Yahoo bets big on fantasy sports, acquires Bignoggins

[Golden Spur]

Yahoo bets big on fantasy sports, acquires one-man startup Bignoggins | VentureBeat

Man, dude got paid. Anybody use this?

has acquired mobile fantasy sports startup Bignoggins.

Bignoggins is the production company behind Fantasy Monster and Draft Monster. Fantasy Monster manages multiple fantasy sports teams from one app. It aggregates all fantasy sports and providers, supports all major fantasy sports, and gives users access to stats. Players can edit lineups, search for players, conduct trades, check scores and standings, view injury reports, and stay on top of sports news from within Fantasy Monster.

Founder Jerry Shen is a software engineer who spent years working in the defense industry before building an iPhone app as a side project. He began making more money from his app than his corporate job and quit to become a full-time game developer in 2010. Shen never hired any outside employees or took outside funding. He and his wife set off on an around-the-world trip in 2011 and did most of the work and development of Bignoggins while traveling. The app eventually became the No. 1 paid sports app on iTunes, with over a million downloads.

 

[HammerDown]

Wow, are they releasing the numbers on this deal?

 

[Golden Spur]

Wow, are they releasing the numbers on this deal?

I checked a couple of articles, and it doesn't look that way. But there's been over a million downloads at 5 bucks a pop. Well done.

 

[dblakejr7]

Yahoo bets big on fantasy sports, acquires one-man startup Bignoggins | VentureBeat

Man, dude got paid. Anybody use this?

I USED THIS I BELIEVE LAST YEAR.. MANAGED MY CBS, ESPN, YAHOO AND NFL.COM TEAMS FROM THERE... STUPID CAPS LOCK IS BUSTED..

 

[Golden Spur]

I USED THIS I BELIEVE LAST YEAR.. MANAGED MY CBS, ESPN, YAHOO AND NFL.COM TEAMS FROM THERE... STUPID CAPS LOCK IS BUSTED..

I thought this is just what you were like in full Preacher mode.

 

[Sox33OSU]

I USED THIS I BELIEVE LAST YEAR.. MANAGED MY CBS, ESPN, YAHOO AND NFL.COM TEAMS FROM THERE... STUPID CAPS LOCK IS BUSTED..

ZOMG I LOVE FANTASY FOOTBALL!