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Better Opinions

YC W22

Bengaluru, IN · Founded 2021 · 12 employees · 13 known investors

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210 people in our graph share verified history with the Better Opinions team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Sreejith (Sreej) Mohanunlockedknows Samay Jain · together at Teach For India (overlapped)
knows the team · via Teach For India
×7knows the team · via Cognizant
knows the team · via Gojek
×2knows the team · via Paytm

Better Opinions operates a prediction market platform in India where users trade on the outcomes of everyday events across categories like sports, politics, and entertainment, with the goal of making trading more accessible and engaging than traditional stock markets.

ConsumerFintechGamingB2BIndiaSouth AsiaFully Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)

Better Opinions was founded in 2021 by SAMAY JAIN and Soumyajit Das.

SJSAMAY JAIN
SAMAY JAINinFounderSamay Jain holds a degree from IIT Kharagpur and served as a Product Lead at Gojek for over two years, with additional experience as an active trader in financial markets. He founded Better Opinions to expand access to trading.
SDSoumyajit Das
Soumyajit DasinFounderSoumyajit Das is the co-founder of Better Opinions and has held prior roles at Gojek, PayTM, Meesho, and Decathlon.

Investors · 13

Dholakia VenturesSurat · $100K – $1M
MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Goodwater CapitalreportedBurlingame · $5M – $50M
Original CapitalreportedMiami
Soma Capitalreported · 2 sourcesSacramento · $100K – $300K
Tremis Capitalreported$70K – $250K

Also in the syndicate · 6

Goldwater CapitalleadJava CapitalMetaplanet VCleadSuper CapitalTaurus VCYCombinator

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$3.5M disclosed across 2 of 4 rounds · 2022

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

🚀 Better Opinions: Prediction market of Indiaycombinator.com · Apr 2023better opinions: YC-backed Better Opinions raises $2.5 million in funding from Metaplanet, others - The Economic Timeseconomictimes.indiatimes.com · Jul 2022Better Opinions Raises Funds To Add Social Media On Its Platforminc42.com · Jul 2022YC-backed Better Opinions raises $2.5M in funding led by Metaplanet VC, othersindianstartupnews.com · Jul 2022Facebook parent Meta eyes investment in Indian startup Better Opinionstechcrunch.com · Jul 2022YC-backed Better Opinions raises over $1 Mn pre-seed roundentrackr.com · Mar 2022Better Opinions Funding: YC backed Better Opinions raises over $1 million in pre-seed round from Java Capital and Soma Capital - The Economic Timeseconomictimes.indiatimes.com · Feb 2022Event trading platform Better Opinions raises over $1 million pre-seed funding - The Hindu BusinessLinethehindubusinessline.com · Feb 2022

Frequently asked questions

What does Better Opinions do?
Better Opinions operates a prediction market platform in India where users trade on the outcomes of everyday events across categories like sports, politics, and entertainment, with the goal of making trading more accessible and engaging than traditional stock markets.
Who founded Better Opinions?
Better Opinions was founded by SAMAY JAIN, Soumyajit Das in 2021.
Who are Better Opinions's investors?
Better Opinions's investors include Dholakia Ventures, Metaplanet, Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital, Original Capital, Soma Capital, Tremis Capital.
How much funding has Better Opinions raised?
Better Opinions has disclosed $3.5M raised across 2 of its 4 known rounds.
Where is Better Opinions headquartered?
Better Opinions is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.