UPSTARS is a Ukrainian product company building B2B infrastructure and services for iGaming operators globally. The stack—Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Python, Go, and modern ML (OpenAI, Claude adoption)—supports a data-heavy operation (BigQuery, dbt, Dagster pipeline visible), while hiring skews heavily toward marketing (24 roles) and support (11), not engineering (7), revealing a services and traffic-acquisition-led go-to-market rather than a platform-first model.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Affiliates
UPSTARS provides B2B technology solutions and operational services to iGaming and sports betting operators. Founded in 2019, the company holds a B2B license to provide gaming services in Ukraine and operates across multiple verticals: sportsbooks, slots, live betting, and affiliate networks. The product roadmap centers on traffic acquisition, revenue optimization (funnel testing, conversion tuning, leakage monitoring), VIP player services, and compliance infrastructure (KYC, legal market support). The company scales across France, Ukraine, and Poland.
Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Python, Go, BigQuery, dbt, Dagster, Terraform, Prometheus/Grafana monitoring, plus native mobile (iOS/Android) and PWA frontends.
Service platform development, traffic acquisition, A/B testing for sportsbooks, revenue leakage monitoring, affiliate and arbitrage department scaling, VIP service enhancement, and funnel optimization across slots, live, and betting products.
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