This Week in Esports by Mark Cai 2.15-2.21 2021
SPORTS + FOOD x ESPORTS
๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ/๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ
๐.๐๐-๐.๐๐, ๐๐๐๐
๐๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐
– Samsung x Ninjas in Pyjamas
– Aerial Powers x HyperX
– eFuse raised $6M from NFL and NBA Stars
๐ค๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ค
– Team Liquid x Bud Light
– 100 Thieves x Rockstar Energy Drink
– Toronto Ultra x Jack Linkโs
– Talon Esports x Recaro Gaming
– Newzoo x Apptopia
– MIBR x Redragon
๐ธ๐
๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ + ๐ &๐๐ธ
– Omaken Sports acquired Heroic
– Final Level raised $1.5M
– Corsair acquired Visuals by Impulse
๐ข๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ข
– Amit Bajaj joined FaZe Clan as CFO
– Andrew Bloch joined advisory board at LDN UTD
– Julien Benichou promoted to Director of Partnership Activations at Gen.G
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