In the hybrid financing round for Earlygame last year Around €700,000 was raised through a crowdinvesting campaign. Investors contributed a further €150,000. In May of this year, several of them announced that they would increase their stakes in the company, including Olympia-Verlag, publisher of the sports magazine "Kicker." Christoph Winterling, the marketing director of the Italian Serie A club FC Bologna, also doubled his contribution. Hadrien Peraziini, former Head of Asia at Arsenal London, also decided to invest. Now, private investors have also followed suit. With its completion, the second Crowdinvesting campaign 358,500 euros into Earlygame’s coffers.
“Earlygame’s vision is to build the #1 esports and gaming brand for the mainstream fan,”
explains founder Fabian Furch.
Earlygame records 5 million users
According to the company, the platform currently reaches more than 5 million unique users per month. In May, Earlygame reported 3 million monthly users. The company aims to provide an additional growth boost by launching additional brands and platforms. The sub-brand "Riftfeed" is aimed at fans of the esports title "League of Legends," while "Valorfeed" covers the popular shooter "Valorant." The platform "Mobilematters," in turn, emerged from a partnership with industry leader ESL Gaming and is dedicated to mobile gaming. ESL is considered the world's largest organizer of esports and gaming tournaments.
“We are also very pleased that we have a strong premium partner like Euronics at our side to help Riftfeed grow together over the next few years,”
leads founder Leopold Ingelheim out of.
