Esports is a worldwide sport, and in this week’s episode of All In With Esports, Lewis is connecting with CEO and Co-Founder of Challengermode, Robel Efrem.

Challengermode is a platform that serves players of all levels, by giving them a path and a platform to grow, but it also allows brands, content creators, tournament organizers, and game developers to engage with and monetize their current audiences.

Robel has an incredible story of founding his first company in college and utilizing gaming to pass time while he was building his company. It’s that ‘spare time’ that led him to develop Challengermode which recently raised $12 million in funding. 

To learn more about Challengermode visit: https://www.challengermode.com/swedish-esports-league/lol

Full Episode Breakdown:

:50 – Lewis introduces his passion for travel, and why it means so much to him to be able to explore the world.

3:35 – Learning about Challengermode and today’s guest, CEO and Co-Founder, Robel Efrem

5:07 – Robel shares the story of how his family moved from Eritrea, and how his father’s love for Stockholm changed their original plans.

7:04 – How Robel’s love for sports started in soccer, but then moved into American Football.

8:45 – Was it school that helped propel Robel to get into gaming and esports? Actually, not at all, he shares how his side gig ended up flaring up a passion he didn’t even know he had.

11:27 – Is it the best idea to have a public institution as your first client? Lewis and Robel explore the topic.

13:31 – How Robel’s success with gaming and esports still sparks some discussion with his parents.

14:23 – More discussion about Challengermode, and the culture that Robel has worked hard to build.

16:10 – Why Challengermode is all about laying out a direct path for those for a passion with esports and who want to create some sort of career from it.

18:14 – How has COVID affected Challengermode, and was it a bad thing for their business, or something that allowed them to shift their focus in a more positive way?

20:18 – What is Chanllengermode to provide opportunities to all? Robel shares what their current initiatives are.

23:16 – Robel provides some must see’s for those who are thinking about visiting Stockholm.