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Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
2
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Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
3
Feed Summary
Investment Trend Summary
Exit Outlook Summary
BlueBox
Summary of Key Markets
Notable Companies in the Sector
Recent News

Note: Mega Companies includes IPO’d companies, Mega Acquisitions and Unicorn. Data is taken from Tracxn Platform as on July 24, 2019.
eSports Feed Summary
4
eSports > Feed Summary
Video game tournaments, typically played between professional gamers, and the companies involved in developing,
organizing, and propagating them.
• Inclusions: All online and offline players who
contribute to the eSports ecosystem and enable live
gameplay and distribution worldwide. Includes
eSports game developers, platforms (tech solutions
which help in organizing and running tournaments),
broadcasters (live and direct to audience), league
organizers and player organizations.
• Exclusions: Horizontal gaming companies whose
primary focus is not on eSports.
• Excludes funding information of Chinese companies Feed in Numbers
Overview
$4.9B
Funding
21
Mega
Companies
279698
FundedCovered on
Tracxn
7
Unicorns
15
Soonicorns
19
Minicorns
11
IPO’d Cos
79
Late Stage Cos
12
46
Acquisitions
95
DeadPooled
1
Acquihired
Series A+ Cos
Twitch
(2011, San Francisco, $35.1M)
Valve
(1996, Bellevue)
Epic Games
(1991, Cary, $1.6B)
Top Companies

Investment Trend Summary
Summary of Funding Activity in eSports
5
$1.2B - PE
Epic Games (1991, Cary, $1.6B)
$46M - Series B
Gen.G (2019, Playa Vista, $46M)
$150M - Series E
Discord (2012, San Francisco, $280M)
$37M - Series B
SoloMid (2009, San Francisco, $62M)
$53.6M - Series B
Cloud9 (2013, Santa Monica, $101M)
$37M - Series A
TSM (2009, Los Angeles, $37M)
$51.1M - Series B
Nazara (2000, Mumbai, $102M)
$35.5M - Series A
Mobile Premier League (2018, Bangalore,
$40.6M)
$50M - Series D
$30.5M - Series B
PlayVS (2015, Detroit, $46M)
Top Geos of InvestmentEntrepreneurial Activity Global Funding Trend
*YTD *YTD
eSports > Feed Summary > Investment Trend Summary
Seed CourtsideVC (#4), First Round Capital (#3), Greycroft Partners
(#3)
Series A/B
Advancit Capital (#3), Samsung NEXT (#3), Bessemer Venture
Partners (#2)
Series C+
Index Ventures (#1), Vulcan Capital (#1), Lightspeed Venture
Partners (#1)
Incubators Y Combinator (#10), BITKRAFT (#9), 500 Startups (#7)
Other Notable
Investors
FundersClub (#3), CAA Ventures (#3), Tencent (#2)
Debt Investors
Silicon Valley Bank (#1), KKR (#1), Western Technology
Investment (#1)
Most Active InvestorsRecent Investments
73
100
81
91
85
46
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
Y-o-Y # of Companies Founded 23 44 46 61 64 37
$3.3B
$565M
$243M
$166M
$36.2M
US
SEA
Europe
India
Israel
$ Funding
$261M
$162M $168M
$541M
$804M
$1.9B
$447M
63
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
$ Funding # Rounds

Summary of exit outlook in eSports
Exit Outlook Summary
66
Most Active AcquirersTop Investors in Exits
Tencent 4
Garena (2009, Singapore, $563M)
Benchmark 2
Riot Games (2006, San Francisco, $15M)
FirstMark 2
Band of Angels 1 Ustream (2007, San Francisco, $48.6M)
Singapore
Government
1 Garena (2009, Singapore, $563M)
Feb 2017 Hattrick Sports Group Acq by Fortuna for $89.5M
Sep 2016 Pixonic Acq by Mail.Ru for $30M
Jan 2016 Ustream Acq by IBM for $130M
Jan 2016 MLG Acq by Activision for $46M
Jul 2015
Turtle Entertainment Acq by Modern Times Group
for $87.2M
Aug 2014 Twitch Acq by Amazon for $970M
eSports > Feed Summary > Exit Outlook Summary
Gamurs 3
Dot Esports (Oct 2016), eSports (Aug 2016), eSportsNation
(Apr 2016)
Unikrn 2 ChallengeMe (Apr 2018), Leetcoin (Apr 2017)
Cineplex 2 eSports (Sep 2015, $10M), WorldGaming (Sep 2015)
Microsoft 1 Mixer (Aug 2016)
IBM 1 Ustream (Jan 2016, $130M)
Recent IPOs Top Acquisitions
Pinnacle Aug 2006
Online sports and eSports betting platfor…
IPO MCap: -
Gfinity
eSports league organizer
IPO MCap: -
AfriOre
Real money based gaming platform
IPO MCap: -
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Video game developer and publisher
IPO MCap: -
Super League Feb 2019
eSports tournament organizer
IPO MCap: $91.7M
Versus Systems Jul 2016
Competitive gaming platform for gamers
IPO MCap: -
Millennial Esports Mar 2012
Provider of competitive gaming platform
IPO MCap: $2.2M
eSports Mogul Oct 2011
esports media and software company
IPO MCap: $6.6M

* Upcoming Business Model
FACTSHEET
Funding data excludes Debt, Grants & Post-IPO rounds.
Excludes all details for Chinese companies.
Marketmap: eSports
BROADCASTERS
FOR AMATEURS
REAL MONEY GAMING*
FREE-TO-PLAY
TOURNAMENTS
BETTING
ESPORTS FANTASY*
MEDIA
FOR PROFESSIONALS
PLAYER ORGANIZATION*
LEAGUE ORGANIZERS
ANALYTICS & TOOLS
COACHING*
GAME DEVELOPERS
MOBA FPS
Overview
Companies 698
Funded 279 Series A+ 79
Funding $4.9B Last 2 yrs $2.3B
Most Active Investors
Seed CourtsideVC (4)
Series A/B Advancit Capital (3)
Series C+ Index Ventures (1)
Others FundersClub (3)
Incubators Y Combinator (10)
Top Cities
Cary 1 Cos $1.6B
Bay Area 50 Cos $800M
Feed in Numbers
Unicorns 7 Soonicorns 15
Minicorns 19 Editor Picks 84
Acquihired 1 Deadpooled 95
Top Companies
Twitch (2011, San Francisco,
$35.1M)
Valve (1996, Bellevue)
Exits
IPOs 11 Super League, eSports Mogul
Acquisitions 46 Twitch, Ustream
Top Acquirers Gamurs, Unikrn
eSports > Feed Summary > BlueBox
7

Key Sub Sectors in eSports Sector
Summary of Key Markets
8
Top Markets of Investment Activity
# Cos on
Platform
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round
eSports Platforms > Competitive Gaming >
Real Money Gaming 117 $127M 26
Enablers >
Analytics & Tools 67 $240M 20
Player Organizations
58 $359M 19
League Organizers
93 $124M 17
Enablers
33 $61.3M 5
Broadcasters >
Live Streaming 42 $28.8M 6
Enablers >
Coaching 12 $18.4M 8
eSports Platforms >
Competitive Gaming 41 $60.5M 4
Sub Sectors
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Game Developers
Video game developers and creators of eSports games
54 33 $2.2B
League Organizers
Organizations which create and run leagues and
eSports tournaments
93 33 $1.1B
Enablers
Companies which help further the eSports ecosystem
through various tools
197 89 $604M
Team organizations which employ train eSports
gamers to compete
58 19 $392M
eSports Platforms
Technology solutions which help in running
tournaments and involve all stakeholders
246 78 $321M
Broadcasters
Online and offline players who broadcast live matches
and practice videos to the audience
50 27 $239M
eSports > Feed Summary > Summary of Key Markets

List of Notable Companies in eSports
Notable Companies in the Sector
9
Note: *(Founded Year, Location, Total Funding)
eSports > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector
Public
Super League
(2014, Santa Monica, $31M)*
eSports Mogul
(2016, Perth)
Millennial Esports
(2017, Toronto)
Thermaltake
(1999, Taipei)
Versus Systems
(2014, Los Angeles)
AfriOre
(2019, Toronto)
Bandai Namco
Entertainment
(1955, Tokyo)
Gfinity
(2013, London)
The Farm 51
(2005, Gliwice)
Acquired
Twitch
Riot Games
(2006, San Francisco, $15M)
Ustream
Unicorns
Epic Games
(1991, Cary, $1.6B)
Garena
(2009, Singapore, $563M)
ZeniMax
(1999, Washington D.C., $471M)
Discord
Hero Entertainment
(1993, Owings Mills, $228M)
Smilegate
(2002, Seongnam-si)
Valve
(1996, Bellevue)

List of Notable Companies by Market in eSports
Notable Companies by Market (1/4)
11
eSports > Feed Summary > Notable Companies by Market
Game Developers
MOBA
Super Evil Megacorp (2012, San Mateo,
$63.2M)
Mobile game developer specializing in the core
games
Soonicorn. Stage: Series B
Index Ventures, Korea Investment Partners, Breyer
Capital and 7 Other Investors
Nival (1996, Limassol, $38M)
Video game developer specializing in strategy and
MMORPG games
Soonicorn. Stage: Series A
Almaz Capital, 1C Company, DST Global and 1 Other
Investors
Video game developer and eSports tournament
organizer
Soonicorn. Stage: Acquired
Tencent, Benchmark, FirstMark and 2 Other
Investors
MOBA
Game developer and publisher
Unicorn. Stage: Unfunded
Bandai Namco Entertainment (1955, Tokyo)
Stage: Public
FPS
Cross platform game engine and game developer
Unicorn. Stage: Funded
KKR, Iconiq Capital, Kleiner Perkins and 8 Other
Investors
ZeniMax (1999, Washington D.C., $471M)
Game development and publishing company
Unicorn. Stage: Series E
Providence Equity Partners
Smilegate (2002, Seongnam-si)
Video game developer and publisher studio
Smile Gate Investment
The Farm 51 (2005, Gliwice)
VR game and content development studio
Stage: Public

