Engine Media
17 Leland Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M8Z 2X6, Canada
Overview
Engine Media focuses on accelerating new, live, immersive Esports, and interactive gaming experiences for consumers through its partnerships with traditional and emerging media companies. Engine Media will generate revenue through a combination of direct-to-consumer and subscription fees; streaming technology and data SaaS-based offerings; programmatic advertising and sponsorships; as well as intellectual property licensing fees. It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 5
Sector focus
- Broadcasting
- eSports
- Media and Entertainment
- Mobile Apps
Investment portfolio
- Aggero
Participated · Seed · Mar 2022
Aggero is a London-based company that connects brands and advertisers with the gaming/e-sports streaming industry via analytics and monetization mechanics. Its platform helps brands find and measure the performance of key streamers to maximize advertising spend and unifies partnership management, monetization systems, and measurement. The startup plans to use the funding to further develop its existing technology stack and press forward with R&D projects that include AI integrations, creator monetization tools, and Metaverse applications. Aggero raised a $2 million seed round led by LAUNCHub Ventures, with GapMinder, SCM Advisors, Klaas Kersting, and Phil Mohr participating. The new investors join existing backers bValue, Founders Factory, Engine Media, and a host of angel investors including Sundance DiGiovanni, Todd Harris, Craig Fletcher, Chris Chaney, Wouter Sleijfers, Joe Zhou, Darrel Lewis, Malin Stefanescu, Dan Ghita, and Octavian Patrascu. To date the startup has raised $3.3 million and is led by CEO and founder Cristian Manea.