Michael Le is cofounder of Joystick. He has 10 billion views on TikTok.
Michael Le is cofounder of Joystick. He has 10 billion views on TikTok.
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Joystick raises $8M to turn gamers into owners and content creators

TikTok star Michael Le has raised $8 million for the gaming and esports platform Joystick.

Le, who has more than 10 billion views on TikTok, started the Los Angeles web 3 company with tech entrepreneur Robin DeFay to empower users to become business owners, esports pros, or content creators in the world of blockchain, the transparent and secure digital ledger technology.

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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.