Knights: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)
Pittsburgh serves as the home of the international esports organization The Knights. The Knights have prioritized fan entertainment, esports sharing, and community building since their debut in 2017. By joining forces with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have won six Super Bowls, they cemented their place in the City of Champions in 2018. Since then, multi-platinum recording artist Wiz Khalifa, who was born in Pittsburgh, has joined as a strategic partner. Evgeni Malkin, a three-time Stanley Cup champion and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins, has joined their team. In 2019, they added the Mexico City-based media fund MX LATAM to round out their powerhouse group.
Knights has raised $1.7M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $680k announced in Jul 2023.
That round is below the $4.0M median round size for Gaming companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
Knights Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: Jul 2023.
Knights Funding Rounds
Knights raised $1.0M in an undisclosed round announced in Nov 2022.
8 months later, an undisclosed round of $680k was announced in Jul 2023.
Knights Founders and Leadership Team
Contact details for the Knights team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.
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Knights' latest round of $680k is below the median round in Gaming. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.
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Knights Funding FAQs
What does Knights do?
Pittsburgh serves as the home of the international esports organization The Knights. The Knights have prioritized fan entertainment, esports sharing, and community building since their debut in 2017. By joining forces with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have won six Super Bowls, they cemented their place in the City of Champions in 2018. Since then, multi-platinum recording artist Wiz Khalifa, who was born in Pittsburgh, has joined as a strategic partner. Evgeni Malkin, a three-time Stanley Cup champion and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins, has joined their team. In 2019, they added the Mexico City-based media fund MX LATAM to round out their powerhouse group.
How much funding has Knights raised?
Knights has raised $1.7M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $680k announced in Jul 2023.
When did Knights last raise funding?
Knights' most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $680k, announced in Jul 2023.
Who founded Knights?
FundedIQ lists James O'connor (Founder) at Knights.
Where is Knights headquartered?
Knights is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
How many employees does Knights have?
Knights is in the 11-50 employee band.
How does Knights' funding compare to other Gaming startups?
Knights' latest round of $680k is below the $4.0M median round size for Gaming companies on FundedIQ across 563 tracked companies over the last two years.
About FundedIQ's Knights Funding Data
FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.
Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Knights is left off this page rather than filled in.
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