Mission Control
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Mission Control (missioncontrol.gg) was a St. Louis-based startup founded in 2018 that built a platform for recreational esports leagues — a mobile app where gamers could join leagues for friends, similar to a local adult softball league or college intramurals but for video games. Organizations such as community groups, colleges, LAN centers and parks departments could use it to host leagues, manage schedules, validate scores and run community forums. It partnered with GameStop, Minnesota Rokkr, Xfinity and Stack Sports, and raised a $1.75 million seed round in July 2020 led by Dundee Venture Capital.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Company founded
Austin Smith founds Mission Control in St. Louis, Missouri, as a platform for recreational esports leagues.
- Seed round
Mission Control raises a $1.75 million seed round led by Dundee Venture Capital, with M25, Cultivation Capital and MATH Venture Partners participating.
- Partnerships
Mission Control partners with Stack Sports and launches the Xfinity City Series with Comcast's Xfinity in five US cities.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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