Ep. 169: The sports data platform for builders w/ Steven Kenway from Rolling Insights

Ep. 169 features Steven Kenway from Rolling Insights, a multi-sport data platform delivering reliable data to everyone from sharp bettors to startup founders. Steven shares how the team built powerful analytics tools and a developer-friendly API ecosystem to level the playing field in sports data access.

Hear them discuss:

How Rolling Insights spun out of a real estate startup and consultancy

Why Steven believes most fantasy leagues are won by spreadsheet junkies

How acquiring a U.S. data engine became a turning point for the company

Where Rolling Insights fits into the official vs. unofficial data debate

Why startups are the primary customers for their B2B data feeds

The growing demand from sharp bettors and AI modelers

How SportWise and the Breakaway Accelerator fit into their ecosystem

The technical challenges of scraping fast-paced sports like darts

Why he says “you gotta flow like water” when running a startup

His long-term vision to become an official data provider



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