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10 Early-Stage eSports Startups To Watch

CB Insights

Select Investors: CAA Ventures, Greycroft Partners, GVR Fund, Samsung NEXT, Sony Innovation Fund. offers a platform for hosting online gaming tournaments. Headquarters: Oakland, California. Gamer Sensei is an online platform for competitive gamers that uses algorithms to pair competitive video gamers with coaches.

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DraftKings: Why Sportsbook Is The Ticket To The Everywhere Fan Experience

PYMNTS

For online fantasy sports betting provider DraftKings — which went public in April even as world economies cratered — lockdown boredom and the absence of actual live sports to watch have created a perfect storm of opportunity. It’s one of several COVID-era innovations from the fantasy sports brand.