Lionel Messi, the Argentine expert soccer/football player who is broadly viewed as one of the best players ever, is to make a dive into innovation by investing in tech startups from Silicon Valley.
Play Time is the name given to the partnership between the player’s Messi Group and Silicon Valley Chiefs Razmig Hovaghimian and special advisor Michael Marquez.
Settled in San Francisco, the Messi Group said Play Time will be a holding organization and will go about as the primary vehicle for Messi’s interests in sports, media, and global technology investments.
Simultaneously, Play Time will likewise be investigating taking stakes in sports teams and putting resources into “football-tech,” the organization said in an explanation.
In an explanation, Messi said: “I am excited to extend our roots into Silicon Valley, and I am thrilled that Play Time will collaborate with daring entrepreneurs from all over the world. I hope that through its success Play Time will help many people and have a positive impact on the world. I trust in the team and our partners to achieve our objectives.”
It’s not a bad bet by Messi and his team of financial consultants of various sorts. As his career winds down, investing in companies to keep his money safe and his assets growing is not a bad bet to take.
