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<p style="text-align: justify;">Chinese Investment firm <span style="color: #000080;"><strong><a style="color: #000080;" href="http://dealstreetasia.com/tag/puji-capital" target="_blank">Puji Capital</a></strong></span> has made a strategic investment of an undisclosed amount into American firm <span style="color: #000080;"><strong><a style="color: #000080;" href="http://dealstreetasia.com/tag/axiomatic" target="_blank">aXiomatic</a></strong></span>, marking its foray into in the eSports industry.</p></article>

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<p style="text-align: justify;">Chinese Investment firm <span style="color: #000080;"><strong><a style="color: #000080;" href="http://dealstreetasia.com/tag/puji-capital" target="_blank">Puji Capital</a></strong></span> has made a strategic investment of an undisclosed amount into American firm <span style="color: #000080;"><strong><a style="color: #000080;" href="http://dealstreetasia.com/tag/axiomatic" target="_blank">aXiomatic</a></strong></span>, marking its foray into in the eSports industry.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">aXiomatic is an eSports ownership and management group headed by professional sports team owners, successful and serial media and technology entrepreneurs Peter Guber and Ted Leonsis.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">aXiomatic investments in the eSports industry, include the controlling interest of eSports team franchise Team Liquid; and a lead investment into the series C financing for video game recreational league, Super League Gaming, the company said in a release.</p>
<p>Other notable investors in aXiomatic include former basketball player Magic Johnson, Steve Case, Chairman &amp; CEO of Revolution; Co-Founder of AOL; NextVR; and Blake Byers, General Partner for Google Ventures among others</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;The eSports industry has been part of Puji&#8217;s strategic roadmap in investments into the global media ecosystem for some time. We have reviewed a number of investment opportunities in eSports but had not found a partner / team / company who similarly shares Puji&#8217;s global vision until aXiomatic. We are thrilled to be part of this investment<span id="spanHghlt14e2">,</span>&#8221; s<span id="spanHghltbbae">aid</span> Alex Szeto, Director of Puji.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;Given our active presence in both the US and China markets, we hope to provide more strategic opportunities and investments to bridge this uniquely growing e<span id="spanHghltfa5d">S</span>ports industry with aXiomatic. We fully believe the exciting growth potential of the industry and are confident of the company&#8217;s opportunity to be a true global influencer,&#8221; he added.</p>
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<p>Earlier this year, Puji Capital, which is a  a boutique investment company focused on China cross-border investments and M&amp;A in the media, entertainment, and consumer sectors, invested in Chinese media firm Wanda Pictures. Last month it worked closely with Wanda to co-invest and secure dick clark productions.</p>
<p>Szeto said that Puji Capital would continue to invest and act as that &#8220;bridge&#8221; between <span class="xn-location">China</span> and <span class="xn-location">Hollywood</span> for all facets of media and entertainment. According to him the growth of video / mobile gaming along with e<span id="spanHghlt022e">S</span>ports are converging with traditional film and television industries in <span class="xn-location">China</span>; and are constantly innovating in accordance to <span class="xn-location">China&#8217;s</span> consumer market growth.</p>
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Chinese Investment firm Puji Capital has made a strategic investment of an undisclosed amount into American firm aXiomatic.

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