Levine: Draft sale to Flutter was the largest exit in fantasy sports history
Jeremy Levine · The rise of Underdog Fantasy Sports, with founder & CEO Jeremy Levine | Masters of Scale · Sep 5, 2025 · at 14:53
Jeremy Levine, founder and CEO of Underdog Fantasy, recounts the 2017 sale of his previous fantasy sports startup, Draft, to Flutter Entertainment.
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“We ultimately sold Draft to the business now known as Flutter in 2017. At the time it was the largest exit in the history of fantasy sports.”
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