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Genvid raises $6 million for esports interactive streaming platform

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Interactive streaming engine developer Genvid Technologies has raised $6 million in a funding round led by Makers Fund.

Genvid’s technology will enable developers to make any multiplayer game (esports titles, virtual reality games, and massively multiplayer online games) more compelling to watch on streaming services, such as YouTube, said Jacob Navok, CEO of Genvid, in an interview with GamesBeat. It does so by adding interactivity to a stream, such as allowing a spectator to take control of camera views and even some gameplay elements while watching an esports match.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.