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Draftea
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) platform in the Spanish-speaking world
About Draftea
Draftea is a daily fantasy sports platform operating in Mexico, offering users the ability to create and manage virtual teams of professional athletes from various sports leagues, including the NFL. The company holds licenses from the NFL and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), allowing for the use of official team and player imagery. Draftea's business model is centered on paid fantasy sports contests where users pay an entry fee to compete for cash prizes. The platform targets the Spanish-speaking market in Latin America, with a significant focus on Mexico. The company has secured $13.2 million in a seed funding round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Kaszek Ventures and the founder of FanDuel.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Employees
- 99
- Open positions
- 1
- Dealroom signal
- 89.8/100
- Industry
- Gaming, Sports
- Sub-industry
- Mobile Gaming, Sport League & Club
- Sector
- Consumer Services, Fantasy Sports, Sports Media and Fans
- Technology
- Mobile app
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2c
Latest news
Press, funding announcements and product moves mentioning Draftea.
Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Sep 2022 | $20M | $80M | KaszeK Ventures · Bullpen Capital · Jorge Mendes · Sequoia | ↗ |
| EARLY VC✓Equity / VC | Mar 2022 | $4M | $66M | Courtside Ventures · Kevin Durant · NNS Advisers · Iker Casillas | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Draftea is 210K monthly website visits, up 467.6% over the last three months. Draftea's team grew 13.8% over the past year.
Open positions
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Series A16 investors entered at this stage
KaszeK Ventures
Bullpen Capital
Sequoia
Courtside Ventures
Kevin Durant- NANNS Advisers
Iker Casillas
MANTIS
Odell Beckham
Pau Gasol- CACesar Azpilicueta
- TKTravis Kelce
Rich Kleiman
StepStone Group- JMJorge Mendes
Cristiano Ronaldo
Other known investors2 additional known investors
Brandon Brown
Leo Luna
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Global footprint
team presence
Market sentiment
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