Nerd Street Gamers

Nerd Street Gamers (NSG) is an esports infrastructure company with a network of esports facilities in Philadelphia, Denver, and Huntington Beach, California, used for training and competitive tournaments. NSG also offers a monthly subscription service Nerd Street+ (launched in November 2020) providing users access to live and digital competitions organized by NSG. It also launched an amateur esports tournament circuit called Nerd Street Champs, a hybrid of online and LAN competitions, in March 2022. 

The subscription costs USD 20 per month for both live and digital event access while the digital-only subscription costs USD 5 per month.

The company’s esports gaming centers have been closed owing to Covid-19 pandemic-related shutdowns; however, NSG’s digital offerings have been performing well. Its digital esports platform has seen 219% membership growth since 2019. 

Key customers and partnerships

Nerd Street Gamers (NSG) partnered with FTX US in February 2022 to sponsor NSG’s community events and drive crypto payments, and FTX became a partner for the Nerd Street Championships, a series of esports competitions with over USD 500,000 in prize money. In July 2021, NSG partnered with CSL Esports, NACE, and Mainline to create the NACE Starleague, the largest North American collegiate esports league with 600 schools. As part of a 2019 investment, NSG planned to build gaming spaces in Five Below stores, starting with eight locations in 2020, with a goal of 70 total. NSG also partnered with Comcast Business in May 2020 to provide network support for its tournaments and planned to open 100 esports venues over five years.