This Week in Esports w/ Mark Cai May 24-30, 2021
Fnatic dives into Asia with $17M funding round
This Week in Esports/Gaming
5.24-5.30, 2021
Top Three
– Fnatic raised $17M in round led by Marubeni
– Rockstar Games launched CircoLoco Records
– Team Liquid x SAP extension
Partnerships
– Riot Games Esports x KitKat, ESPAT AI
– ASUS x eNASCAR
– OPPO x TJ Sports
– DarkZero Esports x Aim Lab Training Program
– AB InBev x OpTic Gaming
– Nintendo x PlayVS
– FURIA Esports x Betway
– Flashpoint x Rally.io
– Tier One Entertainment x GroupM
– T1 x Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
– ESL x Shopify
– BMW x LVL
Finance + M&A
– Double Loop Games: $8M Series A
– Noice: $5M Round
– 1047 Games: $6.5M Round
– Sensor Tower acquired Pathmatics
Workforce
– Donald Reilley (VP, Sales) → Nerd Street Gamers
– Anthony Delconte (Director, YouTube) → Panda Global
– Craig Santicchia (Director) → Wolfpad Gaming
New Stuff
– FlyQuest revealed rebranding
– LCS Players Association unveiled new leadership team
– Valve to make handheld Steam PC
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Mark Cai
