'We're Plowing Uncharted Waters': Founder Of First Esports IPO Discusses Company, Gaming's Future
'We're Plowing Uncharted Waters': Founder Of First Esports IPO Discusses Company, Gaming's Future
Hicham Chahine, founder and CEO of the newly public NIP Group (NASDAQ:NIPG), joined Benzinga's PreMarket Prep on Wednesday to discuss his company and the gaming industry's future.
新近上市的NIP集團（NASDAQ：NIPG）的創始人兼首席執行官Hicham Chahine於週三加入了Benzinga的PreMarket Prep，討論了他的公司和遊戲行業的未來。
It was a big week for esports. NIP Group, whose acronym is derived from its "Ninjas in Pyjamas" esports teams, went public on July 26.
On July 23, the International Olympic Committee announced the creation of the Olympic Esports Games in 2025. Also, the Esports World Cup is currently in competition.
對於電子競技行業來說，這是一個重要的周。NIP Group（其縮寫源自其“ Ninjas in Pyjamas”電子競技隊）於7月26日上市。
7月23日，國際奧委會宣佈將於2025年創建奧林匹克電子競技比賽。此外，電子競技世界盃正在進行中。
"For the industry, it's extremely exciting," Chahine said. "For our company, it's also a new chapter — a new journey that we're embarking on. It's great to have the Olympics coming in... to drive that momentum that we've built our company up around."
Chahine說：“對於這個行業來說，這非常令人興奮。對於我們公司來說，這也是新的篇章-我們正在踏上新的旅程。有奧運會的到來非常棒...可以推動我們建立公司所圍繞的勢頭。”
NIP Group is the first esports company to list on Nasdaq.
NIP Group是首家在納斯達克上市的電子競技公司。
"When we look at the esports landscape, you have an industry which has been niched, niched in terms of if you look at the landscape our competitors [are] fragmented," Chahine said. "What we felt with our IPO and taking the company public is we've created a global giant in terms of what is not seen, in terms of verticals, diversification, scale of footprints and operations from Europe, to China, to the Middle East, to South America."
Chahine說：“當我們看電子競技行業時，您會發現這是一種被分隔開的行業，如果您看我們的競爭對手，則是一種被細分的行業。通過IPO和上市，我們已經打造了一個全球性的巨人，包括垂直領域、多樣化、歐洲、中國、中東和南美的業務規模和運營。”
"I would say that looking at our company and how it sits in terms of where the space is going, it's something that hasn't really been seen before. We're plowing uncharted waters," he added.
他補充說：“我認爲，就我們公司在這個領域的地位以及整個行業的走向而言，這是從未見過的。我們正在探索未知的領域。”
Chahine is encouraged about the future of competitive gaming. He noted that early esports fans of the 2000s are having children who are "digitally native" and equally excited about competitive gaming. The founder and CEO sees esports' momentum continuing as younger demographics become increasingly interested in the digital space.
Chahine對競技遊戲的未來感到鼓舞。他指出，2000年代早期的電子競技粉絲已經有了孩子，這些孩子是“數字原生態”並且對競技遊戲同樣興奮。這位創始人和CEO認爲，隨着年輕人對數字領域的興趣日益增長，電競的勢頭將繼續，。
Chahine said that NIP Group does not have easily comparable peers due to the breadth of its business operations. The company has revenue segments in esports competition, physical merchandise, ticketing and talent management. It also is diversified by geography across the world.
Chahine表示，由於其業務範圍廣泛，NIP集團沒有易於比較的同行。該公司在電子競技、體育用品、門票和人才管理等領域擁有收入來源。它也在全球範圍內進行地理多樣化。
Chahine noted that people are more interested now in video games than ever and that momentum is on NIP Group's side as the industry grows.
Chahine指出，人們對視頻遊戲的興趣比以往任何時候都更高，而這種勢頭對NIP Group來說是有利的，因爲行業正在增長。
"It's [the esports industry] already massive, and combined, it's already exceeding music and film as an industry."
他說：“電子競技行業已經非常龐大了，相比之下，它已經超越了音樂和電影。”
Price Action: Hoping to raise $20 million, NIPG was listed at $9, selling 2.25 million depository shares. It shot up over 80% to trade at $16.50 on Monday before subsiding to $11.24 at the time of writing.
價格行爲：NIPG希望籌集2000萬美元，以9美元的價格上市，售出了225萬份存托股。在週一飆升80％，以16.50美元交易後，在撰寫時降至11.24美元。
The Swedish-based company's market capitalization is over $600 million according to Benzinga Pro.
據Benzinga Pro稱，總部位於瑞典的公司市值超過6,000萬美元。
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