WARD is a pick-and-predict smartphone game that creates real-time prediction markets around live esports matches, letting players predict in-game events and win real prizes. The app functions as a second-screen fantasy esports experience, awarding points for correct predictions and ranking users on leaderboards that can earn prizes like headphones, tickets and signed merchandise. WARD has run beta tests in Berlin tied to the European League of Legends Championship Series and plans an official launch in June 2018 with a target of 3 million downloads by year-end. The company intends to expand globally into Asia and the U.S. and add additional esports disciplines such as Overwatch and Counter-Strike (CS:GO). WARD secured a $600,000 seed round to build out the product and support its expansion plans.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

May 2018