This Week in Esports 3.22 – 3.28, 2021

🏆𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲🏆
– ByteDance acquired publisher Moonton at $4B valuation
– ESL launched mobile gaming esports ecosystem
– FaZe Clan brought on the Nuke Squad

🤝𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀🤝
– 100 Thieves x Truly Hard Seltzer + Twisted Tea Hard Iced Tea
– Evil Geniuses x Elysian Brewing
– Washington Justice x DC Brau Brewery
– Enthusiast Gaming x TikTok
– Team Endpoint x CeX
– Riot Games LoL Wild Rift x Secretlab + 100PLUS
– MAD Lions x SEAT
– PSG Talon x GIGABYTE AORUS
– Esports Entertainment Group x Denver Broncos
– EXCEL Esports x Beyond NRG
– PUBG Mobile Esports x OPPO
– Guild Esports x Subway

💸𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 + 𝗠&𝗔💸
– Rec Room: $100M funding round
– HiDef: Launched via $7.5M Series A
– Ryu Games: $2.3M seed round
– F7WA Sports: Launched via $9.4M investment
– Frost Giant Studios: $5M investment

🏢𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲🏢
– Jordan Belfort (Advisory Board) → GameSquare Esports
– Ryan Fitzpatrick (SVP, Strategy) → Vindex
– Joe Hills (Client Solutions Manager) → Facebook Gaming

🆕𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳🆕
– Cloud9 to put hold on CS:GO roster after $1M+ invested in roster