Freestyle Chess (Series A)
Funding Details
- Awarder
- Inbox
- Date Award
- July 25, 2024
- Vertical
- Gaming
- Funding URL
- View Funding Page
- Premoney Valuation
- $1,000,000
- Valuation
- $1,000,000
- Funding Amount:
- $12,000,000
Company Info
- Founding Year
- 2024
- Traction
- The first Freestyle tournament was held in February 2024, and the series aims to attract top players and a mass audience.
- Organizations Involved
- None
- Founders
- Magnus Carlsen, Jan Henric Buettner
- Company Description
- Freestyle Chess is a new venture that aims to organize a series of Freestyle chess tournaments, which are a variant of chess known as Chess960 or Fischer Random. The initiative is led by Magnus Carlsen and Jan Henric Buettner, with a focus on creating high-stakes tournaments in luxury venues, utilizing professional production and media teams to enhance the spectator experience.
- Market
- Entertainment
- Location
- Weissenhaus, None, Germany
- Coinvestors
- Left Lane Capital