Matthieu Dallon
Founding Partner at TRUST ESPORT
Matthieu Dallon
Founding Partner at TRUST ESPORT
France
Overview
Work Experience
Founding Partner
2018 - Current
Early-stage investments in startups focusing on ip/tech/tools/services that improve Esports & Gaming. Board member of → EVA (www.eva.gg) → Anybrain (www.anybrain.gg) → Prodigy Agency (www.prodigy-agency.gg) → Toornament (www.toornament.com) → Supercosi Games (www.supercosi.com) Former Board member of → Easylive (www.easylive.io), exited to Carlyle / LiveU Fund created with Fimalac, Amaury and FDJ.
Advisor to the Board
2017 - 2019
Webedia (subsidiary of Fimalac) is a rocket-growth entertainment company of 2300 passionate people in 20 countries, with an audience of 180M unique visitors. Mainly working on the investment strategy and the launch up of an esports vc fund.
Director of Strategy and Business Development
2016 - 2017
Webedia Gaming is the merging of Jeuxvideo.com, ESWC, Toornament, PSG eSports, Millenium, Bang Bang Management, The eSport Arena, Gamestar in Germany, IGN Brazil, 3D Juegos in Spain and the management of influencers and talents such as Cyprien, Squeezie, ... and many more. My role is to develop the global eSport Strategy of Webedia Gaming, based on the 2 assets I've created and that have been acquired in 2016, ESWC and Toornament.com.
President
2016 - 2017
FRANCE ESPORTS is a non-profit association, regrouping as founding members the main pro/am organizations promoting eSports in France, including Alt Tab Productions (O'Gaming), FuturoLAN (Gamers Assembly), LDLC Events, Lyon eSport, Malorian (DreamHack France), Oxent (ESWC, Toornament), Turtle Entertainment France (ESL), Syndicat des Editeurs de Logiciels de Loisirs (SELL), Syndicat National du Jeu Vidéo (SNJV), Webedia Gaming (Jeuxvideo.com, Millenium, IGN). What I did as President: ▪ 15 months intern/extern lobbying ▪ Esports recognition in laws for tournament organizers and pro-players ▪ Architect of the new status rebuilt on 3 governing bodies (players, promoters, IP owners) ▪ Membership enlargement to 2500+ players and 50 esport organizations ▪ Organization of democratic election to renew the board
Chief Executive Officer
2009 - 2016
Business Development ▪ Company annual growth over 20% consecutively the last 3 years ▪ Main clients and partners: Soon/AXA, Kaporal, SFR, Ubisoft, Activision Blizzard, Konami, Namco Bandai, LDLC, Numericable, Plantronics, BenQ, Nvidia, Roccat, Dailymotion, Jeuxvideo.com… ▪ Products: global events sponsoring, online & offline leagues and tournaments management, esport marketing, SaaS platform for tournament organizers and game publishers Tech Strategy ▪ Conception of the platform Toornament.com ▪ Global project management ▪ Key features mastermind and marketing ▪ UI/UX design Corporate Development ▪ Multiyear partnership with the SELL and Paris Games Week (European 2nd largest gaming expo) ▪ Fundraising with Petit Poucet, C3P Capital, Provestis, OK Invest, Capital Factory, BPI ▪ Acquisition of the ESWC (Electronic Sports World Cup) in 2012 ▪ Successful exit to Webedia eSports Productions ▪ eSports World Conventions (2016) ▪ Electronic Sports World Cup (2011/2012/2013/2014/2015) ▪ eSport Summit (2015) ▪ Just Dance World Cup (2014/2015/2016) ▪ COD League (2013/2014) ▪ PES League (2012/2013) ▪ Cyberathlete Summit (2011)
President & CEO
2005 - 2009
Esport company created by the merger of Ligarena and Overgame. Business Development ▪ Main clients and partners: Nvidia, Intel, BNP Paribas, Mondial Assistance, Orange, Nokia, Sega, Ubisoft, Nadeo, Konami, Medion, Région Ile-de-France, Sony Playstation, Blizzard, Logitech, ASUS, LG, Packard Bell, Goa, RATP, Microsoft Xbox, EA, Nintendo, Kaspersky, Plantronics... ▪ Products: global & local events sponsoring, online & offline leagues and tournaments management, esport marketing Esports World Cup Grand Finals ▪ ESWC 2005 at The Louvre, FR ▪ ESWC 2006 at Paris Bercy, FR ▪ ESWC 2007 at Porte de Versailles, FR ▪ ESWC 2008 in San José, California Esports Special Operations ▪ ESWC brand licensing in over 70 countries ▪ ESWC France national circuit (2005/2006/2007/2008) ▪ Trophée FNAC du jeu vidéo (2005/2006/2007) ▪ Trackmania Nations ESWC with Nadeo (2006/2007) ▪ Argenteuil Digitale (2006/2007/2008) ▪ Konami MGS3 Online League (2007) ▪ Progaming Team Packard Bell (2007/2008) ▪ Le Mondial du Gaming at Paris Bercy (2008) Online Strategy ▪ Edition of Cyberleagues.net/.fr, tournaments & rankings ▪ Edition of ESWC.com as a community platform ▪ Edition of Overgame.com (daily gaming news)
President & CEO
2000 - 2005
Pioneered esport company, one of the first worldwide, that transformed lan-parties into global sport events celebrating the cyberathletes, open to spectators, and broadcasted worldwide. ▪ Co-founder in 2000 ▪ Marketing & Communication Director (2000/2001) ▪ President & CEO (2002/2005) Main Assets: ▪ ESWC / Electronic Sports World Cup, licensed in over 45 countries (created in 2003) ▪ Lan-Arena, international lan-parties that gathered up to 1500 players in Paris ▪ Cyberleagues, tournament software and ranking platform Business Development ▪ ESWC main partners: Nvidia, France Telecom, Intel, Cable & Wireless, Fnac, Atari, Olidata, Nortel Networks, Futuroscope... ▪ Lan-Arena main partners: Canal+, Samsung, Goa, Cable & Wireless, Imation, Nvidia, PNY, Gameone... Esports Productions ▪ ESWC 2004 at the Futuroscope Park (2004) ▪ ESWC France 2004 at the Louvre (2004) ▪ ESWC 2003 at the Palais des Congrès du Futuroscope (2003) ▪ ESWC France 2003 at the Palais des Congrès de Lyon (2003) ▪ Lan Arena 7 at the Grande Halle de la Villette (2002) ▪ WCG France at the Théâtre de l'Empire (2001) ▪ European Launch of the 1st WCG at the Arch of Defense (2001) ▪ Lan-Arena 6 at the Arch of Defense (2001) ▪ Lan-Arena 5 at the Studio 217 (2001)