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The Betting Startups Podcast

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Sports Betting
Igaming
Real Money Gaming
Affiliate Marketing
Prediction Markets
Esports
Fantasy Sports
Fantasy Football
NFL
Poker
Entrepreneurship
Igaming Industry
Gambly
Startups
Gaming Industry
Griddy
SBC Summit
Gamification
Optimove
SBC Americas

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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Ep. 228 features Maksim Afanasev, Founder of Pixl.Bet, to discuss his journey from sportsbook product leadership to entrepreneurship, and how he is building a free-to-play sports gaming platform designed to capture the excitement of betting without t... more

Ep. 227 is the official First Pitch preview episode, where we meet the 5 startups selected to present at the SBC First Pitch Competition during SBC Summit in Lisbon on October 1st, 2026.

In this episode, you will hear from the five finalists:

• Tee... more

Ep. 226 features Cameron MacMillan and Justin Herzig, co-founders of PredictQ, to discuss their vision for building the expert layer of prediction markets. The pair share how their backgrounds in DFS, analytics, community building, and technology cam... more

Ep. 225 features Amar Rao, Co-Founder of SportsStack, to discuss the challenges of sports data infrastructure and how SportsStack is building a unified data layer for the industry. Amar shares insights from his experience at NumberFire, FanDuel, and ... more

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Recent Guests

Justin Herzig
Co-founder of PredictQ, prediction market entrepreneur
PredictQ
Episode: Ep. 226: Empowering prediction market traders w/ Justin & Cam from PredictQ
Amar Rao
Founder/CEO of SportsStack
SportsStack
Episode: Ep. 225: Unifying the messy sports data ecosystem w/ Amar Rao from SportsStack
Andrew Wood
CEO of RallyTabs
RallyTabs
Episode: Ep. 224: Redefining sports prediction markets through rechargeable trading cards w/ Andrew Wood from RallyTabs
Andrew Gonzalez
Founder, Parlay X
Parlay X
Episode: Ep. 223: Launching the "Plaid for prediction markets" w/ Andrew Gonzalez from Parlay X
Frank Li
Co-founder of ESX, a live sports prediction market
ESX
Episode: Ep. 221: At the intersection of sports betting and financial trading w/ Frank Li
Neil Dillon
CEO and founder of Solas Compliance
Solas Compliance
Episode: Ep. 220: Solving the pain of manual marketing compliance w/ Neil Dillon from Solas Compliance
Edward (Ed)
From Flutter, operates FanDuel, Paddy Power, Betfair, Sky Bet, PokerStars and more
Flutter
Episode: Ep. 219: How the world's #1 sports betting operator accelerates startup partnerships w/ Edward & Robert from Flutter
Robert (Rob)
From Flutter, affiliated with FanDuel arm focusing on affiliate strategy
Flutter / FanDuel
Episode: Ep. 219: How the world's #1 sports betting operator accelerates startup partnerships w/ Edward & Robert from Flutter
Nick Meader
Founder/CEO of SpeedLabs
SpeedLabs
Episode: Ep. 217: Turning sports narratives into "momentum markets" w/ Nick Meader from SpeedLabs

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Jesse
Host of The Betting Startups Podcast

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    psushmita179
    3 years ago
  • Awesome Show

    Jesse does an awesome job on breaking down sports betting startups. His passion comes through with every episode. Definitely recommend checking it out.

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Ep. 226: Empowering prediction market traders w/ Justin & Cam from PredictQ
Q: What is the long-term vision for PredictQ?
To become synonymous with prediction markets by offering education, community, and a broad marketplace across various verticals, ultimately aiming for a multi-billion-dollar opportunity.
Ep. 225: Unifying the messy sports data ecosystem w/ Amar Rao from SportsStack
Q: What role do industry conferences play for a young B2B startup?
Conferences provide awareness, education about the problem space, relationship-building, and credibility; repetition helps potential customers recall the company and understand its value over time, which is critical for a startup's early-stage growth.
Ep. 225: Unifying the messy sports data ecosystem w/ Amar Rao from SportsStack
Q: What traction have you seen with customers like Underdog and Novig, and how is that shaping your roadmap?
Traction has been positive with Underdog and Novig using the Settlement API and mapping features to prevent misgrades, which validates the problem and supports an ongoing funnel of new integrations as the product roadmap prioritizes breadth, depth, and settlement accuracy.
Ep. 225: Unifying the messy sports data ecosystem w/ Amar Rao from SportsStack
Q: Can you explain the Settlement API and why misgrades are still a problem despite data availability?
Settlement is the final step turning data into money, and misgrades happen when data sources disagree or are wrong; the Settlement API helps cross-validate across sources, offer a confidence score, and provide actionable recommendations to minimize clawbacks and payout errors.
Ep. 225: Unifying the messy sports data ecosystem w/ Amar Rao from SportsStack
Q: What is SportsStack, and what is the core value proposition?
SportsStack is the unified data platform for sports, providing a single integration that delivers universal IDs, lets you plug in any data provider, and ensures data confidence before settlement, simplifying integration and enabling rapid swapping of providers with a normalized schema.

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This show centers on the people building startups inside the real-money gaming and betting tech ecosystem. Across recent episodes, the conversations span live prediction markets, affiliate and partnerships programs, AI-powered data and compliance tools, payments orchestration, responsible gaming, and how startups collaborate with large operators and media brands. A recurring thread is moving complex betting and gaming concepts toward practical, scalable products, with a strong emphasis on go-to-market strategy, regulatory navigation, community-building, and strategic partnerships. Notably, guests tend to be founders or senior leaders from fintech, gambling tech, and data-driven platforms, often sharing actionable lessons from fundraising, p... more

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4. Andrew Gonzalez
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