12
eSports Platforms
Competitive Gaming
Skillz (2012, Boston, $51.5M)
eSports gaming platform for the mobile games
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
PROOF.VC, Liberty Global, Andy Miller and 9 Other
Investors
G-Loot (2012, Stockholm, $43.3M)
eSports competitive gaming platform
Swedbank Robur, Norron, Inbox Capital and 5
Other Investors
$40.6M)
Real money gaming platform for eSports
GoVenture, Times Internet, Sequoia Capital and 11
Other Investors
Millennial Esports (2017, Toronto)
Editor's Pick. Stage: Public
Competitive Gaming
Versus Systems (2014, Los Angeles)
Kingsdale Capital, Haywood, Canaccord Genuity
Group and 2 Other Investors
AfriOre (2019, Toronto)
Stage: Public
eSports Mogul (2016, Perth)
Stage: Public
Razer, Aetius Capital
WorldGaming (2010, Toronto)
Real cash eSports platform
Stage: Acquired
Social Leverage
Betting
Pinnacle (1998, Groveport)
Online sports and eSports betting platform
Stage: Acquired

13
Broadcasters
Live Streaming
Ustream (2007, San Francisco, $48.6M)
eSports video streaming platform
Stage: Acquired
Moonshots Capital, DCM Ventures, Band of Angels
and 9 Other Investors
Twitch (2011, San Francisco, $35.1M)
Live and on-demand eSports and video games
streaming website
Thrive Capital, WestSummit, Take-Two Interactive
and 9 Other Investors
Kamcord (2012, San Francisco, $34.8M)
Platform for recording and sharing for the mobile
gameplay
Time Warner, Tencent, TransLink Capital and 24
Other Investors
Enablers
Enablers
AXiomatic (2015, Los Angeles, $89M)
eSports and video game enabler
Michael Jordan, David Rubenstein, Curtis Polk and 6
Other Investors
Analytics & Tools
Voice and text chat software for the eSports gamers
Greenoaks, Technology Opportunity Partners, Index
Ventures and 11 Other Investors
Thermaltake (1999, Taipei)
Provider of analytics & tools for esports

14
League Organizers
League Organizers
Garena (2009, Singapore, $563M)
Gaming platform provider and eSports league
organizer
GDP Venture, Farallon Capital Management,
Hillhouse Capital Group and 12 Other Investors
Hero Entertainment (1993, Owings Mills,
$228M)
E-sports event management company
Huayi Brothers Media Group, ZhenFund, Sequoia
Capital
Mobile game publisher
ESLGaming, JetSynthesys, LNB Group and 37 Other
Investors
League Organizers
Super League (2014, Santa Monica, $31M)
Stage: Public
Nickelodeon, DMG Entertainment, Toba Capital and
5 Other Investors
Virtus.pro (2003, Moscow)
eSports tournament organiser and broadcasting
network
USM
Gfinity (2013, London)
Stage: Public
M D Barnard & Co, Hargreave Hale, Herald
Investment Management
American eSports player organization
Valor Equity Partners, TrueBridge Capital Partners,
Robert Hohman and 13 Other Investors
Esports player organization
Dreamers, New Enterprise Associates, Conductive
Bessemer Venture Partners, stephen Curry, Andre
Iguodala and 9 Other Investors
Immortals (2015, Los Angeles, $30M)
eSports organization
AEG, Lions Gate Entertainment, Steve Kaplan and 9
Other Investors

List of Notable Companies in eSports in China
Notable Companies in the Sector in China
15
eSports > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector in China
Acquired
Longzhu
(2014, Shanghai, $44M)
Unicorns
Douyu TV
(2013, Wuhan, $958M)

Recent News in eSports Sector
Recent News
16
eSports > Feed Summary > Recent News
Jul 2019
WinZO Obtains INR 34.46 Crore Funding in Series A Round,
BusinessEx
Jul 2019
NBA® 2K20 is Changing the Game with a Dynamic Soundtrack
Developed in Partnership with UnitedMasters, Business Wire
Jul 2019
eSports and Gaming Platform Zengaming Signs with AU10TIX for
2nd Generation ID Authentication & Onboarding Automation, PR
Newswire
Jul 2019
Steam’s new Interactive Recommender is built for finding ‘hidden
gems’, iCrowdNewswire
Jul 2019
Mail.ru to Merge Virtus.pro Parent Company ESforce with Modern
Pick Entertainment, Esports Observer
Jul 2019 Sumo Digital partners with 2K, MCV
Jul 2019
Featuring Umg Media Ltd. (Tsx-v: Espt) Corporate Overview,
Financial Insiders
Jul 2019
WinZO sets up $1.5 mn fund to promote game developers, Gadgets
Now
Jul 2019
Fortnite v9.40 Update Brings Redesigned Tactical Shotgun,
Automatic Item Pickup, and More, New Delhi Television
Jul 2019
ESL expands deal with AT&T for North American events, Esports
Insider
Jul 2019 Gearbox commits to cross-play for Borderlands 3, GamesIndustry
Jul 2019 K-Swiss and IGC unveil MIBR ONE-TAP shoe, Esports Insider
Jul 2019 IIROC Trading Resumption - ESPT, CNW
Key Recent News Key Recent News
Jul 2019
MTG Announces USD 11 Million in Investments in Gaming & Esports
Startups in 1H 2019, PR Newswire
Jul 2019
ESL appoints MTN DEW AMP GAME FUEL as beverage partner,
Esports Insider
Jul 2019 Betsoft Partners with OGaming, REVIEWED CASINOS
Jul 2019
Pollard Banknote expands Galaxy of Arcade Game Brands with
GALAGA™, CNW
Jul 2019
DouYu Prices IPO At $11.50/ADS, Low End Of Proposed Range,
RTTNews
Jul 2019 Epic Games gives the Blender Foundation a MegaGrant, Bit-tech
Jul 2019 ‘Tetris Effect’ Coming to PC with VR Support Next Week, Road to VR
Jul 2019
Nazara Technologies invests in SportsKeeda, Qunami and HalaPlay,
YourStory Media
Jul 2019 Teamfight Tactics gets ranked play in latest update, VentureBeat
Jul 2019
Twitch growth dips as Fortnite viewership continues to decline,
GamesIndustry
Jul 2019
Blue Protocol Is A Gorgeous Online Action RPG From Bandai Namco
That Looks Like A Playable Anime, Forbes
Jul 2019 Riot Games adds Caffeine as streaming partner of LCS, Esports Insider
Jul 2019
RFRSH Entertainment to split from Astralis and Origen, Esports
Insider
Jul 2019
Twitch continues to dominate live streaming with its second-biggest
quarter to date, TechCrunch

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
17
Funding Trends
Median Deal Size and Trend
New Entrants in Funding Club
Distribution of companies by Funding Range
Funding Funnel of the Sector
Top Investments and Investors
Investors in Unicorn club

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Investments ($M) and number of rounds in eSports; 2012-2019
Global Funding Trends (1/2)
19
Note: Funding excludes Grant, Debt and Post IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
eSports > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
#Rounds
$Funding
3 Year CAGR
6 Year CAGR 13% # of Rounds32% $ Funding
30% # of Rounds
123% $ Funding
$261M
$358M
$59M
$162M $168M
$541M
$804M
$1.9B
$447M
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
$0k
$200M
$400M
$600M
$800M
$1.B
$1.2B
$1.4B
$1.6B
$1.8B
$2.B
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
$ Funding Predicted $ Funding # Rounds Predicted # Rounds

$11M $1M $10M $39M $42M $90M $95M $13M$18M
$38M
$152M $99M
$75M
$226M
$308M
$248M
$330M $20M $0K $30M $423M $488M $1.5B
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
8 8 12 27 29 32 36 20
4
6 11 14
9 23 22
17
1 1 3 8 6 6
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
13
37
Total # of Rounds
20
Note: Mega Rounds = rounds with size > $20M. Funding excludes Grant, Debt and Post IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Stage-wise Number of RoundsStage-wise $ Invested
New Entrants in Funded Club
Global Funding Trends (2/2)
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in eSports; 2012-2019
eSports > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
16
10
24
26
32
26
23 157
$1.4M
$3.6M
$0.0M
$1.0M
$2.0M
$3.0M
$4.0M
$5.0M
$6.0M
$7.0M
$8.0M
$9.0M
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD Total
Entrants in Funding Club Avg. Ticket Size
$1.4M $7.9M $2M $2.4M $2.7M $4.6M $4.4M $3.6M
$358M
$261M
Total $ Invested
$158M
$330M
$20M $94M $56M
$438M
$595M
$1.7B
$271M
9
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
0
200000000
400000000
600000000
800000000
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1.2E+09
1.4E+09
1.6E+09
1.8E+09
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD
$ Funding Predicted $ Funding # of Rounds Predicted # Rounds
Mega Rounds
1 1 2 2 4 7 10 5

eSports > Investment Trends > Funding Trends by Geography
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in eSports
Funding Trends by Geography
Funding Trends by Geography Top Cities of Funding
City $ Funding # Rounds
Cary 1.6B 2
Bay Area 800M 79
Singapore 565M 10
Washington D.C. 471M 6
Los Angeles 245M 27
Owings Mills 228M 2
Santa Monica 149M 16
Mumbai 102M 8
Boston 63.3M 9
Stockholm 49.4M 11
Total Funding
201
11
83
26
6
8
10
1
# Rounds
$3.3B
$565M
$243M
$166M
$36.2M
$26.5M
$3.6M
$3.5M
US
SEA
Europe
India
Israel
South Korea
Canada
Australia
Note: Excludes funding information of China companies

