Who Owns Vitality Esports?
Find out who owns Vitality Esports and why they’re one of the most successful esports organizations in the world.
Steve Arhancet and Mike Crumb
Steve Arhancet and Mike Crumb are the co-owners of Team Liquid, one of the most successful esports organisations in the world. The duo also own a minority stake in aXiomatic, an esports investment group that owns several teams and events, including Team Liquid.
Immortals Gaming Club
Immortals Gaming Club (IGC) is an esports organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 2015 by Noah Whinston, and is the owner of the Los Angeles Valiant of the Overwatch League, the call of Duty World League’s Los Angeles Guerrillas, and a part-owner of the Miami Heat NBA franchise. IGC also has a Contenders team, Immortals Academy.
aXiomatic Gaming
aXiomatic Gaming is a global esports and entertainment holding company co-owned by NBA legend Magic Johnson, Peter Guber of Golden State Warriors fame, Jeff Vinik of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Jeff Wilpon of the New York Mets, and Ted Leonsis of Monumental Sports & Entertainment.
aXiomatic’s mission is to build best-in-class teams and elevate the sport of competitive gaming worldwide. The group owns and operates Team Liquid, one of the largest and most successful professional esports franchises in the world. In September 2016, aXiomatic raised $25 million in Series A funding from some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment, including Bruce Karsh (co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management),platinum-selling recording artist Steve Aoki, and movie producer Lynda Obst.
Team Liquid has won multiple championships across a variety of games including Dota 2, League of Legends, Counterstrike: Global Offensive, Halo 5: Guardians, and more. In addition to Team Liquid, aXiomatic also has partnerships with leading organizations including Columbus Blue Jackets, Washington Wizards, Seattle Kraken (NHL expansion team), Manchester City Football Club (Premier League), AS Monaco Football Club (Ligue 1), and more.
Andbox
Andbox is a diversified esports and entertainment holding company based in New York City, formed in June 2018. Andbox is the umbrella organization that manages the competitive and business entities of the New York Excelsior (OWL), New York Guardians (NFL) and London Spitfire (Overwatch League), including the management of theirplayer rosters, Contract negotiation, housing, coaching, Trout esports performance facility as well as merchandising and partnerships.
