Sports stars Ryan Howard and Brian Westbrook commit to Betting on Sports America

Emphasizing the crossover between sports, sports betting and venture capital, former MLB National League MVP and venture capital Partner at SeventySix Capital Ryan Howard and Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Famer and SeventySix Capital Athlete Venture Group member Brian Westbrook will deliver a speech at the Betting on Sports America conference, on April 24.

The two former sports stars are active investors at SeventySix Capital, a venture capital company that invests in startup companies in the sports tech, esports and sports betting industries and, along with Managing Partner Wayne Kimmel, will be discussing the active investments they’ve made and opportunities that they see in the rapidly growing sports betting business.

They will be speaking at Betting on Sports America, the largest dedicated sports betting trade event in the US, which is being held April 23-25 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in New Jersey.

The investors will be speaking on a specially developed session entitled: "From Athlete to Entrepreneur: Venture Capital & Sports Betting" where they will discuss their passion for investing in game-changing sports tech and sports betting startups.

"The opening up of sports betting restrictions has also opened up great opportunities for investment," Howard said. "My partners and I at SeventySix Capital are investing in the elements within the sports betting industry that consumers need, including data collection, analytics and media, and we’re excited to share our insight at the Betting on Sports America conference in April."

"My professional football career and transition into an investor have opened a lot of exciting opportunities in the sports tech world," Westbrook added. "When you throw sports betting into the mix, the investment opportunities have the potential to hit new heights."

Rasmus Sojmark, CEO and Founder of SBC, said, "We are very pleased to get US sports legends Ryan Howard and Brian Westbrook as part of the huge agenda we have at Betting on Sports America. The team at SeventySix Capital are visionaries when it comes to sports tech investment so their expertise fits in perfectly to sports betting."