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Talon Esports raises $2M in seed round

Hong Kong-based organisation Talon Esports has announced it has raised $2 million (£1.52 million) after completing its seed round.

Participants in the funding round included Widus Strategic Investments, EMC Capital, Widus Strategic Investments, and founder of esports marketing agency United Esports, Felix LaHaye.

Credit: Talon Esports

Thanks to the funding raised, the organisation is said to expand its lifestyle value offering alongside expansion into new countries and competitive titles.

Sean Zhang, CEO and Co-founder of Talon Esports, spoke on the raise in a release: “Since being founded in 2017 we have seen Talon grow from competing in local competitions to making it onto biggest stage of esports: the League of Legends World Championship.