Smash.gg raises $11 million for esports tournament platform

Smash.gg has raised $11 million to help local esports fans create their own tournaments.

The idea is to enable organized esports competitions at a grassroots level so players and spectators can create smaller events from the ground up, rather than waiting for much bigger tournaments to be organized from the top down. Nabeel Hyatt, partner at Spark Capital, led the round.