Entain, one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming companies, announced Thursday that it has agreed to acquire Unikrn, a Seattle startup that operates an esports betting platform. Terms of… Read More
Startup founders and tech giant CEOs are putting money behind cricket teams and leagues, betting that the sport will continue growing in popularity — even in the U.S., where it… Read More
Seattle startup Unikrn will pay a $6.1 million fine and disable its UnikoinGold (UKG) cryptocurrency to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that the eSports betting company conducted an unregistered… Read More
Seattle sports fans may be able to place a legal bet on Russell Wilson’s pass completion rate during the Seahawks home opener this fall, but not from their favorite Pioneer… Read More
Seattle startup Unikrn today announced new products designed to increase the amount of betting opportunities available for users who watch video game competitions. Founded in 2014, Unikrn runs an esports… Read More
Unikrn, the Seattle-area esports betting startup, is being sued on allegations that the company skirted federal regulations during its initial coin offering last year. ICOs are an increasingly popular and… Read More
Icertis, maker of cloud-based contract tracking and management software, has hired two new top executives. The first is Neal Singh, a longtime Microsoft executive and former CEO of healthcare venture… Read More
“In the last few hours, our dream became real, and our company just became substantially more valuable.” That’s the title to a blog post published Monday describing the excitement from the… Read More
Seattle esports betting startup Unikrn continues to grow and today announced another acquisition. The company has swooped up Berlin-based ChallengeMe.GG, an esports matchmaking service and long-time tournament partner of Unikrn.… Read More
Heyou Media, the Seattle-based mobile media platform founded by actor and filmmaker Tom Skerritt, unveiled its new CEO Wednesday: Former VRStudios and AT&T executive Mary Jesse. Jesse joins the company after… Read More
Toward the end of last year, a report named seven Pacific Northwest startups — all of them near the top of the GeekWire 200 — that could go public in 2017. In… Read More
Unikrn is getting into brick-and-mortar on the Las Vegas Strip. The Seattle esports betting startup today announced a new deal with MGM Resorts International to host live video game tournaments… Read More
Michael Cockrill, Washington state’s chief information officer and director of the WaTech agency, is leaving the role after nearly five years as one of the state’s top tech administrators. He… Read More
Some big names are participating in Unikrn’s unique initial coin offering. The Seattle startup launched an initial coin offering, or ICO, this past Friday and has already raised $25 million,… Read More
Summer vacation is apparently not a thing among the GeekWire 200 list of the top Pacific Northwest startups. Companies up and down our board have been making big business moves… Read More
Seattle-based Esports betting startup Unikrn today announced that it will look to sell $100 million in cryptocurrency “tokens” as part of an initial coin offering, or ICO. On Sept. 22,… Read More
Mark Cuban made headlines this week after the billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner said he was planning to participate in an “initial coin offering” put on by one of his portfolio companies,… Read More
Unikrn has been making a name for itself in the world of professional video games with a pioneering platform that lets people gamble on competitive matches. But now the startup is… Read More
Bryce Blum recently left his comfortable job at a Seattle law firm to launch his own legal practice and a new startup — both focused on the exploding eSports industry.… Read More
Unikrn, an eSports wagering company that has raised $7 million from celebrities, like Ashton Kutcher, Mark Cuban, has acquired an Indian-based company called DotaProHub. Unikrn said the company will be particularly helpful as… Read More
Videogames have become a huge spectator sport, but it also has the potential to add up to a real business thanks to introduction of Las Vegas-style gambling. In a report released last month,… Read More
Unikrn announced earlier this summer that it raised $7 million in venture capital from Dallas Mavericks owner and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban. Now, another celebrity investor is joining the Seattle-based… Read More
Seattle-based eSports betting platform Unikrn said today it has raised $7 million from a list of well-known investors and celebrities, including Mark Cuban, the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and… Read More
Seattle-area eSports betting platform Unikrn is expanding operations to the U.K. and added Counter Strike: Global Offensive to its roster of eligible games. The expansion to the U.K. lets fans watch… Read More
Some may find it hard to believe that video games are a major spectator sport with professional players, but this new development takes it to a whole new level: Starting today, you… Read More
When Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood took the stage at GeekWire Startup Day, he opened with the time he told Michael Dell to f**k off. It was 2005, many years after… Read More
According to Unikrn CEO and former Microsoft Ventures General Manager Rahul Sood, entrepreneurs building their companies in Seattle have a great tool at their disposal: a powerful and loyal talent pool.… Read More