StreamElements

• StreamElements seeks acquisition as shutdown looms
• Twitch And Facebook Gaming Viewership Rose 45% From 2020 To 2021

  For the second year in a row, frequently contentious streamer xQcOW (pictured above) was Twitch’s most-watched creator.

  
• StreamElements To Give 15 Marginalized Creators Up To $5,000 And A Year’s Worth Of Mentorship

  The program is intended to help BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, and women creators further their content creator careers by providing them with professional livestreaming “services, equipment, support, and mentorship,” StreamElements says.

  
• StreamElements Acquires Gamer-Centric YouTube MCN ‘Paragon’

  Following its recent $100 million fund raise, when it announced its intention to focus on the YouTube and VOD space, StreamElements has acquired gamer-centric multi-channel network Paragon, through which it says it will bring many YouTubers into the fold.

  
• Creator Tools Developer StreamElements Snags $100 Million Investment Led By SoftBank