Shalom Meckenzie
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| Native name | שלום מקנזי |
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| Known for | Founding SBTech |
| 👶 Children | 4 |
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Shalom Meckenzie (Hebrew: שלום מקנזי; Born June 12th, 1976) is an Israeli entrepreneur, and the largest individual shareholder in DraftKings.[1][2]
According to Forbes, as of 2024, According to Forbes, as of 2024, Meckenzies' estimated worth is over 1.4 billion dollars.[3]
Biography[edit]
Shalom Meckenzie was born and raised in Israel. His father was a real estate entrepreneur, and his mother was a housewife. During his childhood years, Meckenzie moved with his family to reside in the US due to his father's business endeavors.[4][1]
Meckenzie has been developing technology infrastructure for the gambling industry since 2002. In 2003, he was one of the founders of 10bet LTD UK—an online gambling website.[5] In 2007, he founded SBTech, a tech company that developed gambling software for casinos, gambling websites, government lotteries, and more.[1] In 2020, SBTech had over 1200 employees, had offices in 11 locations, and operated in 15 regulated markets.[6][7] The company won an award for "Sports Betting Supplier of the Year" from Gaming Intelligence, a magazine that covers the gambling industry.[8]
In April 2020, SBTech completed a reverse merger involving DraftKings, an American daily fantasy sports contest and sports betting company, and Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company that went public in May 2019.[9][10] After the merger, Meckenzie became Draftkings' largest individual shareholder. [11][2] In 2020, former basketball player Michael Jordan joined Draftkings' board of advisors.[12][13] As of 2024, DraftKings is valued at 20 billion dollars in market cap.[14]
In 2021, Meckenzie purchased a Cryptopunks NFT from Sotheby's at 11.8 million dollars.[15] It was one of the ten most NFT's ever purchased.[16] In 2022, Meckenzie was one of the founders of Dminti, a platform that enables artists and industries to curate, produce, and position digital art.[17]
Personal life[edit]
Meckenzie lives in Savyon, Israel. He is married with four children.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "שלום מקנזי". TheMarker. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "DraftKings' Billionaire-Backed Crypto Analytics Firm CoinScan Raises $6.3M". Yahoo Finance. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ↑ "Shalom Meckenzie". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 דור, אופיר (2021-07-18). "מאוויר פסגות לייצוגיות: הישראלי שהתחיל את גל הספאק מסתבך". Globes. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ↑ 10Bet (17 July 2018). "TM01". Companies House.
- ↑ "SBTech". iGB. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ↑ Badenhausen, Kurt. "Soaring DraftKings Stock Makes Israeli Entrepreneur A Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ↑ "THE GAMING INTELLIGENCE AWARDS". GAMING INTELLIGENCE. 4 February 2020.
- ↑ "Latest SPAC: Insight into DraftKings' Listing". Nasdaq. 27 April 2020.
- ↑ Pound, Jesse (2019-12-23). "Fantasy sports company and bookmaker DraftKings to become public company". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ↑ Shriber, Todd (2020-05-04). "Shalom McKenzie Joins DraftKings Board, Holds 34.6 Million Shares". Casino.org. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ↑ כלכליסט, מאיר אורבך ושירות (2020-09-02). "הקשר הישראלי של חברת הימורי הספורט אליה הצטרף מייקל ג'ורדן". כלכליסט - www.calcalist.co.il. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ↑ "Michael Jordan joins DraftKings as special adviser". ESPN.com. 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ↑ "DraftKings Inc. (DKNG) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Finance". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ↑ Genç, Decrypt / Ekin (2021-06-11). "DraftKings Billionaire: Why I Paid $11.8 Million for a CryptoPunk NFT". Decrypt. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ↑ "Top 10 most expensive NFTs ever sold". Dexerto. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ↑ "Revolutionary new metaverse merges traditional art with technology". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
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