The emerging tech and support businesses in the esports industry will be snapped up by savvy investors in the next 12–18 months, writes David Fenlon in this guest piece.
Esports currently offers one of the few bright investment opportunities in an otherwise dismal economic landscape. Audiences numbers have increased, brands are spending money to get in on the action, and the flurry of temporary media rights deals struck in the last eight weeks, all indicate that confidence in the esports market is high. There has also been a hive of activity around the investment side of the industry.