Jens Hilgers
@JensHilgers
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Entrepreneur in Games&Esports since '97 // Founding General Partner @BitkraftVC // CoFounder & Chairman @G2Esports // Founder @BayesEsports // Founding CEO @ESL
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I just have to learn spanish after all.
Narración Worlds 2020
Si no escucha alguien que no sabe castellano qué cojones debe de pensar
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It was hard not to let my passion and emotions influence our decision on this investment. Than again though it was an easy decision. Lets bring some real excitement back to RTS and the entire RTS esports scene
@Frost_Giant
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Real-Time Strategy Returns! We're launching a new game studio to build the next great RTS! Join us on our journey at !
#FrostGiant
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@heuteplus
Wie deutsche Medien selber ihre Glaubwürdigkeit so offensichtlich verspielen - Bildmaterial derart offensichtlich und amateurhaft fälschen - ist nichts anderes als verachtenswert, dumm und kurzsichtig.
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Fortnite is a huge funnel into the Esports ecosystem. An ever younger audience rallies behind their Esports stars and develop fascination for spectation, athleticism and fandom in and around videogames. Fortnite Finals have been big for Esports.
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We are expanding our ownership group in G2 Esports, adding some outstanding new partners. Proud of what we built the last 4 years but no time for a break!
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The greater the struggle, the greater the feeling of accomplishment at the end. I love both of it and ye
@G2esports
is just only getting started -
#MSI2019
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It”s just about 3 years ago now that I started
@BITKRAFTEsports
. We invested over 75M US$ globally into the Esports ecosystem and support more then 35 companies. Today is our 2020 Portfolio day in Los Angeles and im energized like never before!
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Not been in Paris for a loooong time. Couldnt have a much better reason to be back there this weekend.
#G2ARMY
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Throwback Sunday: In ‘99 i organized the largest BYOC Gaming Event in Europe: Gamers Gathering. 1600 PCs in one Network.
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@delysian95
@ZDF
@DreamHackCSGO
@G2esports
@Renegades
My lawyers are working on it. They will get a desist letter so they will never ever do such thing again.
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Today i had the honor to host Riot Co-Founder
@MarcMerrill
and Blizzard Founder
@mikemorhaime
for a panel at our
@BITKRAFTEsports
conference. It was a magical discussion with both of them meeting each other in person for the first time. Thanks Marc and Mike!
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The next 20 years in videogames are going to be more then just exciting. They will change society profoundly.
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@riotgames
have built the most spectacular eSports Arena GamesCom has ever seen. Sick production quality. Hats off.
http://t.co/LxStGA8urs
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Actions speak louder then words. Differently put: just get shit done.
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Truly shocking revelation
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Excited to have been hosting Michael Müller the Mayor of the city of Berlin this weekend at the CSGO Major in the Mercedes Benz Arena Berlin. I was impressed by his curiosity and excitement about Esports and certainly his son being a League of Legends player helped the cause :)
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This has been in the making for some time and im super stoked to work with
@ArielHorn
and Ben Kusin. Special thanks to
@MarcMerrill
and
@aXiomaticGaming
who have been working on this deal with us all along. Go
@watchvenn
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Big day today as we announce our biggest single investment to date: VENN - a 24/7 post-cable network aimed at gaming, esports and entertainment audiences. Founded by legendary
@ArielHorn
and Ben Kusin!
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My wife is Ukrainian. My Family is Ukrainian. Slava Ukraini!
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New fund new website: . Read all about our approach, values, team and portfolio
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Congrats to you
@CarlosR
for this recognition. Unstoppable willpower, impossible ambition and incredible street smarts got you here and i guess we all know that this just gets you fired up even more :) Proud and lucky to be partners and friends.
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Such a difficult situation for
@RickFox
who deserves to come out on top of this. His contribution to Esports and
@LeagueOfLegends
has been remarkable. I have full trust in the team at
@riotgames
to facilitate a good outcome.
