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Hank Baskett, a former wide receiver for NFL teams such as the Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts, has purchased a stake in Denial eSports. The organisation announced the deal earlier in the week, with Baskett becoming a co-owner of the team alongside Stephen A. Crystal, a well known tech investor. …
Read More »Roblox Corporation snags $92 million investment round
Roblox planning on using investment for "support frictionless cross-platform play across PC, Xbox, Mac and Virtual Reality"
Read More »ChallengeMe eSports acquires eSports Hero and almost $5million in investment
ChallengeMe eSports has announced the acquisition of its competitor eSports hero along with a ton of investment cash. ChallengeMe is know for running tournaments and matchmaking systems, but has mainly operated in Europe while eSports Hero has done a similar thing in North America. With the new merger ChallengeMe will …
Read More »Zlatan Ibrahimovic invests in Challengermode
One day he’s off winning the league cup with Manchester United and the next he’s off investing in obscure eSports companies. Oh to be Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Just before netting two goals, including an 87th minute winner, in the league cup final Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced that he has invested in Challengermode, …
Read More »Plays.TV raises $15 million in funding from the San Francisco 49ers, Jeremy Lin and more
Plays.TV, the service that can be used to record, replay, and relive games and streams, has received massive investment from multiple parties. The company has raised $15 million in Series A funding, with an investment fund associated with the owners and executives of the San Francisco 49ers and basketball star …
Read More »Strongbow Investments buys M19 League of Legends team
A Russian investment firm known as Strongbow Investments has purchased the M19 League of Legends team. The squad was previously known as Albus NoX Luna and managed to place in the top eight at Worlds last year, becoming the best performing wildcard region team ever. This new investment sees them …
Read More »Parent company of the Boston Bruins invests heavily in Splyce
Delaware North, the company behind the Boston Bruins NHL team, has invested in eSports organisation Splyce. Specifics of the deal were not announced, however Delaware North will be helping out the organization in multiple areas, and will hope to hold eSports events at the TD Garden, a venue that the …
Read More »Scuf Gaming receives strategic investment from H.I.G. Growth Partners
Custom controller manufacturer Scuf Gaming has received investment from H.I.G. Growth Partners. Scuf is known for making controllers that feature paddles on the back to make certain actions easier. These controllers have become the standard in many console based eSports, such as Call of Duty, with almost every pro player …
Read More »Hutch raises $5.5m of investment to help strengthen its mobile ambitions
British free-to-play mobile studio Hutch has raised $5.5m of investment, the company confirmed today. The investment was co-led by Index Ventures and Backed VC and comes just after the release of Hutch’s licensed Mattel title, Hot Wheels: Race Off. Since it launched last Christmas, Hot Wheels: Race Off has attracted …
Read More »British Games Institute support surpasses 350 signatures
Livingstone and Gibson backed initiative gets Sony, Rare, Playground Games, Jagex and others on board
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