https://thenfapost.com News, Facts and Analysis on Startup, Technology & Business Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:49:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 The NFA Post News, Facts and Analysis on Startup, Technology & Business clean https://thenfapost.com/2022/11/21/gaming-industry-to-add-100k-new-jobs-across-domains-in-fy23-report/ Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:49:23 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=218167 The gaming industry is likely to add one lakh new jobs by 2022-23, across domains, including programming, testing, animation and design, according to a report. Mumbai, NFAPost: The gaming industry is likely to add one lakh new jobs by 2022-23, across domains, including programming, testing, animation and design, according to a report. The sector is […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2022/04/11/policy-initiative-india-to-launch-digital-gaming-research-initiative/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 02:20:52 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=167624 New Delhi, NFAPost: Realising the changing dynamics of Indian gaming landscape, the government is all set to launch its digital gaming research initiative to develop high-end technologies for an immersive gaming environment with an aim to promote and popularise Indian culture. As part of the game plan, the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) has […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2020/12/30/gamer-market-set-to-grow-up-to-440-million-gamers-by-2022/ Wed, 30 Dec 2020 06:57:31 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=38290 Abhishek Madhavan The COVID pandemic has brought about a transformation to every industry in the world and the esports industry is no different. The lockdown fueled this already-burgeoning industry.  The 300 million-strong gamer market is set to grow up to 440 million gamers by 2022. The industry has made way for new innovations and technologies to give a seamless and unique […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2020/11/04/flipkart-acquires-gaming-startup-mech-mocha-to-strengthen-gaming-strategy/ Wed, 04 Nov 2020 03:03:36 +0000 https://www.thenfapost.com/?p=21727 Bengaluru, NFAPost: Flipkart, India’s homegrown ecommerce marketplace, announced that it has strengthened its gaming strategy through the acquisition of Intellectual Property from Mech Mocha, a mobile gaming startup that runs India’s first live-social gaming platform ‘Hello Play’. In addition to the acquisition of the company’s IP, Mech Mocha’s skilled gaming team will also join Flipkart […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2020/10/14/iit-madras-incubated-startup-develops-gamified-coding-platform-for-kids/ Wed, 14 Oct 2020 08:26:50 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=18147 Chennai, NFAPost: IT Madras-incubated startup GUVI has developed India’s first ‘Gamified Coding Platform’ called HackerKID, which aims to teach coding for kids using a game-based environment. The startup worked with more than 1,200 kids from the Netherlands, the US, Australia and India while developing the product features and designs for HackerKID. The children are introduced to ‘Block-Based Programming’ […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2020/10/13/strategic-partnership-between-gammastack-lsports-to-redefine-sports-betting-standards/ Tue, 13 Oct 2020 02:19:02 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=17862 Bengaluru, NFAPost: GammaStack, the leading sportsbook platform provider, has announced a collaboration with the world-leading provider of real-time sports data, LSports. This marks the beginning of a promising partnership. GammaStack is an iGaming Technology company offering solutions and services to clients spread across the USA, Europe & Africa. Their core offerings include ready to launch platforms and […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2020/08/27/gamezop-raises-rs-32-crore-series-a-led-by-bitkraft-ventures/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 11:01:22 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=10987 Chennai, NFAPost: Multi-game platform Gamezop, which has over 34 million monthly active users, has raised Rs 32 crore ($4.3 million) investment from BITKRAFT Ventures, Velo Partners, and FJ Labs. BITKRAFT is the world’s largest esports fund and co-owner of the publicly-traded esports ETF, NYSE: NERD. Velo Partners is a global real money gaming fund and […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2020/08/17/mobile-premier-league-to-be-principal-sponsor-for-knight-riders/ Mon, 17 Aug 2020 12:31:02 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=9212 Hyderabad, NFAPost: The Knight Riders – Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) – are an extremely popular franchises in club cricket in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The teams have become largely popular for their star player cast and for playing extravagant cricket. In a partnership […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2020/08/12/toyota-kirloskar-motor-forays-into-e-racing/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 11:30:34 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=8707 Hyderabad, NFAPost: E-sports is gaining momentum, thanks to the pause in mainstream sporting action owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Catching on the trend, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) announced the introduction of TOYOTA GAZOO e-Racing (TGR) in India to connect with motorsports enthusiasts and provide them with engaging avenues surrounding the brand.  TGR is Toyota’s racing […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2020/08/06/harmanpreet-raina-made-brand-ambassadors-for-gaming-platform-wtf/ Thu, 06 Aug 2020 02:27:07 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=8065 Hyderabad, NFAPost: Win Trade Fantasy (WTF) Sports, one of India’s biggest fantasy sports gaming platform has formally announced their launch globally and appointed famed cricketers Harmanpreet Kaur and Suresh Raina as Global Brand Ambassadors. Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the Indian squad at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2020 and Suresh Raina, the […]]]>