After previously GameStation reported about rapper concurrently entrepreneur Drake who plunged into the world eSports, now one appears public figures others who followed in his footsteps. It was stated that NBA legend Michael Jordan led the group of investors, who would later fund Team Liquid’s parent company, aXiomatic Gaming, through an injection of US$26 million.
The investment group led by Jordan includes David M. Rubenstein (founder and co-founder of the Carlyle Group) through his company Declaration Capital, and Curtis Polk as manager of financial and business affairs belongs to the NBA star. And through press release, Jordan said “I am excited to expand my sports portfolio through investing in aXiomatic. Esports is a fast-growing international industry, and I am excited to partner with this large group of investors.”
“The next generation of sports fans are fans eSports, ” said Ted Leonsis as co-executive chairman and founder of aXiomatic, in a statement posted on the official aXiomatic website. He added “We are very pleased to welcome Michael and Declaration Capital to aXiomatic, and look forward to working together in pursuing various potential opportunities.”
For those who don’t know, Team Liquid is an organization eSports multi-regional professional that was founded in 2000, and is involved both individually and in groups in various branches eSports such as League of Legends, Dota 2, Fortnite, CS: GO, Street Fighter, PUBG, and many more. They have a lot of amazing achievements, for example the Team Liquid from Europe who won The International 2017 for games Dota 2, a tournament featuring a grand prize of US$11 million. [Aseek]