1184: How Fantasy Football Led To $16 million In VC Funding




The Tech Talks Daily Podcast show

Summary: Woodrow Levin was playing fantasy football with the CEO of Draft Kings when one of his players got hurt, causing him to lose a bet. What started as a joke about buying insurance for players quickly spiraled into "what if I can offer insurance/extended warranties on all online products?" It was on this premise that Extend, an extended warranty company that works with online retailers responsible for over $11B gross annual sales, was founded. The company has since raised $16M in VC funding.