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Country: France

Karmine Corp is an e-sport company founded in 2020 in France by Kamel "Kameto" Kebir and Amine "Prime" Mekri.

Leader in the world of e-sport in France and aims to become a major player internationally by winning world championships on all games.

KCORP has already won several titles such as the European Masters in League of Legends and has expanded its activities by getting involved in other games such as Rocket League.

One of the company's main strengths is its dedicated fanbase called "Les Ultras", who travel to physical events in France and abroad to represent KCORP's values and spread its message on social networks.

News

E-sport: Karmine Corp to join League of Legends Champions League 20/10/2023

  • Launched in 2020, the French club will next year be part of the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), one of the world's most popular competitive video game franchises.
  • KCorp joins French team Vitality in this ten-club league.
  • The LEC operates on a paid franchise system. Teams are guaranteed a slot, and pay an entry fee to join the competition.
  • To join the LEC, Karmine Corp acquired the guaranteed slot from Danish club Astralis
  • This agreement values the Astralis slot at 25 million euros
  • The price of the guaranteed slot has risen from 10 million euros in 2010 to 35 million last year
  • Several million euros raised from French entrepreneurs.
  • K Corp employs around 50 people (including around 35 players)
  • The company is profitable and will generate revenues of 6 million euros this year, up 50% on 2022, with a target of 10 million by 2024.
  • By June 2022, the club had filled the Accor Arena in Paris with 12,000 people attending live matches.
  • In mid-September, KCorp drew 30,000 fans to the Paris La Défense Arena

E-sport: Karmine Corp sets up in Evry-Courcouronnes 28/09/2023

  • Year Karmine Corp was founded: three years ago
  • Date of Karmine Corp's planned installation at "Les Arènes", a 3,000-seat venue in Evry-Courcouronnes (Essonne): summer 2024
  • Public investment in the renovation of the "Arènes": over 35 million euros
  • Karmine Corp plans around twenty events a year at the "Arènes
  • Number of fans who gathered at Paris La Défense Arena in September: 28,000
  • The Evry region has invested in e-sport with initiatives such as Evry Games City (launched four years ago) and the "Level-Up" curriculum (inaugurated earlier this year)
  • Karmine Corp events can last from 3 hours to several days

Studies mentioning this company

The e-sport market - France

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