This Week in Esports & Gaming Nov. 1-7
ESPORTS POPPING OFF
This Week in Esports/Gaming
11.1-11.7, 2021
Top Three
– PUBG Mobile x Riot Games, Koenigsegg
– Cloud9 x Serena Williams
– ESPAT TV x Screenvision Media
Partnerships
– Psyonix x BMW
– Beats x NICKMERCS
– Virtus.pro x SberMarket, METRO
– GRID Esports x PGL
– Blizzard Entertainment x Women in Games International
– Riot Games x Fenty Beauty
Finance + M&A
– Medal.tv acquired Gif Your Game, Fuze.tv
– Kek Entertainment raised a $3M pre-seed
– Statespace to acquire ProGuides
– Ritual Motion launched equity crowdfunding
– The Sandbox raised a $93M in Series B
– Devolver Digital raised $261M, acquired Dodge Roll, Nerial and Firefly Studios
– Beamable raised $10M
Workforce
– Francine Li (VP, Brand Management/Marketing) → Riot Games
– Olly Emery (Head, Marketing), Christina Grushkin (Head, Sales) → Complexity Gaming
– Matt McCloskey (GM, U.S.) → Mobile Premier League
New Stuff
– ZooMaa returns to FaZe Clan as content creator
– LDN UTD announced health and wellbeing event featuring Mayor of London
– 99Liga and ESL Meisterschaft merged
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Mark Cai
