Gen.G Esports

Gen.G Esports

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Overview

Established in 2017, Gen.G is the leading esports organization connecting the U.S. and Asia. Ranked #6 in the 2019 Forbes list of the world’s most valuable esports companies, Gen.G is the only major organization that owns and operates top teams in the world’s leading esports markets -- China, South Korea, and the United States. Its unique portfolio of teams, winners of 7 global championships to date, includes the Seoul Dynasty franchise of the Overwatch League; 2014 & 2017 League of Legends world champion teams in South Korea; the world’s top all-female Fortnite team, based in Los Angeles; and the NBA 2K League’s historic expansion franchise in Shanghai.

Gen.G’s core mission is to help fans and athletes use the power of gaming and esports to get ahead in and beyond competition. The company has quickly become a commercial and thought leader, building a global, inclusive, and cross-cultural future for sports entertainment. Its widely acclaimed initiatives include: #TeamBumble, the leading team platform for the empowerment of women in gaming; and Gen.G Elite Esports Academy, the world’s first fully-integrated academic esports program. Gen.G’s teams, content creators, and corporate staff work out of their offices in Los Angeles, Seoul, and Shanghai.

Highlights

Founded

2017

Industry

Collaboration

Employees

101-250

Investment

1

Lead Investment

0

Exits

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Stages

Seed

Investor Type

N/A

Location

Asia

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

Gen.G Esports, established in 2017 and headquartered in Asia., specializes in Seed investments across Communities, Web3, Gaming, Blockchain, eSports, Financial Exchanges, Consulting, Health Care, Industrial Design, Decentralized Finance (DeFi). Their recent investments include Community Gaming, ConsenSys, Animoca Brands, Play Ventures, Dapper Labs. The highest investment round they participated in was $322.0M. Among their most notable exits are Community Gaming and ConsenSys. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

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Chris Park

CEO

Investment portfolio

Gen.G Esports has made 1 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Jul 01, 2021, when Community Gaming raised $2.3M.

investments

1

Diversity investments

1

Lead investments

0

Number of exits

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Investments

1

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Jul 01, 2021
Community Gaming Community Gaming
Communities2.3M

Exits

0

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

1

Investors

15

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

1

Gen.G Esports has raised 1 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 01, 2021 from a Seed Round - Community Gaming round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Jul 01, 2021
Seed Round - Community Gaming Seed Round - Community Gaming
-2.3M-

Investors

11

Gen.G Esports is funded by 11 investor(s). (ERA) Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator and XRM Media Kantor are the most recent investors.

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
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1.0M

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