Trend of Average Deal Size ($M)
$1.5
$0.3
$1.2
$1.8 $1.8
$3.6 $3.2
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
eSports > Investment Trends > Median Deal Size and Trend
Median and Average Deal Size in $M (per Stage) in eSports; 2012-2018
Median Deal Size and Trend
Note: Excludes funding information of Chinese companies. *Graph not to scale
Median Deal Size and Range
$12.4K* $27.9M
$70K $37M
$6.5M $74M
$500K $1.2B
$25M
$20.8M
$5.7M
$1.2M
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed
Stage
$15.0
$33.0
$15.8
$20.0
$35.2
$30.1
$330.0
$20.0 $30.0
$70.5 $81.4
$363.3
$1.4
$7.7 $7.6 $7.4
$5.1
$9.1 $9.1

Note: 141 companies with undisclosed funding amount are not included
23
<$1M
$1-10M
$10-50M
$50-100M
$100M+
Funding Range
34
69
33
6
7
No. of Companies
eSports > Investment Trends > Distribution of companies by Funding Range
No. of companies by funding range in eSports; as of Jul 2019
Distribution of companies by Funding Range
$8M
$263M
$854M
$405M
$3.3B
$ Investment

Stage No. of Companies
Funding
Funnel
100%
40%
11%
4%
2%
24
Note: Numbers in the brackets show the count of companies
Time to raise
next round
12
30
79
279
698
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Funded
Founded
Next
Round
100M+
Valuation
Exits
Acqui-
Hired
Dead
Pooled
Others
40% 5%
(34)
2%
(15)
0%
(1)
14%
(95)
46%
(323)
28% 11%
(30)
4%
(12)
0%
(1)
11%
(32)
60%
(167)
38% 28%
(22)
6%
(5)
- 11%
(9)
51%
(40)
40% 60%
(18)
17%
(5)
- 7%
(2)
53%
(16)
- 75%
(9)
17%
(2)
- - 42%
(5)
eSports > Investment Trends > Funding Funnel
Number of companies progressing to subsequent funding stages in eSports
Funding Funnel
12 Months
23 Months
16 Months
Investment backedBootstrapped
15
7
30
8
16
3
Soonicorns
Unicorns
Acquisitions
IPOs

Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+, PE)
eSports > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months
Major funding rounds by Stage in eSports; Jul 2017-Jul 2019
Notable Investments in last 24 months (1/5)
LATE STAGE
$1.2B - PE Oct 2018
Cross platform game engine and game developer
KKR, Iconiq Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed
Venture Partners, AXiomatic, Vulcan Capital
$150M - Series E Dec 2018
Ventures, Tencent, FirstMark, IVP
$50M - Series D Apr 2018
Tencent, Benchmark, Greylock Partners, Spark
Capital
$25M - Series C Dec 2017
Liberty Global, Andy Miller, Western Alliance
Bancorporation, Accomplice, Wildcat Capital
Management, Telstra Ventures
LATE STAGE
Series C Jun 2018
PROOF.VC
EARLY STAGE
$53.6M - Series B Oct 2018
Robert Hohman, Remagine Ventures
$51.1M - Series B Dec 2017
India Infoline
$46M - Series B Apr 2019
Ventures, Battery Ventures, Stanford University,
Canaan Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, Michael
Zeisser, David Rogier, Will Smith, Dennis Wong

EARLY STAGE
$37M - Series B Jul 2018
eSports community platform based in the US
Iguodala, Steve Young, Telstra, Yifang Ventures,
Colin Carrier, Steve Simon, AME Cloud Ventures
$37M - Series A Jul 2018
Iguodala, Steve Young, Jerry Yang, Telstra, Steve
Simon, Yifang Ventures, Walter Wang, Colin Carrier
$35.5M - Series A Apr 2019
$40.6M)
GoVenture, Times Internet, Sequoia Capital, Beenext,
RTP Global, Venture Highway
EARLY STAGE
$30.5M - Series B Nov 2018
Competitive gaming and tournament platform
Elysian Park, New Enterprise Associates, Science,
Crosscut, Coatue, WndrCo, Adidas Group, Samsung
NEXT, Rahul Mehta, David Drummond, Michael
Dubilie, Johnny Hou, Nat Turner, Rich Dennis
$30M - Series B May 2019
AEG, Lions Gate Entertainment, Steve Kaplan,
George Leiva, Meg Whitman, John Griffin, March
Capital Partners
$25M - Series B Jan 2018
eSports community platform based in the US
Bessemer Venture Partners
$25M - Series B Mar 2019
Swedbank Robur, Norron
EARLY STAGE
$25M - Series A Oct 2017
Wwe, BHSC, Raul Fernandez, Michael Ovitz,
Founders Fund, UTA Ventures
$21.5M - Series B Apr 2019
$20M - Series A Jan 2019
Envy (2007, Dallas, $20M)
eSports player organization
$19.7M - Series A Sep 2017
$19.2M - Series B Aug 2017
Super Evil Megacorp (2012, San Mateo,
$63.2M)
Mobile game developer specializing in the core
games

EARLY STAGE
$19M - Series B Apr 2019
Fnatic (2004, London, $26M)
e-sports player organization
BlackPine, Beringea, Unbound, Joi Ito, Lev Leviev
$18.3M - Series B Feb 2018
ESLGaming, JetSynthesys, LNB Group, Magnum
Honda, DIAM ORGANIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES,
Suresh Bhatia, Meena Ashwin Kothari, Mehul Shah,
Radhika Sharma, Uday Vora, Amit Thacker, Nisarg
Vakharia, Sanjay Dangi, Bahram Vakil, Cyrus
Nallaseth, speeds, Akshat Rathee, Dhiren Vora
$17.3M - Series A Feb 2019
G2 Esports (2013, Berlin, $24.6M)
Parkwood, Seal Rock Partners, EverBlu Capital,
Brian Distelburger, Myke Naef, Zak Brown, YuChiang
Cheng, Sumit Gupta, Go4it Capital
EARLY STAGE
$16M - Series B Nov 2018
Overwolf (2009, Petah Tikva, $22.2M)
Technology company that enables custom apps to be
overlayed on games
Intel Capital, LTV
$12.3M - Series A Jan 2018
Swedbank Robur
$11.3M - Series A Jan 2019
StreamElements (2016, Tel Aviv, $11.3M)
Monetization solutions for live streaming
Pitango Venture Capital, State of Mind Ventures,
Rainfall Ventures, Samsung NEXT
$11M - Series A Aug 2017
Smash.gg (2015, San Francisco, $14M)
Platform to simplify hosting eSports tournaments
Nabeel Hyatt, Accel, Caffeinated Capital, Lowercase
Capital, Spark Capital, Horizon Ventures
EARLY STAGE
$8.8M - Series A May 2018
STILL8 (2014, Seocho, $13.2M)
Esports league organizer
$6.3M - Series A Jun 2018
Critical Force (2012, Kajaani, $10.8M)
Mobile game development and platform
development company
Business Finland
$5M - Series A Nov 2018
$40.6M)
Sequoia Capital, Beenext, Times Internet
$5M - Series A Jul 2019
WinZO Games (2017, Delhi, $6.2M)
eSports competitive gaming platform for trivia
games
Kalaari Capital, Hike Messenger
$4.4M - Series A Nov 2018
STILL8 (2014, Seocho, $13.2M)
Esports league organizer

EARLY STAGE
Gamer Sensei (2016, Boston, $6.3M)
Professional eSports coaching platform
Accomplice, Advancit Capital, Origin Ventures,
CRCM Venture, Abstract Ventures, Boston Seed
Capital, Sigma Prime Ventures, Corigin Ventures,
KiwiTech
Maestro (2015, San Francisco, $5.8M)
Engagement and monetization tools for
broadcasters
Rubicon Venture Capital, StartX
N3rd Street Gamers (2011, Philadelphia,
$5.5M)
American esports league organizer
$1.6M - Series A Jul 2019
$5.5M)
EARLY STAGE
$1.3M - Series A Jun 2018
$5.5M)
$70k - Series A Feb 2019
$40.6M)
Virat Kohli, Cornerstone, Brand Capital
SEED STAGE
$27.9M - Angel Dec 2017
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
$26M - Angel Oct 2018
Michael Jordan, David Rubenstein, Curtis Polk
$25M - Angel May 2018
Team Liquid (2002, Los Angeles, $41.5M)
eSports team which runs news and content platform
Ted Leonsis, Peter Guber, Jeff Vicnik
$875k - Seed Feb 2019
Haste (2014, Atlanta, $6.7M)
Network optimization solution provider for eSports
gamers
$654k - Angel Feb 2018
games
Nageswara Karthik

