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Generation Esports raises $10.8 million to grow student esports leagues

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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Generation Esports has raised $10.8 million in funding to grow student esports leagues and tournaments. Altos Ventures led the round in the Kansas City, Missouri-based startup, which has built a platform for staging esports leagues, tournaments and other events. FJ Labs also invested. The company will use the round to support Generation Esports‘ multiple

HyperX teams with 1,000 Dreams Fund to support women in gaming

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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. HyperX, the gaming accessories brand now owned by HP, has teamed up with 1,000 Dreams Fund‘s BroadcastHER Academy to support women in gaming. HyperX said it is committed to empowering women in gaming and inspiring all gamers to achieve their best. With a focus on increasing access and representation for the next gen of

Grid Esports raises $10 million to generate data from esports matches for wagering

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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Grid Esports has raised $10 million in a round of funding to provide game companies and players with better competitive data. The backers include Alinea Capital, Bumble Ventures, Tar Heel Capital Pathfinder, Agileo Ventures, and NFL player JuJu Smith-Schuster, and the money will help the Berlin-based company grow its data platform and expand its U.S. presence. CEO Moritz Mauer founded the company three years ago to help gather better

Panel: Aletaha, Salvatore Say Future is Bright for Esports Industry

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Esports industry executives Naz Aletaha (Riot Games head of global esports partnerships) and Kristen Salvatore (Cloud9 Senior Vice President of Marketing) weighed in on the “Future of Esports” on Wednesday in a webinar hosted by the University of Miami School of Education and Human Development in association with the school’s Sport Administration program. The panel discussion was moderated by David Higdon, Riot Games global head of communications, esports.  (Aletaha was recently named as an SBJ Forty Under 40 recipient and will be one of the featured speakers at SBJ’s Esports

Overholt Says Vision for OverActive Media Group is Becoming Reality

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After two major announcements in recent months, OverActive Media CEO Chris Overholt says the vision to turn the company into the next Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment or Madison Square Garden Co. is turning to reality, SBJ’s Adam Stern reports.  OAM owns several teams in esports including the two Toronto teams in Activision Blizzard’s franchised leagues as well as the popular Mad Lions organization that is based in Spain and competes in the League of Legends European series, the LEC.   First, in late February, OAM unveiled plans for a $500M,

UTA Hires Storied Esports Brand Partnerships Exec, Ander Nickell

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by Jason Parker in General | Apr, 6th 2021 Activision’s Ander Nickell has officially joined UTA as a Brand Partnerships Executive in their esports division. This brings over 15 years of quality experience in marketing and business development, as Ander previously worked for brands such as Activision. This should bring a wealth of knowledge to UTA as a global talent, entertainment, and sports company. It can only mean good things for their continued growth. Building Innovative Brand Partnerships The focus on “building innovative brand partnerships” for UTA is right up

UTA appoints Ander Nickell as esports Brand Partnerships Executive

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Global talent and entertainment agency UTA has appointed Ander Nickell as its esports division’s new Brand Partnerships Executive. According to the release, Nickell will focus on building innovative brand partnerships for the company’s growing roster of esports athletes and content creators. He will be based in Los Angeles. Image credit: Ander Nickell/ UTA RELATED: Global talent agency UTA adds FaZe Clan to its list of clientele Bringing over 15 years of experience, Nickell recently served as the Head of Global Partnerships at Activision, where he oversaw collaborations for titles such

Pllay adds $1M in funding for skill-based video game wagering

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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Pllay has raised $1 million in funding for its skill-based video game wagering platform. Pllay enables gamers to wager on 1-on-1 duels. Viridian Equity Partners and investor Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne led the new round. The funding comes in addition to the $3 million that Pllay raised in November, when it announced that it raised money from James McGuckin’s Screen Play Ventures and other angel investors including NBA All-Star Bradley Beal, Obsidian

MLB The Show heads to Game Pass, and Mario has passed away | GB Decides 190

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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, reviews editor Mike Minotti shares some deeply troubling information about the nature of the game Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Also, Mike and fellow editor Jeff Grubb talk about MLB The Show launching on Xbox Game Pass, Mario’s death, and Balan Wonderworld. Join us, won’t you?

March Investment Recap: More Than $200M of Fresh Capital Gets Injected into the Esports Ecosystem 

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During the month of March 2021, The Esports Observer tracked 23 investments raised by esports-relevant companies. Disclosed investments amounted to $233M USD, bringing the total sum of disclosed investments in 2021 to $1.9B.  In addition to several significant investments, including Overwolf’s $50M+ and Envy Gaming’s 40M Series C financing rounds, several private placement deals by Toronto Stock Exchange Venture Exchange listed esports companies, and multiple seed round investments, a couple of major deals in the works came to light during the month. Super League Gaming is in the process of acquiring live streaming technology platform Mobcrush at a transaction value likely to exceed $60M and Microsoft is in talks to acquire gaming