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Rithmm launches Scout, an AI copilot that explains every betting pick in plain language
The in-app assistant turns Rithmm's prediction models into plain-English answers on any bet or player question.
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Waterhouse VC: The Missing Hedge Layer
This month, Tom Waterhouse delves into the missing hedge layer.
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Rally Tabs turns bar pull tabs into ownable digital sports cards
Founded by ex-gaming banker Andrew Wood, the sweepstakes startup rebuilt a Wisconsin pull-tab route into a digital pack-ripping product now live in 39 states.
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Deal Tracker: July 2026
Prediction markets dominated July deal flow, contributing the lion’s share of $80M in early-stage funding events.
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ParlayX is chasing the capital trapped inside prediction market trades
Co-founder Andrew Gonzalez pivoted away from retail bettors toward institutional market makers, and is now positioning the company as a Plaid-style netting layer across Kalshi, Polymarket, and beyond.
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EXCLUSIVE: OddsBlaze raises six-figure seed investment to expand its odds data infrastructure
The real-time odds-data provider hit six-figure monthly recurring revenue within a year of launch, run almost entirely by founder Matthew Paulton.
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How The Sharps built a poker-style tournament app in 12 weeks with AI, and what’s next
Robert McCall, the self-funded founder who used AI to build a skill-based sports prediction platform in 12 weeks, is betting that a portable "Sharps Score" can become the industry's handicap rating.
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Waterhouse VC: From Taking to Making
This month, Tom Waterhouse delves into taking to making.
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Why Flutter’s Affiliate Draft looks more like a scouting combine than a pitch contest
For Ed Lyttel, the winner is almost beside the point. The Affiliate Draft is how Flutter builds a pipeline of startups it can grow.
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ESX is building a prediction market for the “technical bettors” that sit between Underdog and Novig
Co-founder Frank Li is targeting the semi-professional middle of the market, and why distribution matters more than the build.
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Solas Compliance raised £670K so that marketing and legal don't have to fight
Founder Neil Dillon built an AI compliance tool from a friction point he lived on the inside at Flutter—marketing wants speed, legal wants control.
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BetHog shuts down July 31 to go all-in on Sentient Studios’ AI dealers
CEO Nigel Eccles says the crypto casino was on a path to sustainability—but the AI dealer opportunity was too big to run as a side project.
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Flutter's Affiliate Draft is back in 2026—here’s what they’re looking for in the next big startup
Ed Lyttel and Robert Fulforth on why Flutter is hunting startups that own the user journey—and what last year’s winner got right.
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Blitz co-founders on building a company from the data that kept getting them banned at sportsbooks
Devon Sinha and Tejas Srinivasan on building sports intelligence infrastructure for broadcasters and analysts—starting from the casino floor.
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Waterhouse VC: Nothing Beats Interaction
This month, Tom Waterhouse explains why nothing beats interaction.