SEED STAGE
$476k - Seed May 2018
games
Kalaari Capital
$344k - Angel Dec 2017
Rangarajan Radesh, J Govindaraj
$107k - Seed Feb 2019
games
AngelList
$60.9k - Angel Dec 2018
$40.6M)
Kunal Naresh Shah, Rohan Naresh Shah, Abhishek
Nag
SEED STAGE
Angel Jul 2018
Meg Whitman
Seed Aug 2017
Marc Lemann, M Ventures
Seed Oct 2017
$5.5M)
SeventySix Capital

eSports > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months in China
Notable Investments in last 24 months in China
LATE STAGE
$632M - Series E Mar 2018
Douyu TV (2013, Wuhan, $958M)
Online live streaming platform for games and e-
sports
Tencent
$120M - Series E Dec 2018
Chushou TV (2011, Hangzhou, $265M)
Alphax Partners, Shunwei Capital, Qiming Venture
Partners
$76.8M - Series D Dec 2017
Chushou TV (2011, Hangzhou, $265M)
Google, Qiming Venture Partners, Shunwei Capital,
Alphax Partners
Series D Nov 2017
Douyu TV (2013, Wuhan, $958M)
Online live streaming platform for games and e-
sports
CMB International, Nanshan capital
EARLY STAGE
$462M - Series B Mar 2018
Huya (2013, Guangzhou, $537M)
Live online game broadcasting portal
Tencent
Wangyuhudong (2015, Zhengzhou, $54.7M)
eSports events organizer
Zhejiang Financial Holding

Most Active Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in eSports; Last 5 years (Jul 2014-Jul 2019)
Most Active VC & PE Investors
31
eSports > Investment Trends > Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
CourtsideVC(4 Investments)
Fanai, Upcomer, Epics
1
First Round Capital (3 Investments)
Mobcrush, Boom.tv, Athenascope
2
Greycroft Partners (3 Investments)
SLIVER.tv, Fanai, AlphaDraft
3
Deep Space Ventures (3 Investments)
Haste, Upcomer, OpTic
4
Foundation Capital (2 Investments)
Revlo, Zengaming
5
SV Angel (2 Investments)
Guilded, Revlo
6
March Capital Partners(2 Investments)
Genvid Technology, Dojo Madness
7
CRCM Venture (2 Investments)
Fanai, TAUNT
8
Imagination Capital (2 Investments)
Upcomer, Epics
9
Crosscut(2 Investments)
Mobcrush, Boom.tv
10
EARLY STAGE
Advancit Capital(3 Investments)
Unikrn, Gamer Sensei, Wavedash
1
Samsung NEXT (3 Investments)
PlayVS, SLIVER.tv, StreamElements
2
Bessemer Venture Partners (2
Investments)
SoloMid, TSM
3
New Enterprise Associates(2 Investments)
Gen.G, PlayVS
4
Accel (2 Investments)
Smash.gg, Visor
5
Battery Ventures(2 Investments)
Gen.G, Streamlabs
6
Index Ventures(2 Investments)
Super Evil Megacorp, Faceit
7
Lowercase Capital (2 Investments)
Mobcrush, Wavedash
8
March Capital Partners(2 Investments)
Immortals, Wavedash
9
Sequoia Capital(2 Investments)
Mobile Premier League, Streamlabs
10
LATE STAGE
Index Ventures
Discord
1
Vulcan Capital
Epic Games
2
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Epic Games
3
FirstMark
Discord
4
Spark Capital
Discord
5
Accomplice
Skillz
6
Toba Capital
Super League
7
ZhenFund
Hero Entertainment
8
Liberty Global
Skillz
9
Kleiner Perkins
Epic Games
10

eSports > Investment Trends > Most Active Ecosystem Investors
Top Ecosystem Investors in eSports; Last 5 years (Jul 2014-Jul 2019)
Most Active Ecosystem Investors
INCUBATOR/ACCELERATOR
Y Combinator(10 Investments)
Visor, Blitz Esports, Guilded
1
BITKRAFT(9 Investments)
Dojo Madness, Fanai, Boom.tv
2
500 Startups(7 Investments)
Streamlabs, Dojo Madness, Unikrn
3
Techstars(5 Investments)
Haste, Matcherino, GameWisp
4
Incubate Fund (3 Investments)
GamingMonk, SPODIA, DetonatioN Gaming
5
Boost VC(3 Investments)
Boom.tv, ReadyUp, Leetcoin
6
Amplify(2 Investments)
AlphaDraft, Battlefy
7
IIDF(2 Investments)
Click-Storm, CyberGame.tv
8
NFX
Zengaming
9
Brand Capital
Mobile Premier League
10
OTHER NOTABLE INVESTORS
FundersClub(3 Investments)
Guilded, Revlo, Kickback
1
CAA Ventures(3 Investments)
Mobcrush, SLIVER.tv, Streamlabs
2
Tencent(2 Investments)
Discord, Artillery
3
Time Warner(2 Investments)
Discord, Kamcord
4
Times Internet(2 Investments)
Mobile Premier League, Qureka
5
Riot Games(2 Investments)
Curse, Blitz Esports
6
Telstra(2 Investments)
SoloMid, TSM
7
Kakao Ventures(2 Investments)
Dojo Madness, Kongdoo Monster
8
Intel
NOVOS
9
Stanford University
Gen.G
10
DEBT INVESTORS
Silicon Valley Bank
Gen.G
1
KKR
Epic Games
2
Western Technology Investment
Gearbox Software
3
Farallon Capital Management
Garena
4
Multiplier Capital
Curse
5
Trifecta Capital
Guilded
6

eSports > Investment Trends > Investors in Unicorn club
Investors in Unicorn Club (1/3)

eSports > Investment Trends > Unicorn Investors in the Sector
Unicorn Investors in the Sector

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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BlueBox
Key Sub Sectors
Detailed Sector Taxonomy
Top Markets of Investment Activity
Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Market Deep Dive

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Key Sub Sectors
40
Key Sub Sectors in eSports
Market Top Companies
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Game Developers
Video game developers and creators of eSports games
54 33 $2.2B
League Organizers
Organizations which create and run leagues and eSports tournaments
ESLGaming (2009, Tours)
93 33 $1.1B
Enablers
Companies which help further the eSports ecosystem through various tools
Curse (2006, San Francisco, Acquired)
197 89 $604M
Team organizations which employ train eSports gamers to compete
58 19 $392M
eSports Platforms
Technology solutions which help in running tournaments and involve all stakeholders
Millennial Esports (2017, Toronto, Public)
246 78 $321M
Broadcasters
Online and offline players who broadcast live matches and practice videos to the audience
Twitch (2011, San Francisco, Acquired)
Kamcord (2012, San Francisco, Acquired)
50 27 $239M
eSports > Market Details > Key Sub Sectors

Detailed Sector Taxonomy (1/2)
41
eSports > Market Details > Detailed Sector Taxonomy

Detailed Sector Taxonomy (2/2)
42
eSports > Market Details > Detailed Sector Taxonomy

Rank Market
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round Top Funded Company
1
(+4)
eSports Platforms > Competitive Gaming > Real Money Gaming
Platforms to manage eSports competitions with real money
(Companies covered 117 | Funded 39 | Total Funding $195M)
$127M
(+$101M)
26
(+20)
(2018, Bangalore, $40.6M)
2
(+1)
Enablers > Analytics & Tools
Platforms which offer eSports analytics and tools for all stakeholders
$240M
(+$142M)
20
(+4)
Discord
3
(+1)
$359M
(+$332M)
19
(+11)
Cloud9
(2013, Santa Monica, $101M)
4
(-3)
League Organizers
Organizations which create and run leagues and eSports tournaments
(Companies covered 93 | Funded 33 | Total Funding $1.1B)
$124M
(-$701M)
17
(+1)
Nazara
(2000, Mumbai, $102M)
5
(+3)
Enablers
Companies which help further the eSports ecosystem through various tools
$61.3M
(+$19.8M)
5
(+3)
AXiomatic
(2015, Los Angeles, $89M)
6
(+1)
Game Developers > FPS
Developers of First Person Shooter games
(Companies covered 13 | Funded 8 | Total Funding $2.1B)
$1.3B
(+$1.2B)
2
(-1)
Epic Games
(1991, Cary, $1.6B)
7
(-5)
Broadcasters > Live Streaming
Platforms which offer live streaming of eSports games
$28.8M
(-$50M)
6
(-13)
Genvid Technology
(2016, New York City, $20M)
43
Note: The numbers in the bracket represent the change in a 2 year period.
Top Markets of Investment Activity (1/2)
Top Markets by Funding in eSports in last 2 years (July 2017 - June 2019)
eSports > Market Details > Top Markets of Investment Activity

Top Markets of Investment Activity (2/2)
eSports > Market Details > Top Markets of Investment Activity

Rank Market # Investments Key Investments
1
(Companies created 58 | Funded 19 | Total Funding $392M )
4
2
eSports Platforms > Competitive Gaming
Technology platforms used for running and tracking competitive eSports tournaments
(Companies created 41 | Funded 12 | Total Funding $71.5M )
2
Smash.gg (2015, San Francisco, $14M)
3
Enablers > Analytics & Tools
Platforms which offer eSports analytics and tools for all stakeholders
2
Visor (2017, San Francisco, $5.8M)
4
eSports Platforms > Competitive Gaming > Real Money Gaming
Platforms to manage eSports competitions with real money
1 Mobile Premier League (2018, Bangalore,
$40.6M)
Note: Investors considered - Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Greylock Partners, General Catalyst Partners, Benchmark Capital, KPCB, Khosla Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Founders Fund, SV Angel, Index Ventures, Bessemer
Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Venrock, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Institutional Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Battery Ventures
45
Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Top Markets where Early Stage Investors are investing in last 2 years (July 2017 - June 2019)
eSports > Market Details > Top Markets of Early Stage Investors

