Piers also runs a podcast called Metaverse Musings where he hosts conversations with founders and investors at the bleeding edge of decentralized technologies.Īdrian is a financial services professional with experience in dealing with international clients seeking corporate, taxation, and regulatory advice across Europe. With a computer science and philosophy background, he leverages his insight into the undercurrents of the web to uncover exceptional opportunities. He reached a top 100 global position in the videogame Rainbow Six Siege, is a first-generation virtual-reality user, and has grown up immersed in crypto. Piers acquired his first bitcoin at 13 years old in exchange for virtual currency in Runescape. He remains a Venture Partner in the fund to cover the earliest-stage crypto opportunities across NFTs, gaming, and interactive media. Prior to joining the team, he was a Founding Partner in the investment arm of the leading institutional research firm covering the digital asset market-Delphi Digital. Piers is a Principal at BITKRAFT, where he identifies and evaluates new investment opportunities with a particular focus on the rapidly evolving crypto landscape. In 2015, international entertainment company MTG acquired a majority stake in ESL, marking the first acquisition of an esports company by a traditional media organization. In 2000, Jens founded ESL and grew the company into the world's most prestigious esports brand during his ten-year tenure as CEO. Widely considered one of esports’ first entrepreneurs, Jens launched his first esports online platform in 1997, which he sold in 1999.
Jens is also Co-Founder and Chairman of esports team G2 Esports, one of the world’s most valuable esports organizations. BITKRAFT launched its inaugural $18M Pre-Seed Fund in 2017, and in 2020 raised a $165M Venture Fund I, featuring LPs including the family offices and investment firms of Bruce Karsh, David M. Under his leadership, the firm has built a portfolio spanning more than 50 companies across North America, Europe, and Asia. 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 2015.
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