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Cloud9 Esports, Inc., or simply Cloud9 (C9), is an American professional esports company based in Santa Monica, California. The company was originally founded as a professional League of Legends team by Jack and Paullie Etienne in May 2013 and was incorporated into Cloud9 Esports, Inc. on September 6, 2016. Cloud9 has received in total raised equity via venture capital funding and was ranked the world's fifth-most valuable esports organization in mid-2022.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Cloud9 Esports, Inc.
- Company.logo
- Cloud9 logo c. 2023.svg
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.industry
- Esports
- Company.founded
- 2013
- Company.hq_location
- Santa Monica, California
- Company.hq_location_country
- U.S.
- Company.revenue_year
- 2021
- Company.equity_year
- 2022
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports team
- Sport
- ESports
- League
- Fortnite
- Country
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- cloud9.gg
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- inception
- 2013-01-08
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- social media followers
- 422000
- Commons category
- Cloud9
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Article
36 sectionsContents
- History
- 2013: Beginnings
- 2013–2018: Expansion and funding
- 2018–present: Success, controversy, and league owners
- Divisions
- ''League of Legends''
- History
- Roster
- ''Hearthstone''
- Roster
- ''Counter-Strike''
- Roster
- ''Fortnite''
- Roster
- ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege''
- ''Valorant''
- Blue
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- Roster
- White
- ''Rocket League''
- Roster
- Former divisions
- ''Overwatch''
- Pre-Overwatch League
- London Spitfire
- ''Mobile Legends: Bang Bang''
- ''Super Smash Bros.''
- ''Dota 2''
- ''Vainglory''
- References
- External links
Cloud9 Esports, Inc., or simply Cloud9 (C9), is an American professional esports company based in Santa Monica, California. The company was originally founded as a professional League of Legends team by Jack and Paullie Etienne in May 2013 and was incorporated into Cloud9 Esports, Inc. on September 6, 2016. Cloud9 has received in total raised equity via venture capital funding and was ranked the world's fifth-most valuable esports organization in mid-2022.
Cloud9 has held divisions in numerous esports throughout its existence, establishing eight by 2014. In 2018, Cloud9 won three international championships: the Rocket League Championship Series Season 6 World Championship, the 2018 Overwatch League Grand Finals, and the ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018. The company currently operates four franchised teams: Cloud9 League of Legends of the League Championship Series (LCS), Cloud9 Valorant of the Valorant Champions Tour Americas, Cloud9 New York in the Call of Duty League and Cloud9 Rainbow Six in the BLAST R6 North America League. They previously operated the London Spitfire in the Overwatch League. They also operate or have operated non-franchised teams in Apex Legends, Counter-Strike 2, EA Sports FC, Fortnite, Halo, Hearthstone, League of Legends: Wild Rift, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Rocket League, Super Smash Bros., Teamfight Tactics, and World of Warcraft.