Japanese esports event organiser PlayBrain announced a $6 million (£4.8 million) Series A financing round.
The round included return investor BITKRAFT Esports Ventures and brings PlayBrain’s total funding since launch to $8 million (£6.5 million). BITKRAFT’s investment amount was not disclosed.
PlayBrain is a full-service esports tournament and media company in Japan that helps brands and game publishers to reach gamers and fans through large-scale esports event production and marketing.
In addition to the Series A funding, PlayBrain announced that Buddy Marini, Founder and CEO of manga subscription service Mangamo, has been appointed to the advisory board.