Bring theaction home.
An Austrian sportsbook startup for racing, gravity and action sports – starting with downhill mountain biking.
How the MVP works
The MVP simulates a real betting experience: real odds, other fans to compete with – and virtual coins instead of money. Every event has its own ShredChat, where all participants can discuss the race with each other.
Split 1
Choose an event
Pick an upcoming race and see the riders and markets available for it.
Split 2
Place your predictions
Choose the riders and outcomes you expect and decide how many virtual coins to stake on each prediction. If a prediction comes true, your coins are paid out according to the odds.
Virtual coins only. No real money is staked or paid out in the MVP.
Finish
Follow the results and compare your performance
When the last rider crosses the line, the results are settled. See which predictions came true and where you rank on the leaderboard.
Early access
The MVP isn't public yet. Want to try it early? Send us a short email and we'll get back to you.
You knowthe riders.Prove it.
You know who is fast in the wet, who takes the risky line and who holds it together under pressure. ShredBet turns that knowledge into predictions, so every run you watch is a run you are part of.
- Downhill MTBStarting point
- Alpine ski racingPlanned
- MotocrossPlanned
- MotorsportPlanned
- Road cyclingPlanned
Only downhill mountain biking is part of the current MVP.
Why we start with downhill
Downhill is gaining momentum in Austria. Yet for fans, the experience still ends at watching.
| Figure | Fact | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 5× | Valentina Höll (AUT) has won the downhill world title five years in a row, 2022–2026. | SRF, 2026 |
| 22,000 | spectators at the 2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup weekend in Saalfelden Leogang. | Saalfelden Leogang Touristik |
| 2028 | Saalfelden Leogang hosts the World Championships and keeps the World Cup until at least 2030. | UCI MTB World Series, 2025 |
| 30 % | of 250 downhill World Cup viewers in our own survey say they would bet on downhill. | ShredBet survey, n = 250 |
Data and risk management built for racing
Downhill doesn't behave like football or tennis. A race is decided in a split second on one track, conditions can change between the first and the last rider, and there are only a handful of events per season. Models built for mainstream sports don't fit that well. We are developing our own data and risk management technology for racing and action sports.
The course ahead
Today
MVP with virtual coins
A prediction game for mountain bike downhill. Virtual coins only, no real money.
In development
Data and risk management technology
Our own technology for modelling racing and action sports events.
- Structured race data. We combine race results, rider history and track characteristics in one consistent dataset, so odds and predictions are based on data, not guesswork.
- Risk management for a volatile sport. Account for the uncertainty that comes with weather, crashes and small fields of riders, instead of borrowing assumptions from other sports.
- One approach, more sports. Start with downhill and carry what we learn over to other action sports later.
This technology is not part of the current MVP.
Long-term goal
A licensed sportsbook for racing and action sports
ShredBet does not hold a betting licence and does not offer real-money betting. A betting offering would only launch once the required licences are in place.
Interested in investing?
We share our pitch deck on request.
Started inside the sport
ShredBet comes from Leopold Erhardt’s own life in action sports. He knows the scene from the inside: the riders, the races and the fans. Yet downhill remains largely overlooked by traditional sportsbooks. ShredBet is his first step towards changing that — giving fans a place to back their riders, put their knowledge to the test and share the excitement with other fans. His ambition goes beyond betting: to bring more attention, investment and opportunity to the sports he calls home.
ShredBet is an early-stage startup, built step by step.
Leopold's background
- Professional freestyle mountain biker
- Rides the FEST Series, Swatch Nines and more
- Around 50,000 followers across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
- B.Sc. in Sports Management
- Passed the sports betting academy exam of the Austrian Sports Betting Association (OSWV), September 2026
The team
Leopold Erhardt
Founder & CEO
Professional athlete and sports manager. Has led ShredBet since day one.
Leon Jakobs
CTO
Data scientist (M.Sc.).
Marie-Christine Götsch
Finance advisor
Finance and tax background (M.Sc.).
Talk to us
We are looking for conversations with people who shape racing and action sports.
Write to us
leopold@shredbet.atEvent organisers
You run racing or action sports events and want to give your audience a new way to follow them.
Potential partners
Brands, media, teams and data providers in racing and action sports who want to explore working together.
Investors
You want to learn more about ShredBet, our plans and where we stand as an early-stage startup.