شركة سكيلز (بالإنجليزية: Skillz) هي عبارة عن منصة منافسة لألعاب الفيديو الجماعية التي تلعب عبر الإنترنت تم دمجها في عدد من ألعاب آي أو إسوأندرويد.[4][5] يستخدمها اللاعبون للتنافس في المنافسات ضد لاعبين آخرين في جميع أنحاء العالم.[6] تأسست الشركة في عام 2012 من قبل أندرو بارادايس وكيسي خافيين في بوسطن،[7][8] يقع المقر الرئيسي للشركة الآن في سان فرانسيسكو.[9]
^Heitner، Darren (25 يوليو 2015). "The Development Of eSports Arenas Makes Economic Sense". فوربس. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2021-01-20. Skillz has partnered with more than 1,100 game studios, helped launch roughly 550 games (about 100 of which are running cash competitions), hosts over 150,000 daily tournaments across over 180 countries and has paid out in excess of $13 million to players.
^Jordan، Jon؛ Editor، Contributing (17 أبريل 2018). "Patents, platforms and IPO: How mobile-first esports platform Skillz is planning for bigger things". The Esports Observer. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2021-06-14. Launched in 2012 and since funded to the tune of $53 million, over 13,000 mobile game developers have integrated the platform into their games, enabling players to wager small amounts of cash on the outcome of head-to-head battles and tournaments.{{استشهاد ويب}}: |مؤلف2-الأخير= باسم عام (مساعدة)
^Novy-Williams، Eben (12 أبريل 2018). "Esports On Your Phone Are Worth Real Money". بلومبيرغ بيزنس ويك. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2019-04-11. Skillz says it matches players based on ability. Cash prizes are paid via check or PayPal, and occasionally a new car or paid vacation is up for grabs. There are also free contests without cash-value prizes.
^Huang، Gregory T. (30 أبريل 2013). "Xconomy: Stealthy No More, Skillz Brings Cash Tournaments to Mobile Games". Xconomy. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2021-03-04. Andrew Paradise is at it again. Scarcely a year after confirming he'd sold his last company, AisleBuyer, to Intuit, the Boston-area entrepreneur and angel investor is taking his latest company out of stealth mode. Skillz (fka Lookout Gaming), which has offices in Boston and San Francisco, is trying to make a splash in the mobile gaming world by enabling game developers to host tournaments in which players compete for cash or virtual currency.
^Takahashi، Dean (18 سبتمبر 2018). "Skillz hits $400 million revenue run rate with mobile esports platform". فنشر بيت. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2022-04-01. Founded in 2012, Skillz is headquartered in San Francisco and backed by leading venture capitalists as well as the owners of the New England Patriots, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Mets and Sacramento Kings. Skillz raised $25 million in December 2017.
