Croatian-American startup Huddle receives strategic investment from Las Vegas Sands

Huddle Tech Inc., a Croatian-American software startup, has formed a strategic partnership with global casino and tourism company Las Vegas Sands. The strategic investment ensures further development aimed at positioning as a global B2B platform for the igaming industry, such as sports betting. Las Vegas Sands is one of the three largest casino chains in the world and the largest casino developer globally, and the value of the transaction has not been disclosed.

The co-founders of Huddle Gaming are Croatians Leo Gašpar and Mario Zdeličan, whose vision of developing products for business users that will be globally competitive is becoming a reality. This is being realized thanks to the strategic partnership and a recent merger with the leader in the U.S. market for creating odds for NFL, NCAA basketball and football, NBA, MLB, and NHL. DeckPrism Sports and Huddle Gaming now form Huddle Tech Inc. with offices in Zagreb, London, New York, Las Vegas, and the Isle of Man.

– Huddle’s vision remains the same – we want to become the Netflix of the igaming industry. It is exciting to build something like a greenfield project, where you are a pioneer and develop a completely new ecosystem. Currently, there is no technology that addresses the challenges of the rapidly growing igaming industry, and that is why we are developing an extremely efficient, automated solution that will meet the needs of the global market – explains one of the co-founders and Chief Business Development Officer Leo Gašpar.

Leader in the global igaming market

He adds that by merging with DeckPrism Sports, they have accelerated product development and established their position in the U.S. market: “We are particularly happy that as a tech hub, Huddle will continue to build in Croatia with additional employment of local and foreign experts.”

Currently, they employ over 30 experts in mathematics, automation, data engineering, and artificial intelligence in Zagreb. Mario Zdeličan, co-founder and Vice President of Operations, believes that Huddle Tech is on the right path to becoming a leader in the global igaming industry: “We have skipped a step, if not two, in the classic startup development, accelerated product development, and simultaneously grown the team. We are very proud of the colleagues who have joined us in the last year and a half. They are exceptionally talented young people, as well as experienced professionals.”

Huddle employs over 80 experts in one of five offices with remote work options. Fueled by the strategic investment from Las Vegas Sands, they expect to accelerate the development of the B2B platform for igaming, position themselves in the global market, and further expand the team, especially in Croatia where technical development is based.