Strategic investment
PlayUp has secured an investment of USD $35.0 million from Sam Bankman Fried's crypto exchange, FTX in Q4 2021. This financing round will be used primarily to accelerate PlayUp's U.S. market access. In addition to their investment in PlayUp, FTX has been actively investing in partnerships and endorsement deals in the sports and esports arena over the past twelve months.
FTX Head of Product, Ramnik Arora said, "We are delighted to have an investment in PlayUp" and "we believe PlayUp is at a pivotal moment in its corporate journey."
U.S. market entry data
Momentum continues to grow following PlayUp's October launch into the New Jersey sports betting market, with recent Eilers & Krejcik reports indicating PlayUp achieved 0.6% market share in its first month, placing it in the top 10 operators within the state.
U.S. market access progress
PlayUp has made significant progress with U.S. market access over the past twelve months and will be announcing several new market access deals now finalised in January 2022.
PlayUp Global CEO Daniel Simic said "We are very happy with the progress of our U.S. market entry. The recent investment by FTX will assist PlayUp in accelerating its U.S. market opportunities and grow our global sports betting and wagering presence."
About PlayUp
PlayUp is a next generation entertainment and technology group that enriches the lives of its clients by providing an entertaining, rewarding, and responsible online betting service. At its core, PlayUp develops innovative betting technologies in-house to power its brands and deliver world-class user experiences. Its energies are focused on fulfilling the needs of dedicated and passionate users who seek a deeper connection to the games they play.
PlayUp's mission is to unify online betting into one platform inclusive of Sports Betting, Fixed-Odds Racing (Horses and Greyhounds), iGaming, Esports and Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) where it now hosts Australia's largest and indeed some of the world's biggest prize pools in competitive peer-to-peer online betting.
The company holds online betting licenses in multiple jurisdictions and currently operates in Australia, New Zealand, India and several regulated USA states.
Contact
Press inquiries:Kevin Smith
Chief Marketing Officer, PlayUp
Kevin.Smith@PlayUp.com
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