Community Gaming has raised $2.3 million in funding to create automated esports tournaments. The company has figured out how to manage online or local tournaments, pay participants immediately, and even distribute winnings in cryptocurrenices if needed.Blockchain investment firm CoinFund led the round, and other crypto ecosystem investors include Dapper Labs, Animoca Brands, Multicoin Capital, 1kx, Warburg Serres, and Hashed. Other investors include Kevin Durant’s Thirty Five Ventures, Marc Pincus’s WorkPlay Ventures, Play Ventures, WhaleShark, and GenG Esports and Rally Network founder Kevin Chou. The seed investment follows an earlier pre-seed investment by ConsenSys. https://venturebeat.com/2021/07/01/community-gaming-raises-2-3m-for-automated-esports-tournaments-with-player-rewards/
