TechTaffy

tech:

taffy

Former Zynga Business Development Head Joins Betable

By TechTaffy Desk

Betable_logo[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

Betable, a platform that enables developers to legally offer real-money play in their own games, has hired Jonathan Flesher as executive vice president of Business Development. Mr. Flesher was most recently vice president and general manager of Business Development at Zynga, he quit the company in November last year.

Jonathan Flesher: Finding an early stage startup with such huge potential isn’t easy, but making the decision to join it is. Real-money gaming has been a major focus for me over the past couple of years – I understand its barriers to entry as well as its potential to disrupt. Betable is a frictionless way for developers to enter the real-money gaming market and I’m ready to play a part in the massive opportunity this team is creating.

Mr. Flesher brings more than 15 years of experience in games, digital entertainment and the finance industry, from companies including JP Morgan, Electronic Arts, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

Betable is licensed by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission. The company can offer a wide range of gambling and betting services to players in legal gambling jurisdictions, according to its corporate website.

 

Just in

Fundings

Wiz raises $1B

Cloud security company Wiz has raised $1 billion in a funding round.
Fundings

Augment raises $227M 

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Augment, an AI coding assistance startup, has emerged from stealth with the announcement of a $227 million Series B funding round.
Fundings

Dropzone AI raises $16.85M

Dropzone AI, a company that delivers pre-trained autonomous AI analysts that work alongside human analysts on security operations teams, has raised $16.85 million in a Series A funding round.
IT

Akamai to acquire Noname Security for $450M

Akamai Technologies has entered into an agreement to acquire San Jose, California-based, privately-funded API security company Noname Security, for approximately $450 million.
AI

Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson — The Guardian

Victoria Shi is modelled on Rosalie Nombre, a singer and former contestant on Ukraine’s version of the reality show The Bachelor, according to the report on The Guardian.