Cloud9 - About the company
Cloud9 is a series B company based in Santa Monica (United States), founded in 2013 by Paullie Etienne and Jack Etienne. It operates as an Esports player organization. Cloud9 has raised $103M in funding from Founders Fund and Valor Equity Partners, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 246 active competitors, including 56 funded and 40 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like FaZe Clan, Fnatic and Astralis.
Company Details
Esports player organization. It has multiple eSports teams for games like League of Legends, CSGO, Hearthstone, PUBG, Vainglory, and Overwatch. Also operates a merchandising store.
- Website
- cloud9.gg
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@cloud9.gg, *****@cloud9.gg
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2013
Location
Santa Monica, United States
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$103M in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Oct 15, 2018
Investors
Ranked
6th among 246 active competitors
Employee Count
219 as on May 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with Cloud9
Cloud9 is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Cloud9 Esports, Inc. CIN: 6103551 , United States, Active | - | 22 (As on Dec 31, 2017) | - |
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Cloud9's funding and investors
Cloud9 has raised a total funding of $103M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 23, 2016. Cloud9 has 10 institutional investors and 7 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cloud9:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Nov 05, 2019 | 8047846 | Series B | 8255945 | 5112752 | 8040772 | 2846190 |
Oct 15, 2018 | 1860197 | Series B | 4941866 | 3153685 | 2396875 | |
Oct 25, 2017 | 8002239 | Series A | 6596601 | 6232618 |
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Cloud9's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Cloud9's key team members:
- Paullie Etienne: Co-Founder and Board Member of Cloud9. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Jack Etienne: Co-Founder & CEO of Cloud9. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Cloud9's employee count trend
Cloud9 has 219 employees as of May 26. Here is Cloud9's employee count trend over the years:
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Cloud9's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Cloud9 include FaZe Clan, Fnatic and Astralis. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cloud9, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  FaZe Clan 2010, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired | Provider of esports teams, competitive gaming, entertainment, and lifestyle branded merchandise | $40M | 73/100 | |
2nd | Fnatic 2004, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Esports player organization | $72.2M | 62/100 | |
3rd | Esports player organization | $34.2M | 62/100 | ||
4th |  Dignitas 2003, Newark (United States), Acquired | Esports player organization | $33.5M | 60/100 | |
5th | It operates a professional esports team and offers merchandise | $16.4M | 58/100 | ||
6th | Cloud9 2013, Santa Monica (United States), Series B | Esports player organization | $103M | 58/100 | |
7th |  Team Liquid 2000, Santa Monica (United States), Series B | Online eSports organization platform | $80M | 58/100 | |
8th | Misfits 2016, Miami (United States), Series C | Esports player organization | $35M | 56/100 | |
9th | DRX 2019, Seoul (South Korea), Series A | Esports player organization | $10M | 51/100 | |
10th | Immortals 2015, Los Angeles (United States), Series B | eSports organization | $60M | 51/100 |
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Cloud9's Investments and acquisitions
Cloud9 has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Cloud9
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News related to Cloud9
Filter this listMedia has covered Cloud9 for a total of 7 events in the last 1 year, 4 of them have been about company updates and 3 about partnerships.
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Cloud9 invests 3 million euros in a modern school, part of the Cloud9 Evolution projectForbes Romania•Sep 15, 2025•Cloud9
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Cloud9 Esports, ADK Emotions NY and T-Licensing Team Up for BEYBLADE X CollaborationAccess Newswire•Sep 12, 2025•ADK Emotions, Cloud9, TRON
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Cloud9 and Theta Network Partner to Launch AI-Powered Esports Fan ExperienceNewswire•May 14, 2025•Cloud9, Theta Token
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Cloud9 Announces Kia as New Entitlement Partner for League of Legends TeamNewswire•Jan 15, 2025•Cloud9, Kia
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Cloud9 Welcomes PAGODA(R) Snacks as Official Egg Roll PartnerNewswire•Jan 10, 2025•Cloud9, Pagoda Snacks
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Cloud9 Welcomes Zenni Optical as New Official Eyewear PartnerNewswire•Oct 09, 2024•Cloud9, Zenni Optical
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