Austin Richard Put up, recognized professionally as Put up Malone, has joined the possession group of Envy Gaming.
The singer is now a co-owner of Staff Envy, Name of Responsibility League franchise Dallas Empire, and Overwatch League franchise Dallas Gas.

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The “Sunflower” and “Congratulations” singer has taken an undisclosed fairness stake within the firm. There’s no phrase on whether or not he’ll tackle the function of ambassador for the father or mother firm’s three manufacturers on the time of writing.
Put up Malone spoke on the choice in a launch: “I grew up in Texas and I’ve been gaming my complete life, so this simply actually felt proper. I’ve at all times wished to be part of bringing gaming into the skilled sports activities world so to be concerned with what Envy is doing in my hometown appears like such an ideal match.”
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Final month, Envy Gaming named Adam Rymer as its new CEO and partnered with Vindex following the corporate’s acquisition of Belong Gaming Arenas to carry esports venues to North Texas.
Mike Rufail, Chief Gaming Officer at Envy Gaming, commented: “I first met Put up at Posty Fest in Arlington final November. We had a really actual chat about his love for video video games. He’s a real gamer who brings lots of effort and character into every part he does. I couldn’t be happier to have him make investments and construct with us.”
Esports Insider says: Whereas it’s cool to have celebrities spend money on your imaginative and prescient, we’ve seen a scarcity of follow-through in esports on the subject of getting athletes and musicians outwardly concerned as soon as the preliminary announcement has been made. Hopefully, that’s not the case right here with Put up Malone, who has a well known curiosity in gaming spanning years.
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