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The business was launched with assistance from John Antinori and Mark Seremet. Take-Two was incorporated in Delaware on September 30, 1993, with Brant (21 years old at the time) as chief executive officer (CEO). In technology people expect you to be a younger person.' An initial US$1.5 million in funding was raised from his family and private investors. He stated 'I wanted to get into a business where I could raise capital as a younger guy. As Brant wanted to forge his own path, he decided to create a video game publishing company. He began his career in May 1991, working for his father as the chief operating officer of Stewart, Tabori & Chang, a publisher of illustrated books, until August 1993. Ryan Brant had attended the Hotchkiss School and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in May 1992. Take-Two Interactive was founded by Ryan Ashley Brant, the son of media executive and Interview co-owner Peter Brant. History 1993–2000: Formation and initial growth Take-Two's combined portfolio includes franchises such as BioShock, Borderlands, Grand Theft Auto, NBA 2K, and Red Dead among others.Īs of March 2018, it is the third-largest publicly traded game company in the Americas and Europe after Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts, with an estimated market cap of US$13 billion.

#Rdr2 hidden business professional#

The company also owns 50% of professional esports organization NBA 2K League. The company acquired the developers Socialpoint, Playdots and Nordeus to establish itself in the mobile game market. The company also formed Ghost Story Games which was a former 2K studio under the name Irrational Games. Take-Two created the Private Division label to support publishing from independent developers and more recently announced a new internal studio for the label called Intercept Games. The company owns two major publishing labels, Rockstar Games and 2K, which operate internal game development studios. is an American video game holding company based in New York City and founded by Ryan Brant in September 1993.