Sanjay Thakur: MMA Geek Out & Running a Niche Start Up
NEXT.io Podcast23 Jun 2022

Sanjay Thakur: MMA Geek Out & Running a Niche Start Up

🎙 Podcast #103 with Pierre Lindh and Sanjay Thakur, Co-Founder, CEO & CTO at Verdict MMA

This episode is all about MMA. Sanjay recalls how he got interested in the sport and how he and his 3 high school friends founded Verdict MMA firstly as a side project.

With investors like Ben Askren, Verdict MMA is set to increase the overall experience of MMA fans by giving them a platform to predict results and score rounds live. Sanjay talks about seeking capital for their start up during the pandemic, building a self-sufficient community and what's next for the niche company.

The conversation kept drifting away by Pierre and Sanjay's shared interest in MMA as a sport where they recalled their most memorable moments in MMA fight history, what's it like to be a fighter and Pierre remembers his moments fighting.


ABOUT SANJAY THAKUR:

Sanjay is an engineer who is building Verdict MMA. A platform built for MMA fans and the first ever niche real-money DFS experience.

Verdict MMA is a platform built for MMA fans to be able to predict results and score rounds live, increasing the overall fan experience.


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This episode of the iGaming NEXT Podcast is hosted by Pierre Lindh, MD/Co-Founder at iGaming NEXT and is brought to you by:

Pragmatic Solutions. – Leading iGaming platform technology.

For more info, visit website: https://pragmatic.solutions/

Sponsored by:

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