Jens Hilgers

Jens is a Founding General Partner of BITKRAFT Ventures, a global early- and mid-stage investment platform for gaming, esports, and interactive media, which he started in . Under his leadership, the firm has built a portfolio spanning more than companies across North America, Europe, and Asia. BITKRAFT launched its inaugural $M Pre-Seed Fund in , and in raised a $M Venture Fund I, featuring LPs including the family offices and investment firms of Bruce Karsh, David M. Rubenstein, and Jonathan Soros.Jens is also Co-Founder and Chairman of esports team G Esports, one of the world’s most valuable esports organizations. Widely considered one of esports’ first entrepreneurs, Jens launched his first esports online platform gamers.de in , which he sold in . In , Jens founded ESL and grew the company into the world's most prestigious esports brand during his ten-year tenure as CEO. In , international entertainment company MTG acquired a majority stake in ESL, marking the first acquisition of an esports company by a traditional media organization.