Ep. 177 is the official First Pitch preview episode, where we will meet the 5 startups selected to present at SBC Summit on September 18 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Sue Schneider, Co-founder of Defy the Odds, shares her perspective of the upcoming event, highlighting the global nature of this year’s competition with finalists representing 5 different countries across 3 continents, the evolution of First Pitch, and the opportunities for all startups at the Summit.

In this episode, you will hear from the five finalists:

- AI Stats, Alexey Vorobey

- Betpass, Bruno Barroso

- ChatBet AI, Joshua Swerdlow

- LiveDuel, Will Martin

- Nandemo Draft Co., Keigo Namiki

SBC First Pitch brings together some of the most exciting startups within the betting and gaming industry to compete for a chance to win an exclusive prize package, valued at over €90,000 to assist in the winner’s development and growth plans.

The First Pitch event is hosted by BettingStartups.com's Jesse Learmonth.

Judges for the event:

- Martin Collins from Soft2Bet

- Lloyd Danzig from Sharp Alpha

- Dee Maher from La Royale Group

- Mark Phillip from Metabet

- Andrew Reader from Velo Capital Partners

If you don't have a ticket for the event yet, use discount code BETTINGSTARTUPSVIP for $300 off your pass. Grab your ticket here: https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit/ticket-options/

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