Helping an Esports Studio Level Up Without Losing Control

The Situation:
An up-and-coming esports league was taking off. New investors. Growing teams. Live events. Brand partnerships. What they didn’t have? A clear understanding of how risk was growing right alongside them — or how unprotected they really were.

The Problem:
The startup had piecemeal coverage — some for gear, some for events, almost none for liability or long-term exposure. They weren’t thinking like a company that needed to scale. They were thinking like a team that had just won a tournament.

What Dark Horse Did:
We came in and mapped their entire financial exposure: physical assets, digital rights, talent deals, partnerships, and event-based risk. Then we advised on which risks to retain, which to transfer, and how to structure the insurance in a way that aligned with their growth strategy — not just their current needs.

The Result:
They now have scalable, investor-ready protection built to evolve as they do. Their leadership team makes smarter decisions, and their balance sheet is no longer carrying unnecessary risk. In short: they leveled up.

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March 17, 2018