Riot Games Invests Over USD 10M Towards The Underrepresented Gaming Community

Riot Games Invests Over USD 10M Towards The Underrepresented Gaming Community

Riot Games has released a plan of action that benefits the underrepresented gaming community. Part of the plan is to commit and invest over USD 10 million to investments and startups focused on underrepresented people in the games industry.

Riot Games has announced its intentions to donate USD 1 million towards organisations working against racial injustice and systemic racism. Those donations will start with contributions towards The Innocence Project and the American Civil Liberties Union. Riot announced its intent to donate towards the above organisations and others via social media on Friday.

Riot Games will also establish a partnership with Florida A&M University to prepare future software engineers interested in pursuing a career in gaming. They will also continue their investments in educational programs like Girls Who Code, Urban TxT, Reboot Representation, and Code 2040. 

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