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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Online Gaming |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Founder | Dilsher Singh Malhi Siddhant Saurabh. |
| Headquarters | Gurgaon, India |
| Services | Online Skilled Based Games |
Number of employees | 300 |
| Parent | Cashgrail Private Limited |
| Website | https://www.zupee.com |
Zupee (Ludo) is an online multiplayer gaming app. [1] [2] [3] [4] The company was founded in 2018 by two Indian Institutes of Technology graduates, where users can play against other users for meaningful entertainment, skill-based gaming, and monetary rewards. [5] [6] [7]
Background
Zupee is an Indian online gaming platform that offers games of skill, success in the game depends on a player's skill, knowledge, attention, experience, and capabilities. It offers both free and pay-to-play games, and its flagship game is Ludo. [1] [2] [4]
Zupee was founded in 2018 by two IIT graduates, Dilsher Singh Malhi [8] and Siddhant Saurabh. [9]Akanksha Dhamija is the COO. [10]
Zupee's founders Mr. Dilsher Malhi & Mr. Siddhant Saurabh got international recognition and were featured amongst young tech entrepreneurs in the coveted Forbes Asia’s "30 Under 30", in the Consumer Technology category in 2021. [11]They have also been featured by Hurun India as the top youngest self-made entrepreneurs. [12] [13]
Zupee has been acknowledged as a Future-Ready Organization by ETHRworld. [14]Zupee is backed by investors such as WestCap Group, Tomales Bay Capital, Nepean Capital, AJ Capital, Matrix Partners India, & Orios Venture Partners. [15] Zupee has a strategic partnership with Reliance Jio from 2022. [16] [17]
In 2021, Zupee introduced a skilling academy and partnered with NIIT Foundation to offer vocational skills programs. [18]
Format
Zupee Ludo is an online version of the classic board game Ludo. [4] Zupee developed online multiplayer skill-based games by adapting classic games like Ludo for mobile users. Players can engage in one-on-one matches or join tournaments against multiple opponents. [6]
Games
- Ludo Supreme: a time-based online ludo game.
- Ludo Ninja: a dice-less game with limited moves.
- Ludo Turbo: move-based online speed Ludo game.
- Ludo Supreme League: online Leaderboard Ludo tournament
- Trump Cards Mania: Play IPL-based Cricket Trump cards online.
- Snakes & Ladders Plus: move-based game.
- CricketBaaz: Cricket match prediction game. [4]
Brand ambassadors
References
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- ^ "Mr Dilsher Singh Malhi". www.iitk.ac.in. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Chengappa, Sangeetha (8 April 2020). "Skill-based gaming company Zupee raises $8 million in Series A, led by Matrix Partners India". BusinessLine. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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- ^ Wang, Yue. "30 Under 30 Asia: Meet The Entrepreneurs Developing New Consumer Technologies". Forbes. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Young and restless: Zepto's Vohra to Oyo's Agarwal – meet India's top self-made biz moguls". www.businessinsider.in. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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- ^ www.ETHRWorld.com. "ET Future Ready Organisations Awards 2023: Celebrating Industry 5.0 Bootstrappers - ETHRWorld". ETHRWorld.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Singh, Shubham (11 January 2021). "Gaming Platform Zupee Raises $10 Mn From WestCap To Build On 2020 Growth". Inc42 Media. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Reliance Jio and Zupee announce strategic partnership, Jio users to get access to games". Business Insider. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Correspondent, Special (5 January 2022). "Zupee, Jio announce strategic partnership". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Zupee launches skilling academy; ties up with NIIT Foundation for vocational skills programme". The Times of India. 21 June 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Khosla, Varuni (30 June 2023). "Gaming platform Zupee signs Kapil Sharma as brand ambassador for new ad film". mint. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Online gaming platform Zupee names Salman Khan as brand ambassador". Financialexpress. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.