Major League Soccer (MLS) team LA Galaxy has renewed its partnership with wireless audio hardware company JLab Audio, in an expanded, multi-year deal. The new deal sees JLab Audio continue to serve as the MLS team’s exclusive headphone and microphone partner, and also becomes a...
Esports Insider is pleased to announce a partnership with simulation racing event organiser World Pro Racing. The partnership will see ESI become WPR’s official international news publisher with the intention to help strengthen and develop coverage around the sim racing sector. ESI’s Co-Founder and Managing Director Sam...
Twitch Rivals’ $250K Warzone Tournament has had an unfortunate run, from being postponed to cheaters, here’s everything that went down. Last night Twitch Rivals held one of the biggest Warzone tournaments to date, with $250K on the line. It was postponed last month due to the...
French esports organisation Team Vitality has announced a new partnership with watch manufacturer Garmin. As a part of the deal, the American company will supply Team Vitality with its Instinct® Esports Edition watch. In addition, the two brands will work together to research and further develop...
An ongoing investigation conducted by the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has identified an additional 35 individuals guilty of betting-related infractions concerning official matches played on Counter-Strike matchmaking platform ESEA. Photo credit: ESIC RELATED: ESI Gambling Report: The Counter-Strike effect and preserving integrity online In a statement, ESIC identifies...
Chinese esports solutions provider VSPN (Versus Programming Network) announced that it has closed a $60M USD Series B+ funding round, led by Prospect Avenue Capital (PAC). Further investors participating in the round include Guotai Junan International and Nan Fung Group. Lighthouse Capital acted as the...
The social project AfroGames, created in a partnership with the non-governmental organization AfroReggae in Brazil, reopened on Thursday after a pause during 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Focused on the population living in the poor neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro, known as favelas, the...
Game live streaming and community platform Turnip has raised a $1.63M USD seed financing round led by early-stage venture investment firm Elevation Capital with participation from Better Capital’s CEO and founder Vaibhav Domkundwar. The Bengaluru, India-based startup plans to use the investment proceeds to expand...
High Coast is the newest organization that will try to get involved in the Dota 2 scene. Even though it was formed in 2019, the Swedish esports organization High Coast Esports decided to try its luck in the Dota 2 world. However, instead of forming its...
Nations Ventures, a venture capital fund majority-owned by We Are Nations, has invested in Australian based influencer merchandise and media company Hypr Carry. Details of the amount invested in Hypr Carry has yet to be revealed, however, the funding will be used help establish a wholly-owned...