Teddy Sagi

Teddy Sagi was born in 1971 in Tel Aviv

Teddy Sagi was born on November 14, 1971, in Tel Aviv. He was the only child of Ami Sagi, who owned a travel agency, and Lizi, a cosmetician. He grew up in the Shikun Lamed neighborhood of Tel Aviv.

In the IDF he served as a clerk in the IDF Orchestra. In 1994 he became involved in a securities affair in Israel. He was convicted in a plea bargain and sentenced to 9 months in prison.

In 1999 he founded Playtech, which develops software for online gambling sites. The company was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2006. He was also the majority shareholder of SafeCharge, a payments company sold to Nuvei in 2019.

In 2012 he bought the software company Crossrider, which was renamed Kape Technologies in 2018. In 2014 he bought Camden Market Holdings in London for £490 million. He has also invested in advertising technology and in real estate in Germany.

In 2009 he obtained Cypriot citizenship. Since 2010 he has lived with Yael Nizri, Miss Israel of 2006, and they have 6 children. He also has a daughter with a former partner.