Tag: Mason Mullenioux

2023 Startups to Watch: Generation Esports schools players with pro gamer experience that breaks barriers

By Tommy Felts / December 14, 2022

Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City scaling businesses to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. Now in its eighth year, this feature recognizes founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2023’s companies. Click here to…

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Military Gaming League; photo courtesy of Generation Esports

KC esports startup acquires Military Gaming League, pledging support to players facing PTSD, mental health struggles 

By Tommy Felts / May 16, 2022

Generation Esports has deployed a summer of scale, announcing Monday its acquisition of the Military Gaming League (MGL) — stationing the Kansas City-based startup’s mission to unite gamers in new, high-demand territory.  “We knew there was something special about it that we just had to be a part of,” said Mason Mullenioux, co-founder and CEO of…

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Esports startup closes $19M Series B, solidifying position as scholastic esports leader

By Tommy Felts / May 3, 2022

Generation Esports, a Kansas City-based, global community-focused esports organization and tournament platform, announced Tuesday that it secured an additional $19 million in financing, which includes the acquisition of a Santa Monica-based technology leader, Wizard Labs Inc. The Series B round was led by Bay Area-based early-stage investor Altos Ventures — the main investors in online…

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Esports orgs target more diversity in gaming; Mayor Q to join weekend ‘Among Us’ stream to boost message

By Tommy Felts / August 13, 2021

Two Kansas City esports organizations are uniting behind one jersey to help make the rapidly expanding online gaming community more accessible to students in Title 1 schools across Missouri. “Esports brings kids together who might not otherwise have the chance to be a part of a broader community,” said Mason Mullenioux, CEO of Generation Esports…

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Charles Reilly, Mason Mullenioux, and Aaron Hawkey, Generation Esports co-founders

Esports trendsetters launching Social Distancing Open as gaming champs fire back at COVID-19

By Tommy Felts / April 16, 2020

Opportunities to connect are in high demand and video games could score relief in a level of life that’s been suddenly planked by intense isolation, said Mason Mullenioux.  “Esports kind of lends itself to a situation like this,” Mullenioux, co-founder of the Kansas City-based High School Esports League, said of the coming Social Distancing Open…

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