Golf Startup Lub Hom Phiaj Kom Nqa Cov Nyiaj Sib Tw rau Cov Neeg Loj

Loopgolf, Bay Area fintech startup uas txhawb nqa kev ua si golf wagers, pom ntawm chav kawm betting raws li lub rooj vag mus ntes ib tug loj daim ntawm golfers 'tag nrho kev siv nyiaj.

Tus tsim Thomas Reinholm thiab Matt Rum tau ntsib thaum ua haujlwm ntawm lub tuam txhab them nyiaj mobile Block, yav tas los hu ua Square. Lawv tau dhau los ua phooj ywg nrawm, sib koom ua ke dhau lawv txoj kev mob siab rau kev ua si golf nrog nyiaj ntawm kab kom ua rau lawv qhov kev sib tw me ntsis nthuav dua.

Lawv qhov kev lag luam ua lag luam tau crystalized thaum ua si Nassau, ib qho kev sib tw tripartite nrog wagers rau pem hauv ntej cuaj, sab nraub qaum, thiab rau tag nrho 18 qhov. Xovxwm, cov thawj koom ruam thib ob rau qhov seem nyob rau hauv ib ntu lossis rau tag nrho Nassau ntxiv kev nyuaj rau kev taug qab ntawm tag nrho cov tally, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog qhov kev nqis tes ua ntxiv no.

Lawv tau nyob nruab nrab ntawm kev sib tw rov qab-thiab-tawm mus nrog ntau lub xovxwm uas tau nqis los rau hauv cov hlau. Reinholm, uas tau ua tus ntaus qhab nia, pom nws tus kheej tau txais cov lus nug los ntawm nws cov neeg koom tes ua si ntawm qhov chaw sib tw thiab lawv nce lossis nqis npaum li cas thaum lawv mus rau qhov kawg stretch. Qhov hluav taws kub ceev tau los ntawm nws thaum lub sijhawm tseem ceeb ntawm qhov kev sib tw, thaum nws tab tom sim dais thiab tsom mus rau kev tua cov tseem ceeb txhaj tshuaj kom kaw qhov kev sib tw. Txawm tias thaum lub pob kawg nchuav rau hauv 18^th khob, tag nrho tsis tau daws.

"Thaum peb ua tiav qhov kev sib tw, peb tau zaum tom qab nees nkaum tsib feeb sim xyuas seb tag nrho cov ntawv sau rau ntawm daim npav txhais tau li cas, pom zoo rau qhov tshwm sim thiab tom qab ntawd nws thiaj li txiav txim siab txhua qhov kev twv txiaj uas tau tshwm sim," Reinholm nco qab.

"Koj tau koom nrog cov kev sib cav no thiab yuav tsum tsis txhob muaj chaw rau kev sib cav. Koj yuav tsum tuav txhua tus tes thiab txav mus, "nws hais ntxiv.

Nyob rau hauv lub tsheb caij mus tsev, lawv pom tau hais tias yuav tsum muaj ib tug zoo dua, muaj kuab heev dua li cov qub-fashioned cwj mem thiab daim ntawv txoj kev uas yuav qhia players paub qhov twg lawv sawv ntawm ib tug net-dollars hauv real-time thiab txiav txim siab bets post. puag ncig.

Tom qab kev tshawb nrhiav cov khoom lag luam los daws tag nrho cov kev mob no tau tshwm sim tsis muaj dab tsi, lawv tau txiav txim siab los siv lawv cov keeb kwm yav dhau los hauv kev them nyiaj los tsim lub hnab nyiaj digital rau golfers uas yuav tshem tawm tag nrho cov kev sib txhuam thiab qhov tsis txaus ntseeg tshwm sim hauv cov phooj ywg-rau-peer betting, suav nrog ua kom cov yeej yeej tsis tuaj yeem tawv. Thaum ua tiav ntawm qhov kev sib tw, ib zaug tus neeg ntaus qhab nia kais lub pob 'txiav', tag nrho cov nyiaj tau muab coj mus rau hauv cov hnab nyiaj uas tsim nyog.

"Pib nrog kev sib koom tes ntawm koj qhov kev sib tw, twv nws thiab daws nws, peb tau ua kom nws tsis sib haum li nws tuaj yeem ua tau. Loopgolf ua kom yooj yim rau tag nrho cov txheej txheem ntawm kev teeb tsa thiab ua tiav kev sib tw nyiaj, "Rum hais.

