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French esports venture capital fund TRUST ESPORT invested €2.5M EUR ($3.03M USD) in esports tournament management software developer TOORNAMENT to financially support the company’s transition to becoming a B2B SaaS provider. While the Toornament platform has been established in 2015, the investment was made into the newly created TOORNAMENT SAS, which was created...

North American professional athlete agency OneTeam Partners (OneTeam) has announced the acquisition of esports and gaming-focused advisory firm Theorycraft. As part of the acquisition, Theorycraft’s Co-founders, Lauren Gaba Flanagan and Nathen McVittie, will be integrated into OneTeam. Credit: OneTeam / Theorycraft RELATED: CMG.ASIA and NRG Esports launch NRG Asia,...

North American organisation Dignitas has announced a naming rights partnership with digital bank QNTMPAY. As a result of the four-year deal, Dignitas’s League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) team will be renamed Dignitas QNTMPAY. (ESI Illustration) Image credit: Dignitas QNTMPAY RELATED: Dignitas presents Verizon VCT Game Changers...

Wichita, Kansas-based esports tournament operator and events company Unified announced Thursday that it has partnered with gaming and esports digital media licensing platform ESPAT AI.  Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under the terms of this new partnership, ESPAT AI will distribute esports...