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Aman Agarwal

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Aman Agarwal
CEO & Co-Founder of
Topdog (2011)
About

Aman Agarwal is Co-Founder of Topdog, a New York-based real-money skill-gaming company building strategy-driven, real-time multiplayer games for sports fans and gamers.

Before founding

Aman studied at the Jerome Fisher Management and Technology Program at the University of Pennsylvania, a prestigious dual-degree program spanning Penn Engineering and the Wharton School, before accumulating over a decade of combined experience in the skill-gaming industry.

Founder Insights

Aman believes real-time, player-vs-player competition is the future of sports gaming, arguing that fans deserve engaging gameplay beyond the narrow windows of live sporting events.

Experience

Alongside co-founder Jatin Narang, Aman previously built Toast, the parent company under which Topdog operates as its B2C gaming brand, attracting backing from FanDuel co-founder Nigel Eccles and early DraftKings and FanDuel investors.

Scale & Impact

Topdog has raised $4.1M in total funding, with a $2.5M seed round led by Boston Seed Capital and a $1.6M pre-seed from Lightspeed Venture Partners, and has launched a portfolio of multiplayer titles including Basketball Hustle, 21 Hustle, Tilt, and Pinfall.

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Aman Agarwal

Topdog
Co-Founder
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Aman Agarwal

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Topdog

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Media & Entertainment

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Seed • $4.1M

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About

Aman Agarwal is Co-Founder of Topdog, a New York-based real-money skill-gaming company building strategy-driven, real-time multiplayer games for sports fans and gamers.

Before founding

Aman studied at the Jerome Fisher Management and Technology Program at the University of Pennsylvania, a prestigious dual-degree program spanning Penn Engineering and the Wharton School, before accumulating over a decade of combined experience in the skill-gaming industry.

Founder Insights

Aman believes real-time, player-vs-player competition is the future of sports gaming, arguing that fans deserve engaging gameplay beyond the narrow windows of live sporting events.

Experience

Alongside co-founder Jatin Narang, Aman previously built Toast, the parent company under which Topdog operates as its B2C gaming brand, attracting backing from FanDuel co-founder Nigel Eccles and early DraftKings and FanDuel investors.

Scale & Impact

Topdog has raised $4.1M in total funding, with a $2.5M seed round led by Boston Seed Capital and a $1.6M pre-seed from Lightspeed Venture Partners, and has launched a portfolio of multiplayer titles including Basketball Hustle, 21 Hustle, Tilt, and Pinfall.

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