Verizon is announcing this week that it is significantly expanding its sponsorship presence with Riot Games, gaining additional inventory that will see its spending with the video game maker climb well into eight figures. Terms of the pact are not being revealed, but Verizon will...
The final qualifier for a spot at the first Masters tournament of the year is on the line this weekend and many teams are in the hunt for the last four slots. Masters qualification is on the line this weekend and only four of the eight...
Publicly-traded Danish esports organization Astralis Group announced Tuesday that it has hired Anders Drost Mickleit as its new partnerships manager. Prior to joining Astralis, Mickleit worked at online radio and culture site Heartbeats for a year and a half as a creative client manager and...
Toronto-based esports betting platform Rivalry has announced the completion of a $20m funding round to scale its operations and country licensing programme. According to the release, the funding round comprised institutional investors from Canada, the United States, the European Union, and an unnamed ‘major gaming operator’....
Deloitte Gaming, the esports division of business service provider Deloitte, has announced a partnership with Good Game Group (GG Group), the parent company of Vodafone Giants. As a result of the deal, Deloitte Gaming has become a strategic partner for the business development of Good Game...
Each month, Esports Insider curates a list of the industry’s key personnel changes. Here we have compiled February’s most notable movers and shakers. To read more about a story, click the corresponding link in the title. February highlight Professional gamers are more than just athletes, and through...
Brazilian organisation Fluxo Esports has announced two partners for its 2021 LBFF (Liga Brasileira de Free Fire) season. The organisation has revealed that peripherals brand Razer and energy drink firm TNT have been added to Fluxo Esports’ commercial portfolio as sponsors. Credit: Fluxo Esports and Razer Gold RELATED: FURIA...
Australian esports business knowledge platform GGWP Academy announced that it has raised a 350K AUD ($270K USD) pre-seed financing round from an all-woman lineup of investors, including Eleanor Ventures, Working Theory Capital, and Scale Investors. Additionally, GGWP entered the Startmate accelerator, a 12-week program supporting...
Australia-based esports, gaming, and technology consulting firm BIG Esports announced that it has been appointed by Singapore-based PC and console gaming peripherals maker Razer to represent the company in Australia and New Zealand. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The partnership will see...
Toronto Ultra are back with yet another $100K Warzone Tournament, here’s everything you need to know. Toronto Ultra have returned with yet another $100K Warzone Tournament. This is great for the community, and comes at a time with minimal tournaments, giving viewers that competitive Warzone action...