G2 Esports

company

About

G2 Esports is a world premier esports club representing some of the absolute best players from around the globe.

Details

Last Funding Type
Corporate Round
Last Funding Money Raised
$10M
Industries
Digital Entertainment,eSports,Sports,Video Games
Founded date
Jan 1, 2013
Number Of Employee
51 - 100
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
G Esports Holding GmbH

G2 Esports is a World Premier esports club founded by Carlos ‘ocelote’ Rodriguez , a former star player in League of Legends and Jens Hilgers. Carlos is the Chief Executive Officer of the club, which currently includes professional teams in League of Legends, Counter-Strike:Global Offensive, Hearthstone and Rocket League.

The club was built with the desire to bring new innovation into esports team management and business whilst upholding core values of professionalism.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
$27.30M
G2 Esports has raised a total of $27.30M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 11, 2019 from a Corporate Round round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 11, 2019 Corporate Round $10M 1 Joseph Tsai Detail
Feb 26, 2019 Series A $17.30M 8 Al Tylis
Dan Gilbert
Everblue Management
Parkwood
Seal Rock Partners
Detail
Aug 23, 2017 Seed 5 Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
4
0
G2 Esports has made 4 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 27, 2022, when Bending Spoons raised €355.60M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Sep 27, 2022 Bending Spoons
Series Unknown €355.60M Artificial Intelligence
Jan 28, 2022 Astar Network
Series Unknown $22M Blockchain
Mar 2, 2020 Public.com
Series B $15M Cryptocurrency
Dec 17, 2019 Alchemy
Series A $15M Blockchain

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
6
13
G2 Esports is funded by 13 investors. Joseph Tsai and Al Tylis are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Joseph Tsai Yes Corporate Round
Al Tylis Yes Series A
Dan Gilbert Yes Series A
Everblue Management Yes Series A
Parkwood Yes Series A
Seal Rock Partners Yes Series A
Brian Distelburger Series A
Myke Naef Series A
YuChiang Cheng Series A
André Gomes Seed

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
10
G2 Esports has 10 current employee profiles, including Executive Jens Hilgers
Executive
Board member
Executive
Executive
Employee