Success Story
Award Pool
Esports Management
Manage, boost and fund all aspects of your esports activities.
About Award Pool
Award Pool is an automated end-to-end esports competition and management platform. With Award Pool, gamers participate in challenges and competitions, earn points, customizable rewards and redeem prizes through an easy-to-use platform.
Reuven Cohen, Founder
Recognized as an early inventor of infrastructure as a service and thought-leader in cloud computing as the founder of one of the first cloud companies.
Alex Falconer, Founder & CFO
Chartered Accountant specializing in going public, including regulatory filings, strategic alliances, acquisitions and raising of capital.
The Campaign
Designed and developed by founder Reuven Cohen and his family, the Award Pool platform is a homegrown business that speaks to the family culture of the online gaming community.
Being 100% bootstrapped, Award Pool sought its first external capital through Equity Crowdfunding on Equivesto.
They were able to reach a wide audience of esports fanatics, gamers, tech enthusiasts, and investors who saw value in what they had created and raised over $50,000 to help achieve their growth goals.
Campaign Statistics
$52,565
Capital Raised
$50,000
Funding Goal
44
# of Investors
105.13%
Overfunded
02/04/21
Funded Date
Equity Crowdfunding
Offer Type
Where are they Now?
June 29, 2021 - In the News
Canadian Startup Secures $2.8 Million CAD in Funding to Reimagine NFT-Based Challenges, Rewards
Today, Award Pool, a platform that provides companies with a unique way to engage their audience with custom made challenges and Non-Fungible Token (NFT) rewards, has reached $2.8 Million CAD in funding from over 50 investors including FunFair Technologies, Equivesto and Flori Ventures.
The recent investment from FunFair has helped Award Pool plan for its next stage of development. “We are thrilled to be partnered with FunFair, who bring a wealth of experience and knowledge in the blockchain and gaming realms,” said Award Pool Founder Reuven Cohen.
Award Pool’s seed round of financing is complete with funding from FunFair Technologies, Equivesto and with participation from Flori Ventures, a seed-stage venture fund sponsor supporting a more inclusive financial system…