Skillz (company)
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| Type | Mobile gaming |
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| Launch date | March 2012 |
| Platform | iOS and Android |
| Status | Active |
| Website | skillz |
Skillz is a leading mobile eSports platform that can be integrated into iOS and Android games. Skillz operates cash competitions in mobile games of skill. Skillz accounted for more than 30 percent of all eSports prizes awarded in 2016 while broadcasting 40 million minutes of gameplay to spectators worldwide. The company launched in 2012 in North America in stealth mode under the name ;Lookout Gaming.
Skillz was founded by Andrew Paradise and Casey Chafkin. Both are veterans of AisleBuyer, a Boston-based mobile checkout tech startup which was founded by Andrew Paradise and acquired by Intuit in 2012. Skillz has offices in San Francisco and Boston and has raised over $28 million in funding from leading venture capitalists as well as the owners of the New England Patriots, Milwaukee Bucks and New York Mets.
In April 2013, Skillz launched its platform on Android with ten titles and ten game studio partners. In its first two weeks, Skillz surpassed one million downloads and 100,000 real-money gaming registrations. In December 2016, Skillz announced that it had run over 100 million eSports tournaments total. The company also announced that it had awarded over $60 million in total eSports prizes in December 2016, awarding over $5 million in cash prizes to players every month.
In May 2014, Skillz announced the availability of its iOS SDK and reported that it has partnered with more than 300 game studios and has launched more than 150 games on the App Store. In December 2016, Skillz announced that was currently partnered with over 3,000 mobile game developers, helping them to improve the player experience through fair, fun competition.
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