India’s online gaming market is set to reach $1 billion and the number of online gamers is expected to cross 300 million by 2021. Accessibility of mobiles and cheap internet data are responsible for the growth in mobile gaming in India. 00:00

In this video, we will take a look at India’s leading causal mobile gaming startups:

02:12 #10 Rolocule: Pune-based Rolocule was founded by Rohit Gupta in 2010. This mobile game developer has built games like Flick Tennis, Dead Among Us, Bowling Central 2 and Motion Tennis that are played by millions of users in more than 110 countries. The company has raised $589.7K from Blume Ventures, Artha India Ventures and Mumbai Angels to further expand their growth.

03:28 #9 Hashcube: Cross-platform gaming startup Hashcube was started by Deepan Chakravarthy and Ramprasad Rajendran in 2008. This game development company has made games like Sudoku Quest, Gummy Pop and DotGame for both Android and IOS platform. They have raised $684.2K from Blume Ventures, Nazara Technologies, ah! Ventures and the Indian Angel Network.

04:10 #8 PlaySimple Games: Founded by former Zynga employees Siddhanth Jain, Suraj Nalin and Preeti Reddy in 2014, causal mobile gaming startup PlaySimple Games is known for creating simple family-friendly word games like GuessUp, Word Wars, Word Trek, Word Trip and Crossword Jam. This gaming startup has raised $4.6 million from investors like Chiratae Venture and SAIF Partners to fuel its growth.

04:40 #7 Mech Mocha: Vernacular social gaming startup Mech Mocha was founded by Arpita Kapoor and Mohit Rangaraju in 2015. The company is creating games for users coming from tier 2 and tier 3 cities by offering them features like in-game video and voice chat to engage with each other while playing games. Thanks to their early success, they have raised $10 million from Accel, Shunwei Capital and Blume Ventures.

05:24 #6 JetSynthesys: Mobile game development company JetSynthesys was started by Rajan Navani in 2014. JestSynthesys is a part of the Jet Line Group that operates across multiple verticals including fintech, travel, gaming and digital media. The company is popularizing mobile gaming in India by introducing celebrity-based gaming experience and VR-based games. JetSynthesys has raised $25 million from its parent company and a bunch of angel investors like Kris Gopalakrishnan.

06:18 #5 99Games: Founded by Rohith Bhat in Udupi in 2008, 99Games started by developing casual games for iPhones and later expanded to other mobile platforms like Windows and Android. They have made popular movie-based games like FAN, Sultan and Dhoom 3. Today, 99Games has published over 22 game titles garnering more than 70 million downloads.

07:05 #4 Zapak: Zapak was started as an online gaming platform in 2006. With the rise in mobile gaming in India, the company started making mobile games across multiple platforms targeting children. Their popular games include Ben 10, Little Singham, Little Ram and Little Krishna. Owned by the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, Zapak has raised $15 million to fund its growth in the mobile gaming segment.

08:03 #3 Moonfrog Labs: Founded by former Zynga colleagues Tanay Tayal, Ankit Jain, Kumar Puspesh and Dimple Kumar in 2013, Moonfrog Labs they entered the Indian market with already popular card games like Teen Patti Gold. They have expanded their gaming portfolio by launching India’s first narrative adventure game based on Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt: Star Life and also the country’s first war strategy game based on popular Indian movie Baahubali: The Game.

08:52 #2 Paytm First Games: Paytm First Games was launched in 2018 and in the last two years, the company has released more than 300 casual and social games for its users on their platform. This mobile game developer has also partnered with Esports Players League (ESL) to enter the booming esports gaming market in India. Paytm First Games has managed to onboard more than 45 million players on its platform. It has raised $20 million from its investors.

09:46 #1 Nazara Technologies: One of India’s leading gaming and sports media company Nazara Technologies was founded by Nitish Mittersain in 1999. This Mumbai-based gaming company operates across multiple segments like subscription, freemium, e-sports and skill-based gaming in 64 countries. Nazara is among the few profitable gaming companies in India and has been for the last decade. The company has already raised $64.3 million from its investors and is preparing to go public.

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