Esports Entertainment Group is a full-stack esports and online gambling company fueled by the growth of video-gaming and the ascendance of esports with new generations. Jeff Cohen, Vice President of Strategy and Investor Relations at Esports Entertainment Group, one of the first esports betting companies to go public in 2020. Jeff joined EEG in July 2020 shortly after its IPO, transitioning from a role in investment banking as an equity analyst. Esports Entertainment Group and its affiliates are well-poised to help fans stay connected and involved with their favorite esports. From traditional sports partnerships with professional NFL/NHL/NBA/FIFA teams, community-focused tournaments in a wide range of esports, iGaming and casinos, and boots-on-the-ground LAN cafes, EEG has influence over the full-spectrum of esports and gaming at all levels.

Sport Buff has powered live, on-demand, and archive sports video experiences to millions of users around the globe and empowered partners to create unique moments, retain viewers and monetize like never before. In the third episode of our podcast, Esports & Beyond, Viktoria Oushatova in conversation with Benn Achileas, Founder & CEO of Sport Buff try to understand how fan engagement and esports audience can be channelized to maximize monetization. Monetizing the audience directly through transactions and sponsorship - Sport Buff creates innovative new ad inventory.

Matcherino leads the way in creating a powerful suite of monetization infrastructure by empowering Esports communities through the players, organizers, fans & sponsors. In the second episode of our podcast, Esports & Beyond, Viktoria Oushatova breaks down different aspects of monetization in esports through events & tournaments with Grant Farwell, Founder & Chairman of Matcherino. Grant started Matcherino in 2015 as he saw an opportunity to apply the crowdfunding business model to esports and gaming tournaments. Prior to that he founded Barc, a social web browsing application, and Zermer.com, a mini application allowing StarCraft users to enhance game strategy. Monetization remains one of the pain points of the esports sector and in this episode, we will explore how Grant and Matcherino are addressing this problem

In the first episode of Esports & Beyond podcast hosted by Viktoria Oushatova from Rocket Capital, we discuss the top esports trends of 2021 with Remer Rietkerk, former Head of Esports at Newzoo, a leader in esports and gaming analytics and market research. Newzoo has recently published their annual Global Esports Market report. Listen to this episode to learn more about the upcoming industry trends, the impact of the pandemic on the gaming industry, the evolving esports ecosystem, what's driving growth in the esports market & most importantly where are the best investment opportunities. Subscribe to our podcast: Apple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/esportsandbeyond Spotify - http://bit.ly/Esportsandbeyond Youtube - https://youtu.be/h6yGudLqwKk For more info from Rocket Capital - www.rocket.capital Follow us on Linkedin - www.linkedin.com/company/rocketcapitalvc Twitter - twitter.com/Rocketcapitalvc