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GamerzClass is a Copenhagen, Denmark-based online learning platform that provides educational masterclasses and on-demand video tutorials for competitive esports titles. The platform focuses on skill development and professional strategies for games such as Dota 2, League of Legends, FIFA, and Counter-Strike, serving a global customer base of over 500,000 users. Subscribers learn directly from professional gamers like Froggen and N0tail through a structured curriculum that incorporates gamification and detailed progress tracking. Prior to its May 2022 corporate acquisition by the gaming platform Metafy, the edtech company operated with approximately 15 to 20 employees and secured $3.65 million in total equity funding. Its early financial backers included prominent venture capital firms and institutional investors such as ByFounders, 500 Startups, and the Danish Growth Fund. GamerzClass was originally founded in 2018 by Victor Folmann and Rasmus Holmgaard.
GamerzClass has raised $4.0M across 2 funding rounds.
GamerzClass has raised $4.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
GamerzClass is a Copenhagen-based edutainment platform that delivers video-based masterclasses and courses taught by top esports professionals to help gamers improve skills in their favorite games.[1][3][4] It targets aspiring gamers worldwide, solving issues like unstructured learning, inefficient practice, and slow progress through exclusive content, personalized recommendations, data-driven tracking, and community features, while also enabling creators to monetize via premium subscriptions.[1][2][3] By 2019, it had over 105,000 registered users, 10,000 paying customers, and $202,000 in revenue; later metrics show trust from +500k users, with seed funding and a 2022 acquisition by Metafy signaling strong early growth in the booming esports sector.[1][2][5]
Founded in 2018 (with some sources noting 2019) in Denmark by a team of gamers-turned-entrepreneurs, GamerzClass emerged from the founders' own frustrations with lacking structured ways to level up gaming skills.[3][6] Key founders include CEO Victor Folmann, CTO Marinus Elgaard, CPO Rasmus Holmgaard, and CFO Oliver Grønne, bringing backgrounds in entrepreneurship, esports, and business development.[1][3] Early traction built quickly via exclusive partnerships with top creators and pros, amassing 105,000 users and $202k revenue by 2019 amid esports' mainstream rise, leading to investment from byFounders and eventual acquisition by Metafy in 2022.[1][2][5]
GamerzClass rides the explosive esports wave, projected at +15% CAGR to a $300 billion market with 160 million users by 2021, fueled by gaming's shift to mainstream entertainment and education.[1] Timing aligned perfectly with rising demand for skill-building amid Twitch/YouTube booms, where unstructured viewing dominates but pros' insights were gated. It influences the ecosystem by professionalizing "edutainment," bridging content creators, learners, and monetization in a B2C SaaS model, and paving the way for acquisitions like Metafy’s, which expands personalized coaching in gaming.[2][3] As esports integrates with media/entertainment, such platforms normalize gaming as a learnable craft, boosting talent pipelines for competitive scenes.
Post-2022 Metafy acquisition, GamerzClass likely powers enhanced coaching features within a larger 1:1 mentoring marketplace, amplifying its reach amid esports' continued growth toward billion-user scales.[2] Trends like AI personalization, creator economies, and Web3 gaming will shape it—expect deeper integrations for live coaching, VR training, or global pro networks. Its influence may evolve from niche skill-builder to core infrastructure for gamer development, tying back to its origins: empowering millions to master games through pro wisdom, now at ecosystem scale.
GamerzClass has raised $4.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Seed in May 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2021 | $3M Seed | — | Blue Horizon, Northzone | Announced |
| Jun 1, 2020 | $1M Seed | — | Blue Horizon, Dreamcraft, Foobar.vc, Northzone, Mike Buckley | Announced |
GamerzClass has raised $4.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
GamerzClass's investors include Blue Horizon, Northzone, Dreamcraft, foobar.vc, Mike Buckley.