This Week in Esports/Gaming w/ Mark Cai 4.19-4.25, 2021
ESPORTS x EDUCATION
This Week in Esports/Gaming
4.19-4.25, 2021
Top Three
– Bobby Kotick donated $4M to University of Michigan for esports minor
– Dev1ce signs with Unsigned Group, joins NiP after 5 years with Astralis
– International Olympic Committee revealed Olympic Virtual Series
Partnerships
– Rocket League x Lamborghini
– LCS x Mobalytics
– EXCEL ESPORTS x Sony
– BallStreet Trading x TFT Esports
Finance + M&A
– ORDER: $4M raise, new CEO
– Mighty Kingdom: $18M IPO
Workforce
– Mark Vela (CEO) → Axiomatic Gaming
– Richard Sherman (Board) → Enthusiast Gaming
– Kyle Scott (VP Global Partnerships) → QYOU Media
– Michael Chavez Booth (GM) → Story Mob
– Ruben de Ronde (Brand Ambassador) → Team Liquid
– Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard
– Remer Rietkerk (Business Reporting Manager) → Electronic Arts
– Perry Smith (COO) → Hotdrop
New Stuff
– Esports Fashion Group launched Esports Fashion Week
– Riot announced Legends of Runeterra World Championship
– DreamHack unveiled virtual interactive experience DreamHack Beyond
Best,
Mark
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Mark Cai
