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The Week in Esports w. Mark Cai 3.15-3.22

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NEARING Q1 2021 CLOSE
๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ˆ๐ง ๐„๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ/๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‘.๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“-๐Ÿ‘.๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ

๐Ÿ†๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐Ÿ†
– Embracer Group to raise $890M for acquisitions + investments
– Sony + RTS to acquire Evo
– TSM announced all-women VALORANT roster

๐Ÿค๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐Ÿค
– NRG x Hot Pockets
– CLG x Bud Light

๐Ÿ’ธ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž + ๐— &๐—”๐Ÿ’ธ
– Incredibuild: $140M funding
– Luckbox: $17.8M private placement raise
– Stratosphere Games: $2.5M raise
– Andbox: Investment from Kevin Durant
– Overwolf: $52.5M Series C
– Enthusiast Gaming: acquiring Icy Veins for $8.3M
– 1v1Me: $2M pre-seed round
– Ubitus: $45M investment

๐Ÿข๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐Ÿข
– Allie Long (Strategic Advisor) โ†’ Queens Gaming Collective
– Victoria Horsley (League Operations) โ†’ Riot Games
– Jourdan Kirby (BD Manager), Jake Amodio (Client Services Coordinator) โ†’ CSL Esports

๐Ÿ†•๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ๐Ÿ†•
– FaZe Clan to enter Rocket League
– Gaming Record Label OFFMETA launched
– Esports consultancy Reset launched
– ESL UK added Wild Rift to Premiership
– Chipotle Challenger Series 2021 launched

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