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Novig (YC S22) — America's #1 sports trading app

Novig is building America's #1 sports prediction market. Founded by Jacob Fortinsky and Kelechi Ukah, we are the only platform to offer commission-free sports trading.

Novig is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2022 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: America's #1 Sports Trading App. The founders listed are Jacob Fortinsky (Founder), Kelechi Ukah (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, June 12, 2022).

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Novig

New accelerator entry · 2022-06-12 · the record

Summer 2022
batch
55
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchSummer 2022
Announced2022-06-12
StageGrowth
StatusActive
Team size55
IndustryConsumer
Sub-industryConsumer -> Gaming
SectorsFintech, Marketplace, Sports Tech, Gaming
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedNew York City, NY, USA
HiringYes
Sitehttps://www.novig.com
Founded2021
YC group partnerDiana Hu

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Novig is building America's #1 sports prediction market. Founded by Jacob Fortinsky and Kelechi Ukah, we are the only platform to offer commission-free sports trading. We deliver better pricing, full transparency, and a more efficient market structure for users by eliminating the traditional sportsbook model. Backed by the best - Novig has raised over $100M from some of Silicon Valley’s top investors including Pantera, Forerunner, Lux, NFX, Paul Graham, and Joe Montana.

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