Novig raised $18m in a Series A round led by Forerunner, with participation from Y Combinator, NFX, Perceptive Ventures and Gaingels, the company said. Novig plans to use the funding to expand sports coverage, add platform features and payment options, develop a web application and increase hiring.
The day’s most important stories, free. One email a day.
High Roller Technologies has launched its ROLR prediction markets platform across the United States, after an invitation-only beta that began in mid-September. Eligible US customers can access event-based contracts offered by Crypto.com | Derivatives North America. CEO Seth Young said the launch is supported by marketing and distribution relationships with Lines.com, Forever Network and Leverage Game Media.
High Roller Technologies has launched its ROLR prediction markets platform across the United States, the company said. The launch follows an invitation-only beta that began in mid-September. Eligible US customers can access event-based contracts offered by Crypto.com | Derivatives North America (CDNA).
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins said at the NEXTPredict conference in New York on 22 October that DraftKings Predictions ranks third in the prediction market sector. The timeline also reports that Ohio gaming regulators set 30 October as the deadline for licensees to stop offering sports event contracts.
Jason Robins, the chief executive of DraftKings, told the NEXTPredict audience in New York that his firm's Predictions product holds the third spot among prediction market operators. An account of his remarks at the event quotes Robins calling DraftKings the clear number three in the PM space.
ProphetX and Boom Sports will integrate sports event contracts into Boom’s platform under a partnership announced on 2 September 2026. The contracts will cover game results, player performance and season-long futures, and will trade through ProphetX’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission-regulated exchange infrastructure.
DraftKings has introduced DraftKings Predictions in California, citing NBC 7 San Diego. The platform joins Kalshi and Polymarket in the state, where traditional sports betting remains illegal.
ParlayX founder Andrew Gonzalez said the company was developing a prediction market platform centred on combination bets. Gonzalez said the business originally intended to concentrate on parlays.