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This amazing merch I got 2010 when i met Riot Games and
@MarcMerrill
the first time in their first Culver City office and discussed Pro Tournaments for
@LeagueOfLegends
. +30 strength and stamina boost.
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Strong message from Movistar pulling out of football into Esports “... to focus more strongly on sponsorships that generate digital content, including esports, withdrawing around €30m in annual fees from Spanish football...”
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Our first exit in
@BITKRAFTEsports
and the result of hard work and great entrepreneurship by CEO
@HerrHana
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Quite a historic moment. Esports meets the Olympic movement. Excited for what we can build together.
#EsportsForum
@iocmedia
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Things to do in a crisis
Finally we can announce the closing of our Venture Fund I at US$ 165M. No better times to be investing in the games and esports industry.
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I am proud to announce our partnership with Terraformation. We are donating 200.000 US$ for reforrestation as a starting point for our BITKRAFT Foundation.
Today we are proud to announce a different type of partnership, one in support of a greener future, as we share news of our focused effort on reforestation and the restoration of biodiverse forests in concert with the team at
@TF_Global
.
Read more here:
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I gotta be honest: I dont like the term Play to Earn / P2E. I hope we can find a way to move away from it. We will all be better of in the long run.
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The only thing to keep me sane these days is playing videogames
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This is a product i wanted to see launched for years. So glad we found the
@roundhill
team with
@maybebullish
and
@MaloneySandwich
and were able to partner for our Esports ETF!
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Losing is nothing else but the opportunity to do better next time. Thanks for a great match and congrats to the championship
@FPX_Esports
!
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This odd group of geeks has some very exciting announcement coming up soon :)
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Glad to finally have this out of the door :)
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I have shared a presentation i recently gave on how to navigate the esports games landscape, here on Linkedin:
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I am starting this day with a heart rate of 100. I am quite concerned of where it goes from here.
#G2WIN
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I have decided to join the team at
@PlayEmberSword
as an advisor. Love the product vision and team around
@MarkLaursen
and
@SuneBThorsen
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Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked. - Warren Buffet.
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Holy shit.
Shoutout to
@G2esports
on this MASSIVE announcement 🤯🔥
Over a million views and trending worldwide in an hour 🔥📈
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Excited to welcome
@pierskicks
to our investment team! Finally I got someone on my side who can check me for the nonsense I brabbel on crypto and blockchain related matters.
1/ I couldn't be more excited to formally announce that I'm joining the
@BitkraftVC
investment team.
The founding partners of BITKRAFT, originally led by
@JensHilgers
, have been hugely influential in the rise of esports and establishing the gaming industry as we know it.
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There is many ways to learn. The one that i believe in most is Learning by Doing. It requires the most energy, stamina and courage but it shapes you and grows you like nothing else does.
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On my way to the
#EsportsForum
. Looking forward to a very exciting weekend with
@iocmedia
and many friends in Esports.
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Returning from an amazing trip with my partner
@mabarth
and stops in New York and Chicago. Next up: 2 weeks of execution in Berlin and then back to NY for the Fortnite Finals!
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One of the many things currently in the works at BITKRAFT!
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Making good progress with Riot Games on addressing the fnatic loan topic. Updates soon.
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The tide is going out and i think we gonna see a lot of naked folks :)
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Big day in New York with
@maybebullish
@MaloneySandwich
@mabarth
@MiguelForbes
ringing the opening bell for the $NERD !
Today is a big day for our partners
@roundhill
, ringing the opening bell for the $NERD ETF at the
@NYSE
! We <3 Esports!
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First Esports startup investment by western investor in Japan. At
@BITKRAFTEsports
we support the Esports ecosystem globally!
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Had a great chat with
@deantak
to talk about some more details on or
@BitkraftVC
Token Fund 1, how we got there, how we look at the space and where we believe things are going. Thanks so much Dean for having me!
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Working on my Keynote for The Hive Esports conference in New York. Will talk about the most important learnings and chapters in past 20 years of Esports and the future trends and drivers of Esports.
