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Polymarket taps ex-Uber and Bird exec Travis VanderZanden to boost growth
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Polymarket has hired Travis VanderZanden to serve as chief growth officer, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan announced on Wednesday.
Key facts
- For instance, in July, Polymarket and Polymarket US saw a combined $12.9 billion in volume compared to Kalshi’s $40 billion, ’s data
- On Wednesday, the New York City Council announced its probe into four prediction market platforms over their marketing tactics allegedly targeting younger people
- Polymarket has hired Travis VanderZanden to serve as chief growth officer, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan announced on Wednesday
- From being [Travis Kalanick]'s growth lead at Uber, to CRO of Yammer under [David] Sacks, to being founder and CEO of Bird (responsible for both my love of Paris and a couple bloody chins)," Coplan
Summary
VanderZanden is the founder of Bird, the electric scooter sharing startup, and a former executive at Lyft and Uber. Bird, Uber and Lyft were all part of the so-called "blitzscaling" trend that prioritized extremely rapid growth. "From being 's growth lead at Uber, to CRO of Yammer under Sacks, to being founder and CEO of Bird (responsible for both my love of Paris and a couple bloody chins)," Coplan wrote. Last year, Polymarket and its chief rival Kalshi saw neck-and-neck growth during the beginning phase of the prediction market expansion.