Incubators Play Labs (#1), Brand Capital (#1)
Seed First Capital Ventures (#1), Great Oaks Venture Capital (#1)
Series A/B Sequoia Capital (#2), Times Internet (#1)
Series C+ Accomplice (#1), Telstra Ventures (#1)
Cyber Gamer Jan - 2019
Acq by Lets Play
Leetcoin Apr - 2017
Acq by Unikrn
Pro Gaming League Oct - 2016
Acq by Millennial Esports
WorldGaming
IPO'd
$5M - Series A
$35.5M - Series A
Mobile Premier League (2018,
Bangalore, $40.6M)
$181k - Seed
Quarters (2017, New York City, $181k)
$100k - Seed
GamingMonk (2014, Delhi, $676k)
Seed
GBarena (2014, Egypt)
$1.7M - Seed
GameTaco (2015, $1.7M)
$25M - Series B
$70k - Series A
Mobile Premier League (2018,
Bangalore, $40.6M)
Jul 2019
WinZO Obtains INR 34.46 Crore Funding in Series A Round,
BusinessEx
Jul 2019
WinZO sets up $1.5 mn fund to promote game developers,
Gadgets Now
Jun 2019
Dignitas partners with Esports Entertainment Group, Esports
Insider
Jun 2019
Esports Entertainment to offer e-sports betting in
partnership with 76ers' owner Harris Blitzer Sports &
Entertainment, Proactive Investors
May 2019
MPL Partners with CleverTap to Drive User Engagement &
Consolidate its Position During the IPL 2019 Season, PR
Newswire
May 2019
WinZO focuses on Bharat to build community of Gamers,
Local youth and Influencers, Punekar News
May 2019
Esports Entertainment Group Appoints John Brackens,
Former Activision Blizzard Manager of Network Operations,
As Chief Information Officer, GlobeNewswire
May 2019
Mobile Premier League Acquires Pune Based Crevise
Technologies, DIGITAL TERMINAL
Apr 2019
MPL secures Rs 250 cr from Go-Jek arm, Sequoia India &
Times Internet, Indiatimes
Apr 2019
Baazi Games' latest venture RummyBaazi all set to delight
rummy lovers, Asian News International
Mar 2019
Gaming startup Mobile Premier League ropes in Virat Kohli
as brand ambassador, TIMES NOW
Jan 2019
Skillz: Top 10 mobile esports players won $8 million in 2018,
VentureBeat
News
5
1
8
39
117
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
eSports Platforms > Competitive Gaming > Real Money Gaming: Market Factsheet
46
Exits
Recent InvestmentsPlatforms to manage eSports
competitions with real money
Skillz
(2012, Boston, $51.5M)
(2018, Bangalore, $40.6M)
G-Loot
(2012, Stockholm, $43.3M)
WinZO Games
(2017, Delhi, $6.2M)
Battlefy
(2012, Vancouver, $3.5M)
Top Companies
#1 Top Markets of Investment Activity
eSports > Market Details > Market: Real Money Gaming
Companies Created 117 | Funded 39 | Total Funding $195M
0
10
20
$0k
$50M
$100M
$150M
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Predicted Funding YoY Funding
Rounds Predicted Rounds
YoY Funding and Rounds
Market: Real Money Gaming

eSports Platforms > Competitive Gaming > Real Money Gaming: Top Companies
Analyst’s Pick
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
PROOF.VC, Liberty Global, Andy Miller and 9 Other
Investors
Swedbank Robur, Norron, Inbox Capital and 5
Other Investors
$40.6M)
GoVenture, Times Internet, Sequoia Capital and 11
Other Investors
games
Minicorn. Stage: Series A
Kalaari Capital, Hike Messenger, AngelList,
Nageswara Karthik
Analyst’s Pick
Battlefy (2012, Vancouver, $3.5M)
Platform to create and organize eSports
tournaments
Editor's Pick. Stage: Seed
Deep Fork Capital, BDC, WME Entertainment and
16 Other Investors
GamingMonk (2014, Delhi, $676k)
e-sports gaming organization
GameWith, Incubate Fund, Stellaris Venture
Partners and 5 Other Investors
Quarters (2017, New York City, $181k)
Cryptocurrency based esports gaming platform
BaaziNow (2018, Gurgaon)
App-based gaming platform
Editor's Pick. Stage: Unfunded
Gizer (2016, New York City)
Blockchain-based gaming network

Note: Overall Rating is a combination of Funding and Team rating, along with Execution, Size and Growth metrics
48
eSports Platforms > Competitive Gaming > Real Money Gaming: Leaderboard
Better than Market Average
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Year Location Stage
Funding
($M)
Funding
Rounds
Team
Rating
Execution Quality Size Metrics 6M Growth Metrics
App
Rating
App UI
Web
UI
Social
Followers
Mobile
Downloads
Mobile
Reviews
News
Mentions
Mobile
Reviews
Social
Followers
Δ % Δ %
5.0
Mobile
Premier
League
2018 Bangalore Series A $40.6M 4 - 4 - 3 6.8k 7.5M 166.3k 9 - - 1.3k 23%
5.0 Skillz 2012 Boston Series C $51.5M 7 5 - - - 2.8k - - 22 - - 531 24%
4.8 Blast 2016
Newport
Beach
Seed $12M 2 5 4 - 4 810 300k 1.6k 3 - - 39 5%
4.5
Esports
Entertainme
nt Group
2008
Jolly
Harbour
Seed $3.3M 4 - - - 4 248 - - 7 - - 51 26%
4.1 GamingMonk 2014 Delhi Seed $676k 3 - - - - 630 - - 4 - - 106 20%
4.0 G-Loot 2012 Stockholm Series B $43.3M 3 3 - - 3 749 - - 2 - - 62 9%
3.6
WinZO
Games
2017 Delhi Series A $6.2M 4 5 - 4 4 - - - 3 - - - -
3.2
Rocket
League
Esports
2016 San Diego Seed $2.5M 1 3 - - 3 157.9k - - - - - 23.3k 17%
2.9 GBarena 2014 Egypt Seed - 1 - - - 3 104 - - - - - 23 28%
2.8 WINR Games 2014 Toronto Unfunded - - - 5 - - - 17M 332.8k -
112.1
k
51% - -
2.7 BaaziNow 2018 Gurgaon Unfunded - - - 4 4 3 - 30M 90.7k 2 31.6k 53% - -
2.7
WorldGamin
g
2010 Toronto Acquired - - 3 - - - 37.7k - - - - - 4.1k 12%

Incubators BITKRAFT (#2), Stadia Ventures (#1)
Seed CourtsideVC (#2), Founders Fund (#1)
Series A/B Greylock Partners (#2), Deep Space Ventures (#1)
Series C+ Index Ventures (#1), Spark Capital (#1)
Hattrick Sports Group Feb - 2017
Acq by Fortuna for $89.5M
Mobovivo Dec - 2016
Acq by ePlay Digital
Strexm Sep - 2016
Acq by SplitmediaLabs
Thermaltake
IPO'd
$100k - Seed
Askott Entertainment (2015,
Vancouver, $100k)
$430k - Seed
GYO (2018, Franklin, $430k)
$4M - Series A
Statespace (2017, New York City, $4M)
$875k - Seed
$2.5M - Seed
Athenascope (2018, California, $2.5M)
$150M - Series E
Seed
Barracks (2017, Providencia)
$210k - Seed
Harena Data (2017, Milford, $275k)
$16M - Series B
Jun 2019
Discord promotes Nitro subscriptions with social server
boosting, VentureBeat
May 2019
Streamlabs Unveils Creator Sites; Integrated Website-
Builder and Commerce Platform for Live Streamers, Business
Wire
May 2019
Streamlabs Intros Drag-and-Drop Site Builder for Video
Streamers, StreamingMedia
Apr 2019
Mozilla’s Web-Based VR Platform Hubs Adds Discord
Support, VRFocus
Apr 2019
Inside Discord, the gaming chat app with as many users as
Fortnite, CNBC
Mar 2019
Discord Game Store refocuses on Nitro subscription, devs
can now sell games directly, GamesIndustry
Mar 2019
The Halo Games Will Arrive on PCs Later This Year Via
Steam, PCMag
Feb 2019
Overwolf launches PUBG Developers Challenge, Esports
Insider
Feb 2019
Athenascope nabs $2.5M seed led by First Round to bring
gamers AI-edited highlight reels, TechCrunch
Feb 2019
Explore Halo. Become A Hero. Halo: Outpost Discovery, PR
Newswire
Jan 2019
DOJO Madness and Sportradar Launch Bayes Esports
Solutions, Esports Observer
Dec 2018
Discord Store Will Give 90 Percent Revenue Share to
Developers from 2019, New Delhi Television
Dec 2018 Discord will let anyone sell games on its platform, Engadget
News
4
4
13
42
67
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Enablers > Analytics & Tools: Market Factsheet
49
Exits
Recent InvestmentsPlatforms which offer eSports
analytics and tools for all
stakeholders
Discord
Streamlabs
Dojo Madness
(2014, Berlin, $12.8M)
Overwolf
(2009, Petah Tikva, $22.2M)
Haste
(2014, Atlanta, $6.7M)
Top Companies
eSports > Market Details > Market: Analytics & Tools
0
5
10
15
$0k
$100M
$200M
$300M
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Market: Analytics & Tools

