DUX Gaming

DUX Gaming is an esports organization that focuses on the generation of content. They include two regular soccer clubs, an NBA 2K League franchise, and a racing division in F1 and GT. It is regarded as the limitless club because it combines the new approach of sharing esports with the values of conventional sports.

<div>DUX Gaming is a Spanish esports team organization that competes in titles such as FIFA, NBA 2K, F1, and Gran Turismo. In September 2021, it became the second NBA 2K League franchise to be formed outside North America and the first NBA 2K League team in Latin America. The company is also active in traditional sports, with a women&rsquo;s football team DUX Logro&ntilde;o and a semi-professional football club DUX Internacional de Madrid.&nbsp;</div>

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To leverage AI technology to enhance content creation and production in esports, leveraging Nvidia's AI capabilities and Gigabyte's hardware.

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 DUX Gaming is a Spanish esports team organization that competes in titles such as FIFA, NBA 2K, F1, and Gran Turismo. In September 2021, it became the second NBA 2K League franchise to be formed outside North America and the first NBA 2K League team in Latin America. The company is also active in traditional sports, with a women&rsquo;s football team DUX Logro&ntilde;o and a semi-professional football club DUX Internacional de Madrid.&nbsp;
 
 
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 DUX Gamings&rsquo; commercial partners include Adidas, Playstation, and Heineken.&nbsp;
 
 
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 , the company raised EUR 3 million (~USD 2.9 million) in a funding round led by NBA champion Marc Gasol. The proceeds were used to expand into Latin America and to relocate its NBA 2K League franchise DUX Infinitos from Indianapolis to Mexico City. 
 
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Stakester is a platform for gamers to compete against one another for cash prizes. The platform was launched in May 2020 and is currently available in 38 US states, the UK, and Singapore. As of November 2020, the platform has more than 15,000 users. Stakester has also established partnerships with ESL (Electronic Sports League) and GameByte (competitive gaming community).Stakester’s management includes Gary J. Foreman (co-founder of Rockstar Games) and Alan Patmore (former EVP and GM at Humble Bundle, GM of Mafia Wars and CityVille at Zynga), who joined as a strategic advisor and board member in June 2020.In November 2020, the company raised USD 2.7 million in seed funding led by RTP Global with participation from angel investors Jens Lapinski (CEO of Angel Invest and former MD of Techstars) and Chris Adelsbach (founding partner at Outrun Ventures and venture partner at Techstars). The funds will be used to grow its community by increasing the value of prizes on the platform. In addition, the company plans to expand its platform to Australia and Germany in the near future.

Stakester

Peru-based ESGPlay operates an esports platform that creates competitive esports tournaments.

ESGPlay

eMasters is a Brazilian esports platform that facilitates the creation of esports competitions with cash prizes. The platform supports games including League of Legends, Dota 2, and FIFA 19.

eMasters

Gaming Frog is a console based online esports tournament platform. The platform offers single player and multiplayer competitive matchups for cash prizes in FIFA.The platform officially launched in August 2019 and since has seen over 1,500 matches being played on the platform.Since launch, the platform claims to have attracted 3,500 users. The company has raised USD 150,000 from friends and family and is in the process of raising a USD 400,000 seed round. The company outlined plans to launch on Android, expand its development team, integrate artificial intelligence (AI), introduce a membership model and bring in NBA and Madden games into the platform.

Gaming Frog

NAG Studios is a Swedish startup focused on creating esports games and platforms. It was founded by esports and gaming industry veterans Peter Stahl (former head of development at Resolution Games, a game studio focused on augmented and virtual reality) and Johan Skott (former esports product owner at Tobii Tech, a unit of technology company Tobii AB). NAG’s vision entails building an esports game and platform which will incorporate the community (i.e., professional players, streamers, broadcasters, and viewers) from the beginning of the development process.The company raised USD 1 million in an extended pre-seed funding round led by London Venture Partners in October 2020. The company aims to use the funds to build its development team.

NAG Studios

Companies facilitating communication among esports players or between players and esports communities during gameplay.

Companies operating esports arenas and providing technical expertise for hosting and broadcasting competitive leagues and tournaments. 

Companies facilitating competitive online and in-person esports tournaments.

Companies producing and broadcasting esports related content.

Companies recruiting players to form professional teams and rosters for esports tournaments and leagues.

Companies developing esports related titles.

Commonly used in the tournament platforms segment to match players of equal skill

Spanish esports team organization DUX has partnered with sports brand PUMA for a two-season agreement. PUMA will be the official technical sponsor for DUX, offering equipment to the DUX Logroño women's football team and esports athletes. The partnership will involve jersey integration and a strong presence in the club's content. This is another example of PUMA's involvement in the esports industry, following agreements with WYLDE Esports and Orangutan Esports.

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