Ep. 215 features Travis Geiger, Co-Founder & CXO of WagerWire, joining Jesse Learmonth at SBC Fort Lauderdale to discuss the company’s transformation into its vision for building a regulated prediction market ecosystem. Fresh off securing a license-in-principle in Gibraltar, Travis shares how the company is positioning itself at the intersection of gaming, finance, and innovation.

 

Hear them discuss:

  • Why WagerWire evolved into Wire Markets and how prediction markets became the company’s next major opportunity
  • The challenges startups face integrating with sportsbooks, and why innovation often struggles within the regulated betting ecosystem
  • Wire Markets’ Gibraltar licensing milestone, regulatory approach, and plans to build a compliant, responsible prediction market platform
  • Creating a builder-friendly ecosystem where founders, startups, and innovators can launch products and access new distribution opportunities through Wire Markets
  • The role of Starties and Betting Startups in supporting entrepreneurship and fostering a stronger betting innovation community
  • Responsible gaming, addiction concerns, and why prediction market operators must borrow best practices from both gaming and financial services
  • Gibraltar’s growing importance as an international hub for gaming, fintech, and prediction market businesses
  • The company’s fundraising plans, investor interest, and roadmap toward launching ahead of the next NFL season
  • Why Travis believes prediction markets represent a larger cultural shift than previous industry trends like DFS, microbetting, and sweepstakes
  • His vision for building a global, regulated financial marketplace around real-world events and information

 

Catch the video version of this episode here.

 

Learn more 👇

➡️ WagerWire website

➡️ Travis Geiger on Linkedin

 

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