PrizePicks Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2015

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 440

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $8.67M

  • Investors
  • 34

PrizePicks General Information

Description

Operator of a daily fantasy betting platform intended to facilitate playing against estimated projections. The company's platform partners with sports channels to conduct bets against the projections rather than among the contestants as well as provide additional game types, real-money contests, and payments along with sports league coverage, enabling sports enthusiasts to watch games and win prizes.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 1230 Peachtree Street North East
  • Suite 2800
  • Atlanta, GA 30309
  • United States
+1 (404)
Primary Industry
Entertainment Software
Other Industries
Information Services (B2C)
Movies, Music and Entertainment
Vertical(s)
Esports, Gaming, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 1230 Peachtree Street North East
  • Suite 2800
  • Atlanta, GA 30309
  • United States
+1 (404)

PrizePicks Timeline

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PrizePicks Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
10. Later Stage VC 26-Mar-2024 $8.67M Completed Generating Revenue
9. Secondary Transaction - Private Completed Generating Revenue
8. Later Stage VC Cancelled Generating Revenue
7. Later Stage VC 01-Dec-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC 28-Jan-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Later Stage VC 07-Jul-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Early Stage VC Completed Generating Revenue
3. Accelerator/Incubator 24-Aug-2015 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Angel (individual) $700K $700K Completed Startup
1. Accelerator/Incubator Completed Startup
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Operator of a daily fantasy betting platform intended to facilitate playing against estimated projections. The company's
Entertainment Software
Atlanta, GA
440 As of 2024

San Francisco, CA
 

New York, NY
 
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PrizePicks Competitors (3)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Sleeper Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
Underdog Fantasy Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
DraftKings Formerly VC-backed Boston, MA
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PrizePicks Patents

PrizePicks Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20210358270-A1 Sportsbook odds optimization and correlated proposition bet analysis Active 06-Mar-2020
US-11250671-B2 Sportsbook odds optimization and correlated proposition bet analysis Active 06-Mar-2020
US-D986905-S1 Display screen with graphical user interface Active 07-Feb-2020
US-20220172577-A1 Sportsbook odds optimization and correlated proposition bet analysis Active 26-Jun-2019
CA-3143704-A1 Sportsbook odds optimization and correlated proposition bet analysis Pending 26-Jun-2019 G06Q50/34
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PrizePicks Executive Team (13)

Name Title Board Seat
Mike Ybarra Chief Executive Officer
Ari Koteles Chief Financial Officer & Board Member
Jay Deuskar Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Jason Barclay Chief Legal Officer & Head of Public Policy
Renee White Chief People Officer
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PrizePicks Board Members (5)

Name Representing Role Since
Alexander Havenick JD Self Board Member
Andrew Steinburg Self Board Member
Ari Koteles PrizePicks Chief Financial Officer & Board Member
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PrizePicks Signals

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PrizePicks Investors (34)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
305 Ventures Venture Capital Minority
Adam Kaplan Angel (individual) Minority
Astralis Capital Venture Capital Minority
Hunter Hillenmeyer Angel (individual) Minority
John Collins Angel (individual) Minority
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PrizePicks FAQs

  • When was PrizePicks founded?

    PrizePicks was founded in 2015.

  • Who is the founder of PrizePicks?

    Adam Wexler, Jay Deuskar, Samuel Solomon, and Tareq Dowla are the founders of PrizePicks.

  • Who is the CEO of PrizePicks?

    Mike Ybarra is the CEO of PrizePicks.

  • Where is PrizePicks headquartered?

    PrizePicks is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

  • What is the size of PrizePicks?

    PrizePicks has 440 total employees.

  • What industry is PrizePicks in?

    PrizePicks’s primary industry is Entertainment Software.

  • Is PrizePicks a private or public company?

    PrizePicks is a Private company.

  • What is PrizePicks’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for PrizePicks is .

  • How much funding has PrizePicks raised over time?

    PrizePicks has raised $10.2M.

  • Who are PrizePicks’s investors?

    305 Ventures, Adam Kaplan, Astralis Capital, Hunter Hillenmeyer, and John Collins are 5 of 34 investors who have invested in PrizePicks.

  • Who are PrizePicks’s competitors?

    Sleeper, Underdog Fantasy, and DraftKings are competitors of PrizePicks.

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