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    兰多·诺里斯的商业帝国揭秘:Quadrant、LN4 Fusion和Seat Unique

    兰多·诺里斯的商业版图包括在疫情期间诞生的游戏品牌、青训车队以及票务平台的一部分股份。这些不同领域的投资展现了诺里斯对未来发展的多元化规划。

    兰多·诺里斯的商业帝国解析:Quadrant、LN4 Fusion和Seat Unique

    他的事业涵盖了游戏内容、青训赛车运动和高端体育接待

    赛车文化超越赛道。车手生活方式、时尚、旅行、设计以及那些让赛车不仅仅是一项运动的故事。

    兰多·诺里斯的商业版图现在包括一个在封锁期间诞生的游戏品牌、一个青训赛车队以及一个票务平台的股份。每个项目都投资于一个截然不同的行业。其中一个是部分出售的,一个是他与他人共同创立的赛车队,另一个则是纯粹的 投资。将它们列出来,你可以看到诺里斯在挂上头盔之后,正在寻找构建他未来的途径。

    Quadrant:被收购的封锁品牌

    诺里斯于2020年创立了Quadrant,当时因为COVID疫情让人们都待在家里,游戏成为了唯一的社交生活。他将其描述为“实际上是一个电子竞技团队,但远不止于此”,从那时起,它已经发展成为一个结合了游戏、内容和甚至时尚品牌的混合体。

    也进行了重大的合作,包括索尼、微软、PlayStation和乐高,还包括为在日本大奖赛上赛车而特别定制的Liberty Walk头盔。

    在2024年初完成了一笔七位数资金注入后,内容创作者WillNE(Will Lenney)成为了联合所有人。到2024年底,品牌的重点转向了内容开发、服装以及与赛车运动行业的重叠。

    公司注册处的文件显示,Quadrant在2024年亏损了902,393英镑。其资产负债表仅从-405,221英镑转为+152,365英镑,这是因为投资者在那一年投入了大约1.46百万英镑的新资金。

    同样的文件显示,在Veloce接管之前,Quadrant的股权归属情况。2024年1月,最大的股东是Celero Promotions,诺里斯家族的公司,持有47%的股份。Veloce已经持有23%,而由诺里斯的经理Mark Berryman控制的ADD Motorsports持有8.5%,当时由迈凯伦首席执行官Zak Brown共同拥有的United Autosports持有6%。

    较小的投资者包括Carl Eschenbach、Jim Esposito和YouTuber WillNE,他们的股份是以“提供的服务”为交换发行的。

    对于一个从游戏频道起步的品牌来说,这是一个相当长的股东名单。

    2025年7月,Veloce Media Group收购了Quadrant的多数股权。然而,诺里斯仍然是第二大股东,持股超过20%,并且他也成为了Veloce的股东。当时并未确认购买价格以及他在Veloce的持股规模。

    截至2024年6月的十二个月期间,Veloce创造了1280万英镑的收入,利润为35.5万英镑,使其成为一家财务健康但相对规模较小的运营公司。

    Quadrant首席执行官Jamie MacLaurin表示:“与Veloce Media Group合作标志着Quadrant一个令人兴奋的新篇章。”Veloce首席执行官Daniel Bailey补充道:“这是一段了不起的成功故事。”

    今年9月2日宣布,诺里斯与由Dan Richards领导的投资集团共同创立了LN4 Fusion。从2027年开始,该组织将在意大利F4、欧洲区域F3和F3赛事中参赛。

    该机构的总部将位于意大利的威尼托,英国剑桥郡将作为其港口停靠点。

    LN4遗产项目通过支持那些没有经济支持在昂贵的赛车运动中进步的有前途的车手来支持这一点。

    ‘我想为下一代创造机会,无论是在赛道上还是赛道外,’诺里斯说。

    诺里斯最新的商业举动发生在几天前,他加入了Seat Unique,这是一个高端接待和活动品牌。这位车手是尼克尔比资本、Pentland Ventures和Hearst Ventures领导的2千万英镑融资轮的一部分。诺里斯通过由职业运动员管理的风险投资工具The Players' Fund进行投资,其贡献金额未公开。

