Mobile Premier League is an esports and skill-gaming platform that hosts competitive mobile games and tournaments. The platform has onboarded over 70 games and works with numerous game developers to deliver live and skill-based gaming experiences. MPL reports over 85 million users across India, Indonesia and the United States and employs more than 800 personnel. The company plans to use new funding to finance global expansion, invest in its technology and drive continued growth in the Indian market. MPL has expanded capabilities via the acquisition of esports firm Gaming Monk and a partnership with Play Magnus Group to host the official Indian Circuit for the Meltwater Champion Chess Tour. Headquartered in Bengaluru with offices in Pune, New Delhi, Jakarta, Singapore and New York, MPL serves multiple international markets. MPL operates a pure-play gaming platform that hosts a range of tournaments and publishes games from other developers rather than building its own titles. The app has amassed more than 60 million users in India and 3.5 million users in Indonesia and currently hosts about 70 games across multiple sports. MPL also offers fantasy sports as part of its product mix. The company is not available on the Google Play Store in India but has continued to grow strongly despite that distribution limitation. MPL plans to deploy new capital to organize more esports tournaments and accelerate its international expansion. Its investor base includes Times Internet among others, and the startup has raised $225.5 million to date. Mobile Premier League (MPL) operates a pure-play mobile gaming and esports platform that hosts about 70 games and serves as a publishing platform for third-party developers. The company does not develop its own games but offers licenses or revenue-sharing agreements to external developers and provides marketing support. MPL also offers fantasy sports as part of its product mix, which has helped sustain growth even when live sports were halted. The app has amassed more than 60 million users and recorded over 2 billion cash transactions to date. MPL said it has grown fourfold since March and is expanding its gaming catalog and marketing support for partners. The startup is Bangalore-based and two years old, and it does not distribute its fantasy-sports-enabled app via the Google Play Store due to Google’s policies on betting. Mobile Premier League (MPL) is a Bengaluru-based mobile eSports gaming platform. The company operates a mobile platform for competitive gaming and tournaments. The article reports MPL has raised $35.5 million in a Series A round. The round was led by Sequoia India, Times Internet and Go-Ventures. Go-Ventures is described as the venture capital arm of Indonesia’s GOJEK. The article does not provide additional operating metrics or future plans.

Total raised

$221M

Funding rounds

4

Latest round

Series D

Latest activity

Feb 2021