Enablers > Analytics & Tools: Top Companies
Analyst’s Pick
Technology company that enables custom apps to
be overlayed on games
Minicorn. Stage: Series B
Intel Capital, LTV, Yossi Vardi, Marker
Streamlabs (2012, San Francisco, $17.3M)
Live streaming tool for receving rewards/donations
Sequoia Capital, Crosscut, Matrix Partners and 5
Other Investors
Dojo Madness (2014, Berlin, $12.8M)
Coaching tools for eSports players
Editor's Pick. Stage: Series A
Raine Group, Kakao Ventures, March Capital
Partners and 8 Other Investors
Analyst’s Pick
Network optimization solution provider for eSports
gamers
Minicorn. Stage: Seed
Deep Space Ventures, Tech Square Ventures, BLH
Venture Partners and 5 Other Investors
Maestro (2015, San Francisco, $5.8M)
Engagement and monetization tools for
broadcasters
Rubicon Venture Capital, StartX, 500 Startups and 3
Other Investors
Mobalytics (2016, Santa Monica, $2.6M)
Performance analytics and improvement platform
for the competitive gamers
RRE Ventures, Almaz Capital, Founders Fund and 4
Other Investors
Athenascope (2018, California, $2.5M)
AI-focused solution provider
First Round Capital
Analyst’s Pick
Epics (2017, Bath, $2M)
Digital trading card and collectibles app
BITKRAFT, Hersh Family Investments, Imagination
Capital, CourtsideVC
OP.GG (2013, Seoul, $195k)
Esports data and analytics service provider
Editor's Pick. Stage: Series A
500 Startups, SoftBank Ventures Korea, Access
Ventures
Snipe (2018, Palo Alto)
Provider of analytics & tools for esports gamers
Editor's Pick. Stage: Funded
UpWest Labs

51
Enablers > Analytics & Tools: Leaderboard
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Year Location Stage
Funding
($M)
Funding
Rounds
Team
Rating
App
Rating
App UI
Web
UI
Social
Followers
Mobile
Downloads
Mobile
Reviews
News
Mentions
Mobile
Reviews
Social
Followers
Δ % Δ %
5.0 Discord 2012
San
Francisco
Series E $280M 5 3 5 - - 1.1M 75M 470.7k 37 149k 46%
242.7
k
28%
4.6 Streamlabs 2012
San
Francisco
Series A $17.3M 2 - 4 - 4 246 3.1M 9.4k 8 9.5k
-
7684
%
53 27%
4.0 Overwolf 2009 Petah Tikva Series B $22.2M 2 3 4 - - - 300k 2.3k 6 3.8k
-
243%
- -
3.8
Dojo
Madness
2014 Berlin Series A $12.8M 3 5 - - - 751 - - 7 - - 14 2%
3.5 Mobalytics 2016
Santa
Monica
Seed $2.6M 3 4 - - 4 25.5k - - 3 - - 1.4k 6%
3.5 Epics 2017 Bath Seed $2M 1 4 4 - 4 14.3k 75k 2.1k 1 - - - -
3.3 OP.GG 2013 Seoul Series A $195k 1 - 4 4 2 8.7k 3M 35.6k - 3.3k 10% - -
3.2 Fanai 2016
San
Francisco
Series A $6.3M 2 - - - - 328 - - 5 - - - -
3.0 Visor 2017
San
Francisco
Series A $5.8M 3 4 - - 3 665 - - 1 - - 10 2%
2.7 Maestro 2015
San
Francisco
Series A $5.8M 2 4 - - - 2.2k - - 2 - - -141 -6%
2.7 Mobovivo 2005 Calgary Acquired $2M 3 - - - - 756 - - - - - -10 -1%
2.7 PandaScore 2015 Paris Seed $2.8M 1 2 - - 3 1.2k - - 1 - - 104 10%

Incubators
Seed Deep Space Ventures (#1), M Ventures (#1)
Series A/B Bessemer Venture Partners (#2), Telstra (#2)
Series C+ NextEquity (#1)
SK Gaming Jan - 2019
Acq by Daimler
exceL Esports Sep - 2018
Acq by Guinevere Capital
OpTic Nov - 2017
Acquired
Legacy Esports May - 2017
Acq by afc.com.au
GoodGame Dec - 2014
Acq by Twitch
$30M - Series B
$19M - Series B
$46M - Series B
Angel
YaLLa esports (2016, Dubai)
$17.3M - Series A
$20M - Series A
$3M - Seed
Dignitas (2003, Newark, $3.5M)
$53.6M - Series B
Jul 2019 K-Swiss and IGC unveil MIBR ONE-TAP shoe, Esports Insider
Jun 2019
Immortals GC Acquires OpTic Gaming and Houston Outlaws
Parent, Infinite Esports & Entertainment, Esports Observer
May 2019 UK-founded e-sports startup Fnatic lands $19 million, Tech.eu
Apr 2019
Dubai esports team wins seed funding from angel investor,
Arabian Business
Mar 2019
Audeze Partners With esports Organization Echo Fox, PR
Newswire
Feb 2019
G2 Esports raises $17.3 million Series A funding round for
global expansion, TechStartups.com
Feb 2019
Team Liquid Hires Twitch to Manage Sales and
Advertisements, SportTechie
Feb 2019
Global eSports revenues to top USD 1 billion in 2019, Deccan
Chronicle Holdings
Jan 2019
Mail.Ru Group sells SK Gaming to Mercedes-Benz, “the first
car maker to invest in an eSports team”, East-West Digital News
Jan 2019
Mercedes-Benz becomes SK Gaming partner: New horizons
for the brand as it invests in an eSports pioneer, WebWire
Jan 2019
Jersey Mike’s Partners with Esports Leader Team Liquid, QSR
Magazine
Jan 2019
Esports group Fnatic teams up with blockchain firm WAX on
digital collectibles, VentureBeat
Dec 2018 Immortals, K-swiss Flex Footwear Line, License Global
Oct 2018
Esports Company Cloud9 Raises $50 Million In Series B
Funding, Forbes
News
5
1
10
19
58
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Player Organizations: Market Factsheet
52
Exits
Recent InvestmentsTeam organizations which employ
train eSports gamers to compete
Immortals
Fnatic
(2004, London, $26M)
Cloud9
(2013, Santa Monica, $101M)
G2 Esports
(2013, Berlin, $24.6M)
Team Liquid
(2002, Los Angeles, $41.5M)
Top Companies
eSports > Market Details > Market: Player Organizations
0
5
10
15
$0k
$100M
$200M
$300M
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Market: Player Organizations

Player Organizations: Top Companies
Analyst’s Pick
Robert Hohman and 13 Other Investors
Team Liquid (2002, Los Angeles, $41.5M)
eSports team which runs news and content
platform
Ted Leonsis, Peter Guber, Jeff Vicnik
Iguodala and 9 Other Investors
Analyst’s Pick
AEG, Lions Gate Entertainment, Steve Kaplan and 9
Other Investors
e-sports player organization
Minicorn. Stage: Series B
BlackPine, Beringea, Unbound and 7 Other
Investors
Parkwood, Seal Rock Partners, EverBlu Capital and
9 Other Investors
Echo Fox (2015, Los Angeles)
Minicorn. Stage: Seed
Vision Venture Partners
Analyst’s Pick
Global eSports (2012, Mumbai)
Team Secret (2014)
Training provider & player organizer for esports
gaming
U.S. Army Esports (2018)

54
Player Organizations: Leaderboard
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Year Location Stage
Funding
($M)
Funding
Rounds
Team
Rating
App
Rating
App UI
Web
UI
Social
Followers
Mobile
Downloads
Mobile
Reviews
News
Mentions
Mobile
Reviews
Social
Followers
Δ % Δ %
5.0 Fnatic 2004 London Series B $26M 2 3 5 - 5 1.3M 8k 149 14 13 10% 36.2k 3%
4.7 Immortals 2015 Los Angeles Series B $30M 4 4 - - 3 136.9k - - 19 - - 903 1%
4.6 G2 Esports 2013 Berlin Series A $24.6M 2 3 - - 3 484.3k - - 6 - - 85k 21%
4.4 TSM 2009 Los Angeles Series A $37M 1 - - - 4 2M - - 4 - - - -
4.3 Gen.G 2019 Playa Vista Series B $46M 1 - - - 3 22.8k - - 2 - - - -
4.1 Cloud9 2013
Santa
Monica
Series B $101M 5 5 - - 3 789.8k - - 7 - - 70.6k 10%
3.8 SoloMid 2009
San
Francisco
Series B $62M 2 - - - 3 3.7k - - 2 - - 53 1%
3.7 Envy 2007 Dallas Series A $20M 1 2 - - 3 554.9k - - 4 - - 11.6k 2%
3.7 SK Gaming 1997 Cologne Acquired - - 3 - - 4 293.1k - - 7 - - 2.4k 1%
3.4 Team Liquid 2002 Los Angeles Series A $41.5M 2 4 - - 3 43 - - 5 - - -1 -2%
3.3 Echo Fox 2015 Los Angeles Seed - 1 3 - - 3 95.8k - - 4 - - 3k 3%
3.2 Astralis 2015
Copenhage
n
Funded - - 3 - - 4 220.2k - - 1 - - 33.1k 18%
3.2
Team
Dignitas
2003 London Funded $500k 2 2 - - 4 25 - - 3 - - 8 47%
2.9
YaLLa
esports
2016 Dubai Seed - 1 - - - 4 2.5k - - 1 - - - -

eSports > Market Details > Market: League Organizers
Companies Created 93 | Funded 33 | Total Funding $1.1B
Market: League Organizers

Market: League Organizers (1/2)

Market: League Organizers (2/2)

Market: League Organizers

eSports > Market Details > Market: Enablers
Market: Enablers

Market: Enablers

eSports > Market Details > Market: FPS
Companies Created 13 | Funded 8 | Total Funding $2.1B
Market: FPS

Market: FPS

eSports > Market Details > Market: Live Streaming
Market: Live Streaming

eSports > Market Details > Market: Coaching
Companies Created 12 | Funded 9 | Total Funding $20.7M
Market: Coaching

Market: Coaching

eSports > Market Details > Market: Competitive Gaming
Market: Competitive Gaming

eSports > Market Details > Market: Content Platforms
Market: Content Platforms

Public Companies
Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
77
Notable Acquisitions
Top Acquirers
Acqui-hires

