FanDuel

Overview

Status: Merger of Equals of DraftKings
Total Equity Funding: $416.2M in 7 Rounds from 19 Investors
Headquarters: New York, New York
Description: FanDuel offers fantasy sports with daily games for real money.
Founders: Nigel Eccles, Tom Griffiths, Lesley Eccles
Categories: Fantasy Sports, Sports, Gaming
Website: http://www.fanduel.com

Company Details

Founded:: June, 2007
Contact: support@fanduel.com
Employees: 13 in Crunchbase

FanDuel, launched in July 2009, is the undisputed leader in the one-week fantasy sports industry. Offering fantasy sports for NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL FanDuel targets the 30+ million adult fantasy sports players in North America.

Players draft fantasy sports teams at any time of the season in head-to-head or multi-player contests, paying an entry fee for each contest and vie for cash prizes. In 2013 the company awarded over $150m in prizes and is on course to award over $400m in 2014.

The company currently has over 100 employees and is headquartered in New York.