Czech esports supplement startup MADMONQ announced that it has raised a €500K EUR ($598K USD) seed financing round from investors, including poker player and esports professional Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Twitch streamer Lex Veldhuis; content creator Radek “sterakdary” Starý, Lukáš “lastgameblitz” Křítek, Vojta Roček, and AdRock Ventures. MADMONQ revealed that it intends to use the funding “to raise...
Chinese live-streaming platform Bilibili has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with Overwatch League (OWL) owner Activision Blizzard, which includes the Chinese production and broadcasting rights to the league in China, further development of the commercial interests, as well as support to promote OWL in...
Online bookmaker Betway has expanded its existing deal with Brazilian esports organisation MIBR by joining forces with its female Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) team. The deal will see MIBR Female and Betway collaborate on a range of activations. Photo credit: MIBR / Betway Esports RELATED: Betway renews sponsorship deal with MIBR The partnership...
Singapore-based Southeast Asian gaming and esports organization RSG announced that it has secured a $1M USD investment from the Tembusu Partners managed esports private equity fund FrontSight Capital Fund. The investment into RSG is FrontSight’s first of up to 10 planned investments into Southeast Asian esports teams and companies of $1M to $2M each. The organization revealed...
Japanese esports organisation Rush Gaming has announced a sponsorship agreement with gaming headphones company ASTRO Gaming. Parented by Logitech, ASTRO Gaming has supported a number of events made by Rush Gaming in the past, including the ‘Rush Gaming Warzone Challenge’, and now has become an official partner...
Activision Blizzard announced that the company will host Overwatch League (OWL) three live competitions in the Chinese cities Hangzhou, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Between June 4-6, the competition called the “June Championship” will be hosted in Hangzhou Spark’s home venue; July 9-11, the “Summer Challenge” will...
North American collegiate esports firm CSL Esports has announced a partnership with the Singleton Foundation For Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship to expand its scholastic curriculum. Image credit: CSL Esports/ THE Singleton Foundation RELATED: Banco do Brasil partners with Visa to launch BB Game Series As a result of the...
FrontSight Capital Fund, an esports private equity fund managed by Singaporean firm Tembusu Partners, has announced an investment of $1m (∼£725,415) into Singaporean esports organisation RSG. The funding will be used to continue RSG’s investment in local talent cultivation, along with a new focus to establish...
100 Thieves Founder Matthew ‘Nadeshot’ Haag has partnered with Excedrin to educate gamers on how to prevent and treat headaches. This is Excedrin’s first foray into esports. The partnership includes a six-step mindfulness routine designed to help reduce both physical and mental stress that can lead to...
Nevada-based sports and esports nutrition company GHOST announced Thursday that it has signed a multiyear partnership with global health and wellness brand GNC. Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed. Under the terms of the new deal, GHOST Gamer has been named “official esports partner of GNC,” making it the exclusive vendor...