Nigel Eccles Explained

CEO
Employer:Flick
Alma Mater:University of St. Andrews

Nigel Eccles is a technology entrepreneur currently serving as the CEO of the group chat company Flick. He is best known for being the co-founder and CEO of Hubdub and FanDuel.[1] [2] [3]

Career

Nigel launched the online political prediction market Hubdub in 2007.[4] He admitted that Hubdub "didn’t really have a good business model," which made him change the focus of the company.[5] Hubdub later turned into FanDuel.[6]

Eccles co-founded the daily fantasy company FanDuel in 2009.[7] Starting in 2016, he oversaw the planning of the merger between FanDuel and Draftkings.[8] However, the Federal Trade Commission blocked the merger from taking place in 2017.[9]

In November 2017 Eccles left FanDuel to pursue a new venture in the esports industry.[10]

In January 2018, Eccles co-founded an Edinburgh-based video game and social streaming platform Flick.[11]

In May of 2020, Nigel Eccles worked with Scott Greenberg and Mike Kuchera to create StarStock, a website focused on 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.[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: FanDuel CEO and co-founder Nigel Eccles is leaving to start an eSports company. 20 November 2017. Recode.
  2. Web site: FanDuel CEO and co-founder Nigel Eccles is leaving to start an eSports company. Digit.
  3. News: FanDuel: Tyrone man Nigel Eccles will soon be Northern Ireland's newest billionaire. 22 July 2015. Belfast Telegraph.
  4. "Twisted And Mischaracterized": How FanDuel's CEO Is Fighting Back Against Detractors. 18 April 2016. Fast Company.
  5. News: Nigel Eccles: knowing when to "pivot" key for entrepreneurs. 10 January 2017. The Scotsman.
  6. Web site: The $11,000,000 Round: Interview with "The Godfather" Nigel Eccles. Rotogrinders.
  7. Web site: FanDuel founder Nigel Eccles leaves company. 20 November 2017. BBC.
  8. Web site: Daily Fantasy Sports Sites DraftKings And FanDuel Agree To Merge. 18 November 2016. NPR.
  9. News: FanDuel is weighing whether to drop its merger with DraftKings. 11 July 2017. Recode.
  10. News: FanDuel CEO, Co-Founder Eccles to Leave Company. 20 November 2017. The Wall Street Journal.
  11. Web site: FanDuel co-founders launch new esports venture in Edinburgh. 23 January 2018. Future Scot.
  12. Web site: StarStock, An Online Sports Cards Marketplace, Raises $8 Million In Series A Funding. Forbes. Tim Casey. April 1, 2021.

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