Tainy and Lex Borrero are investors in Rekt Global.
Tainy and Lex Borrero are investors in Rekt Global.
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Music moguls invest in esports conglomerate RektGlobal

Music moguls Tainy and Lex Borrero have invested in esports conglomerate RektGlobal, joining Steve Aoki and Imagine Dragons as co-owners.

It’s yet another sign that esports is hot (or maybe inflated, depending on who you ask). Market researcher Newzoo expects esports to become a $1.7 billion industry by 2021.

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Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.