Bijan Tehrani (entrepreneur)

Tehrani was born in the United States to Iranian parents, and later moved to Australia, where he resides in Melbourne.^[3][4]

In 2016, Bijan Tehrani founded Easygo, a company that developed games for online casinos.^[5][6]

In August 2017, Tehrani with Ed Craven co-founded Stake.com, an online casino, which operates using cryptocurrency.^[7]

Despite facing restrictions in the United States, United Kingdom, and much of Europe (Italy and Denmark), Stake.com generated $4.7 billion in revenue in 2024.^[8][9] The founders reinvested profits into marketing strategies, including partnerships with major sports organizations including Formula 1, the English Premier League, and the UFC.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Stake's revenue surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly through a partnership with content creators on Twitch who livestreamed gambling activities. This collaboration helped the company grow from $100 million in revenue to $2 billion in two years.^[14] However, after Twitch banned Stake from advertising due to concerns about consumer protections, Tehrani and Craven launched Kick in January 2023, a direct competitor to Twitch.^[15][16] Tehrani stated that the platform aims for long-term growth and will either surpass Twitch or acquire it.^[17]

In May 2024, Tehrani, together with Craven, acquired a more than 5% of the ASX-listed online bookmaker PointsBet.^[18]

In 2025, Bijan Tehrani was included in Australia’s 50 Richest^[19] and The World's Billionaires list by Forbes.^[14] As of May 2025, Forbes estimated Bijan Tehrani’s net worth at $2.8 billion.^[14]