Public companies
79
List of Public Companies in eSports
IPO Date Company
IPO
Mcap
Exchange
Ticker
Feb 2019
Super League (2014, Santa Monica)
$91.7M NASDAQ:SLGG
Jul 2016
Versus Systems (2014, Los Angeles)
CNSX:VS
Mar 2012
Millennial Esports (2017, Toronto)
$2.2M CVE:GAME
Oct 2011
eSports Mogul (2016, Perth)
$6.6M ASX:ESH
Gfinity (2013, London)
AfriOre (2019, Toronto)
Bandai Namco Entertainment (1955, Tokyo)
The Farm 51 (2005, Gliwice)
VR game and content development studio
WSE:F51
eSports > Exit Outlook > Public Companies

Notable Acquisitions
80
Notable Acquisitions in eSports
eSports > Exit Outlook > Notable Acquisitions
Acq. Date Company Acquirer Deal Size
Dec 2018
Curse (2006, San Francisco)
MCN for Gaming
Wikia
Nov 2017
Kamcord (2012, San Francisco)
Platform for recording and sharing for the mobile gameplay
Lyft
Jan 2016
Ustream (2007, San Francisco)
IBM $130M
Aug 2014
Twitch (2011, San Francisco)
Live and on-demand eSports and video games streaming
website
Amazon $970M
Feb 2011
Riot Games (2006, San Francisco)
Video game developer and eSports tournament organizer
Tencent $400M

Most Active Acquirers
81
eSports > Exit Outlook > Most Active Acquirers

Acqui-hires
82
List of Acqui-hires in eSports
Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Date Target
Nov-18
Stratagem Technologies Acq by
Blockchain
eSports > Exit Outlook > Acqui-hires
View all 1 Acqui-hired companies on Tracxn Platform

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
83
Details on VC & PE Investors
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage
Details on Top Ecosystem Players

eSports > Investors > Index of Most Active VC & PE Investors
Index of Top Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in eSports; Last 5 years (Jul 2014 - Jun 2019)
Index of Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
CourtsideVC (4 Investments)
First Round Capital (3 Investments)
Greycroft Partners (3 Investments)
Deep Space Ventures (3 Investments)
Foundation Capital (2 Investments)
SV Angel (2 Investments)
March Capital Partners (2 Investments)
CRCM Venture (2 Investments)
Imagination Capital (2 Investments)
Crosscut (2 Investments)
Advancit Capital (2 Investments)
Tandem Capital (2 Investments)
Betaworks (2 Investments)
Sterling VC (2 Investments)
Vulcan Capital
EARLY STAGE
Advancit Capital (3 Investments)
Samsung NEXT (3 Investments)
Bessemer Venture Partners (2 Investments)
New Enterprise Associates (2 Investments)
Accel (2 Investments)
Battery Ventures (2 Investments)
Index Ventures (2 Investments)
Lowercase Capital (2 Investments)
March Capital Partners (2 Investments)
Sequoia Capital (2 Investments)
Korea Investment Partners (2 Investments)
Crosscut (2 Investments)
Makers Fund (2 Investments)
Yifang Ventures (2 Investments)
Greylock Partners
LATE STAGE
Index Ventures
Vulcan Capital
FirstMark
Spark Capital
Accomplice
Toba Capital
ZhenFund
Liberty Global
Kleiner Perkins
Hillhouse Capital Group
Sequoia Capital
Telstra Ventures
NextEquity
Keytone Ventures

CourtsideVC
86
Portfolio in eSports | Exits | Funds Link | Website | LinkedIn | Twitter
eSports > Investors > CourtsideVC
Investments
[Editor's Pick] Epics (2017, Bath, $2M, Seed)
eSports Notable Portfolio
[Soonicorn] StockX (2015, Detroit, $160M, Series C)
Online marketplace and auction platform to buy and sell used fashion
products
[Soonicorn] The Athletic (2016, Chicago, $91.8M, Series C)
Online sports media company
[Soonicorn] Drone Racing League (2015, New York City,
$59.9M, Series C)
Organizes drone-racing league and manufactures drone sports content
[Soonicorn] Freeletics (2013, Munich, $45M, Series A)
App offering fitness coaching plans
[Minicorn] Percepto (2014, Tel Aviv, $27.5M, Series A)
Drone add-on with computer vision software
[Minicorn] LiveLike (2015, San Francisco, $23M, Series B)
VR Sports Broadcasting
[Minicorn] TAPPP (2013, New York City, $9.2M, Series A)
Video content aggregator
[Editor's Pick] LISNR (2012, Cincinnati, $14.7M, Series B)
Provider of an ultrasonic communication protocol for sending data
over audio
[Editor's Pick] Hammerhead (2012, New York City, $7.4M, Seed)
Smart bike navigation
[Editor's Pick] Enso Relief (2013, San Francisco, $120k, Seed)
Develops a wearable neuromodulation device for relief from pain
Other Notable Portfolio
Top Exits Recent News on Fund & Portfolio
Geographical Spread Stage of Entry
Jun 2019
Upcomer welcomes investment from Konvoy Ventures,
Esports Insider
Apr 2019
Microsoft’s Mixer now lets streamers reward fans for
participation, not just subscriptions, TechCrunch
Jan 2019
FanAI buys Waypoint Media to better track fan
engagement for streaming monetization, TechCrunch
Jan 2019
Hi-Rez Studios’ Esports Video Streaming Deal with
Microsoft’s Mixer, Global Legal Chronicle
Dec 2018
FanAI partners with Hi-Rez Studios and Skillshot Media,
Esports Insider
Nov 2018
Mixer’s Season 2 is the next phase in its battle with
Twitch, YouTube, VentureBeat
Oct 2018 Wavedash lays off the majority of its staff, GamesIndustry
Mar 2018
FanAI digs deeper into fan behavior for more precise
view, The Business Journals
Feb 2018
FanAI, the AI Driven Esports Audience Monetization
Platform, Secures a $2.5M Funding Round, PR Newswire
Feb 2018
Microsoft’s Mixer tempts Twitch users by making it easier
for streamers to make money, TechRadar
Mixer
(2014, Redmond)
Acq by Microsoft - Aug 2016
1
2
2
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Follow On New Investments
-
-
-
1
4
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed4
1
-
-
-
US
Europe

First Round Capital
87
eSports > Investors > First Round Capital
People
Investments
[Minicorn] Mobcrush (2013, Los Angeles, $35.9M, Series B)
Live game broadcasting platform for the mobile gamers
[Editor's Pick] Athenascope (2018, California, $2.5M, Seed)
AI-focused solution provider
[Unicorn] Flexport (2013, San Francisco, $1.3B, Series E)
Online freight forwarder
[Unicorn] Clover Health (2014, San Francisco, $925M, Series E)
Healthcare insurance for senior citizens
[Unicorn] Planet Labs (2010, San Francisco, $400M, Series D)
Microsatellites to maps the earth to provide universal access to
information
[Unicorn] Warby Parker (2010, New York City, $290M, Series E)
Internet-first brand of eyewear
[Unicorn] Roblox (2005, San Mateo, $252M, Series F)
Online gaming platform allowing users to create the web games
[Unicorn] LendingHome (2013, San Francisco, $166M, Series C)
Alternative lending and investment platform for mortgages.
[Unicorn] Percolate (2011, New York City, $107M, Series C)
Content Marketing Workflow Tools
[Soonicorn] Rover (2011, Seattle, $310M, Series G)
Online Pet Sitting Marketplace
[Soonicorn] Metromile (2011, San Francisco, $296M, Series E)
Usage based car insurance
[Soonicorn] North (2012, Kitchener, $266M, Series C)
Provider of smart eyewear solution for consumers
Top Exits
Recent News on Fund & Portfolio
Tom C. Kwon
Co-Founder & Partner
Feb 2019
Athenascope nabs $2.5M seed led by First Round to bring
gamers AI-edited highlight reels, TechCrunch
Jul 2018
Mobcrush’s livestream multicasting tool can reach 750
million people, VentureBeat
Apr 2018
Ex-Fullscreen senior director joins livestreaming platform
Mobcrush, Pocket Gamer
Mar 2018
Mobcrush flips the switch on monetization with new ad
platform, TechCrunch
Mar 2018
Mobile streaming outfit Mobcrush recruits ex-Studio 71
COO Phil Ranta as head of creators, Pocket Gamer
Dec 2016
Boom.tv raises $3.5 million for esports 3D livestreaming
platform, VentureBeat
Oct 2016
Livestreaming app Mobcrush raises $20 million,
VentureBeat
Apr 2016
Former Kabam COO Chris Carvalho carves a niche as a
game startup adviser, VentureBeat
Oct 2015
Chinese giant Tencent leads Series A funding in free-to-
play developer Artillery | GamesBeat, VentureBeat
Oct 2015 Artillery Raises Series A Funding, VC News Daily
None
2
1
1
1
1
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
-
-
-
-
4
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed4
-
-
-
-
US

