Esports ecosystem & technology startup strengthens leadership team in preparation for Series A fundraising
Nexplay, an esports ecosystem and technology startup founded by Filipinos, announced today that early investor Miguel Bernas will take on a more active senior leadership role as President and Co-Founder.
As president and co-founder, Bernas will lead strategy and corporate governance, as well as spearhead fundraising as the company moves towards its Series A investment round.
A veteran executive and business leader, Bernas brings over 25 years of global media industry experience, having worked with some of the world’s best-known media brands such as television networks MTV, CNBC, Singapore’s Mediacorp, and digital media pioneer Yahoo!
He has also led marketing teams in global and the Asia Pacific roles at Nokia, Singtel and PayPal.
Bernas is a veteran executive in both traditional and digital media. Based in Singapore, his work in driving revenue, building brands, and growing audiences has earned him a number of industry accolades in Singapore.
“Miguel has been part of our team, backing us when all we had was a prototype and being one of our earliest investors,” said Gabriel Benito, CEO and Founder of Nexplay. “To have him step up into a more active role and bring his global media experience to Nexplay will be a huge benefit to the team.”
Already operationally profitable with revenues growing at 150 percent year-on-year, the exciting gaming tech startup is looking to bolster its esports ecosystem and enhance its professional esports teams and content creator offerings to brands and advertisers.
“The games industry in the region and in the Philippines is at an inflection point,” said Bernas. “Aside from further expanding our esports ecosystem, we also plan to venture into the high-growth area of Web3.0, NFTs and blockchain gaming. In the same way that games leaped from arcades to the home, from desktop devices to mobile handsets and from offline to online, blockchain technology will be the next revolution in gaming.”
