Polymarket hires Bird founder Travis VanderZanden as growth chief

Polymarket has hired Bird founder Travis VanderZanden as chief growth officer as the prediction-market platform looks to accelerate its expansion.

VanderZanden previously held executive roles at Uber and Lyft before founding electric-scooter company Bird. His background centers on rapidly scaling consumer platforms and expanding them into new markets.

At Polymarket, he will be responsible for growth strategy as the company seeks to attract more users and broaden adoption of event-based trading.

The appointment brings a veteran of the ride-hailing industry’s rapid expansion era into a prediction-market sector that is drawing greater mainstream and institutional interest.

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