Tejas Bodiwala, Angel Investor

Tejas Bodiwala is a nationally ranked fantasy football player, former Division I baseball player, philanthropist, and angel investor. Tej is the Founder and CEO of FanUp, Inc., which he launched Dec. '20 with a vision of changing the way young professionals consume and engage with fantasy sports, pop culture, gaming, and fan communities. His goal is to alter the calculus of how sports and pop-culture fans experience gaming by winning fan experiences with their favorite athletes, celebrities, and brands. Tej has a passion for the psychology of gaming and is an industry-leading expert in creating social games that are flat-out fun and leverage superior UX, intrinsic motivation, rewards and incentives, and cognitive engagement. A former developer for Motorola, Tej transitioned to the product side, working with some of the World’s most recognizable brands: Google, Disney, Apple, eBay, Comcast, Chase, Rolex, and the NFL. Tej is also an angel investor. One of his latest investments is in Unrivaled Basketball, a league built in collaboration with the biggest stars in women's basketball.