Mik Attisani
Chief Business Development Officer at ESL FACEIT Group [EFG]
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Angel Investor and Advisor
2013 - Current
Angel investor in over 60 companies including: Truelayer, Scalapay, Stelia, Praktika, Sintra, Ori, Ceartas, Liberis, Layer.ai, Prosper, Geeiq, SAPI, Infactsystems, Hotelmap, Fairjungle, Fluent, Odin, Finlegal, Griffin, Starform, Pixaera, Kanjo Health, Molecular Glue, Bankaya, Firenze, Hurdle.bio and many more
Senior Advisor
2025
Focus on guiding EFG’s strategic expansion through innovative business models and closer collaboration with Game Developers and Publishers.
Chief Business Development Officer
2022 - 2025
At ESL FACEIT Group, we believe that beyond gameplay is where players and fans become communities, a now integral and fundamental driver of growth for the videogame industry. We help gaming communities thrive by creating worlds beyond gameplay that unite players, fans, and creators around the esports and games they love. Our brands - ESL, FACEIT, DreamHack, DreamHack Sports Games - build, connect and nurture beyond game ecosystems to unlock more fun, fame and fortune for gamers across the globe. Working with our developer, publisher, brand, and media partners, we deliver products that accelerate gaming culture and make gamer communities stronger.
Pledger
2018
As a member of the Founders Pledge community I have committed to leveraging my success for good. Founders Pledge is an initiative enabling philanthropy amongst founders and investors through data driven donation, education and transformative relationships between business and charity. I've been supporting initiatives including Oxford ZERO Institute, GOSH Children, FP Climate Fund, FP Health and Development, Center for AI and more.
Co-Founder & CBO
2012 - 2022
FACEIT is the largest esports platform globally with more than 30 million users. The platform serves players, organizers, influencers, communities, brands and publishers who use FACEIT to create, expand and manage a highly engaged competitive community from grassroots to pro level. Now part of ESL FACEIT Group.
Co-Founder
2012 - 2018
The space for tech Startups in Milan, now part of Copernico, the largest and most innovative business centre in Europe.
Senior Consultant
2010 - 2012
• Focus on portfolio strategy and business development • Clients includes: Fastweb, Société Générale, Life Technologies, Autodesk, Honeywell, MSD and Natixis.
Corporate Services
2007 - 2010
• Lease and Capital Market with over 50,000 sq.m. of transactions • Worked with Pirelli RE SGR on the strategy for a €500M RE fund • Clients include: Unicredit, Deutsche Bank, Orion, Pramerica, IVG Immobilien, SKY and RCS
POS is a developer of Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) equipment.
Global Corporate Service Team
2007 - 2010
• Part of and point of contact for the Italian market of the Global Corporate Service Team • Emphasis on Tenant Representation and Capital Market transactions • Combining workplace analysis, lease advisory, transaction management and project management, delivered cost reduction from 10% to 40% (net) • Clients includes: Siemens, Otis (UTC Group), Faurecia, Henry Schein and Haworth
Newmark is a commercial real estate company that offers real estate brokerage, leasing, and property management services.
Raised $1,020,000,000.00.