Gamer Sensei is the world's most popular competitive coaching platform for players who want to win more, and win better, in their favorite games, connecting gamers with experienced esports and gaming coaches. It connects players with the world’s largest collection of professionally managed Sensei™ across many of the most popular esports titles. With Gamer Sensei, gamers of all skill levels can access personalized coaching and skill training with top coaches. Live online lessons bring the best talent from around the world right to each player’s desktop for one-on-one or team sessions.
With coaching available for over a dozen of today’s most popular games, including Call of Duty, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, DOTA 2, Fortnite, Hearthstone, League of Legends, Overwatch, and Rainbow Six: Siege, no matter your goal, our Gamer Sensei can help you get there. In November 2020, Gamer Sensei was acquired by CORSAIR, and remains a separate brand within CORSAIR.
With coaching available for over a dozen of today’s most popular games, including Call of Duty, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, DOTA 2, Fortnite, Hearthstone, League of Legends, Overwatch, and Rainbow Six: Siege, no matter your goal, our Gamer Sensei can help you get there. In November 2020, Gamer Sensei was acquired by CORSAIR, and remains a separate brand within CORSAIR.
Location: United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $6.5M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Origin Ven... | originvent... |
| - | Alpaca VC | alpaca.vc |
| - | Boston See... | bostonseed... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 30.08.2017 | Series A | $4M | Advancit C... |
| 21.06.2016 | Seed | $2.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 19
| Date | Title | Description |
| 25.05.2021 | CORSAIR GAMING, INC. Corsair Gaming : Gamer Sensei Expands Esports Coaching Offerings with New Team Coaching Service | FREMONT, CA, May 25th, 2021 - Gamer Sensei, the premier esports coaching platform, today announced the launch of the new Team Coaching service to expand its acclaimed esports training and curriculum for aspiring pros and seasoned veterans a... |
| 05.04.2021 | Gaming coaching startup Metafy’s global team isn’t afraid of competition | Pittsburgh gaming startup Metafy only launched eight months ago, but it’s not afraid of competition. “I want them to be a little bit scared of us,” said cofounder and Derry native Josh Fabian. Metafy connects champion-level gamers with stud... |
| 13.08.2018 | Fortnite coaching is growing among kids — and parents | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. As Fortnite‘s popularity continues to rise, some players are trying to get ahead by hiring coaches. Varsity Tutors, a service and platf... |
| 31.01.2018 | We Don’t Play Games With Our Investments – Our Investment in Gamer Sensei | |
| 13.12.2017 | 18 Boston Startups to Watch in 2018 | Which startups could be on the verge of big things? That's a question we attempt to answer in our new list of 18 Boston startups to watch, which has been an annual tradition for BostInno. However, we decided to shake things up for this year... |
| 31.08.2017 | Term Sheet — Thursday, August 31 | JAPAN INC. Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content You can't secure what you can't see From ExtraHop Japan has become one of the most undervalued markets for private capital investment. For decades, the country was trapped in a defla... |
| 30.08.2017 | Gamer Sensei Receives $4M | BOSTON, MA, Gamer Sensei, the premier professional esports coaching service, today announced an additional $4 million in venture funding. >> Click here for more funding data on Gamer Sensei >> To export Gamer Sensei funding ... |
| 30.08.2017 | Gamer Sensei Raises $4M In Funding | Gamer Sensei, a Boston, MA-based premier professional esports coaching service, raised an additional $4m in venture capital funding. The round was led by Accomplice and Advancit Capital, joined by Origin Ventures, CRCM Ventures and Kiwi Ven... |
| 30.08.2017 | Gamer Sensei Announces $4 Million In Funding | Gamer Sensei, the premier professional esports coaching service, today announced an additional $4 million in venture funding. This latest round was led by Accomplice and Advancit Capital, joined by Origin Ventures, CRCM Ventures and Kiwi Ve... |
| 30.08.2017 | Gamer Sensei Raises $4M for Esports Coaching Platform | As competitive video gaming becomes more mainstream, a new economy is emerging to support the esports ecosystem. Just ask Nicholas "Shifty" Travis. Since November, Travis has been working as a full-time coach for Team Dignitas, a ... |
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