# Splash Sports

> Splash Sports is a Denver-based skill-based sports gaming platform that modernizes the office pool. Fans act as their own commissioners, creating and joining peer-to-peer real-money contests - Survivor, Pick'em, Tiers, and daily fantasy - across NFL, golf, and other sports. Built on the acquired RunYourPool and OfficeFootballPool audiences, Splash serves more than 2 million active users across 44 U.S. states and Canada, and in 2026 partnered with Polymarket to run the largest pro football survivor contest ever, with $21 million guaranteed.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Denver, Colorado, United States
- **Founders:** TJ Ross (Co-Founder & CEO), Joel Milton (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~67 employees
- **Products:** Survivor, Pick'em, Tiers, QuickPicks, RunYourPool & OfficeFootballPool
- **Notable:** Grew active users from ~600K to over 2.3 million, Acquired RunYourPool and OfficeFootballPool (2021) and Jock MKT (2024), Launched a $1 Million Survivor guaranteed contest

## Products & services

- **Survivor** — Season-long elimination contest where players pick one team to win each week and are eliminated on a loss; last player standing takes the prize. Splash runs guaranteed-prize versions like the $1 Million Survivor.
- **Pick'em** — Players predict outcomes across a slate of games, competing against a pool of other fans rather than the house.
- **Tiers** — Format that groups selections into tiers, adding strategy to peer-to-peer contests.
- **QuickPicks** — Daily peer-to-peer mode with up to 50x payout potential for fast, single-day competition.
- **RunYourPool & OfficeFootballPool** — Legacy pool-management platforms acquired by Splash in 2021, powering commissioner-run contests for millions of players.
- **Partner Solutions / Commissioner Economy** — B2B and creator program letting media, leagues, and organizers run branded contests, with up to $2M in bonuses paid to commissioners.

## Achievements

- Grew active users from ~600K to over 2.3 million
- Acquired RunYourPool and OfficeFootballPool (2021) and Jock MKT (2024)
- Launched a $1 Million Survivor guaranteed contest
- $6.4M in guaranteed NFL season contests, a 500% year-over-year increase
- Partnered with Polymarket on a $21M guaranteed Survivor pool - the largest pro football survivor contest to date
- Backed by athlete and executive investors including Theo Epstein, Alex Morgan, Jonathan Kraft, Mike Gordon, and Sam Kennedy

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Announced strategic partnership with Polymarket to launch the world's largest pro football Survivor contest, $21M guaranteed, at $1,000 per entry across 35 states and Canada.
- **2025-10** — Raised $14.5M Series B led by Dream Ventures to scale the skill-based, peer-to-peer contest platform.
- **2024-07** — Acquired Jock MKT, adding stock-market-style sports gaming to the portfolio.
- **2024** — Closed $14.1M A2 round and launched Partner Solutions / Commissioner Economy division.

## Links

- Website: https://splashsports.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/splashinc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jockmkt
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/jockmkt

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Last updated: 2026-07-10