Mobile Startup Brings In $25 Million

Skillz, a mobile eSports platform, completed $25 million in Series C financing, led by Telstra and Liberty Global, with participation from Bridge Bank, Accomplice, and Wildcat Capital Management.

According to the company, as the eSports provider for 3,000 game studios, Skillz accounted for 30 percent of all eSports prizes awarded in 2016, while broadcasting 40 million minutes of gameplay to spectators worldwide.