WinZO

WinZO is a vernacular mobile e-Sports gaming platform in India. It is available in 12 regional languages of India.[1] WinZO Games is operated by TicTok Skill Games Pvt. Ltd. WinZO in December, 2020, has unveiled its new brand awareness campaign that highlights and celebrates the small yet gratifying winning moments of Bharat. The campaign with Tagline & Hashtag – "Jeetne mein Kick hai"

WinZO Home Screen
WinZO
TypePrivate
IndustryGaming, e-Sports
FoundedOctober 2016 (2016-10) in New Delhi, India
FoundersPaavan Nanda and Saumya Singh Rathore
Headquarters
New Delhi
,
India
Area served
India
ParentTictok Skill Games Private Limited
Websitewww.winzogames.com

History

WinZO was co-founded by Paavan Nanda, an IIM Calcutta alumnus who also co-founded ZO Rooms & Zostel, and Saumya Singh Rathore who was earlier with The Times Group.[2]

In July 2019, WinZO Games announced that it has raised $5 Million in Series A funding led by Kalaari Capital and Hike.[3] WinZO in September 2020 raised $18 million in a Series B funding round led by Makers Fund and Courtside Ventures. The company has raised over US$23 million in funding to date.WinZO has grown 10 times in the last 12 months

WinZO currently has 30 million user base across India.[4] WinZO has grown ten folds in 2020. WinZO has also set-up a fund of $5 Million to support Game Developers in India.[5] [6]

WinZO announced the launch of Game Developers Console in January 2020 where Gaming Studios and Independent Game Developers across the globe can launch their games on the platform.[7]

In March 2020, WinZO announced a strategic partnership with Tencent Games India to host PUBG Mobile e-Sports in local languages in India.[8]

In September, 2020, WinZO launched its Fantasy sports platform that allows users to play fantasy cricket, football and kabaddi.

WinZO in November 2020 partnered with Nextwave Multimedia to host their widely popular cricket game WCC (World Cricket Championship) on WinZO.

Game Formats

WinZO is a platform for users to play skill-games in multiple formats and win cash prizes in return. WinZO hosts 70+ games on a single platform across multiple formats in 12+ regional languages and 60% of content on our platform is consumed in non-English languages..

WinZO Baazi

WinZO Baazi is a format where users choose a game and can join a group of participants. Users can compete with each other in real time and winner is announced on basis the highest scorer.

WinZO World War

WinZO World War is a unique format where users choose a game and can join a Team. The teams compete with each other in real time and winners are announced on basis the highest scorer.

24x7 Tournaments

In tournaments, users need to enter tournament only once and can play games multiple times. For the winner announcements, only the best score of each user is counted.

1-vs-1 Matches

In this format, two players play their selected games against each other. Player, who scores the maximum between two players, is announced winner at the end of game.

WinZO Fantasy Sports

In Fantasy Sports, WinZO provides a platform for its users to create a virtual team of upcoming sports events. Points are allocated to the virtual teams based on the real life performance of the players. At the end of the event, users are rewarded basis the ranking of their team.

Awards & Recognition

2020: Digital Startup of the Year by Entrepreneur India

2019: Startup of the Year - Technology by Entrepreneur India [9]

2020: Inc42 Startup Watchlist: Indian Media & Entertainment Startups To Watch Out For In 2020.[10]

2020: SutraHR - "100" Top Startups in India.[11]

2020: Businessworld Techtors 2020.[12]

References
  1. "WinZO raises $5 million in Series A Funding from Kalaari and Hike". The Economic Times. 22 July 2019.
  2. "Exploring gaming in the vernacular with WinZO". www.telegraphindia.com.
  3. "Kalaari, Hike lead $5 mn Series A bet on vernacular gaming platform WinZO". VCCircle. 22 July 2019.
  4. "'We had to build credibility' - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. "Exploring gaming in the vernacular with WinZO". www.telegraphindia.com.
  6. "WinZO raises $5 million in Series A funding from Kalaari and Hike". Economic Times Tech.
  7. "A game developers console for creators of modern-day games to get better returns". www.moneycontrol.com.
  8. "PUBG Mobile, WinZO join hands to bring free tournaments in 10 Indian languages, Rs 1 crore prize money every month". Hindustan Times. 24 March 2020.
  9. "AWARD WINNERS". www.entrepreneurindia.com.
  10. "Startup Watchlist: Indian Media & Entertainment Startups To Watch Out For In 2020". www.inc42.com.
  11. "THE FOLLOWING ARE THE "100" TOP STARTUPS IN INDIA 2020". www.sutrahr.com.
  12. "Over 15 Tech Disrupters Awarded At BW TechTors 2020". www.businessworld.in.
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