Asia e-sports: Pumping up in a timeout
A recent slew of deals targeting e-sports in Asia has coincided with the live events that generate most of the industry's revenue going on hiatus. Investors appear happy to play the long game
AVCJ has tracked four sizeable VC investments in Asian videogame start-ups in the past two months – in the ballpark of $100 million or more – and three of them are in the industry’s hardest-hit category:...
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