With any new venture, assembling the right team of individuals with the ideal combination of expertise, skills and backgrounds is key to success. As FansUnite continues to refine our product and scale, we have assembled a group of advisors with an array of talents that will all contribute significantly to our ability to rapidly expand and build out our vision for the platform. With industry thought leaders in entrepreneurship, finance, fundraising, marketing and sports betting, our team is highly confident in our ability to reshape the online sports betting industry for our community.

With that, let’s take a closer look at our team of advisors.

Shafin Tejani — CEO, Victory Square Technologies

​Shafin Tejani- CEO, Victory Square Technologies

Startup Mentor

For Shafin Tejani, it all started at the early age of 19, where he launched a online dating website from his university dorm. Since that first venture, Mr. Tejani has risen to become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Canada. He is a an experienced mentor for startups, having guided over 40 startups to successful launches in 21 countries, while employing 350 people and generating over $100 million in revenue through his incubator Victory Square Technologies. In addition to being known by the industry as a proven venturist, Mr. Tejani is also known for his passion in philanthropy, with significant contributions to various social issues such as family and children welfare.

Ryan Faber — CEO, FlatIron Collective

​Ryan Faber, CEO, Flatiron Collective

Growth & Marketing Expert

Ryan Faber is an award-winning marketer who has helped drive multiple tech companies to billion dollar valuations. His NYC-based marketing agency, Flatiron Collective, is best known for helping power growth for FanDuel, as well as other companies like Vroom, Wag, Artsy, Raise and many other VC backed startups. FansUnite is fortunate to have a digital marketer of his caliber advising us to help us create a user acquisition machine and drive rapid adoption of our platform globally.

We are both proud and grateful to be affiliated with such an impressive group of industry thought leaders. Along with our hardworking and talented team, we are going to help transform the online sports betting industry and build a house everyone can bet on.

Gary Boddington — Chief Revenue Officer, BTL Group

​Gary Boddington- Chief Revenue Officer, BTL Group Ltd

Serial Entrepreneur

Having co-founded and successfully exited multiple tech startups, Gary Boddington is a creative entrepreneur and business executive, skilled at building revenue channels on a global basis. Mr. Boddington is currently the Chief Revenue Officer for the BTL Group, Canada’s first publicly-traded blockchain company and is skilled at cultivating stakeholder relationships, working with boards of directors and founders to successfully steer companies.

Peter Smyrniotis — Advisor

Peter Smyrniotis- Advisor, Victory Square Technologies

Veteran Technologist

Like Mr. Tejani, Peter Smyrniotis is experienced at nurturing startups with his extensive experience in the tech industry as an investor, entrepreneur, and consultant. He has worked with a wide variety of companies that are both public and privately-traded, specializing in providing advices on scaling growth and commercialization activities. With experience ranging from enterprise software and hardware, cloud brokerage, to security, Mr. Smyrniotis provides a wealth of knowledge for the team to lean on.

Irfan Verjee — Advisor

Irfan Verjee- Advisor, Victory Square Technologies

Veteran Tech Investor

Our third Advisor from Victory Square Technologies is a seasoned investment management expert. For over 20 years, Irfan Verjee has built a successful career in the field, with expertise in capital markets, management, valuation, technology management and hedge funds. Having started in Asia, Mr. Verjee is now based in Vancouver, where he helps tech startups built on the foundation of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.

Ron Segev — Partner, Segev LLP

​Ron Segev- Partner, Segev LLP

Regulations Navigator

A founding partner of Segev LLP, Ron Segev is an experienced business lawyer with expertise in the field of online gaming; from sports books, esports and daily fantasy sports to various other types of gaming and betting. He has helped companies worldwide with their commercial, intellectual property, transactional, regulatory and compliance needs. Mr. Segev is known as one of the most prominent iGaming lawyers in the world and a member of the International Masters of Gaming Law. His expertise and presence will ensure the adherence of all regulatory issues for the FansUnite team.