Fantasy Sports Platform
Companies offering fantasy sports platform in the iGaming industry — 1 listed.
Draftea
Mexico City, Mexico
Draftea is a Mexican real-money gaming platform that combines daily fantasy sports (DFS) and live sports betting, targeting the Spanish-speaking Latin American market. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Mexico City, the company emerged from stealth in January 2022 with a $13.2 million seed round led by Kaszek and backed by Sequoia Capital—Sequoia's first Mexican investment—as well as Bullpen Capital and FanDuel founder Nigel Eccles, who serves as chairman. Draftea's mobile-first app allows users to draft lineups of real athletes from football, NFL, NBA, MLB, and Formula 1, competing for cash prizes based on player performance, while also offering in-play betting with dynamic odds and early cash-out features. The company raised a $20 million Series A in August 2022, bringing total disclosed funding to approximately $41 million, and has distributed over 100 million Mexican pesos in prizes. With a strong investor base including Kevin Durant's Thirty Five Ventures and a founding team from Stanford, Rappi, and EA Sports, Draftea aims to become the dominant sports gaming community for the region's 350 million sports fans.
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