socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2015

It's super interesting, in particular, for Southern California, where Blizzard and Riot Games have been really helping to lead that charge, both locally and internationally. Blizzard has been one of the founders of e-sports, an created many of the early e-sports games, and Riot Games is well known for League of Legends.

Riot Games 100

Riot Games Southern California Invest Mobile 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Among other major 2011 exits listed were Riot Games ($400 million) and HauteLook ($270 million). Ocean Road Partners is the consulting firm headed by venture capitalist Jon Funk, who has been investing in Southern California for over 25 years, and has been a Managing Director with Allegis Capital since its founding in 1996.

Southern California 187

Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Report Riot Games 187

LATechDigest

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Speakers included Mayor Eric Garcetti , Snapchat influencer Jake Paul (fresh off his 60 Minutes appearance), Loot Crate cofounder Chris Davis (whose company just topped the Inc 5000), and early Snapchat & Riot Games / SF-based investor Peter Lasky. — LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) October 25, 2016.

Snapchat 40

Snapchat Lootcrate Riot Games Downey 40

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. Brandon Beck – Riot Games. StarCraft 2 might be the most played eSport currently, but Riot Games’ “League of Legends” is garnering prize pools in the millions.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75