1) ESL Professional gaming, commonly known as e-sports, is the emphasis of ESL, a gaming news and information network.
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Country: Germany State: Nordrhein-Westfalen City: Cologne Started in: 1996 Founders: William Perry Number of employees: 251-500 Funding: $30,000,000 Funding rounds: 1 You can find their website here .
2) G2 Esports G2 Esports is a world-class esports organization that represents some of the greatest players on the planet.
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Country: Germany State: Berlin City: Berlin Started in: 2013 Founders: Carlos Rodríguez, Jens Hilgers Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $27,300,000 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 13 (MaC Venture Capital, Dan Gilbert, Everblue Management, Go4it Capital, Joseph Tsai) You can find their website here .
3) Fragbite Group The Fragbite Group is a global gaming and e-sports conglomerate.
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Country: Sweden State: Stockholms Lan City: Stockholm Started in: 2015 Founders: David Wallinder, Magdy Shehata Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $6,151,634 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 2 (Jakob Porser, Carl Manneh) You can find their website here .
4) Challengermode Esports infrastructure that is easily accessible to players, organizers, and game developers
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Country: Sweden State: Stockholms Lan City: Stockholm Started in: 2014 Founders: Philip Skogsberg, Robel Efrem Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $17,962,287 Funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 16 (Nordic Secondary Fund, GP Bullhound, eWTP Technology & Innovation Fund, Jonas Nordlander, Per Brilioth) You can find their website here .
5) EVOS Esports EVOS Esports is an eSports group that is establishing an online sports platform to help shape the country's eSports environment.
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Country: Singapore State: Central Region City: Singapore Started in: 2016 Founders: Hartman Harris, Ivan Yeo, Michael Widjaya Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $16,400,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 5 (Woowa Bros, Insignia Ventures Partners, Mirae Asset Venture Investment, Korea Investment Partners, Indogen Capital) You can find their website here .
6) inSTREAMLY inSTREAMLY is a platform that connects businesses and streamers through automated streamer management.
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Country: Poland State: Mazowieckie City: Warsaw Started in: 2018 Founders: Damian Konopka, Maciej Sawicki, Szymon Kubiak, Wiktoria Wójcik Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $1,553,851 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 6 (Colopl Next, SMOK Ventures, Supernode Global, Paul Bragiel, PKO BP) You can find their website here .
7) Gen.G Esports Gen.G is the premier esports organization that connects the United States and Asia.
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Country: South Korea State: Seoul-t'ukpyolsi City: Seoul Started in: 2017 Founders: Kent Wakeford, Kevin Chou, Mike Li, Phillip Hyun Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $46,000,000 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 14 (Battery Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Canaan Partners, Stanford University, SVB Capital) You can find their website here .
8) OverActive Media Group OverActive Media Group is a global esports and entertainment company that specializes in a variety of esports titles.
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Country: Canada State: Ontario City: Toronto Started in: 2018 Founders: Adam Adamou, Babak Pedram Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $22,152,924 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 6 (Chetrit Ventures, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, First Serve Partners, Sheldon Pollack, Adam Adamou) You can find their website here .
9) NEXPLAY NEXPLAY is the only all-in-one gaming entertainment and esports ecosystem designed specifically for today's gamers.
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Country: Singapore State: Central Region City: Singapore Started in: 2017 Founders: Gabriel Benito, Mayank Parekh Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $940,000 Funding rounds: 2 You can find their website here .
10) Pandascore Provider of esports stats and odds
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Country: France State: Ile-de-France City: Paris Started in: 2015 Founders: Flavien Guillocheau, Jonathan Retterer Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $9,016,217 Funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 9 (Global Founders Capital, aXiomatic, NUMA, Alven, KB Partners) You can find their website here .
11) WinZO WinZO is a mobile e-sports social game platform that rewards participants with cash and prizes.
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Country: India State: Delhi City: New Delhi Started in: 2018 Founders: Chanchal Kurele, Paavan Nanda, Saumya Singh Rathore Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $45,500,000 Funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 12 (Hike, Kalaari Capital, Makers Fund, Courtside Ventures, Stephen Pagliuca) You can find their website here .
12) GamingMonk GamingMonk is a gaming firm situated in New Delhi, India that specializes in eSports.
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Country: India State: Delhi City: New Delhi Started in: 2014 Founders: Abhay Sharma, Ashwin Haryani Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $695,481 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 6 (Stellaris Venture Partners, Incubate Fund, GameWith, Smile Group, AdvantEdge Founders) You can find their website here .
13) Mobile Premier League The Mobile Premier League is an eSports platform that rewards players with cash prizes while they play games.
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Country: India State: Karnataka City: Bengaluru Started in: 2018 Founders: Sai Srinivas Kiran G, Shubham Malhotra Number of employees: 251-500 Funding: $225,500,000 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 15 (Sequoia Capital India, MDI Ventures, RTP Global, BEENEXT, Pegasus Tech Ventures) You can find their website here .
14) VSPN VSPN is an esports media company that offers tournaments, content, and marketing services.
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Country: China State: Shanghai City: Shanghai Started in: 2016 Number of employees: 251-500 Funding: $160,000,000 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 8 (Tencent, Kuaishou Technology, Susquehanna International Group (SIG), Prospect Avenue Capital, Tiantu Capital) You can find their website here .
15) PlayVS PlayVS is an eSports platform that organizes collegiate and high school esports.
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Country: United States State: California City: Los Angeles Started in: 2018 Founders: Delane Parnell Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $106,211,719 Funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 28 (SoftBank, Battery Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Science, Sapphire Ventures) You can find their website here .
16) Betty Labs Betty Labs is a company that makes a sports trivia app that aims to create life experiences.
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Country: United States State: California City: Los Angeles Founders: Howard Akumiah Number of employees: 1-10 Funding: $9,300,000 Funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 4 (Google, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Amazon Alexa Fund, Brendan O'Driscoll) You can find their website here .
17) chiliZ An international sports and entertainment company.
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Country: United States State: Illinois City: Malta Started in: 2012 Founders: Alexandre Dreyfus Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $27,000,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 2 (Jump Trading, Kosmos Ventures) You can find their website here .
18) 100 Thieves 100 Thieves is a gaming, e-sports, and apparel-focused lifestyle company.
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Country: United States State: California City: Los Angeles Started in: 2017 Founders: Matthew Haag Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $60,000,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 15 (Sequoia Capital, Marc Benioff, Aglaé Ventures, WndrCo, Tao Capital Partners) You can find their website here .
19) Cloud9 Cloud9 is a multi-game professional esports organization situated in the Los Angeles, California area.
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Country: United States State: California City: Los Angeles Started in: 2013 Founders: Jacques Etienne, Paullie Etienne Number of employees: 1-10 Funding: $79,309,995 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 26 (Founders Fund, Craft Ventures, Alexis Ohanian, Valor Equity Partners, Eldridge) You can find their website here .