Selected investment01
Picklebet
Early investor
An early investment in Picklebet, the Australian wagering business originally known as Puntaa, reflecting Alex’s interest in the convergence of esports and betting.
Wagering & esportsGaming · iGaming · Esports · TechnologyFounded by Alex Igelman
Investment.
Strategy.
Experience.
Three decades in gaming. A perspective shaped by investing, building companies and helping businesses move forward.
Explore the track record
Founder & Managing Director
Alex IgelmanLL.B.
An investor’s perspective.
An operator’s experience.
An operator’s experience.
From the early days of online gaming
to the opportunities taking shape today.Meet Alex Independent perspective. Direct involvement.
to the opportunities taking shape today.Meet Alex Independent perspective. Direct involvement.
01 / AboutExperience across the industry
A career built
around gaming.
A broader view.
esports capital is the investment and strategic advisory platform founded by Alex Igelman.
A lawyer, executive, entrepreneur and investor, Alex has worked across casino gaming, online gambling, poker, esports and gaming technology. His experience spans the formative years of iGaming, strategic investments, public-company leadership and complex transactions.
Founded in 2019, esports capital brings that experience to work with founders, operators and investors—through direct involvement, commercial judgment and longstanding industry relationships.
Explore Alex’s full background02 / Track recordSelected investments & experience
Recognising opportunity.
Helping it take shape.
Selected investments, transactions and leadership roles from Alex’s career.
Selected investment02
Oddin.gg
Strategic investor group
Led a strategic investor group alongside Jeff Sagansky in 2021, backing the provider of esports betting odds and risk-management technology.
Read the investment announcementCompany building & industry experience
Roles across different businesses and periodsHelped originate and facilitate the Casino-Club transaction behind Gaming VC’s formation and 2004 AIM listing. The business subsequently became GVC Holdings and Entain.
Advised the founder’s team during PokerStars’ formative period on business and licensing matters, and facilitated strategic introductions within the gaming industry.
Worked with participants in PartyPoker’s formative development, helping connect strategic relationships involving poker expertise, software and market entry.
Built a public esports and gaming company, led acquisitions including Stream Hatchet and Eden Games, and developed a permanent esports arena and broadcast studio in downtown Las Vegas.
Led corporate restructuring and strategic refocusing across iGaming and B2B esports technology, with work spanning liabilities, operating costs, divestitures and the company’s core businesses.
Additional ventures include Gaming Research Partners, Spectrum Esports Advisors and FairP2P.
03 / AdvisoryWorking with Alex
Clear thinking.
Practical direction.
For founders, operators and investors making consequential decisions in gaming and technology.
Start a conversationStrategy & market entry
Business positioning, commercial models and expansion informed by sector experience and regulatory context.
Transactions & partnerships
Evaluating opportunities, shaping acquisitions and connecting businesses with relevant strategic partners.
Leadership & restructuring
Working through change, setting operating priorities and aligning stakeholders around a practical direction.
Investment perspective
Assessing gaming and technology businesses through the combined lens of an investor, founder and executive.
04 / ContactDirect to Alex
Let’s talk
about what’s next.
Business opportunities, strategic partnerships
and thoughtful industry conversations.