    Seat Unique 预计每年销售额将达到1.75亿英镑,并在三年内借助与温布利、阿森纳、电动方程式、Co-op Live以及最近的银石赛道等的关系,实现销售额增长至3.5亿英镑。它还最近收购了P1 Travel,这是一家专注于一级方程式内部接待服务的供应商。

    诺里斯在发布这条新闻时表示:“我最好的回忆都来自于现场体育和活动,所以我真的很喜欢Seat Unique正在打造的东西。”

    英文原文

    Lando Norris's business empire explained: Quadrant, LN4 Fusion and Seat Unique

    His ventures span gaming content, junior motorsport and premium sports hospitality

    Motorsport culture beyond the track. Driver lifestyle, fashion, travel, design and the stories that make racing more than a sport.

    Lando Norris's business portfolio now includes a gaming brand born in lockdown, a junior racing team and a stake in a ticketing platform. Each venture puts confidence in a very different industry. One has been partly sold, one is a race team he co-founded, and one is purely an investment. Put them in a list and you can see that Norris is looking to build his future after he hangs up the helmet.

    Quadrant: The lockdown brand that was bought

    Norris founded Quadrant in 2020, while COVID kept everyone indoors and gaming was the only social life going. He described it as “effectively an esports team, but so much more,” and since then it has grown into a mix of gaming, content and even a fashion brand.

    Major collaborations have been in place, too, including Sony, Microsoft, PlayStation and Lego, with additional work including a custom Liberty Walk helmet created for racing at the Japanese Grand Prix.

    Following a seven-figure funding injection completed in early 2024, content creator WillNE (Will Lenney) became a co-owner. By the end of 2024, the focus of the brand moved to content development, apparel and overlaps with the motorsport industry.

    Companies House filings show Quadrant lost £902,393 in 2024. Its balance sheet only swung from −£405,221 to +£152,365 because investors put in around £1.46million of new money that year.

    The same filings show who owned Quadrant before Veloce took control. In January 2024 the largest shareholder was Celero Promotions, the Norris family company, with 47%. Veloce already held 23%, while ADD Motorsports, controlled by Norris’s manager Mark Berryman, held 8.5%, and United Autosports, then co-owned by McLaren CEO Zak Brown, held 6%.

    Smaller investors included Carl Eschenbach, Jim Esposito and YouTuber WillNE, whose shares were issued in return for “services provided”.

    That is a serious list for a brand that started with a gaming channel.

    In July 2025, Veloce Media Group bought a majority stake in Quadrant. Norris does, however, remain the second-largest shareholder with over 20% ownership, and he has also become a shareholder in Veloce itself. Neither the purchase price nor the size of his Veloce holding was confirmed at the time.

    For the twelve-month period ending June 2024, Veloce created £12.8million in revenue with £355,000 profit, establishing it as a financially healthy but comparatively small operation.

    Quadrant CEO Jamie MacLaurin said: “Joining forces with the Veloce Media Group marks an exciting new chapter for Quadrant.” Veloce CEO Daniel Bailey added: “The business has been a fantastic success story.”

    Announced on 2 September this year, LN4 Fusion was founded by Norris with an investment group led by Dan Richards. Starting in 2027, the organisation will compete in Italian Formula 4, Formula Regional Europe and Formula 3.

    The headquarters of the outfit will be in Veneto, Italy, with a UK port of call in Cambridgeshire.

    The LN4 Legacy Programme supports this by backing promising drivers who don't have the financial backing to progress in the expensive world of motorsport themselves.

    “I want to help create opportunities for the next generation, both on and off the track,” Norris said.

    Norris's latest business move was only a few days ago as he took a position in Seat Unique, a high-end hospitality and events brand. The driver was part of a £20million financing round led by Nickleby Capital alongside Pentland Ventures and Hearst Ventures. Norris invested through The Players' Fund, a venture investment vehicle managed by professional athletes, and his contribution is undisclosed.

    Seat Unique is expecting £175million in annual sales and is expecting growth to £350million annual sales within three years with help from its relationships with Wembley, Arsenal, Formula E, Co-op Live and more recently Silverstone. It's also recently acquired P1 Travel, a hospitality vendor that specialises in access within F1.

    "Some of my best memories have come from being at live sport and events, so I really like what Seat Unique is building," Norris said on the release of this news.

    Motorsport.com ·

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