Portfolio
2
companies
Stakester
Stakester runs a competition marketplace that enables gamers and sports enthusiasts to monetise their skills.
Paid
Paid provides a procurement automation platform for enterprise supplier management.
Jens Lapinski
CEO
The round was led by RTP Global with participation from angel investors Jens Lapinski and Chris Adelsbach.
"The meteoric rise of esports, particularly in the wake of COVID-19, coupled with the recent reversal of the 25-year federal ban on sports gambling creates a huge opportunity,"
The seed round was led by Crane with participation from Seedcamp, Techstars and several prominent angel investors.
"Every SME who has ever dealt with large enterprises knows the pain and the time it takes to do even a simple thing like onboarding as a supplier, signing a contract, or getting paid on time. What they may not know is that that frustration is usually shared by the enterprise buyer, whose internal, one-size fits all process means they can’t move quickly."
