VC is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in cryptocurrency, fintech, and marketplaces startups. Based in the United States, the firm backs companies at the seed and early development stages, focusing on innovative digital assets, financial technology, and online marketplace models. Hack VC aims to support ambitious founders building scalable businesses in rapidly evolving digital economies.
Made 3 investments in Gambling

Galaxy Gaming

Galaxy Gaming is a gaming company that designs, develops, acquires, assembles, markets, and licenses proprietary casino table games and related technology, platforms, and systems for the casino gaming industry. The company's offerings include side bets integrated with popular table games such as poker, baccarat, pai gow poker, craps, and blackjack (examples: Lucky Ladies, 21+3, Bonus Craps) and standalone premium games with unique rules (Heads Up Hold 'em, High Card Flush, Three Card Poker). It provides enhanced table systems, including the Bonus Jackpot System, an electronic system that collects data on player wagers and game activity, as well as the TableMAX e-Table system, an automated, dealer-less, multi-player electronic table game platform, plus related ancillary equipment. Galaxy Gaming markets its products to land-based casinos, cruise ships, riverboats, and internet gaming sites globally, serving customers in North America, the Caribbean, Central America, the British Isles, Europe, and Africa. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Las Vegas, the company focuses on expanding gaming content and technology to improve operation efficiency, entertainment value, and profitability for operators.

Yieldly

Yieldly is a protocol focused on developing a dynamic suite of non-custodial smart contracts on the Algorand blockchain. The company aims to democratize access to decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, with its initial offering being a no-loss lottery. This innovative lottery allows participants, including token holders and projects, to engage in various prize pools, thereby gamifying the processes of saving and holding cryptocurrency. By creating an accessible platform for liquidity, Yieldly seeks to enhance user engagement and broaden participation in the DeFi space.

Play Ventures

Play Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2018 and based in Singapore. The company specializes in investing globally in startups within the gaming and gaming services sectors, focusing on pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages. Play Ventures emphasizes opportunities in free-to-play and web3 gaming, aiming to support innovative companies that shape the future of the gaming industry. Through its strategic investments, Play Ventures seeks to nurture a diverse portfolio of gaming-related ventures.
Made 1 investment in Gambling

Nordanvind Investments

Nordanvind Investments specializes in providing lead generation services in the gambling and finance industries by developing independent comparison websites. These websites help users find the best deals through unbiased comparisons.

big_bets

big_bets is a venture capital firm based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2019, that backs software-intensive companies built around code and data. Its investment thesis targets industries undergoing digital transformation and seeks to back entrepreneurs who can accelerate this shift, across sectors including financial services, identity, healthcare and diagnostics, media, education, energy distribution, and developer tools.
Made 1 investment in Gambling

The Motley Fool

The Motley Fool is a multimedia financial-services company founded in 1993 in Alexandria, Virginia by David and Tom Gardner. It builds an investment community by delivering free and premium financial guidance, detailed company analyses, model portfolios, and real-time market content through its website, publications, broadcasts, and newsletters. The firm also operates investment advisory and asset management subsidiaries that offer discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio services and manage equity mutual funds for clients. With a broad reach to millions of readers and viewers, The Motley Fool aims to promote shareholder value and transparent, independent guidance for individual investors worldwide.
Made 1 investment in Gambling

Fimalac Group

Fimalac Group is a diversified holding company led by Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière, operating across several business sectors. The company has a significant presence in financial services, particularly through its 20% ownership of Fitch Group, which is well-known for its ratings agency, Fitch Ratings. Fimalac Développement manages interests in leisure and luxury hospitality, including a 40% stake in Groupe Lucien Barrière, a prominent casino and luxury hotel operator in France and Switzerland, as well as a 10% interest in Société Fermière du Casino Municipal de Cannes. The company has also established a Digital division since 2013, focusing on online specialized themes, and is a key player in the entertainment sector, particularly in live production. Additionally, Fimalac, through its subsidiary VEGA, manages approximately 30 venues, including the Zenith and various sports centers. The group is involved in real estate through North Colonnade Ltd, which owns an office building in London's Canary Wharf district.

DraftDay

DraftDay, Inc. is a daily fantasy sports platform based in Chicago, Illinois, that provides users with the opportunity to engage in real money games across various sports, including football, baseball, basketball, and hockey. Established in 2011, DraftDay allows participants to draft players daily to form their fantasy teams, competing for cash prizes. Players can enter multiple games in a single day, with buy-ins ranging from free to $500, and can choose to play in head-to-head or multiplayer formats. The platform operates in compliance with U.S. and Canadian regulations, exempt from the 2006 UIGEA, and follows the same rules as traditional season-long fantasy leagues. DraftDay’s team draws on prior experience from successful ventures in online education and software development.

