Battlefy Finds $1.3M
socalTECH
JANUARY 15, 2014
Battlefy , a startup developing an online platform for managing e-sports tournaments, leagues, and content--which is a graduate of the Amplify LA accelerator--said this week that it has raised $1.3M
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Pragma is a back-end toolkit for gaming companies, so game developers can focus on games
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 11, 2020
These days, most of the games developed need to be social, multi-platform and extensible, but there are only a few developers with the expertise to bring those toolsets to the profusion of new games that crop up every year. Games are taking five to 10 years to launch out of beta,” Chen said. . The company raised $4.2
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March Capital Backs Video Game Developer Wavedash Games
socalTECH
MAY 2, 2017
According to Wavedash, the new funding will go to grow its team and complete the development of its game, Platform Fighter. The company's founders previously were at EA, TinyCo, and Riot Games. Wavedash is based in Oakland. READ MORE>>.
The Snap IPO Happened. What Next LA?
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 6, 2017
It is fitting that 2012 is the year that Snapchat really took off in Los Angeles and raised its first venture capital and began a five year ascent to becoming LA’s most recognizable startup company and largest IPO alongside LAs other great startup brands such as Riot Games and Tinder. Are you kidding me? And this is true.
Clinton Foy: Why We Bought Our Own E-Sports Team, the Immortals
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.
Reflections on 2018: Clinton Foy, CrossCut Ventures
socalTECH
DECEMBER 27, 2018
This year, we focused on diversifying and strengthening our team by recruiting Maureen Klewicki as an investor and senior associate, and Nick Kim as our head of platform. Now, we're investing in our own team, firm, and platform so we can further support those founders. Liquidity and transfer of wealth.
Delane Parnell’s plan to conquer amateur esports
TechCrunch LA
MAY 29, 2019
Los Angeles-based PlayVS (pronounced “play versus”) wants to become the dominant platform for amateur esports, starting at the high school level. This is like talking about the NBA and the value of its sponsorships and broadcast rights as if that is the entirety of the basketball market in the US.
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