July 2020 – Page 12

Association for Continuing Education in Esports announces advisory board

The Association for Continuing Education in Esports (ACES) has announced the first five UK esports professionals that will comprise its industry advisory board. In addition to revealing the individuals that will…

lecrab 3 July 2020

Technology News

Growth capital investor Kennet raises $250M fund, backed by Edmond de Rothschild

Venture capital is “not the only fruit” for entrepreneurs, as the often quieter ‘Growth Capital’ can also see great returns for entrepreneurs who prefer to retain a lot of ownership…

lecrab 2 July 2020

eSports

DreamHack renews Pantamera deal for 2020

Tournament organiser DreamHack has extended its partnership with Swedish recycling company Pantamera for 2020. As part of the renewal, the companies will work with Samuel “SampeV2” Stronegger and Yacine Laghmari to…

lecrab 2 July 2020

Technology News

OurPeople, the team communication and engagement platform, raises $2M

OurPeople, the U.K. startup that’s built a team communication and engagement platform for desk-less workers, has raised $2 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is Alpine Meridian, an…

lecrab 2 July 2020

Technology News

Extra Crunch is now available in Greece, Ireland and Portugal

We’re excited to announce that we’ve added Extra Crunch support in Ireland, Portugal and Greece. That adds to our existing support in Europe as we are already in Austria, Belgium,…

lecrab 1 July 2020

eSports

Rocket League Championship Series evolves into $4.5M events circuit

Psyonix announced today that its Rocket League Championship Series league, which has spanned nine seasons to date, will change into a longer, open events-based circuit. The new circuit approach will…

lecrab 1 July 2020

Blockchain News

Kirobo claims ‘retrievable’ crypto transaction solution

Meet Kirobo. The Israel-based startup claims its solution can retrieve cryptocurrency that has been sent to the wrong address. The company aims to add an extra layer of logic to…

lecrab 1 July 2020

Technology News

Portfolio companies of startup studio eFounders have raised $148M this year

European startup studio eFounders has looked back at the first half of 2020 to share some metrics about its portfolio companies. The startup studio that is focused on building software-as-a-service…

lecrab 1 July 2020

eSports

Pluck GG launches esports academy with support from Team Singularity

Danish organisation Team Singularity has partnered with Swedish machine learning platform Pluck GG to coincide with the launch of ‘Pluck Esports Academy.’ As per a release, the academy will allow gamers…

lecrab 1 July 2020