Please tell us about your background — where you grew up, where you live now, and any roles or experiences you had before entering the iGaming affiliate space. I grew up in a beautiful riverside town in Uruguay called Paysandú, where I spent most of my childhood. Beautiful memories of the river, friends, and school days. After secondary school it was normal, then I moved to the capital city, Montevideo, to continue with university studies. So, that’s what I did. But very quickly I started my developer career, working for a company that was building a system for some Belgian newspapers. About a year later, and equipped with some experience in this coding thing, I was hired by a Brazilian company to develop the front end for a brand entering the online betting space. I think it was 2011, and it was my first contact with the industry. I spent about one more year there, and with two colleagues we discovered affiliation, so we decided to quit the safe haven of a salary and started our own media company. We were young and reckless, as a bunch of young men should be. Things went mostly fine — a partner left here; a casino won’t pay a big check there — but we did fine for the experience we had. I moved to Buenos Aires; we got to know the industry, and Malta for the first time thanks to a certain generous operator. About six years later, I sold my bit, bought a backpack and set off to explore Brazil for a year. I could tell it’s a beautiful country, with many opportunities and inequalities, both friendly and hostile. I was 30 years old by then. After too many caipirinhas, well, I fell in love, and moved to São Paulo, where I lived for the next four years. I am currently returning to Uruguay, where I now live between a tiny cabin I built in a beach town near the shore, and Montevideo City. You have past experience in software and coding. How did those experiences shape your approach to building Betizen and Cubiq? During my time away from the industry, I kept thinking that it doesn’t need yet another boring affiliate site. What it needs is innovation — better code, better design, and better experiences. I’ve built too many affiliate sites I wasn’t proud of, so Betizen is my bet (a fun bet) on helping make the space better. You founded Cubiq in September 2025. What was the inspiration behind this venture and what has the first few months been like for you and the business? After a lot of uncareful consideration, I had the crazy idea of founding Cubiq to function as a backbone. We are building a product-oriented Software Factory and a Backend-as-a-Service for Enterprises, Developers and Agents (and our own products!). Betizen is one of those experiments, in this case for the iGaming industry. Nicolás Erramuspe - betizen Developer-turned-founder, “betizen” is betting on a future where affiliate sites run on open tech, real accountability, and community-driven rankings The Karma Experiment GPWA AFFILIATE INTERVIEW SERIES [The industry] doesn’t need yet another boring affiliate site. What it needs is innovation — better code, better design, and better experiences . . . Betizen is my bet (a fun bet) on helping make the space better. GPWAtimes.org 58
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