Txhawm rau tiv thaiv cov hnab khib nyiab, cov neeg ua si tam sim no yuav tsum tau synch lawv tus account mus rau USGA's Golf Handicap Information Network (GHIN) thaum nkag mus rau hauv app thiab cov qhab nia puag ncig kuj tau tso tawm thaum ua tiav.

Txog tam sim no Loopgolf, uas tau tshaj tawm hauv kev qhib beta thaum lub Cuaj Hli, tau nce $ 1.3 nyob rau hauv cov nyiaj ua ntej cov noob thiab npaj kom kaw qhov seem ntawm $ 2 lab nyob rau ob peb lub hlis tom ntej. Cov neeg txhawb nqa tseem ceeb suav nrog Acorns co-founder Jeff Cruttenden: koj puas xav tau ntau tus thwjtim?, Oakland A's outfielder Stephen Piscotty, Fox Ventures, SWS Ventures, thiab Sendoso CEO Kris Rudeegraap.

Lawv nyob hauv nruab nrab ntawm kev tshaj tawm cov phiaj xwm nyiaj txiag rau pej xeem koom pheej muab sijhawm rau lawv cov neeg siv khoom thaum ntxov los koom nrog kev ncaj ncees hauv lub tuam txhab uas lawv tau kwv yees tias yuav ncav cuag 30,000 tus neeg siv txhua hli los ntawm xyoo kawg 2023.

Tam sim no, lub platform wager tsuas yog pab txhawb kev twv txiaj rau kev sib tw ua si thiab tawv nqaij ua si tab sis lawv nyuam qhuav pib. Ua ntej kawg ntawm lub xyoo lawv npaj yuav ntxiv ze rau tus pin thiab ntev tshaj plaws tsav sab bets los txhawb lawv cov kev ua si betting.

Lub zeem muag loj rau Loopgolf yog txhawm rau siv cov khoom lag luam kev them nyiaj ntxiv los ntawm kev tshaj tawm ib daim debit lossis credit card tethered mus rau qhov kev pabcuam golf-oriented khoom plig uas cov ntsiab lus tau txais yuav qhib cov kev paub thiab cov nyiaj cheb.

"Dab tsi yog qhov tshwj xeeb uas peb yuav ua tau yog ob qho khoom plig siv rau ntawm daim npav, tab sis kuj ua si tawm ntawm chav kawm. Peb tab tom nrhiav kom muab nqi zog rau cov neeg ntaus golf rau tag nrho cov nyiaj thiab txhua lub sijhawm lawv siv golf, "Reinholm piav qhia.

Rum taw qhia tias dab tsi Delta's Skymiles loyalty thiab khoom plig qhov kev pab cuam tau ua rau "gamify siv rov qab mus rau kev mus ncig," yog ib qho kev tshoov siab loj rau cov khoom uas lawv npaj los tsim qhov twg cov ntawv teev cov kev paub zoo li ib puag ncig ntawm Pebble Beach lossis daim pib mus rau US Qhib tuaj yeem. raug xauv.

Nyob rau lub caij ntuj sov lawv tab tom npaj ib Ua Si Rau Nws Kev sib tw hauv xyoo 2023 uas yuav ua raws li Lub Peb Hlis Madness style ib leeg-knockout hom los muab nqi zog rau cov neeg siv khoom thaum tseem qhia txog lawv cov peev txheej ntawm kev twv txiaj hauv qhov kev tshwm sim.

Nyob rau hauv cov yeeb nkab, Loopgolf yuav ntxiv kev loj hlob ntawm kev siv ntawm lub platform los ntawm kev koom ua ke curated lag luam nrhiav pom rau hauv lub app, nthuav tawm lawv lub zej zog rau cov tshiab thiab tseem ceeb hom. Lawv kuj tseem npaj kom nws thiaj li koom tes nrog phau ntawv kis las txhawm rau ntxiv qhov kev sib tw ntaus golf rau cov quav nrog lub qhov muag ntawm kev txhawb nqa kev nqis tes ua.

Niaj hnub no, lub backend infrastructure los twv seb puas los yog tsis Justin Thomas yuav ua rau nws tom ntej tsav ntawm txoj kev ncaj ncees los yog yog hais tias Jon Rahm tab tom yuav tog 10 footer tsis nyob rau hauv qhov chaw, tab sis qhov no yog thaum kawg cov kev taw qhia uas golf betting yog mus rau hauv lub nyob ze yav tom ntej.