Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Battlefy Finds $1.3M

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 in seed funding from Deep Fork Capital, William Morris Endeavor, former Riot Games Chairman Jarl Mohn, Dennis Phelps (IVP), Social Starts, BDC Ventures, and Keith Boesky. The company--now based in Vancouver, BC--helps organizers of professional video game tournaments and leagues. The company is led by Jason Xu. Amplify LA just announced its own funding round to help fund companies like Battlefy today. More information »