Jens Hilgers
InvestorFounding General Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Berlin, Germany
Writes $2M β $5M checks Β· typically $3.5M
About
Jens Hilgers is an operator who founded and scaled ESL and G2 Esports, steering esports from LANs to global leagues since the late 1990s and judging tech by player-focused design.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3GamingMedia & Entertainment
Experience
- BITKRAFT VenturesJanitorcurrent2016 β presentBerlin Metropolitan Area
- G2 EsportsCo Founder & Chairmancurrent2014 β presentBerlin Metropolitan Area
- Allocator OneBoard Member and Investorcurrent2023 β present
- GGWPMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2021 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ImmutableMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2021 β presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Anzu.ioMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2019 β presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- One UkraineCo-Foundercurrent2022 β presentBerlin, Germany
- Roundhill InvestmentsBoard Member and Investorcurrent2019 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- DorianAdvisor and Angel Investorcurrent2019 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BAYES HoldingSupervisory Board Member and Co-Founder2022 β 2025Berlin, Germany
- BAYES HoldingManaging Director and Co-Founder2019 β 2022
- BAYES HoldingCEO and Co-Founder2015 β 2018Berlin Metropolitan Area
- So Couch StudiosAdvisor and Angel Investor2019 β 2024
- Play Magnus GroupBoard Member2021 β 2022
- ESL - Turtle EntertainmentMember of the Supervisory Board2015 β 2016Berlin Metropolitan Area
- ESL - Turtle EntertainmentChairman of the Board2010 β 2015
- ESL - Turtle EntertainmentCo-Founder & CEO2000 β 2010Cologne Bonn Region
- Progaming Italia SrlMember of the Board2008 β 2016
- China E-sports Interactive Technology & Development Co. Ltd.Chairman of the Board2007 β 2016
- Geewa A.S.CEO2011 β 2014Prague, Czechia
Education
- Bildungszentrum fuer Informationsverarbeitende BerufeStately certified engineer, Software development1997 β 1999
Skills & more
eSports24Start-ups99Online Gaming87Entrepreneurship71Video Games60Business Development46Mobile Games32Monetization29Product Management29Mobile Devices24Community Management21Social Games18
+3 more
Venture CapitalAngel InvestingCorporate DevelopmentLanguages English Β· German
From Jens's professional profile.
Shared employers
Also worked at G2 Esports1
Also worked at Anzu.io2
Also worked at Roundhill Investments4
Colleagues at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Adrian Galea
VP, Finance at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Antonio de la Esperanza
VP, Legal at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Anuj Tandon
Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Ariel Shimoni
Head of Growth & Origination at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Becky Harold
Operations Manager at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Ben Naylor
AI Engineer at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Benedikt Hubenthal
Analyst at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Beryl Li
CFO at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Network5
Brian RubensteinScout
Founder at Counterview Capital
Christian EdlerScout
Venture Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Clinton FoyScout
Managing Partner at Crosscut Ventures
David WuScout
Venture Partner at Maveron
Faye MaidmentScout
Associate at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
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