As Esports silently continues to grow as the fastest global sport in the world with projections to reach $1.5B by 2020, Atlanta-based, RIISE Ventures decides to “get in the game” with its first esports investment in Axis Replay–a premier entertainment ...
Sapphire Ventures, a technology venture capital firm investing in growth-stage companies and early-stage venture funds with more than $2.5 billion in assets under management, today announced the launch of Sapphire Sport, a first-of-its-kind, oversubscribed $115 million funds platform to drive ...
StreamElements, the fastest growing production platform for live-streaming, used by more than 200,000 live channels on Twitch and YouTube Live, today announced it has raised $11.3 million in Series A funding led by Pitango VC and previous investors State of ...
Esports retail and merchandise company We Are Nations recently acquired Sector Six Apparel, an esports apparel brand specializing in jerseys and custom team wear for all.
Matcherino, the leading online platform that powers the business of esports by enabling game publishers and tournament organizers to seamlessly manage esports events, and provide global brands with the unique ability to reach and engage with valuable esports audiences, today ...
MTG has funded 11 fast-growing companies that bring strategic value to the Group’s owned and operated esports and online gaming businesses. This makes MTG one of the most active investors in the gaming sector, with a broad portfolio of content, ...
Epic Games announced that it has received an investment of approximately $1.25 billion from KKR, ICONIQ Capital, Smash Ventures, aXiomatic, Vulcan Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. This investment creates powerful partnerships with highly strategic investment firms and individuals ...
BITKRAFT announced today that The Esports Observer, the world’s leading source for esports business news and insights, has been wholly acquired by Advance Publications. This marks the first acquisition of a BITKRAFT portfolio company.
Lifestyle, apparel, and esports brand 100 Thieves has completed its series a funding round. Grammy award-winning, platinum-selling recording artist Drake co-led the investment round alongside Scooter Braun, entertainment industry power-broker and founder of sb projects.
FIMALAC, an international player in digital media and entertainment (through Webedia and Fimalac Entertainment), is partnering with Matthieu Dallon, an Esports pioneer creator of the ESWC and the Toornament platform (acquired by Webedia in 2016), to create the first seed ...
