Jason Robins Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Investments
  • 22

  • Portfolio
  • 13

  • Exits
  • 6

Exits

Jason Robins General Information

Description

Mr. Jason Robins is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer & Chairman at DraftKings. He serves as Advisor at Mars Reel. He serves as Advisor at Impellent Ventures. He serves as Advisor at DroneSeed & Autograph. He also serves as Strategic Advisor at DRIVE by DraftKings. He also serves as Advisor at Laylo. He serves as Special Advisor at Data Point Capital. He also serves as Board Member at Horizon Acquisition. He has quickly built a reputation for expanding DraftKings' reach across numerous platforms through wide-ranging, forward-thinking partnerships. Under his leadership, DraftKings became the first DFS company to sign a league partnership, with Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2013. Since then, the company has signed four additional league-wide partnerships, including the National Hockey League (NHL), NASCAR, MLS and UFC. DraftKings is also the exclusive partner of 12 National Football League (NFL) teams, seven National Basketball League (NBA) teams, 27 MLB teams and seven NHL teams. With a keen eye for opportunity, he led his company to partner with the 2015 Belmont Stakes when the world watched as American Pharoah won the first Triple Crown in 37 years. He has also spearheaded DraftKings' partnerships with major media outlets, including ESPN, FOX Sports and Bleacher Report; marquee facilities like Madison Square Garden, STAPLES Center, AT&T Stadium and Gillette Stadium and charitable events with golf icon Tiger Woods and NBA Champion Shane Battier. His work has been recognized by the media and his peers, both nationally and locally in the Boston region. Among his recent accolades, he was named to Fortune's 2015 "40 Under 40" list of the most influential people in business in September 2015, appearing on that issue's cover. Additional honors in 2015 include being named to Sports Business Journal's "40 Under 40" list and receiving the Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award for New England. Under his leadership, DraftKings has been named the Best Fantasy Sports Provider by iGaming North America (2015) and is a two-time winner of Bostinno's 50 On Fire Award (2014, 2015). Mr. Robins attended Duke University, where he received his degree in Economics and Computer Science.

Contact Information

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Primary Office
  • 222 Berkeley Street
  • Boston, MA 02116
  • United States

Jason Robins Investments (22)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Jackpot.com 09-Jan-2023 Later Stage VC 0000 Entertainment Software Generating Revenue 00000 000000
000 (000000000) 24-Jan-2022 00000 00000 0000 Other Insurance Generating Revenue 00000 000000
0000 000000 14-Sep-2021 0000 00000 00000 Financial Software Generating Revenue 00000 000000
000000 0000000000 12-Aug-2021 0000 00000 00.00 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue 00000 000000
00000 26-Jul-2021 0000 00000 00.000 Social/Platform Software Generating Revenue 00000 000000
00000 00000000 01-Jan-2021 0000 00000 Financial Software Generating Revenue 00000 000000
0000 000000 09-Jun-2020 0000 00000 000 Financial Software Generating Revenue 00000 000000
0000000 000000 24-Apr-2020 0000 00000 00000 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue 00000 000000
Extend 06-Nov-2019 Early Stage VC 000.00 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue 00000 000000
Mars Reel 21-Aug-2018 Seed Round 00.000 Publishing Generating Revenue 00000 000000
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Jason Robins Exits (6)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Lottery.com 01-Oct-2021 Reverse Merger 0000
00000 (00000000000 01-Jul-2018 000 00 00000000
00 000000 20-Apr-2017 000000000 00000000
0000000 (000000000 30-Aug-2016 000000000000000000
Chef Nightly 16-Mar-2016 Out of Business
Rekindle 24-Mar-2015 Merger/Acquisition
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Jason Robins Team (1)

Name Title Deals Funds Boards Office
Jason Robins Angel Investor 00 0 Boston, MA
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