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The single most important metric on an Esports games market size is MAU / Monthly Active Users not registered users or installs or downloads
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Excited to announce our
@BITKRAFTEsports
participation in a 17.5M$ financing for sports betting company Action Network alongsode Fertitta Capital, The Chernin Group and David Blitzer.
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It was 2006 that is was this fine gentleman
@msepso
with me in Cologne about to change the entire course of Esports history 🤣
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I am going to write a comment on the fnatic Loan situation hopefully tomorrow
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Witnessing the professional and personal growth of entrepreneurs and founders in our
@BITKRAFTEsports
portfolio is the most rewarding experience in my investor life.
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@MarcMerrill
@wildrift
Wildrift is nothing short of outstanding. I am hooked for many weeks now. What nobody talks about is the quality of the networking code. The game feels as smooth as it gets in even difficult conditions.
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> 30% increase in
#CSGO
player activity/CCU along our
#ESLOne
tournament. Talking about impact of
#eSports
http://t.co/Np7DeK1gbX
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At
@BitkraftVC
we are looking for a Head of Talent. Absolutely amazing opportunity and challenge. If you think it could be you or you know the right person check out the job profile.
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That was so much fun. Still feeling the magic
@MarcMerrill
and
@mikemorhaime
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On popular request we are publishing the fireside chat with
@MarcMerrill
and
@mikemorhaime
- Enjoy ‘45 minutes of talk on entrepreneurship, esports and game development!
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You can tell that Riot Games has momentum by the number of cars on their visitor parking :)
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PC Gaming is as vital as ever. Always happy to see the platform that defined my gaming life thrive and do well.
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No way to describe how this changed my life. AMIGA. This was my life.
On this day 34 years ago, the Commodore Amiga 500 was first revealed on 8 January 1987 at CES Las Vegas. Retweet if you had one or really wanted one...
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Im gonna be attending my first Rocket League event this weekend. Super excited for some great Esports in the Prudential Center!
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$BTC cracks 20k. Hard to overstate the significance of this still happening in 2020.
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Big contributors in Esports: All-Star US Esports investors from right to left,
@gmilken
@jost
@ClintFoy
guest star
@gregbettinelli
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CS:GO is about to finish the year with quadruple CCU compared to year before. One hell of a return of Counter-Strike.
http://t.co/BEUk13ADhr
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First time
#Slush18
. Never understood how Helsinki manages to attract so many great people from all over the planet at this time of the year: ❄️☃️! Tomorrow i’ll learn! . Will be on stage talking esports with
@eunicechen
in the afternoon hours.
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Of the many signals that something isnt quite right in the startup world: the youngest startups talking to you via their personal assistants is one of the most striking ones to me.
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New York is calling again. Hyped for the Fortnite finals! I dont think i’ve been at an Esports event in a tennis stadium before but thats likely not the only first this coming weekend!
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Just announced our investment in Austin based Tonk Tonk Games. Outstanding team and great innovative approach on the mobile fighting games genre!
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This has been long in the making. From conceptionizing to finding the perfect partner.
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Proud
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Major milestone for us at
@DOJOMADNESS
: Raised $4.5mm to continue building esports coaching apps. Welcome our lead Greg Milken
@MarchCPs
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Lfg?
Interested in crypto & venture capital? Come check out the open roles on our growing crypto team! 👾💥 These are exceptional opportunities for individuals looking to meaningfully impact BITKRAFT’s expanding crypto portfolio. Learn more below:
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Team is everything. On to the next objective! Excited to welcome
@RaineVentures
and Kakao Ventures
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(1) The Olympic movement has invited Esports in an open, welcoming and humble manner. I have respect and gratitude for the leadership and organization of the
@iocmedia
and
@gaisf_sport
for this excellent
#Esportsforum
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Celebrating diversity in our industry!
We are excited to partner with and support
@queensgg
, a gaming lifestyle company built for and led by women, based in Los Angeles!
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