Mr Jens Hilgers

KANDO id: 1034911

Bio

Jens is a Founding Partner of BITKRAFT Ventures, the world’s first and largest dedicated esports investment fund. He is also Co-Founder and Chairman of esports team G2 Esports as well as Co-Founder and former CEO of the industry's leading big data company Bayes (formerly, Dojo Madness). Widely considered one of the godfathers of esports, Jens launched his first esports online platform gamers.de in 1997, which he sold in 1999 to then found ESL in 2000. As CEO for ten years, Jens grew ESL into the world's most prestigious esports brand and, along with it, paved the way for esports to go mainstream. In 2015, international entertainment company MTG acquired a majority stake in ESL, marking the first acquisition of an esports company by a traditional media organization.

Career


BITKRAFT Esports Ventures GmbH & Co KG - founder

Global early-stage investment platform for gaming, esports, and interactive media.

Education