Bahram Tavakoli
Founder of WagerPager
United States
Overview
Work Experience
Product Manager
2024 - Current
Building innovative products at the intersection of consumer, media, and entertainment. Key product initiatives include: - Partnering with the NBA, NFL, and other top leagues for bespoke gaming experiences for professional athletes - Insider Trading Detection (industry's first) - New State Launches - Canada Expansion
Associate Product Manager (APM)
2022 - 2024
FanDuel is a gaming company that offers sportsbook, daily fantasy sports, horse racing, and online casino games.
Raised $416,200,000.00 from The K Fund, FJ Labs, True Capital Management, Pentech Ventures, True Capital Management, Jose Marin and Shamrock Capital Advisors.
Founding Team
2024
VPCA is a consortium of Golden Gate Ventures, Mekong Capital, Do Ventures, and other GPs from the leading VC and PE firms in Southeast Asia and Vietnam—SEA’s fastest-growing market. Our goal is to spur and strengthen Vietnam’s technology and startup ecosystem with institutional investment. Strategy & Ops team.
Founding Partner
2019
Backed by 500 Global, 248 is an early-stage fund investing in Babson, Olin, & Wellesley College founders. I helped start the fund in partnership with my close friend and recruited amazing individuals from nearby schools to help source, evaluate, and invest in BOW startups.
Partner
2019 - 2021
Founder
2023
WagerPager is the leading jobs platform for sports betting—America’s fastest-growing industry. Find jobs across the stack from major sports books, startups, tech providers, and more. - Helped thousands find jobs in the industry - Ranked above Glassdoor on Google - Negotiated strategic partnerships with Duke, Michigan, Notre Dame, and other top universities - Secured partnership with Talent Inc (leading career services company)
Partner
2021 - 2022
Partner on Investment Team of First Round Capital's $10M student-focused venture fund, making investments of up to $100,000 in startups founded by students, MBAs, PhDs, and beyond. Our portfolio companies have created $1B+ in valuation and raised $4B+ in follow-on capital across 40 universities. Notable investments include FiscalNote, Shield AI, Dandy, and Athelas, with co-investors including Sequoia, a16z, and General Catalyst. Our alumni network includes partners at Sequoia, a16z, and other top funds, exited founders, executives, and more. Areas of focus: consumer internet, commerce, marketplaces/platforms, media/entertainment, vertical products.
Dorm Room Fund is the strongest community of entrepreneurial students in the nation.
New Ventures
2021 - 2021
Growth strategy & evaluated potential M&A targets for Thrasio's DTC and brick-and-mortar expansion.
Thrasio is a consumer goods company reimagining how beloved products become accessible to everyone.
Raised $3,396,500,000.00 from CrossWork.us.
Product
2020 - 2021
The online marketplace pioneering consumer-to-manufacturer (C2M). Joined during our biggest growth phase and left a whole lot wiser. $50M from Canaan, Night, Ludlow, Index, and the leaders of CAA, SoftBank, Xiaomi, GitHub, & more.
Investment Team
2019 - 2020
Multi-billion-dollar single family office Investing in the world’s best companies & funds. Venture capital team.
Private Equity
2018 - 2018
YC meets lower market PE.
Search Fund Accelerator is a venture capital company providing investment management and mentor search services.
Executive Committee Member
2015 - 2017
The world's most prestigious and largest virtual entrepreneurship competition for high school students. Won it & then helped the next batches of students dive into entrepreneurship.