Draft:Shalom Meckenzie

Shalom Meckenzie (Hebrew: שלום מקנזי; Born June 12th, 1976) is an Israeli entrepreneur, and the largest individual shareholder in DraftKings.

According to Forbes, as of 2024, Meckenzies' estimated worth is over 1.7 billion dollars.

Biography
Shalom Meckenzie was born and raised in Israel. His father was a real estate entrepreneur, and his mother was a housewife. During his childhood years, Meckenzie moved with his family to reside in the US due to his father's business endeavors.

In 2003, Meckenzie was one of the founders of 10bet LTD UK—an online gambling website. In 2007, he founded SBTech, a tech company that developed gambling software for casinos, gambling websites, government lotteries, and more. In 2020, SBTech had over 1200 employees, had offices in 11 locations, and operated in 15 regulated markets.

In April 2020, SBTech completed a reverse merger involving DraftKings, an American daily fantasy sports contest and sports betting company, and Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company that went public in May 2019. After the merger, Meckenzie became Draftkings' largest individual shareholder. As of 2024, DraftKings is valued at 20 billion dollars in market cap.

In 2021, Meckenzie purchased a Cryptopunks NFT from Sotheby's at 11.8 million dollars. It was one of the ten most NFT's ever purchased.