eSports

Australian-based matchmaking and tournament platform Mogul has raised AU $8M (~£4.432M) in a significantly oversubscribed share placement.  The latest capital injection is expected to allow the company to continue operating fully funded…

Swedish games development studio NAG Studios has received $1 million (£765,565) in investment through a pre-seed round. The round was led by London Venture Partners, an early-stage fund that has invested in…

Mobile application solutions provider Blocksport has announced that Heinrich Zetlmayer will join its board of directors. Zetlmayer previously served as the Vice President at IBM and is currently an executive…

Games publisher Valve has committed funding to reboot the Movistar Liga Pro Gaming circuit, a professional South American Dota 2 competition previously cancelled due to COVID-19.  Produced by entertainment company Live Media…

Gamesquare Esports Inc., the parent company of Code Red Esports, has announced that it expects to commence trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange.  The latest step from Gamesquare Esports comes following the completion…

U.S. based esports organisation Simplicity Esports has signed non-binding letters of intent to acquire five franchisee-owned esports centres.  The acquisitions are due to be closed by October 30, subject to due diligence,…

Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is…

Danish organisation Astralis Group has entered a commercial partnership with sponsorship and analytics firm Cavea for an undisclosed term. The deal will see Cavea provide social media analytics across all of Astralis’ media…

Tournament organiser ESL has unveiled non-alcoholic beer brand Bitburger 0.0% as an official partner for the ESL One Germany Dota 2 tournament.  Alongside partnering ESL One Germany, the beer brand will also serve as a…

Global technology and data services firm IBM has entered into an analytics and sponsorship deal with Overwatch League, which runs through the 2022 season. The deal is IBM’s first foray into…