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Perry Gershon
Perry Gershon is the CEO of FTN (For The Numbers) Network, the fantasy-sports, sports-betting and DVOA data company he bought into and now leads. A Yale-trained molecular biophysicist who spent 25 years as a heavyweight commercial real estate lender, he opened one of New York City's first sports bars in 1987, then walked away from finance to run twice for Congress in New York's 1st District. In late 2023 he took the helm of FTN and led a $3M seed round, betting that the numbers behind sports are a business as much as a pastime.
Lewis Burik
Lewis Burik is the co-founder and CEO of DubClub, a Chicago-based platform that connects amateur sports bettors with vetted professional handicappers, or 'cappers,' through subscriptions delivered by text, email, and Discord. A former Stanford inside linebacker who walked on to the Cardinal, Burik started DubClub in 2021 with two college teammates after watching a friend struggle to find trustworthy betting picks online. The company has since grown to roughly 1.5 million fans, crossed $95M+ in lifetime GMV, and raised a $7.5M Series A led by Renegade Partners in 2024, turning a fragmented corner of the creator economy into a profitable marketplace.
Torey Korsunsky
Torey Korsunsky is the Chief Business Officer of Novig, the commission-free sports prediction exchange that lets fans trade against each other instead of the house. He founded Units, a story-driven daily fantasy app that hit a $6M GMV run rate before winding down in 2024, and earlier built U.S. growth at sports-AI company WSC Sports. A University of Pennsylvania grad, he is fixated on making sports gaming feel like the stories fans already love rather than a spreadsheet.