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Balto (YC W19) — Acquired by FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) - contest automation software…

Our product significantly reduces the amount of time and manual labor necessary for those that are tasked with managing these contests. We give them the easiest tools to manage, track, and communicate with 100s or 1,000s of players.

Balto is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2019 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Acquired by FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) - Contest automation software…. The founders listed are Joel Karacozoff (Founder), Nicky Montana (Founder), Spencer Cassidy (Founder/Head of Growth) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 3, 2019).

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Balto

New accelerator entry · 2019-01-03 · the record

Winter 2019
batch
5
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchWinter 2019
Announced2019-01-03
StageEarly
StatusAcquired
Team size5
IndustryConsumer
Sub-industryConsumer -> Gaming
SectorsSports Tech, Gaming
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttp://playbalto.com

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Our product significantly reduces the amount of time and manual labor necessary for those that are tasked with managing these contests. We give them the easiest tools to manage, track, and communicate with 100s or 1,000s of players.

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