Nigel Eccles | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of St. Andrews |
| Employer | Flick |
| Title | CEO |
Nigel Eccles is a technology entrepreneur and the CEO of the online crypto casino BetHog. He is best known for being the co-founder and CEO of Hubdub and FanDuel. [1] [2] [3]
Eccles launched the online political prediction market Hubdub in 2007. [4] He admitted that Hubdub "didn’t really have a good business model," which made him change the focus of the company. [5] Hubdub later turned into FanDuel. [6]
Eccles co-founded the daily fantasy company FanDuel in 2009. [7] Starting in 2016, he oversaw the planning of the merger between FanDuel and Draftkings. [8] However, the Federal Trade Commission blocked the merger from taking place in 2017. [9]
In November 2017 Eccles left FanDuel to pursue a new venture in the esports industry. [10]
In January 2018, Eccles co-founded an Edinburgh-based video game and social streaming platform Flick. [11]
In May of 2020, Eccles worked with Scott Greenberg and Mike Kuchera to create StarStock, a website focused on buying and selling sports cards. In March of 2021, StarStock raised $8 million in a round of funding, with investors including Andreesen Horowitz and Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young. [12]