AUSTIN, Texas — Brano Perkovich and the San Francisco 49ers aren’t too keen on owning an eSports team any time soon, according to the Chief Investment Officer.
Perkovich spoke at the annual South by Southwest Conference this past weekend on a panel titled, ‘Hitting the Next Home Run: Investing in Sports’. When panelists were asked by moderator Akshay Khanna, Philadelphia 76ers Vice President of Strategy, about their short and long-term investments, Perkovich said he was short on eSports teams.
“We like eSports a lot. We actually invested in an eSports technology company, but our view today has been that owning an eSports team is probably not the right place for us as an organization,” he said.