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Esports One Wins Riot Games Brazil

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Santa Monica-based Esports One , which develops data and analytics software for the esports industry, said on Tuesday that it has partnered with Riot Games. Esports One said it will provide real time stats and data to Riot's League of Legends broadcasts in Brazil. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Treehouse Games Finds $2.6M

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Treehouse Games was founded by former Riot Games employee Michael Chu, and Ryan Sullivan. Chu previously was a product lead at Riot Games. The company said it was founded in the conviction that "games have the power to deepen and improve friendships".

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Silicon Beach Report Nov. 19: Riot Games’ Latest Venture is Books

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“League of Legends” comic book in production; Former Netflix veteran joins ServiceTitan; Virgin Orbit finishes critical flight test

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Pragma is a back-end toolkit for gaming companies, so game developers can focus on games

TechCrunch LA

. “ In the game world, because of the necessity to build multiplayer, the length to launch a game has gotten way, way, way, way longer. Games are taking five to 10 years to launch out of beta,” Chen said. . The company raised $4.2

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Looking At LA's Technology Future with Derek Norton

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Watertower has been involved in a number of high visibility exits and fundings in recent months, including Riot Games (rumored to be $400M+), Machinima, and ExtendMedia. I think you know Riot Games, where we put together their first institutional money. Those are two big gaming companies.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

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We back very early stage companies and work alongside executive teams as their build their teams, launch their products, announce their companies and raise their first downstream capital rounds. We can’t wait for customers to use the product for 12–18 months and do customer interviews or look at purchase cohorts. just to name a few!

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How Do I Feel About the Snap IPO Given I Didn’t Invest?

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If you believe that more great firms will be created out of the successes of Riot Games, Maker Studios, Snapchat, Tinder, Dollar Shave Club and all the other wealth creation activities over the past 5 years — then you have to believe that LA Tech is on the rise and LA Venture Capital is well positioned to be a part of that future success story.

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