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EXCEL Esports Co-founder Kieran Holmes-Darby has been appointed as Formula E’s Gaming Director.  As part of his role, Holmes-Darby will oversee upcoming gamified experiences for Formula E and will help grow the electric motorsport’s gaming products.  (ESI Illustration) Image credit: Formula E RELATED: EXCEL partners with sports fashion retailer...

Esports and gaming coaching platform Metafy has raised $25m (~£18.5m) in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Tiger Global Management and Seven Seven Six ventures, the venture capital company founded by Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Image credit: Metafy RELATED: Metafy announces acquisition of GamersRdy Metafy...

Danish esports organisation Tricked Esport has signed a partnership with gaming peripheral company SteelSeries. According to the release, SteelSeries will provide Tricked Esport’s players with esports and gaming gear. Moreover, the company has been named the official peripherals brand for Tricked Esport. Image credit: Tricked Esport /...

The first month of 2022 saw a multitude of esports partnerships announcements, ranging from renewals and extensions to brand new multi-year partnerships. To keep everybody up to date, Esports Insider has compiled January’s most important sponsorship and partnership news in esports. Image credit: Esports Insider To read more...

Australian esports organisation ORDER has partnered with Australian and Victorian Governments to host a Rocket League Invitational.  The competition will take place at the Australian Pavilion during Expo 2020 Dubai, an international exposition hosted by the United Arab Emirates.  Image credit: ORDER RELATED: ORDER renews Teamfight Tactics esports...