What EliteGamingLIVE does

EliteGamingLIVE (EGL) is a K-12 scholastic esports and STEM education platform headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, serving grades 3-12 in the United States and Canada. The platform combines a structured competitive gaming league (EGL League) with a STEM curriculum product (EGL Academy and Academy+), an end-of-season Championship event with ESPN-style broadcasts, a proprietary LIVEscore performance tracking system, and a coach dashboard for roster and program management. Game Days run on a closed-network environment, and the platform is designed to be FERPA, COPPA, CCPA, and partially GDPR compliant, which is a baseline requirement for U.S. K-12 procurement.

The business operates an annual subscription model sold to schools and districts at "a few thousand dollars per year," with an additional channel into after-school and youth programs such as Boys & Girls Clubs, Communities in Schools, After-School All-Stars, and U.S. Air Force youth initiatives. EGL reports 100 successful school launches, 300 live competitions, 3,000 players, and 5,840 STEM lessons across 12 career pathways, alongside outcome claims including a 65% grade increase, 60% attendance increase, and 65% behavior increase among participants. Content partnerships include TELUS Wise (digital citizenship) and AWS Educate, supporting both curriculum depth and distribution.

The company has raised approximately $2.47M across 2020-2022, including a $1.5M round in September 2021 led by American Family Insurance Institute and a ~$720K exempt offering in October 2022. Leadership is led by founder and CEO Kerwin Rent, with Alex Sabol as CFO. The stated long-term vision is to reach 50 million students by 2030, positioning EGL in the early-stage category of scholastic esports infrastructure.

Name

EliteGamingLIVE

Legal name

Elite Gaming Live LLC, doing business as EliteGamingLIVE, Inc.

Website

https://elitegaminglive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EliteGamingLIVE is a K-12 scholastic esports and STEM education platform serving grades 3-12 across the U.S. and Canada, combining a competitive gaming league with an integrated STEM curriculum sold as annual subscriptions to schools, districts, and youth programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Educational Esports Platform

NAICS

Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Collegiate & Scholastic Esports Tournaments (MPAGANAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Collegiate/Scholastic Esports Programs & Leagues (MPAFADAK)

Keywords

• K-12 esports platform
• STEM education platform
• Scholastic esports league
• Gamified STEM learning
• Esports curriculum software

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual School/Organization Subscription: Quote-based annual licensing sold to schools, districts, and youth organizations. Bundles the platform, curriculum, league scheduling, coach training, marketing assets, student onboarding resources, support, and reporting. Indicative pricing described as 'affordable and flexible' with programs typically costing 'a few thousand dollars per year'.
2. Merch Store (E-commerce): Branded merchandise storefront (Shopify-hosted at elitegaminglive.myshopify.com) selling EGL-branded apparel and accessories. Likely a minor revenue stream relative to the school subscription business.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EliteGamingLIVE (EGL) sells annual subscriptions of a cloud-based K-12 scholastic esports and STEM learning platform to schools, districts, and youth organizations serving grades 3-12. Each subscription bundles a closed-network competitive gaming league (EGL League), an integrated 12-pathway STEM curriculum with multimedia lessons and assessments (EGL Academy / EGL Academy+), the proprietary LIVEscore points system that ties gameplay to academic progress, the EGL Championship tournament series, and a coach dashboard for roster and scheduling management. The company also runs an auxiliary branded merch store on Shopify.

Product overview

EliteGamingLIVE (EGL) is a unified K-12 scholastic esports and STEM education platform composed of integrated modules rather than separate stand-alone products. The EGL Platform anchors the offering, combining the EGL League (competitive Game Days and the LIVEscore points/ranking system that culminates in the EGL Championship) with EGL Academy / EGL Academy+ (an online STEM learning portal with 12 career pathways, multimedia lessons, assessments, certificates, and educator reporting). The EGL Coach Dashboard / Website Application at app.elitegaminglive.com is the operational layer used to manage rosters, schedule Game Days and practices, and monitor engagement. Together, the League, Academy, LIVEscore scoring system, and Championship work as one integrated experience, turning students' passion for gaming into STEM career exploration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EGL Academy (also branded EGL Academy+): Online STEM learning academy integrated into the EGL platform, providing multimedia lessons and pathways on STEM topics and careers (e.g., Audio Engineering, Game Artistry, Cloud Engineering). EGL Academy+ is the upgraded/expanded version referenced in the Help Center.
• EGL League
• PLAY FOR MORE
• LIVESCORE

