Credit: GamersOrigin
- Esports team organization GamersOrigin has announced the close of a €3M EUR ($3.3M USD) funding round.
- This was the club’s third funding round, with investors including Entrepreneur Venture and Florent Steiner’s Pinou Capital.
- The capital will be used to create new teams, and to develop a training center in Paris.
One of France’s more established esports organizations, GamersOrigin, has closed its third round of financing. The €3M ($3.3M) was raised through several investors, including French management firm Entrepreneur Venture, and Florent Steiner and his firm Pinou Capital.
Established in 2011 as a gaming news and media website, GamersOrigin now runs player rosters across six games. The club’s League of Legends 
team is one of the inaugural competitors in France’s national competition, La Ligue Française (LFL). In addition, the company has advised brands looking to tap into the esports market, such as Airbus, Société Générale, and Ouibus.
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The latest funding round was supervised by GamersOrigin CEO and founder Guillaume Merlini, and financial director Maxime Sarthet, with support from Société Générale and AngelSquare. According to the announcement, the investment will partly be used to develop a dedicated training facility in Paris, complete with medical support for players.