Greycroft Partners
88
eSports > Investors > Greycroft Partners
People
Investments
[Editor's Pick] SLIVER.tv (2015, Cupertino, $32M, Series A)
VR platform for viewing eSports competitions
[Unicorn] Bird (2017, Santa Monica, $418M, Series C)
Electric kick scooter sharing service
[Soonicorn] Group Nine Media (2016, New York City, $625M,
Series D)
Digital-first media network
[Soonicorn] Bright Health (2015, Minneapolis, $440M, Series C)
Health insurance provider
[Soonicorn] Thrive Market (2013, Los Angeles, $329M, Series C)
Online store for organic products on paid membership
[Soonicorn] The RealReal (2011, Tiburon, $288M, Series G)
Online consignment for luxury fashion
[Soonicorn] Acorns (2012, Irvine, $287M, Series E)
Micro saving investment app
[Soonicorn] Scopely (2011, Culver City, $258M, Series C)
Mobile game developer and publisher focusing on casual games
[Soonicorn] Boxed (2013, New York City, $245M, Series D)
Discounted Bulk-sized Products
[Soonicorn] Icertis (2009, Seattle, $211M, Series E)
Cloud-based contract management platform
[Soonicorn] App Annie (2010, San Francisco, $156M, Series E)
Provides app store analytics and market intelligence
[Soonicorn] Deposit Solutions (2011, Hamburg, $150M, Series
D)
Open architecture platform for retail deposits
Top Exits
Ian Sigalow
Dana Settle
Alan Patricof
Co-Founder &
Managing Director
Jan 2019
Dec 2018
Esports Insider
Nov 2018
SLIVER.tv, Tencent Games partner for Ring of Elysium
channel, Esports Insider
Apr 2018
Twitch Partners with SLIVER.tv to Launch Interactive
"Tilted Trivia" Extension to Millions of Twitch Esports
Fans, PR Newswire
Mar 2018
Feb 2018
Feb 2018
GVR Fund Raises $18.3 Million, Investing in Seventeen
Augmented Reality (AR) And Virtual Reality (VR)
Startups, PR Newswire
Feb 2018
Sliver.tv raises $20 million in ICO presale to improve
esports streaming, VentureBeat
Nov 2017
Blockchain Streamer Theta Labs Offers Tokens For Your
Processing Power, BlockTribune
AlphaDraft
Acq by FanDuel - Sep 2015
11 1 1
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
-
-
-
-
3
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed3
-
-
-
-
US

Deep Space Ventures
89
eSports > Investors > Deep Space Ventures

SV Angel
90
eSports > Investors > SV Angel

March Capital Partners
91
eSports > Investors > March Capital Partners

CRCM Venture
92
eSports > Investors > CRCM Venture

Crosscut
93
eSports > Investors > Crosscut

Advancit Capital
94
eSports > Investors > Advancit Capital

Vulcan Capital
95
eSports > Investors > Vulcan Capital

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
96
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage

Advancit Capital
97
eSports > Investors > Advancit Capital

Samsung NEXT
98
eSports > Investors > Samsung NEXT

Bessemer Venture Partners
99
eSports > Investors > Bessemer Venture Partners

New Enterprise Associates
100
eSports > Investors > New Enterprise Associates

Battery Ventures
101
eSports > Investors > Battery Ventures

Index Ventures
102
eSports > Investors > Index Ventures

Lowercase Capital
103
eSports > Investors > Lowercase Capital

March Capital Partners
104
eSports > Investors > March Capital Partners

Sequoia Capital
105
eSports > Investors > Sequoia Capital

Korea Investment Partners
106
eSports > Investors > Korea Investment Partners

Crosscut
107
eSports > Investors > Crosscut

Makers Fund
108
eSports > Investors > Makers Fund

Greylock Partners
109
eSports > Investors > Greylock Partners

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
110
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage

Index Ventures
111
eSports > Investors > Index Ventures

Vulcan Capital
112
eSports > Investors > Vulcan Capital

113
eSports > Investors > Lightspeed Venture Partners

FirstMark
114
eSports > Investors > FirstMark

Spark Capital
115
eSports > Investors > Spark Capital

Accomplice
116
eSports > Investors > Accomplice

Toba Capital
117
eSports > Investors > Toba Capital

ZhenFund
118
eSports > Investors > ZhenFund

Liberty Global
119
eSports > Investors > Liberty Global

Kleiner Perkins
120
eSports > Investors > Kleiner Perkins

Hillhouse Capital Group
121
eSports > Investors > Hillhouse Capital Group

Sequoia Capital
122
eSports > Investors > Sequoia Capital

Telstra Ventures
123
eSports > Investors > Telstra Ventures

Keytone Ventures
124
eSports > Investors > Keytone Ventures

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
125
Incubators
Other Notable Investors
Debt Investors

eSports > Investors > Index of Ecosystem Investors
Index of Top Ecosystem Investors in eSports; Q3 2014 - Q2 2019
Index of Ecosystem Investors
INCUBATOR
Y Combinator (10 Investments)
BITKRAFT (9 Investments)
500 Startups (7 Investments)
Techstars (5 Investments)
Incubate Fund (3 Investments)
Boost VC (3 Investments)
Amplify (2 Investments)
IIDF (2 Investments)
NFX
Brand Capital
Science
The Hive
Chinaccelerator
Entrepreneur First
KiwiTech
OTHER NOTABLE INVESTORS
FundersClub (3 Investments)
CAA Ventures (3 Investments)
Tencent (2 Investments)
Time Warner (2 Investments)
Times Internet (2 Investments)
Riot Games (2 Investments)
Telstra (2 Investments)
Kakao Ventures (2 Investments)
Intel
Stanford University
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
TrueBridge Capital Partners
Western Alliance Bancorporation
Global Founders Capital
Canaccord Genuity Group
DEBT INVESTORS
Silicon Valley Bank
KKR
Western Technology Investment
Farallon Capital Management
Multiplier Capital
Trifecta Capital

Y Combinator
127
eSports > Investors > Y Combinator
People
Investments
[Editor's Pick] Guilded (2017, San Francisco, $3.2M, Seed)
Esports team management tool
[Unicorn] Airbnb (2008, San Francisco, $3.8B, Series F)
Marketplace for vacation rental accommodations
[Unicorn] Instacart (2012, San Francisco, $2.8B, Series G)
Marketplace for same-day grocery delivery
[Unicorn] DoorDash (2013, Palo Alto, $2B, Series G)
On-demand food delivery marketplace
[Unicorn] Rappi (2015, Bogota, $1.5B, Series E)
On-demand delivery services for multi-vertical products
[Unicorn] Flexport (2013, San Francisco, $1.3B, Series E)
Online freight forwarder
[Unicorn] Stripe (2010, San Francisco, $861M, Series E)
API-linked payment gateway for transaction processing
[Unicorn] Zenefits (2013, San Francisco, $584M, Series C)
SaaS HR Platform for SMBs
[Unicorn] Coinbase (2012, San Francisco, $547M, Series E)
Digital currency exchange & wallet provider
[Unicorn] Ginkgo Bioworks (2008, Boston, $429M, Series D)
Designs microbes to produce cultured ingredients
[Unicorn] Monzo (2015, London, $422M, Series F)
Internet-first retail bank
[Unicorn] Docker (2008, San Francisco, $335M, Series E)
LXC based OS-level virtualization technology and PaaS
[Unicorn] Gusto (2011, San Francisco, $316M, Series C)
Cloud-based HRMS and payroll management solution
Top Exits
Paul Graham
Co-Founder
Robert Morris
Co-Founder
Trevor
Blackwell
Co-Founder
Jessica
Livingston
Jul 2019
Twitch growth dips as Fortnite viewership continues to
decline, GamesIndustry
Mar 2019
Camelot lets Twitch and YouTube audiences pay for what
they want to see, TechCrunch
Jan 2019
Team SoloMid Parent Company Swift Adds Blitz Esports
App To Growing Portfolio, Esports Observer
Nov 2018
Discord acquires Blitz Esports, closes content platform,
GamesIndustry
Aug 2018
Gaming Insights Startup Visor Raises $4.7M in Series A,
FinSMEs
May 2016
Revlo raises $1.1 million to let livestreamers engage and
monetize their fans | GamesBeat, VentureBeat
Apr 2016
Kamcord bags $10M led by Time Warner to tackle live-
streaming like a media business, TechCrunch
Feb 2016
Kamcord Now Lets Broadcasters Make Money On Its
Mobile Game Streaming App, TechCrunch
Nov 2015
Kamcord Launches Live Mobile Game Streaming In Japan
And Korea, TechCrunch
Jul 2015
Kamcord Update Brings Live Game Streaming To Mobile
Devices, TechCrunch
Twitch
Acq by Amazon - Aug 2014
Kamcord
Acq by Lyft - Nov 2017
Blitz Esports
(2015, Berkeley, $3.6M)
Acq by Discord - Nov 2018
22
1
3
1
1
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
1
-
-
-
11
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed12
-
-
-
-
US

BITKRAFT
128
eSports > Investors > BITKRAFT
Investments
[Editor's Pick] Dojo Madness (2014, Berlin, $12.8M, Series A)
Coaching tools for eSports players
[Editor's Pick] Epics (2017, Bath, $2M, Seed)
[Soonicorn] Manticore Games (2016, San Mateo, $48.1M, Series
B)
Independent game development company specializing in PC & console
games
[Minicorn] Action Network (2017, Playa Vista, $17.5M, Series B)
Online media portal providing sports betting news
[Editor's Pick] GoMeta (2016, San Diego, $6M, Seed)
Platform to create and play AR games
Top Exits Recent News on Fund & Portfolio
Jun 2019 Esports ETF debuts, Seeking Alpha
Jan 2019
Jan 2019
DOJO Madness and Sportradar Launch Bayes Esports
Solutions, Esports Observer
Dec 2018
Esports Insider
Dec 2018
Infinite Esports & Entertainment’s Allegiance
Organization to Shut Down, Esports Observer
Oct 2018
Advance Publications buys The Esports Observer as a new
sport emerges, VentureBeat
Mar 2018
Feb 2018
Jan 2018
Esports Trading Card Platform Epics.gg Raises $2 Million
in Seed Round, Esports Observer
Oct 2017
SportsBusiness Journal and The Esports Observer
Announce Strategic Partnership | Business Wire, Business
Wire
Esports Observer
(2014, Berlin)
Acq by ADVANCE - Oct 2018
2 2 2
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
3
-
-
1
7
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed5
2
2
1
1
Europe
US
China
SEA
Japan

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