Products and services

• EliteGamingLIVE Platform (EGL) All-in-one K-12 scholastic esports and STEM learning platform for grades 3-12, sold as an annual, quote-based subscription to schools, districts, and youth organizations. Bundles the EGL League, EGL Academy / EGL Academy+, the LIVEscore points system, the EGL Championship tournament series, and a Coach Dashboard into a FERPA/COPPA-compliant, school-only closed-network web application.
• EGL League The competitive gaming league component of the EGL platform in which players earn LIVEscore points by playing supported video games (e.g., Rocket League, Overwatch 2, League of Legends, Fortnite Zero Build, Minecraft Education Edition, Super Smash Bros., FIFA 25) against school peers AND by completing EGL Academy STEM lessons. Top point earners advance to the EGL Championship; Game Days are scheduled with automated matchmaking, ESPN-style broadcasters, and live standings.
• EGL Academy / EGL Academy+ Online STEM learning module embedded in the EGL platform that offers 12 STEM career pathways (including Audio Engineering, Video Game Artistry, Cloud Engineering, UX/UI Design, Narrative Design, Science/AI/Analytics, and more) with multimedia lessons and end-of-pathway knowledge assessments that award completion certificates. EGL Academy+ is the upgraded version, adding class registration, grading, and educator reporting tools, and integrating Academy learning into League practice structures (Academy then Game Play, or Split Academy + Game Play models).

Quantifiable outcome

• 65% increase in grades reported by partner organizations
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TELUS WisecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 September 2021Co-developed digital citizenship modules for the EGL platform focused on online safety, in conjunction with the funding round led by TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good.
• AWS EducateminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured as a partner/customer logo on the EliteGamingLIVE homepage, indicating a co-marketing or workforce-development alignment around cloud and tech education.
• Communities in SchoolsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDisplayed as a partner organization logo on the EliteGamingLIVE homepage, indicating alignment around dropout prevention and student engagement.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Outschool: Online marketplace for K-12 enrichment classes including STEM and gaming-related topics; an alternative channel for parents and schools seeking structured out-of-school learning experiences that overlap with EGL's enrichment positioning.
• iD Tech: Major STEM/tech-education provider running camps, online classes, and academies for K-12; overlaps with EGL on STEM-career exposure for the same age cohort and competes for after-school enrichment budget.
• Code.org: Large non-profit K-12 computer science education provider with deep district relationships; competes indirectly for the same STEM-curriculum dollars and teacher mindshare that EGL Academy targets.
• Tynker: Established K-12 STEM/coding curriculum platform with broad district adoption; competes with EGL Academy for STEM-learning budget in the same K-12 buyer accounts, even though it lacks the competitive gaming layer.

Direct peers

• Skillshot Media: Scholastic and competitive esports platform offering league operations, content, and educator resources for K-12 and collegiate programs; directly comparable in mission and customer base to EGL.
• PlayVS: Directly comparable K-12 scholastic esports league platform that connects students, schools, and game publishers; competes head-to-head with EGL for the same school and district customers and uses a similar seasonal/league structure with subscription pricing.
• Generation Esports: Operates scholastic esports leagues and tournaments for K-12 schools with curriculum and teacher resources, targeting the same schools, districts, and after-school programs as EGL.
• NASEF (Network of Academic and Scholastic Esports Federation): Non-profit scholastic esports organization combining competitive play with academic/STEM curriculum and career pathways — overlapping directly with EGL's core thesis of integrating esports with STEM learning in K-12.
• US Esports Association (USEA): National scholastic esports association that runs sanctioned K-12 leagues and tournaments, providing a direct alternative path for schools seeking structured competitive gaming and academic integration.

Emerging players

• CSL Esports (Collegiate Sports League): Operates structured esports leagues primarily for high school and college students; partial overlap with EGL on the high-school segment and on the seasonal/league model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/elitegaminglive
• Facebookfacebook.com/EliteGamingLIVE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elitegaminglive
• Instagraminstagram.com/elitegaminglive

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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