Summary
- The SBC First Pitch finalists have been announced.
- The ceremony will be held at the SBC Summit Americas on Thursday.
- The champion will receive a prize package worth more than $110,000.
- Sidebetz, the innovators behind the inaugural dynamic odds engine for live poker, offers live poker stream viewers real-time betting odds for each hand.
- WagerGames is a technology company that specializes in short-form video content. Their platform allows users to easily watch videos from content creators and replicate their bets with just a single click.
- PromptBet.ai is an AI-powered SaaS platform that enhances sports betting and iGaming operations by offering users intelligent search capabilities through both voice and text input.
- Gamewagrs: A revolutionary platform enabling gamers to bet and create parlays based on their personal in-game performance in their favorite video games.
- Staked AI is an AI-driven audio platform designed for the sports industry, focusing on B2B solutions. It empowers sports marketers to produce podcast-style audio content with emotional intelligence at a pace that's 100 times faster and more cost-effective than traditional methods.
- Paris Smith, Founder of Life Winning/Defy the Odds
- David Fica, Founder and CEO of Land Vegas
- Scott Secord, Partner at Cardinal Sports Capital
- Kimberley Nixon, Managing Partner at Open Venture Capital
- Quinton Singleton, Founder of Zero Labs
- Jesse Learmonth is set to host the competition.
- MetaBet & Are You Watching This: Gain a year's access to sports data from Are You Watching This? and gambling data from MetaBet, a package valued at $48,000.
- Eilers & Krejcik Gaming: A 6-month subscription to Sports & Emerging Verticals by Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, valued at $25,000.
- SBCMedia Promotional Package: Enjoy a six-month advertising campaign on either SBCAmericas, SBCNoticias, or SBCNoticias.Br. This package includes newsletter advertisements and two featured editorials showcasing your business. Priced at $11,000.
- AWS offers $10,000 in promotional credits, which can be used across a broad spectrum of services. These credits support a variety of AWS infrastructure technologies, such as computing, storage, and databases, as well as cutting-edge technologies like generative AI, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
- Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC offers $5,000 in credit for legal services related to gaming.
- Square in the Air: A $5,000 prize package that includes an on-site video, social media promotion, a complimentary competitor analysis audit, and a strategic guide for enhancing your profile.
- Vegas Kings: Experience a premium web design package valued at $3,100 from Vegas Kings, the foremost agency in iGaming design and development.
- GameOn: This package includes the preparation and distribution of two press releases, an interview with a trade publication focused on the U.S. market, a brief video interview for social media, and a feature in the GameOn newsletters. The total value is $2,300.
SBC has announced the five start-up companies that have advanced to the final round of the SBC First Pitch competition, held during the ongoing SBC Summit Americas. The summit, which began on Tuesday, May 13, features the First Pitch ceremony on Thursday, May 15, as part of the Leaders conference track at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale. In the final round, each of the five finalists will present their products through a 3-minute pitch followed by a Q&A session with the judges. This will allow them to engage with both a live audience and experienced investors, as well as industry veterans. This year's finalists are: To decide the winner, SBC has assembled a panel of distinguished investors and experts who will evaluate each company's offerings to identify the best one. The panel is composed of industry veterans with successful histories of guiding companies and executing major investments, including: The winning company will receive a prize package valued at $110,000, which includes various resources and benefits, such as:
