# Deven Hurt

> Deven Hurt is the co-founder and CEO of PredictionStrike, a New York based platform he calls a stock market for sports fans, where users buy and sell virtual shares of NBA and NFL players whose prices move on real on-field performance. A Harvard College bioengineer turned Harvard Law graduate, he ran cybersecurity work touching Nike and the NBA before building the company with best friend Brad Chabra in 2018. He raised a $10M Series A led by Bullpen Capital, grew the platform past 200,000 users and $100M in transactions, and reached per-user profitability in late 2024.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at PredictionStrike
- **Organizations:** PredictionStrike, Nike, NBA, Microsoft, Google
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Biomedical / Bioengineering, Harvard College, J.D., Harvard Law School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads PredictionStrike, a sports trading platform he describes as a stock market for sports fans, Raised a $10M Series A led by Bullpen Capital, lifting the company to a reported ~$32M valuation, Grew the platform past 200,000 users and over $100M in completed transactions

## Career timeline

- **pre-2018** — Worked in cybersecurity with roles touching Nike and the NBA; experience also cited at Microsoft and Google
- **2018** — Graduated from Harvard College with a degree in bioengineering and co-founded PredictionStrike with best friend Brad Chabra
- **2020** — Entered Harvard Law School via the Junior Deferral Program while scaling PredictionStrike
- **2021** — Raised more than $1M from institutional investors as the platform grew
- **2023** — Graduated from Harvard Law School and closed a $10M Series A led by Bullpen Capital
- **2024** — PredictionStrike reached profitability on a per-user basis in November

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads PredictionStrike, a sports trading platform he describes as a stock market for sports fans
- Raised a $10M Series A led by Bullpen Capital, lifting the company to a reported ~$32M valuation
- Grew the platform past 200,000 users and over $100M in completed transactions
- Built and ran the company while completing both Harvard College and Harvard Law School
- Reached per-user profitability in November 2024

## Latest updates

- **2023-09** — Closed a $10M Series A round led by Bullpen Capital with participation from Correlation Ventures, Elevate Capital, Gaingels, MaC Venture Capital, HighSage Ventures and Sixty8 Capital.
- **2024-11** — PredictionStrike reached profitability on a per-user basis.

## Links

- Website: https://predictionstrike.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deven-hurt
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/predictstrike
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHvdnV3uCBA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devenhurt/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/PredictionStrikeSports/

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Last updated: 2026-06-04