Help Us Pioneer The Future of Sports Predictions
We're building the leading sports prediction market in the US. At Novig, we believe sports fans deserve better.
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Our mission is to create a faster, fairer future for traders and fans alike — free from house edges and account limits. We've made it simple: you trade against the market, not the house.
We've raised over $105M from top investors to achieve our ambitions, and we're just getting started.
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Jacob Fortinsky and Kelechi Ukah met playing poker at Harvard, where a shared interest in math, sports, and market dynamics quickly brought them together.
After seeing friends with successful sports betting models get limited or banned by traditional sportsbooks, they set out to build a better market where skill is rewarded, not restricted.
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Kelechi Ukah
ROLE:
CTO & Co-Founder
COLLEGE:
Harvard
HOMETOWN:
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
BIO:
Kelechi leads Novig's technical vision and architected the platform's core infrastructure. He combines experience in quantitative trading, scientific research, and entrepreneurship, with previous roles at Jane Street and CERN (as a Herchel Smith Fellow) focused on quantitative analysis and high-energy physics research, and holds a degree in Physics and Math from Harvard University.
NAME:
Jacob Fortinsky
ROLE:
CEO & Co-Founder
COLLEGE:
Harvard
HOMETOWN:
Larchmont, NY
BIO:
Jacob leads Novig's strategic direction, operational execution, product development, capital formation, and regulatory engagement. He combines experience in entrepreneurship and finance, with previous roles in investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and holds a degree in Social Studies from Harvard University.
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Team Discussion at HQ
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Team Ski Day In The Mountains
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After-hours soccer with the team
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The novig team
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- Meaningful equity for every employee, regardless of role
- 100% health premiums covered
- Discounted wellhub subscription
- 99% dental & vision covered
- 401(k) with 4% company match
- HSA + $1,080 annual company contribution
- $50/monthly company contribution to employee transit
- $27/day lunch stipend when working from our NYC office
- $35/day dinner stipend when working from the NYC office
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