This week: Raven courts investment from Coinbase Ventures, CMCC Global at $90M pre-money valuation

This week: Raven courts investment from Coinbase Ventures, CMCC Global at $90M pre-money valuation

Also: Novig is reportedly seeking fresh funding at a $2B valuation, and BetOpenly founder gives us the scoop on his expansion into prediction markets.

This week: Topdog raises $2.5M to scale real-time multiplayer skill games

This week: Topdog raises $2.5M to scale real-time multiplayer skill games

Also: FairPlay invests in WagerWire, and how PixlBet is building a free-to-play prediction game that feels like real-money betting.

This week: GMonitor founders on winning First Pitch in Lisbon

This week: GMonitor founders on winning First Pitch in Lisbon

Also: CRSHMARKET raises $3.5M for a livestream prediction market product, and the $9M in funding spread across eight rounds in September.

This week: Meet the five startups pitching at SBC Summit 2026 in Lisbon

Also: HotTakes’ grassroots approach to Alberta, and our August 2026 deal tracker.

This week: Data startup Oddpool acquired by Kalshi after $3M raise

Also: PredictQ’s plan to chase the 70% of traders who lose and leave, and Novig’s first national brand campaign with Sydney Sweeney.

This week: SportsStack raises angel round to unify sports data ecosystem

Also: Rithmm launches AI copilot Scout ahead of NFL season, and ParlayX raises $1.25m to scale institutional trading infrastructure

This week: GMonitor founders on winning First Pitch in Lisbon

This week: GMonitor founders on winning First Pitch in Lisbon

Also: CRSHMARKET raises $3.5M for a livestream prediction market product, and the $9M in funding spread across eight rounds in September.

Cody Luongo
Cody Luongo
This week: Raven courts investment from Coinbase Ventures, CMCC Global at $90M pre-money valuation

This week: Raven courts investment from Coinbase Ventures, CMCC Global at $90M pre-money valuation

Also: Novig is reportedly seeking fresh funding at a $2B valuation, and BetOpenly founder gives us the scoop on his expansion into prediction markets.

This week: Topdog raises $2.5M to scale real-time multiplayer skill games

This week: Topdog raises $2.5M to scale real-time multiplayer skill games

Also: FairPlay invests in WagerWire, and how PixlBet is building a free-to-play prediction game that feels like real-money betting.

This week: Meet the five startups pitching at SBC Summit 2026 in Lisbon

This week: Meet the five startups pitching at SBC Summit 2026 in Lisbon

Also: HotTakes’ grassroots approach to Alberta, and our August 2026 deal tracker.

Cody Luongo
Cody Luongo
This week: Data startup Oddpool acquired by Kalshi after $3M raise

This week: Data startup Oddpool acquired by Kalshi after $3M raise

Also: PredictQ’s plan to chase the 70% of traders who lose and leave, and Novig’s first national brand campaign with Sydney Sweeney.

This week: SportsStack raises angel round to unify sports data ecosystem

This week: SportsStack raises angel round to unify sports data ecosystem

Also: Rithmm launches AI copilot Scout ahead of NFL season, and ParlayX raises $1.25m to scale institutional trading infrastructure

Betting Startups
Betting Startups
This week: Finalists announced for First Pitch at SBC Summit

This week: Finalists announced for First Pitch at SBC Summit

Also: Prediction markets dominate in our July funding recap, and how Rally Tabs is turning bar pull tabs into digital sports cards

Betting Startups
Betting Startups
This week: Alpaca opens door to prediction markets with CFTC, NFA registration

This week: Alpaca opens door to prediction markets with CFTC, NFA registration

Also: Polymarket’s acquihire of Turf, and why ParlayX is building the “Plaid of prediction markets.”

This week: OddsBlaze raises six-figure seed investment to expand its odds data infrastructure

This week: OddsBlaze raises six-figure seed investment to expand its odds data infrastructure

Also: River Markets snares $8.5M seed to build prediction market infrastructure, and how The Sharps built a poker-style tournament app in 12 weeks with AI.

This week: Novig launches nationwide, signs partnerships with Mets and The 4th Quarter

This week: Novig launches nationwide, signs partnerships with Mets and The 4th Quarter

Also: Regen now lets sports bettors invest through new partnership, and ProphetX integrates with EPICK as prediction markets continue to sprawl across different apps.

Waterhouse VC: From Taking to Making

Waterhouse VC: From Taking to Making

This month, Tom Waterhouse delves into taking to making.

Tom Waterhouse
Tom Waterhouse
This week: ProphetX raises $35M, expands with B2B prediction market push

This week: ProphetX raises $35M, expands with B2B prediction market push

Also: Why ESX wants to build a prediction market that sits between PrizePicks and Novig, and why Flutter’s Affiliate Draft looks more like a scouting combine than a pitch contest.

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