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YKB

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Founded2024
3Employees

Located in Los Angeles, California

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ConsumerSports TechAI Agents

The social layer for fans that prediction markets are missing

Speculation is becoming how people engage with culture. Betting & prediction markets are exploding. But they’re built for gamblers, not fans. Our unlock = Receipts: interactive prompts generated by our agent when news breaks. Fans react, predict, & compete together. 1M+ Receipts created since NFL beta began in September. 140k+ Receipts created in the last week. Starts in sports, expands to all areas of culture. We believe tapping into this fan energy around takes & predictions will bring speculation beyond just gamblers, to a billion people.

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Meet the Team

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CEO, Co-founder at YKB

David Lu

Harvard CS dropout; co-founded Airr - social podcast app, 100k+ users; Built products used by ESPN & The Athletic. Now cofounder of YKB, building the prediction experience fans actually want.

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Cofounder at YKB

Sam Rukeyser

Harvard dropout; cofounded Airr, grew to 100k+ organically; built products used by ESPN & The Athletic. With YKB, we're building the prediction platform fans actually want.