esports: Where will the marketing dollars come from?
In our posts earlier in the year about esports (and here and here), we argued that esports have done a tremendous job of attracting viewers, but now the challenge is to […]
Category Archives: eSports
Is Funding a Game Possible?
Two of our favorite topics for posts lately have been about video games and venture capital funding cycles. In this post we are going to combine those two. Lately we have […]
eSports: Reading between the lines with the OWL news
Last week, Blizzard announced further information about the financial arrangements for its Overwatch League (OWL) franchisees. The announcement covers a range of details largely focused on the Teams’ relationships with […]
eSports: Tech or Media?
At D2D, we approach most analysis from the point of view of technology companies. We are Bay-Area based, and interact regularly with tech companies, VCs, and the attendant tech ecosystem. […]
eSports Investing as Tuition
Last week, we took a look at some of the winners of Activision’s OWL franchise program. At the end, we made a conclusion about how the Korean franchisee had a […]
How to invest in eSports other than buying a team
In our posts so far on eSports (and here and here), we have focused largely on investing in eSports through the eyes of parties looking to invest in teams. That […]
eSports: Kevin Chou wins at OWL
A couple weeks back Activision announced the initial seven franchisees for its Overwatch League (OWL). As expected, the roster of franchisees is largely made up of investors with some affiliation […]
eSports Franchise – Compare & Contrast
As of this writing, there are two eSports games whose owners are offering franchise rights for competitive leagues – Riot for its North American League of Legends Championships (LCS) and […]
eSports for Venture Capitalists
One of the surprising off-shoots of our recent blog posts on eSports has been the large number of venture investors who reached out to get a copy of the full report (drop […]
eSports: The Revenue and Risks of Team Investing
After publishing our report on eSports two weeks ago, we got a fantastic response with a very large number of people asking for the full report and signing up for our […]
