Esports Global launch $ 50 million fund for international esports
21 October 2025
It looks like there is a new player in the world of international esports and its name is Global Esports. Or better said, the Esports Global Fund LP, because Esports Global recently announced the launch of this new fund with a worth of no less than $ 50 million. It is based on Guernsey and backed by the Kuwait-based Alshaya family, who also own the Alshaya Group, one of the biggest franchisee companies in the world. The objective of the Esports Global Fund LP is to support esports leaders, the video games industry and international esports as a whole by providing sizeable investments in ten to fifteen growing esports businesses globally.
$ 50 million for international esports
According the Esports Global, the international esports industry is an industry full of potential and exciting opportunities, but also one that lacks financing at times. With the Esports Global Fund LP, the company wants to make an effort towards closing that gap between opportunity and financing. That is also why Esports Global has explicitly stated that their new $ 50 million fund was created to target between ten and fifteen companies, regardless of where they are located in the world.
“Over the last ten years we’ve seen many changes in how the esports ecosystem is owned, operated and funded,” explains Dave Martin, CEO at Esports Global, “This potential for long-term growth, together with the ecosystem’s improving infrastructure in tech, defense, data and AI, makes for extremely exciting times. But businesses need access to smart capital to give them every chance to succeed — and that’s exactly what we are here to do.”
Complimentary partners
The Esports Global Fund LP is backed by the Kuwait-based Alshaya family, who are one of the richest families in the region. At the moment of writing, the company operates more than sixty consumer retail brands across the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and Turkey, including Starbucks, American Eagle and The Cheesecake Factory. They also run Hampton by Hilton hotels in nine countries, as well as the Four Seasons Hotel and the Waldorf Astoria in Kuwait, among a host of other businesses and projects.
Through their holdings, the Alshaya family will finance the newly created Esports Global Fund LP. Esports Global themselves will provide the partnership with deep industry expertise and an extensive international esports network. This will help the investors not only to identify promising projects, but also to manage the fund’s investments.
Right moment
According to Esports Global and the experienced professionals they have brought in to manage the new fund, including Fintech Circle founder Susanne Chishti and physician Dr. Melita Moore, the international esports industry is about to experience a considerable boost.
“We’ve seen many great businesses come and go due to a lack of funding or access to industry knowledge,” says Chester King, founder and President of the British Esports Federation, “We believe the next five years will see major growth in the ecosystem surrounding gamers, and this fund will help those founders build sustainable companies that support that evolution.”