Southeast Asian esports organisation Team Flash has partnered with education group XCL Education. As a result, the two parties revealed a Memorandum of Understanding, which will see the launch of a school-based esports programme at XCL World Academy in Singapore. RELATED: Team Flash partners with Hyperion Gear According to the release, this marks Singapore’s first-ever […]
Mobile Premier League valued at $2.3bn after funding round – Esports Insider
Mobile esports platform Mobile Premier League (MPL) has reached a pre-money valuation of $2.3bn (~£1.7bn) after a Series E funding round led by Legatum Capital. The latest funding achievement for the Indian gaming and esports company grants it unicorn status – a privately held startup worth over $1bn – becoming the second Indian gaming startup […]
iTero Gaming joins The Clutch winners, amidst ESI Digital Summer sessions – Esports Insider
ESI Digital Summer — presented by GamingMalta, with Gold Partner GRID Esports, and Silver Partner Omnicoach — kicked off five months after ESI Digital Spring with exciting new panels ranging from the latest when it comes to esports and education to in-game advertising and fan monetisation. The event also saw the return of The Clutch, a pitch […]
RLCS returns with new format, prize pool and regions – Esports Insider
The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) is returning for the 2021-22 season with its largest expansion to date. The upcoming season will usher in a return to LAN as well as an expansion into three new markets, a larger prize pool, and an updated format. RELATED: Psyonix discusses shifting RLCS to events circuit, feedback from […]
Evil Geniuses signs Bitcasino as latest partner – Esports Insider
North American esports organisation Evil Geniuses (EG) announced a strategic partnership with Bitcoin-focused casino operator, Bitcasino. Per a release, EG’s partnership with Bitcasino is the first of its kind in esports. As a result of the agreement, the Bitcasino logo will be featured on the sleeve of player jerseys beginning with the Blast Premier Fall […]
IMC and Team Liquid to collaborate on charity event – Esports Insider
Dutch trading and market maker IMC has announced it will join forces with international esports organisation Team Liquid to co-host the Trading and Gaming for Charity event tomorrow, September 14th. As a result, several of Team Liquid’s content creators will take part in a 24-hour charity stream on the org’s official Twitch channel, where all money raised during the […]
Fabian Broich launches esports agency Achieveminds – Esports Insider
Sports Psychologist Fabian Broich, formerly of EXCEL ESPORTS, has announced the launch of his own esports performance consultancy agency, Achieveminds. The agency’s main goal is to nurture young talent and encourage more esports organisations to implement health and well-being focused performance strategies. RELATED: Esports Player Foundation names Fabian Broich as Head of Sports Fabian Broich, Founder […]
Team Liquid appoints president, FaZe partners with DC Comics | ESI Digest #59 – Esports Insider
Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form below. On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Team Liquid’s […]
Esports investment report, August 2021: NiP, FaZe Clan, Abios – Esports Insider
Last month saw a multitude of esports mergers and acquisitions, both from endemic and non-endemic entities. In addition, esports entities such as Freaks 4U Gaming, FaZe Clan and Edge Gaming were strengthened through investments. Esports Insider has compiled a list of August 2021’s key investment stories. To read more about a story below, click the […]
Quadrant names Elgato as streaming equipment partner – Esports Insider
Gaming and lifestyle brand Quadrant has secured a partnership with game capture hardware firm Elgato. The multi-year deal will see Elgato become Quadrant’s streaming equipment partner. RELATED: Formula One driver Lando Norris launches esports team The partnership marks the first official commercial deal for Quadrant, which is owned by McLaren Formula One driver Lando Norris and launched […]