Game on: Krafton’s BGMI return revvs up Indian esports sceneThe lifting of the BGMI block on a trial basis in May has streaming platforms and tournament organisers alike projecting a bump in viewersh...
28 Jun, 2023, 03.37 PM IST
Gaming focused VC Lumikai unveils Fund II, eyes $50 million corpusThe so-called Fund II follows Lumikai’s first fund that raised $40 million in 2020, a year after its inception. It has backed startups like...
22 Jun, 2023, 07.15 PM IST
BGMI Master Series 2022 records a viewership of 100 million on LocoHeld in New Delhi, the tournament had an overall prize pool of Rs 1.5 crore. It started on June 24th and concluded with a grand finale even...
28 Jul, 2022, 12.40 PM IST
Loco launches ‘Legends’, India’s first NFT platform for esportsThe platform, Loco Legends, will partner with 50 of India’s most popular e-sports teams and allow fans to buy and trade in virtual collecti...
27 Jun, 2022, 12.00 AM IST
Loco raises $42 million in funding led by Hashed, Catamaran VenturesThe company will invest in strengthening the content side, as well as in technology development around areas like Web 3.0 and blockchain, L...
10 Mar, 2022, 09.32 AM IST
BGMI creator Krafton leads $6.5 million funding round in FRND appFRND—an audio-focused dating app—will use the funding to expand its services beyond 10 Indian languages. For Krafton, FRND is its fourth In...
20 Dec, 2021, 12.12 AM IST
LocoNav rolls out ESOP and equity buyback scheme worth $3 millionAround 50 existing and former employees will be eligible to participate in this ESOP round and liquidate part of their vested ESOPs. Locona...
19 Aug, 2021, 05.21 PM IST
JetSynthesys acquires Skyesports to boost presence in esportsThe Sachin Tendulkar and Adar Poonawalla backed JetSynthesys will have a 65% stake in Jet Skyesports Gaming, the new entity.
12 Aug, 2021, 06.23 PM IST
Pocket Aces elevates co-founder Aditi Shrivastava as CEOThe move comes soon after Loco, the game-streaming platform incubated at Pocket Aces, was spun off into a separate firm to be led by the co...
05 Jul, 2021, 10.15 AM IST
Pocket Aces elevates Aditi Shrivastava to CEOPocket Aces has three lines of business, social distribution, which houses social media channels like FilterCopy, Dice Media, and Gobble; C...
05 Jul, 2021, 09.50 AM IST
LocoNav raises $37 million in funding from Sequoia India, othersLocoNav, a fleet management solutions company, will use the funding to expand into other markets, build partnerships and make strategic acq...
28 Jun, 2021, 10.10 PM IST
Game streaming platform Loco raises $9 million from Krafton, LumikaiFollowing the fundraise, Loco will be spun off as a separate entity from Pocket Aces. Founders Anirudh Pandita and Ashwin Suresh will lead ...
28 Jun, 2021, 12.06 PM IST
For content creators, it's a whole new ball game as demand streams inPlatforms seek talent to create fresh and interactive content around gaming
16 Mar, 2021, 09.12 AM IST
Pocket Aces’ Loco to stream NBA 2K League Games in IndiaThe NBA 2K League, a joint venture between the NBA and Take-Two Interactive, is a professional esports league featuring the best NBA 2K pla...
27 Aug, 2020, 08.40 PM IST
China apps ban drives Indian firms’ gainsSome of these Indian firms said they plan to double their teams by the end of the financial year in spite of the coronavirus crisis, as the...
11 Jul, 2020, 03.22 PM IST
Cab comparison and booking site Cabsguru raises angel roundCab comparison and booking platform Cabsguru owned by Nohup Technologies Pvt Ltd has raised an angel round of Rs 1.34 crore from a group of...
15 Dec, 2015, 07.31 PM IST
Now, taxi app aggregator Loco Cabs to help facilitate your cab bookingsA months ago, Ola announced the public release of its API, allowing major mobile applications as well as individual developers to integrate...
15 Dec, 2015, 12.15 PM IST