Jens Hilgers

Jens Hilgers
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Cologne, Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationEntrepreneur
Years active1997–present

Jens Hilgers (born 1975) is a German entrepreneur who works in the esports industry. He was the founding CEO of the esports production company Electronic Sports League (ESL),[1][2] and is a co-founder and the CEO of Bayes (formerly Dojo Madness), an esports data company based in Berlin. In 2014, he co-founded G2 Esports together with Carlos "Ocelot" Rodriguez, and currently serves as its chairman.[3][4] He is also the founding general partner of BITKRAFT Ventures, a global early and mid-stage investment platform for gaming, esports, and a new technology named Web3.[5][6][7][8] He has been credited as an early pioneer of the esports industry.[9]

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  3. ^ "G2 Esports Brings On Billionaire Joseph Tsai As An Owner And Plans To Take Over New York". Forbes. December 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "G2's grand vision targets more than just esports dominance". ESPN. May 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "BITKRAFT Launches With 18 Million Euro To Fund Esports Startups". Forbes (magazine). April 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "EGD 068: Jens Hilgers, BITKRAFT Ventures". Elite Game Developers. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  7. ^ "This Google-backed web3 startup unlocks $27M to transform gaming in Africa — TFN". Tech Funding News. 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  8. ^ Liao, Rita (2023-04-20). "Why the $830M gaming fund Bitkraft is bullish on Asia". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  9. ^ "ESports: Global revenue expected to smash $1 billion by 2019". CNN. May 29, 2016.