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Overview

Online daily and weekly fantasy sports contests for cash prizes.

Founded

2012

Deals ยท 12mo

0

Stage focus

Series B

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Fantasy Sports
Gaming
Online Games
Sports

Investment portfolio

1rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
LinkSquares
Jul 2021Participated
$40 MSeries B
LinkSquares
Jul 2021Participated
$40 MSeries B
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Deal Distribution

DraftKings: 1 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
DraftKings: 1 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series B01

Monthly Deal Activity

DraftKings: 1 deals are recorded across 64 months.All available history.
DraftKings: 1 deals are recorded across 64 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

DraftKings: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (1 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

DraftKings: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (1 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Enterprise Software1
AI & Machine Learning1
Professional Services1

Deal Size Distribution

DraftKings: 1 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

DraftKings: 1 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M0
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

DraftKings: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (1 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

DraftKings: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (1 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States1
DraftKings: 7 co-investors are shown, with Bottomline Technologies sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

Bubble size = shared deals

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

DraftKings: 7 co-investors are shown, with Bottomline Technologies sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Bottomline Technologies1
Catalyst Investors1
First Ascent Ventures1
Hyperplane Venture Capital1
MassMutual Ventures1
Sorenson Capital1
Xerox1

Investment Strategy

DraftKings: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
DraftKings: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating1100%
DraftKings: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
DraftKings: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Alan Ellingson

Senior Vice President, Finance & Analytics

Ezra Kucharz

Chief Business Officer

Jason Dagres

Senior Copywriter

Jason Robins

CEO and Co-Founder

Matt Kalish

President, DraftKings N.A. & Co-Founder

Ohad Ezer

Director Of Engineering

Rawson Faux

Business Development, MBA Intern

Yohan Le Rouzes

Software Engineer