{"id":14161,"date":"2021-02-03T16:23:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=14161"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:08:13","slug":"mpl-looks-set-to-become-indias-second-gaming-unicorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mpl-looks-set-to-become-indias-second-gaming-unicorn","title":{"rendered":"MPL looks set to become India\u2019s second gaming unicorn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Indian gaming startup MPL is valued at US$800m and has raised US$100m in a fresh funding round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.-\u00a0 The Mobile Premier League (MPL) looks set to become India&#8217;s second gaming unicorn as it raises US$100m in a new funding round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company, which was valued at US$450m in September when it raised US$90m in its Series C round, is now valued at US$800m, putting it on track for unicorn status. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest round of funding saw new investors come on board, including Composite Capital, Moore Capital, and Telstra Ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The three-year-old startup offers over 60 real money games<\/strong> including fantasy sports, rummy, chess, pool, and ludo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It claims to have a<strong> user base of over 60 million<\/strong> customers in <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/investment-in-gaming-rises-78-in-india\" target=\"_blank\">India<\/a><\/em><\/strong> and hopes to expand into overseas markets including South Korea, Japan, and North America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian gaming startup MPL is valued at US$800m and has raised US$100m in a fresh funding round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":14170,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Mobile Premier League (MPL), an Indian gaming startup, has secured US$100m in a new funding round, elevating its valuation to US$800m and positioning it for unicorn status. 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