Zupee (Ludo) Explained
Zupee (Ludo) |
Type: | Private |
Industry: | Online Gaming |
Founded: | 2018 |
Founder: | Dilsher Singh Malhi Siddhant Saurabh.
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Hq Location: | Gurgaon, India |
Services: | Online Skilled Based Games |
Num Employees: | 300 |
Parent: | Cashgrail Private Limited |
Website: | https://www.zupee.com |
Zupee (Ludo) is an online multiplayer gaming app.[1] [2] [3] [4] The company was founded in 2018 by two Indian Institutes of Technology graduates, where users can play against other users for meaningful entertainment, skill-based gaming, and monetary rewards.[5] [6] [7]
Background
Zupee is an Indian online gaming platform that offers games of skill, success in the game depends on a player's skill, knowledge, attention, experience, and capabilities. It offers both free and pay-to-play games, and its flagship game is Ludo.
Zupee was founded in 2018 by two IIT graduates, Dilsher Singh Malhi[8] and Siddhant Saurabh.[9] Akanksha Dhamija is the COO.[10]
Zupee's founders Mr. Dilsher Malhi and Mr. Siddhant Saurabh, received international recognition and were featured among young tech entrepreneurs in the coveted Forbes Asia’s "30 Under 30", in the Consumer Technology category in 2021.[11] They have also been featured by Hurun India as the top youngest self-made entrepreneurs. [12] [13]
Zupee has been acknowledged as a future-ready organization by ETHRworld.[14] Zupee is backed by investors such as WestCap Group, Tomales Bay Capital, Nepean Capital, AJ Capital, Matrix Partners India, & Orios Venture Partners.[15] Zupee has a strategic partnership with Reliance Jio from 2022.[16] [17]
In 2021, Zupee introduced a skilling academy and partnered with NIIT Foundation to offer vocational skills programs.[18]
Format
Zupee Ludo is an online version of the classic board game Ludo. Zupee develops online, multiplayer, skill-based games by adapting classic games like Ludo for mobile users. Players can engage in one-on-one matches or join tournaments against multiple opponents.
Games
- Ludo Supreme: a time-based online ludo game.
- Ludo Ninja: a dice-less game with limited moves.
- Ludo Turbo: move-based online speed Ludo game.
- Ludo Supreme League: online Leaderboard Ludo tournament
- Trump Cards Mania: Play IPL-based Cricket Trump cards online.
- Snakes & Ladders Plus: move-based game.
- CricketBaaz: Cricket match prediction game.
Brand ambassadors
External links
Ludo
Notes and References
- Web site: Smile Group backs gaming startup Zupee . 2023-09-12 . VCCircle.
- News: 2021-06-09 . Playing games can boost learning, improve complex business trainings: Zupee founder . The Economic Times . 2023-09-12 . 0013-0389.
- News: 2020-04-08 . Zupee raises $8mn . The Hindu . 2023-09-12 . 0971-751X.
- Web site: 2023-09-18 . What is Zupee Ludo and How to Play it: A Comprehensive Guide in 2023 (18th September) . 2023-09-18.
- News: Mittal . Apoorva . 2021-08-17 . Zupee raises $30 million in funding led by WestCap Group, Tomales Bay Capital . The Economic Times . 2023-09-12 . 0013-0389.
- Web site: Kaur . Harpreet . 2021-10-13 . How Zupee Has Revolutionized Gaming In India . 2023-08-31 . Chandigarh Metro.
- News: Mittal . Apoorva . 2022-01-05 . Gaming startup Zupee racks up $72 million as part of larger round, valuation hits $600 million . The Economic Times . 2023-08-31 . 0013-0389.
- Web site: Mr Dilsher Singh Malhi . 2023-08-31 . www.iitk.ac.in.
- Web site: Chengappa . Sangeetha . 2020-04-08 . Skill-based gaming company Zupee raises $8 million in Series A, led by Matrix Partners India . 2023-08-31 . BusinessLine.
- Web site: 2023-07-10 . Zupee announces Akanksha Dhamija as Chief Operating Officer . 2023-09-12 . afaqs!.
- Web site: Wang . Yue . 30 Under 30 Asia: Meet The Entrepreneurs Developing New Consumer Technologies . 2024-03-27 . Forbes . en.
- Web site: Young and restless: Zepto’s Vohra to Oyo’s Agarwal – meet India’s top self-made biz moguls . 2024-03-27 . www.businessinsider.in . en.
- Web site: www.ETBFSI.com . IDFC First Bank, Hurun India unveil 'Top 200 self-made entrepreneurs of the Millennia 2023’ - ET BFSI . 2024-03-27 . ETBFSI.com . en.
- Web site: www.ETHRWorld.com . ET Future Ready Organisations Awards 2023: Celebrating Industry 5.0 Bootstrappers - ETHRWorld . 2024-03-27 . ETHRWorld.com . en.
- Web site: Singh . Shubham . 2021-01-11 . Gaming Platform Zupee Raises $10 Mn From WestCap To Build On 2020 Growth . 2024-03-27 . Inc42 Media . en.
- Web site: Reliance Jio and Zupee announce strategic partnership, Jio users to get access to games . 2023-08-31 . Business Insider.
- News: Correspondent . Special . 2022-01-05 . Zupee, Jio announce strategic partnership . The Hindu . 2023-08-31 . 0971-751X.
- News: 2021-06-21 . Zupee launches skilling academy; ties up with NIIT Foundation for vocational skills programme . 2024-03-27 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
- Web site: Khosla . Varuni . 2023-06-30 . Gaming platform Zupee signs Kapil Sharma as brand ambassador for new ad film . 2023-09-12 . mint.
- Web site: 2023-02-17 . Online gaming platform Zupee names Salman Khan as brand ambassador . 2023-08-31 . Financialexpress.