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Company Profile
Nazara
Website
www.nazara.com
About
Nazara is a leading mobile entertainment company focused on the 100 million+ mobile subscriber base in India. It develops a range of branded and original mobile content that is highly relevant to the culturally diverse consumer base in the country.
Related People
Nitish Mittersain
Founder, MD
Nikhil Birla
Manager - Strategy and Alliances, Publishing
Accolades
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Indian Investments
Nazara invests $2.5 million in Bitkraft Ventures
Aims to benefit from future partnerships, M&A, and co-investment opportunities
Three Tiers
Vodafone Idea and Nazara launch mobile games subscription service Vi Games
Over 1,200 Android and web-based games available
Insight On India
The Financial Budget brings the spotlight to India’s gaming industry
Nazara Technologies’ Manish Agarwal shares his optimism for the Indian mobile games industry following the 2022 Union Budget
Adding Adtech
Nazara acquires majority stake adtech firm Datawrkz
An initial 33%, with the option to acquire a further 22% by Q4 2023
Positive Signs
Nazara reports H1 2021 revenue growth of 30%, reaching $35 million
EBITDA increased by 700%
Growth Initiative
Nazara raises $42 million to fund growth initiatives and acquisitions
Will issue 1,429,266 equity shares
Expansion
Nazara buys a majority stake in MENA publisher Publishme
Spends $3 million for a 70% stake
Learning Fast
Nazara Technologies revenue jumps 84% in FY21 to $61 million
Indian tech giant continues growth
Hot Stuff
Indian powerhouse Nazara looking to invest $20 million in gaming and esport startups
Has already invested $50 million in past two years
New Investment
Nazara Technologies acquires a 67 per cent stake in Sportskeeda
The company is closing in on 100 million active monthly users
Vr
Nazara Technologies invests in Bangalore-based VR gaming studio Instasportz
Mobile developer is looking to get into offline VR games lounges across India
Quizzed
Indian publisher Nazara acquires minority stake in quiz studio Crimzoncode
Partnership will see Nazara publish the studio’s flagship quiz title in emerging markets
New Subsidiary
India’s Nazara taps real-money games market in Kenya
New company NZWorld formed
Publishing Partnership
India's Nazara partners with Indonesia's Touchten to publish mobile games in the Middle East
"Emerging markets are not a mere afterthought for us," says Touchten founder
All Out
Indian publisher Nazara partners up with Royal Challengers Bangalore for second mobile game
RCB Epic Cricket features multiplayer mode and stars team's players
Indian Esports Push
ESL takes minority stake in Indian games publisher Nazara
Also agrees mutli-year licence agreement with esports company Nodwin Gaming
In It To Win It
Indian games publisher Nazara acquires majority stake in esports outfit Nodwin Gaming
Picks up 55 per cent stake in local company
Oggy & The Partnership
Indian publisher Nazara partners with Xilam Animation on Oggy & the Cockroaches mobile games
Aimed at a younger audience and fans of the 20-year-old show
Across The Line
Indian publisher Nazara acquires majority stake in sports games developer Nextwave Multimedia
Picks up rights to World Cricket Championship games
Awards Sponsors
Game Insight, AppOnboard and Nazara sponsor first ever Mobile Games Awards 2018
First ever Mobile Games Awards takes place on January 23rd 2018
Nazara Minority Stake
India's 54th richest man acquires minority stake in Nazara for $27.9 million
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala invests in the major Indian developer
Ready For Ipo?
What makes Indian mobile publisher Nazara Games worth $550 million?
Nazara could be gearing up for IPO, but why should you take notice?
Nazara Ipo
Report: Indian games publisher Nazara eyes IPO that could value it as high as $550 million
Would be the first gaming company to IPO in India
Rising India
Nazara Games on the future of the mobile market in India
Nikhil Birla talks about the 1.1 billion phones in the country and how they're used
Investment News
Indian publisher Nazara invests in mobile cricket games developer Moong Labs
Money to fund game engine development and new cricket-based titles
Hit For Six
How Nazara Games topped India's Google Play with Royal Challengers Bangalore partnership
CEO Manish Agarwal on how mobile games and the IPL can work together
Bowled Over
Nazara partners with Indian cricket team Royal Challengers Bangalore for new game RCB Star Cricket
Hitting it for six in mid-April
More Than Fun
What's the potential for eSports in India?
And does mobile have a part to play?
Chart Topper
Chhota Bheem Speed Racing racks up 1 million downloads and 500,000 DAUs in India
Nazara Games and Tiny Lab Productions team up
Esports In India
Nazara to invest $20 million into new eSports league for India
Committed to growing the league for at least the next five years
India Review 2016
Reflecting on the evolving jigsaw puzzle of India's mobile games industry in 2016
We speak to Nazara Technologies CEO Manish Agarwal about the industry's latest developments this year and look ahead to the future
Global Power Panel
Mobile experts from around the world discuss global trends
Led by Appfluencer's William Heathershaw
Sleeping Giant
An overview of India's games market in 2016 and why it's a sleeping giant for mobile games
Nazara CEO Manish Agarwal discusses why developers around the world should release their games in India
Up And Up
Indian studio Nazara announces revenues of $32 million
Domestic market focus pays off
Howzat?
Nazara and Stick Sports team up for Stick Cricket game starring Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
India's leading batsmen step up
London To Mumbai
With the India mobile games market set to explode, why Nazara is investing in UK devs
Two down, more to come?
India's The Place
Chasing the next billion gamers, growth hacker Pascal Clarysse joins Nazara Games
A digital tiger arises
Betting Made Legal
Nazara makes second UK investment with virtual currency gambling dev Mastermind Sports
Nazara takes 26% stake in London firm
Something New
TrulySocial raises investment from Nazara Games, London Venture Partners and Supercell game lead
Games for women
Sleeping Giant
Why 2016 is the year that India's mobile gaming market awakens
Nazara on the future opportunities
Made For India
2015 in Review: Nazara CEO Manish Agarwal on Indian games for Indian players
Future trends from the remembrance of things past
Indian Powerhouse
Nazara strengthens its publishing activities, hiring Rolocule co-founder Anuj Tandon
Takes "tremendous opportunity" to grow Indian gaming with Nazara
Gold Medal
Chhota Bheem Race is the first Indian game to top local Google Play charts
Power of local brand propels Nazara and June to the top
Om Nom Goes To India
Nazara and ZeptoLab on their ambitions for a culturalised Cut the Rope in India
An NGDC chat with Manish Agarwal and Denis Mozorov
Local Flavour
ZeptoLab hooks up with Nazara Games to culturalise Cut the Rope for India
Om Nom's travels
Category Conscious
How to advertise to the Indian market
Locally grown knowledge