Ep. 169: The sports data platform for builders w/ Steven Kenway from Rolling Insights

Ep. 169: The sports data platform for builders w/ Steven Kenway from Rolling Insights

Author: BettingStartups.com June 17, 2025 Duration: 37:36
Ep. 169 features Steven Kenway from Rolling Insights, a multi-sport data platform delivering reliable data to everyone from sharp bettors to startup founders. Steven shares how the team built powerful analytics tools and a developer-friendly API ecosystem to level the playing field in sports data access.   Hear them discuss: • How Rolling Insights spun out of a real estate startup and consultancy• Why Steven believes most fantasy leagues are won by spreadsheet junkies• How acquiring a U.S. data engine became a turning point for the company• Where Rolling Insights fits into the official vs. unofficial data debate• Why startups are the primary customers for their B2B data feeds• The growing demand from sharp bettors and AI modelers• How SportWise and the Breakaway Accelerator fit into their ecosystem• The technical challenges of scraping fast-paced sports like darts• Why he says “you gotta flow like water” when running a startup• His long-term vision to become an official data provider   Catch the video version of this episode here.   Learn more 👇 ➡️ Rolling Insights website  ➡️ Steven Kenway on Linkedin     📩 Get the top headlines from the industry's most promising growth-stage companies every week—totally free! Subscribe to the Betting Startups newsletter here: https://news.bettingstartups.com/   -- This podcast is presented by Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry. Since 2012, Optimove has served iGaming Operators from startups to industry leaders. Today, 4 out of the Top 5 US Operators Personalize Player Experiences with Optimove. iGaming operators know their growth journey begins and continues with Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry.

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