PlayVS
High school and college esports platform
- 101-200 employees
- B2C
- Gaming
- eSports
- Community
- Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA
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Company mission
To provide gamers with the most competitions and the best competitive experiences.
-13% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
PlayVS is an eSports company which allows high schools and colleges to organise leagues and events via an online portal. It operates like a governing body and organisational system for interschool esports competitions, and even includes player and team performance metrics and a high school scholarship pool.
The profile of the eSports world is rising at a rapid pace, and PlayVS is growing just as quickly, striking deals with school sports organisations and big-name game publishers. In just a few years, it's grown its footprint to all 50 states and is set to expand into Canada after acquiring GameSeta, a Vancouver-based company with a similar eSports infrastructure model.
While the company's rise across schools and colleges has been remarkable, there are plans to move into the general consumer market. On the back of its significant funding rounds, it’ll be interesting to see if it can roll out a new generation of direct-to-consumer products.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Gaming Culture
- Unlimited Vacation
- Access to a 401k Plan
- Stocked Kitchen
- Flexible Schedule
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2020
$10.5m
SERIES C
Sep 2019
$50m
SERIES C
Total funding: $106.5m
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Leadership
Delane Parnell
(Founder & Member of the Board of Directors)They started their career as an Associate at IncWell Venture Capital, before working at Rocket Fiber and Detroit Venture Partners for 2 years. In January 2020, they founded PlayVS.