AI, persistence and M&A pitfalls with Jalal Shaik (CEO - GAMEFACE.AI) | Startup Playbook Ep189

My guest for Ep189 of The Startup Playbook Podcast, was Jalal Shaik.

Jalal is the Founder & CEO of Gameface.AI, a company that uses AI and machine learning to provide accurate and relevant performance insight for sports.

In 2022, Gameface was acquired for $33M by now publicly listed company, Slinger Sports after having only raised $1.2M in total funding.

Despite their success on paper, it was a difficult journey for Jalal and in this episode he opens up and shares a large part of the lessons and insights from his journey including:
- The ups and downs of the GAMEFACE.AI journey
- Challenges raising capital for an AI startup 6 years ago
- How a deal with famous Indian Cricketer Virender Shewag, led to their acquisition
- Lessons learned (the hard way) through the acquisition process
and much more!

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