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Players' Lounge (YC W18) — Win money betting on yourself playing AAA video games

Players’ Lounge enables gamers of all skill levels to bet on the outcome of their video game matches and win money. Our mission at Players’ Lounge is to give gamers a monetary return on their gaming time, while adding a new layer of fun and entertainment.

Players' Lounge is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2018 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Win money betting on yourself playing AAA video games. The founders listed are Dan Delaney (Founder), Zach Dixon (Founder), Austin Woolridge (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, November 8, 2017).

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Players' Lounge

New accelerator entry · 2017-11-08 · the record

Winter 2018
batch
13
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchWinter 2018
Announced2017-11-08
StageGrowth
StatusActive
Team size13
IndustryConsumer
Sub-industryConsumer -> Gaming
SectorsGaming
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedNew York City, NY
HiringYes
Sitehttps://playerslounge.co/
Founded2014

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Players’ Lounge enables gamers of all skill levels to bet on the outcome of their video game matches and win money. Our mission at Players’ Lounge is to give gamers a monetary return on their gaming time, while adding a new layer of fun and entertainment. We have raised $15m in funding. Investors include: ycombinator, Samsung, Griffin Gaming Partners, Strauss Zelnick, Drake and Myles Garrett.

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