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Lore & Background

100 Thieves was founded in 2017 by Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag, a former OpTic Gaming Call of Duty team captain, (MLG) X Games gold medalist, and 2014 Esports Athlete of the year. In November 2017, 100 Thieves received a multimillion-dollar investment from Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans owner Dan Gilbert. On October 23, 2018, they finished their Series A funding round co-led by Scooter Braun and Drake, raising $25 million. Their Series B funding round on July 16, 2019, was led by Artist Capital Management which raised $35 million.

On December 2, 2021, they announced their Series C funding round, which raised $60 million. In May 2022, 100 Thieves announced its intentions to publish a video game. In January 2023, around 30 employees were laid off. That November, 100 Thieves announced it was laying off 20% of its workforce.

On May 6, 2024, the Esports World Cup Foundation announced 100 Thieves as one of the 30 organizations in the Club Support Program. In December 2024, Nadeshot revealed that he would be taking a step back from 100 Thieves to pursue full-time content creation. In September 2025, Nadeshot confirmed that he is no longer the CEO of 100 Thieves, but remains involved with the organization in other roles.

Reader's Guide

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Did You Know?

• They currently operate three franchise teams: in the Valorant Champions Tour, Apex Legends Global Series (branded as Crazy Thieves), and the Call of Duty League (branded as Los Angeles Thieves).
• 100 Thieves won the 2022 Call of Duty League World Championship as the Los Angeles Thieves.