Nigel Eccles

Nigel Eccles (born 8 December 1974) is a technology entrepreneur and the CEO of the online crypto casino BetHog. He is best known for being the co-founder and CEO of Hubdub and FanDuel.

Early life Eccles was born on 8 December 1974 in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He was educated at the Cookstown High School and majored in pure mathematics at University of St Andrews.

Career Eccles launched the online political prediction market Hubdub in 2007. Later he stated that Hubdub lacked a sustainable business model, prompting the company’s focus to shift, eventually evolving into FanDuel.

Eccles co-founded the daily fantasy company FanDuel in 2009. Beginning in 2016, he oversaw plans for a merger between FanDuel and Draftkings, which was blocked by the Federal Trade Commission in 2017.

In November 2017 Eccles left FanDuel to pursue a new venture in the esports industry.

In January 2018, Eccles co-founded an Edinburgh-based video game and social streaming platform Flick.

In May 2020, Eccles co-founded StarStock, a platform for buying and selling sports cards. In March of 2021, StarStock raised $8 million in a round of funding, with investors including Andreesen Horowitz and Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young.

Personal life Eccles married Lesley in 2004; she was also a co-founder of FanDuel. They have three children.