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Nigel Eccles

Nigel Eccles is a technology entrepreneur and the CEO of the online crypto casino BetHog. He is best known for being the co-founder and CEO of Hubdub and FanDuel.

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Nigel Eccles
Born (1974-12-08) 8 December 1974
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Alma materUniversity of St. Andrews
EmployerFlick
TitleCEO
Spouse
Lesley Eccles
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(m. 2004)​
Children3

Nigel Eccles (born 8 December 1974) is a technology entrepreneur and the CEO of the online crypto casino BetHog. He is best known for being the co-founder and CEO of Hubdub and FanDuel.123

Early life

Eccles was born on 8 December 1974 in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He was educated at the Cookstown High School and majored in pure mathematics at University of St Andrews.45

Career

Eccles launched the online political prediction market Hubdub in 2007.6 Later he stated that Hubdub lacked a sustainable business model, prompting the company’s focus to shift, eventually evolving into FanDuel.78

Eccles co-founded the daily fantasy company FanDuel in 2009.9 Beginning in 2016, he oversaw plans for a merger between FanDuel and Draftkings,10 which was blocked by the Federal Trade Commission in 2017.1112

In November 2017 Eccles left FanDuel to pursue a new venture in the esports industry.13

In January 2018, Eccles co-founded an Edinburgh-based video game and social streaming platform Flick.14

In May 2020, Eccles co-founded StarStock, a platform for buying and selling sports cards. In March of 2021, StarStock raised $8 million in a round of funding, with investors including Andreesen Horowitz and Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young.15

Personal life

Eccles married Lesley in 2004; she was also a co-founder of FanDuel. They have three children.4

References

References

  1. "FanDuel CEO and co-founder Nigel Eccles is leaving to start an eSports company". Recode. 20 November 2017.
  2. "FanDuel CEO and co-founder Nigel Eccles is leaving to start an eSports company". Digit.
  3. "FanDuel: Tyrone man Nigel Eccles will soon be Northern Ireland's newest billionaire". Belfast Telegraph. 22 July 2015.
  4. Evans, Peter (14 August 2016). "Meet the Eccles — and their billion-dollar fantasy baby". The Sunday Times.
  5. Dickie, Mure (8 September 2015). "FanDuel gets ahead of the game in US fantasy sports". Financial Times.
  6. ""Twisted And Mischaracterized": How FanDuel's CEO Is Fighting Back Against Detractors". Fast Company. 18 April 2016.
  7. "Nigel Eccles: knowing when to "pivot" key for entrepreneurs". The Scotsman. 10 January 2017.
  8. "The $11,000,000 Round: Interview with "The Godfather" Nigel Eccles". Rotogrinders.
  9. "FanDuel founder Nigel Eccles leaves company". BBC. 20 November 2017.
  10. "Daily Fantasy Sports Sites DraftKings And FanDuel Agree To Merge". NPR. 18 November 2016.
  11. "DraftKings / FanDuel Limited, In the Matter of". Federal Trade Commission. Metaspins. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
  12. "FanDuel is weighing whether to drop its merger with DraftKings". Recode. 11 July 2017.
  13. "FanDuel CEO, Co-Founder Eccles to Leave Company". The Wall Street Journal. 20 November 2017.
  14. "FanDuel co-founders launch new esports venture in Edinburgh". Future Scot. 23 January 2018.
  15. Tim Casey (April 1, 2021). "StarStock, An Online Sports Cards Marketplace, Raises $8 Million In Series A Funding". Forbes.