Stride Gaming sharpens tech expertise with university partnership
EGR Intel understands Stride has launched a data analytics internship programme with King's College to coincide with recent senior tech hires
Stride Gaming has launched a new data analytics internship programme with a leading UK university part of a wider strategy to bolster its in-house technology expertise, EGR Intel can reveal.
The AIM-listed firm will sponsor the programme for students of King’s College, who will work alongside Stride’s technology team to harness the firm’s data and proprietary technology platform.
Several full-time roles will also become available for students following the end of the programme.
The launch of the programme coincides with the appointment of several new appointments to Stride’s technology team, including Dan Gabay as director of retention and Anandha Cabirdassou as head of business intelligence & analytics.
Gabay brings 15 years’ experience in customer retention and marketing, including three years at Hertz, while Cabirdassou previously worked in a number of analytics and data science roles at start-ups and multinational businesses
“From its inception, Stride Gaming has been a tech-focused and data-driven business. Our greatest assets are our talented team and first-class proprietary platform,” Eitan Boyd, CEO of Stride Gaming, said.
He added: “The arrival of Dan and Anandha will certainly bolster both, and help us direct our data towards strategic decision-making and an improved customer experience.
“I am also looking forward to working with the gifted students of King’s College, London, to develop innovate and industry-leading solutions to drive improvement at Stride Gaming.”
The new internship programme and technology hires come amid growth in Stride’s headcount in recent months, with the company growing from 330 staff in January last year to more than 370 today.
Stride said it plans to make an additional 30 hires in 2018, with targeted recruitment in technology and business intelligence.
Earlier this month, Stride reported “positive trading momentum” into the start of the new financial year, with its real-money gaming arm outperforming the wider market according to analysts.