GRID Esports: 2021 Recap & 2022 Outlook

Broadcast innovation, advanced analytics, fantasy esports, and stats visualization - all fueled by data, and contributing to the continuous, exciting growth of the competitive gaming ecosystem we have all witnessed in 2021. At GRID we take pride in fueling this innovation with official data solutions and unlocking the potential for our partners.

2021 was an incredible year for GRID. We have successfully completed our Series A and raised $10 million in growth capital, scaled up our team, expanded our data platform, and as a result, we have welcomed more than 70 new Partners who, just like us, are striving to leverage the potential of their Data IP and enable the growth and further professionalization of the industry we are deeply passionate about.

Looking back at GRID's 2021:

• Completed a successful Series A: We raised $10 million in growth capital - In April 2021 we celebrated a unique milestone - backed by Alinea Capital and Dreamcraft Ventures we successfully closed our Series A. This financing round is a big step for the company and confirms the relevance of data as a growth driver in a digital sport. Equipped with additional resources GRID was able to build momentum throughout 2021, expand to additional game titles and grow its geographic footprint to capture the global nature of gaming and esports.

• Established new partnerships on the GRID: In 2021 we have signed over 70 new Partners including the PGL Stockholm Major, Epic Events, Funspark, and WePlay Esports. -? 2021 centered around growth and increasing the diversity of our partner and game portfolio to capture the richness of the competitive gaming ecosystem and celebrate our efforts toward achieving GRID’s goal -? to provide sustainable growth across the entire industry.
• Reinforced the existing relationships: Last year confirmed our long-term commitment to building a mutually beneficial relationship with our partners. In? 2021 we extended many of our partnerships including FaceIt, PUBG, Imba, and Drone Champions League. We stand for the shared trust, empowerment, and understanding that lays the foundation for the unique, future innovation powered by esports data that can be only achieved together.?
• Expanded to new game genres - GRID’s unique title agnostic approach enabled us to go beyond Battle Royale, MOBA & FPS titles,? introducing data solutions for fighting and racing games to our platform.?
• Onboarded more exceptional people - The only way to understand where we are going is to understand the path we’ve laid so far. GRID’s team has grown from humble beginnings in 2018 to a diverse & globally distributed collection of talented, passionate individuals that are aligned in a vision to embrace data as an opportunity to incur meaningful change in the industry they love.

2021 was a remarkable year for GRID but in 2022 we have no intention to slow down.?

What’s ahead of us this year?

• Fuel the ecosystem's sustainable growth and empower the community - In 2022 we are going to introduce new products and improved infrastructure on our platform to revolutionize the way game publishers, tournaments organizers, data users, and fans can interact with esports data and unlock its value across all titles.?
• Drive innovation with scalability - The continued focus on GRID’s signature title-agnostic approach to the development of our technology means that all our new and existing products will be seamlessly available for any competitive gaming title that enters the platform.
• Increase the wider adoption of official data assets - Having successfully proven the value that official game data holds in a digital sport over the past years, we are doubling down on our mission to bring the benefits to a wider variety of use cases across commercial and community users.
• Lead the esports data conversation - We aim to increase the awareness of esports data accessibility and its potential by sharing the knowledge and insights we have gathered so far to serve as a starting point for the next generation of innovators in the space. 2022 is the year you can expect to see, and hear, a lot more from us!
• Welcome more extraordinary talent - With the exceptional people already on board and ambitious plans for the future - we aim to expand our team and welcome new passionate professionals to join us on the mission of leveraging official data IP in competitive gaming - yes, we are still hiring! Make sure you check all the open positions - https://grid.recruitee.com/?

The future of esports & gaming data - it is happening on the GRID.