Funding
Victory League raises $4m as big football names back new platform including Zinchenko and Kanu
Venture capital firm LocalGlobe and metaverse company Improbable have announced the launch of Victory League. The pair have […]
April 1, 2024
Quadrant secure seven-figure investment, add popular UK YouTuber as co-owner and announce talent initiative
Quadrant, the entertainment and gaming brand and UK esports organisation, have closed a seven-figure investment round. The org, founded […]
January 24, 2024
UK to host SuperDome esports event in 2024 as part of £3m West Midlands funding boost
The UK will play host to a SuperDome esports tournament in September 2024, thanks to a West Midlands […]
January 3, 2024
Streamers show support to UK’s biggest cat charity Cats Protection including Gab Smolders, Get Miked & FF16 voice actor Anna Demetriou
A cluster of UK-based streamers are raising money for Cats Protection, the UK’s biggest cat welfare charity, in […]
November 22, 2023
Guild Esports raise up to £1m in Middle Eastern push: ‘MENA offers the opportunity for rapid growth and we’re keen to establish an immediate foothold in the region’
UK-based organisation Guild Esports have today announced a brand has purchased up to £1m in Guild shares, as […]
October 30, 2023
RyanCentral sets up Valorant Shorty Drive fundraiser in memory of Twisten, over $8,000 raised so far
British Valorant analyst and YouTuber, Ryan ‘RyanCentral’ Horton, has set up a fundraiser in memory of the late […]
June 16, 2023
Who actually are the Global Esports Federation? Interview with CEO Paul J. Foster on links with Tencent & Saudi Arabia, its funding model, the Commonwealth Esports Championships & criticism from the community
Since being founded in December 2019, the Global Esports Federation (GEF) have partnered with Tencent, brought together 100+ […]
August 3, 2022
Founder of UK organisation Feenix helps org-less esports teams attend events like Insomnia with new sponsorship
The founder of a UK esports organisation is helping to fund esports team rosters that aren’t currently representing […]
March 31, 2022
Gfinity raises more funds, partners with Mobile Streams for new joint venture
UK-based esports tournament organiser and media company, Gfinity, has entered into a new joint venture with mobile content […]
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March 17, 2022
New UK-based gaming platform Yakkr secures six-figure investment, aims to on-board esports teams and content creators
Yakkr founders Marcus Rowley (left) and Rhys Birkinshaw (right) on screen with Alex Wilby of law firm Swinburne […]
March 16, 2022
University of Warwick receives £135,000 to provide esports opportunities to young people in need
The University of Warwick has received £135,000 in funding to provide experiences and opportunities to 16 to 24-year-old […]
February 8, 2022
The Scottish Government’s £1.3m computing in schools pledge can lift esports in the country
The Scottish Government has just committed £1.3m for computing in schools. While some have criticised this move as […]
February 7, 2022
Esports betting platform Midnite secures £12m in funding as part of global expansion
UK Gambling Commission-licensed esports betting platform Midnite has announced the first closing of a $16m (£11.85m) series A […]
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February 1, 2022
UK-based esports analysis platform SwiftSkill secures £150,000 in funding and partners with The Goose House as it hopes to help Valorant and CSGO players
SwiftSkill, a new digital platform founded in the UK that allows aspiring esports professionals to track and improve […]
January 31, 2022
Riot Games hands $300,000 in community grant funding to non-profit organisations including the UK’s Spear Islington and Ape Action Africa
Riot Games announced today the recipients of $300,000 in community grant funding, as a part of Progress Days […]
November 10, 2021