CA-based Play Caller secures an undisclosed amount in pre-seed round funding from Leading Sports Technology Investors Including NFL Legend and Hall of Famer Joe Montana’s Liquid 2 Ventures and Gaming Industry Icon Stephen Crystal’s SCCG Venture Fund.
Play Caller, the first social micro-fantasy sports-focused technology platform in the industry, was launched today, says to its founder, Nick Palazzo. With a focus on the approximately 70 million fantasy sports players worldwide, Play Caller has developed a more dynamic kind of fantasy sports experience known as micro-fantasy.
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Friends can compete against one another using Play Caller’s social platform by making live predictions on individual plays, drives, possessions, and other in-game instances in real time.
For the younger generation of sports enthusiasts, Play Caller has developed an in-game fantasy sports experience, in contrast to usual fantasy sports experiences which involve player selection and lineup setup prior to the game.
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Fans can now compete live with their friends during every play, possession, at-bat, and soon, crucial moment of a football, basketball, or baseball game. They are no longer limited to deciding prior to the game.
Nick Palazzo is a sports technology entrepreneur who leads the Play Caller founding team. Former Harvard football player Palazzo built a successful sports media, multimedia content, and technology company that attracted over 10 million users in the past. Palazzo’s experiences playing fantasy sports with his former Harvard friends served as the inspiration for Play Caller.
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Nick Palazzo, Founder of Play Caller said, “We are excited to launch a true in-game, in-play fantasy sports experience that has never existed before. We are also grateful to have earned the support of leading sports technology investors and built a strategic partnership with sports blockchain leader, Chiliz, to enable our launch, Our industry-first social platform will enable sports fans to host their own private micro-fantasy competitions and leagues, enabling unique social competitions between friends live during every part of their favorite pro sports games. Our goal is to create a new type of fantasy sports experience that delivers a deeper level of engagement between friends.”
Stephen Crystal from SCCG Venture Fund said, “I have witnessed Play Caller’s journey from its very early stages to this exhilarating launch, and I am immensely impressed by Palazzo and his team’s vision and dedication. It’s clear that Play Caller, with its unique micro-fantasy concept, will revolutionize how fans engage with sports in real-time, The Play Caller platform is not just about predicting sports outcomes; it’s about enhancing the social fabric of sports fandom. As a strategic investor, I’m thrilled to be part of this groundbreaking moment in the sports technology industry.”
About Play Caller
The first social micro-fantasy sports-focused technology platform in the industry is called Play Caller. Friends may compete in private in-game micro-fantasy games through the Play Caller platform.
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Play Caller lets people compete based on their real-time sports predictions while watching live games of professional football, basketball, baseball and soon, soccer. Chiliz Chain is the top sports blockchain, and it will serve as the foundation for Play Caller’s micro-fantasy social platform.
