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Jens Hilgers of BITKRAFT Ventures on the Future of Gaming and ESports (EP.144)
Jens Hilgers of BITKRAFT Ventures on the Future of Gaming and ESports (EP.144)
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Apr 8, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Jens Hilgers is a Berlin-based serial gaming entrepreneur. He’s been investing at the center of tech, gaming and esports since the late ‘90s – so he has seen esports journeys to the mainstream and sees where it’s going. Over the years, Jens has racked up a laundry list of titles, including co-founder and former CEO of ESL, co-founder and Chairman of G2 Esports and co-founder and former CEO of Bayes. Most notably, he is the founding general partner of the global early- and mid-stage gaming-focused investment company BITKRAFT Ventures. Jens has helped the firm reach impressive and success numbers. He oversaw the firm’s growth to a portfolio of over 50 companies. More recently, he helped BITKRAFT raise a $165M Venture Fund I in 2020. For someone who is widely considered one of esports’ first entrepreneurs, I can firmly say Jens lives up to the hype. In this episode, we talk about how COVID accelerated the esports trend, predictions of the future of esports, gaming EFTs, cloud gaming, virtual reality, digital citizenship, emerging markets and more.
Guest - Jens Hilgers, Founding General Partner Bitkraft Ventures
howardlindzon.com, Bitkraft.vc, masterthemeta.com
Twitter: @howardlindzon, @JensHilgers, @BitkraftVC, @knutjensen
linkedin.com/in/jenshilgers
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#fintech #invest #investment #venturecapital #stockmarket #finance
Guest - Jens Hilgers, Founding General Partner Bitkraft Ventures
howardlindzon.com, Bitkraft.vc, masterthemeta.com
Twitter: @howardlindzon, @JensHilgers, @BitkraftVC, @knutjensen
linkedin.com/in/jenshilgers
linkedin.com/company/bitkraftvc
#fintech #invest #investment #venturecapital #stockmarket #finance
Released:
Apr 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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