GAN

GAN is a business-to-business provider of internet gambling software solutions, primarily serving the US land-based casino sector. The company's technology platform, GameSTACK, facilitates the digital transformation of the casino industry by offering software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for online casino gaming and sports betting. GAN operates through two segments: B2B and B2C. The B2B segment focuses on developing and marketing its GameSTACK technology, along with GAN Sports and iSight Back Office, which provide essential tools for player registration, account funding, and management. These solutions enable casino operators to effectively establish and expand their online presence in jurisdictions that allow real money gaming. The B2C segment encompasses the operations of Coolbet, which develops and manages an online sports betting and casino platform. Through these offerings, GAN supports the growth and adaptation of traditional casinos in the evolving digital landscape.

Scrum Ventures

Scrum Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area with a strong network in Asia. Founded in 2013, it seeks startup opportunities across the United States and Asia, investing in technology-enabled ventures across a broad range of sectors. The firm helps portfolio companies expand internationally and accelerate growth in Asia by leveraging its regional network and industry partnerships. Typical investments range from $100,000 to $1 million, often alongside other investors. Scrum Ventures has launched Scrum Studios, a platform that collaborates with corporate partners such as Panasonic, Nintendo, and Dentsu to provide strategic support and pilots for portfolio companies.
Made 1 investment in Gambling

React Gaming

React Gaming Group Inc is a company that specializes in esports betting, emphasizing live betting and online gaming. The organization aims to enhance the gaming experience for its users by integrating innovative technologies into its platform. Through its services, React Gaming seeks to cater to the growing demand for interactive and engaging betting experiences within the esports industry. Its operations are centered on providing a user-friendly environment for gamers and bettors alike, reflecting the company's commitment to customer satisfaction and modern gaming trends.

Churchill Downs Incorporated

Founded in 1875, Churchill Downs Incorporated is a leading gaming entertainment company headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. It owns and operates the iconic Churchill Downs Racetrack, home of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, along with various racetracks, casinos, and online wagering platforms across the United States. The company also owns Big Fish Games, one of the world's largest casual games producers, and provides racing-related telecommunications services.
Made 7 investments in Gambling

GSV Asset Management

Founded in Woodside, California, GSV Asset Management is a merchant bank that focuses on identifying and investing in high-growth, dynamic companies worldwide. The firm offers early-stage internet companies management, marketing, financing, human resources, and accounting support in exchange for equity.
Made 1 investment in Gambling

Acies Investments

Founded in 2020, Acies Investments is a venture capital firm based in Manhattan Beach, California. It specializes in investing in the sports wagering and technology, iGaming, and esports industries.
Made 5 investments in Gambling

FJ Labs

Founded in 2015, FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm focusing on stage-agnostic investments in marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. Their investment range varies from $50,000 to $5,000,000, typically at seed or series A stages.
Made 4 investments in Gambling

Serent Capital

Serent Capital is a San Francisco-based private equity firm founded in 2008 that focuses on the lower-middle-market, investing in high-growth software-enabled services and technology-enabled businesses in the United States. The firm targets companies with software-as-a-service and service-based business models across industries including business services, education, financial services, healthcare, and other B2B sectors, seeking to partner with management teams to accelerate growth through strategic guidance and capital. Serent emphasizes durable, scalable models and aims to back established firms with meaningful revenue that can benefit from product development, market expansion, and operational improvements. Through hands-on collaboration, the firm supports scale and profitability while helping portfolio companies navigate rapid growth and evolving customer needs.
Made 1 investment in Gambling

Beach Point Capital Management

Beach Point Capital Management is an investment management firm founded in 2009 and based in Santa Monica, California. The firm specializes in credit-related investments, employing a flexible and value-oriented approach to identify complex and less-followed opportunities. Beach Point offers a range of specialized funds and customized managed accounts tailored to various return objectives, focusing on high-yield debt, bank loans, direct lending, securitized credit, equities, and hedging strategies. The firm serves a diverse array of industries, including specialty chemicals, commercial services, packaging, software, construction, engineering, aerospace, defense, clothing, automotive, consulting, outsourcing, education, retail, food products, and healthcare.
Made 2 investments in Gambling