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Dream11 announces partnership with Mumbai Indians, RCB for ongoing WPL

Fantasy sports platform Dream11 on Friday announced its partnerships with Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the ongoing Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023.

To mark the commencement of the partnership, Harmanpreet Kaur, captain of Mumbai Indians and India, along with her team-mates, cricketers Heather Graham and Yastika Bhatia, visited Dream Sports headquarters in Mumbai.

“We are delighted to partner with Dream11 and believe this association will strengthen viewership and patronage for women’s cricket in India. We look forward to innovative experiences for the fans via this partnership and delivering value to Dream11 through this collaboration,” said a Mumbai Indians spokesperson in an official statement.

The company has also partnered with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the WPL. In 2020, Dream11 was the official partner of the now-defunct Jio Women’s T20 Challenge and has also been associated with ace India batter Jemimah Rodrigues, who plays for Delhi Capitals in the WPL, since 2021.

“Marquee women-centric leagues like WPL will accelerate the growth of women’s cricket. At Dream11, we are focused on enabling the sports ecosystem and our decision to become the official partners of the WPL, and Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore Women’s Teams, are testament to this commitment. We are honoured to support the BCCI in their endeavours and believe our partnership is another step towards making sports better for India,” said Vikrant Mudaliar, Chief Marketing Officer at Dream Sports.

Through its philanthropic arm Dream Foundation, Dream Sports has been supporting female athletes like, Nethra Kumanan, the first Indian woman sailor ever to qualify for the Olympics, and Sreeja Akula, who recently claimed the Gold Medal in the Mixed-Doubles Table Tennis event at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.

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DreamSetGo appoints Sourav Ganguly as its first brand ambassador

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DreamSetGo, India’s first premium sports experiences and travel platform, on Thursday announced the “Maharaja of Cricket”, Sourav Ganguly as its first brand ambassador.

Commenting on his association with DreamSetGo, Sourav Ganguly, the BCCI Chief, said: “DreamSetGo has been instrumental in revolutionizing engagement, curating personalized experiences and memories for a lifetime for sports fans. I look forward to supporting DreamSetGo’s vision of creating accessibility for the biggest sporting events across the globe.”

Welcoming the new brand ambassador, Monish Shah, Founder & Chief Business Officer, DreamSetGo said, “We are thrilled to have Sourav Ganguly as our brand ambassador. His unparalleled love and contribution to sports will help us reach fans across the country, and promote our ability to create unique and memorable experiences.”

As the “Supercaptain” for DreamSetGo, Ganguly will play a key role in promoting DSG’s curated experiences offered through its key partnerships with Manchester City, Chelsea FC, ICC Travel and Tours, AO Travel, F1® Experiences and more.

Founded in 2019, DreamSetGo is solving a specific problem – access to worldwide sporting events and experiences for fans. The startup is focused on delivering seamless, end-to-end, world class personalized experiences for sports fans in India, giving them an opportunity to fully immerse themselves in the sport.

From match-day hospitality, stadium tours, private meet-and-greets with athletes and legends to exclusive access to first team training sessions, DreamSetGo curates the most fulfilling sports travel packages for the most sought-after sports events.

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DreamSetGo and Manchester City bring Trophy to Indian fans

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DreamSetGo, India’s first premium bespoke sports travel and experiences platform, and current English Premier League (EPL) champions, Manchester City, brought to Indian Cityzens an immersive experience with the Club. The trophy was unveiled by Club Legend, Shaun Wright-Phillips.

In November 2021, DreamSetGo forged a first-of-its-kind exclusive partnership with Manchester City within the region to become the Club’s Official Football Hospitality Experiences Partner in India. The objective was to provide bespoke, tailored travel and matchday hospitality experiences at the Etihad Stadium.

The Trophy event built a stadium-like experience in St. Regis, Mumbai for fans. Right from getting a feel of walking down the Etihad tunnel in a uniquely replicated entrance tunnel, an exclusive AR filter to click a picture with your favorite team & players, a unique photo booth created to give the ultimate feeling of being seated in the room, Man City legacy wall, to a mini-Etihad pitch where Shaun Wright-Phillips unveiled the trophy.

Commenting on it, Monish Shah, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, DreamSetGo, said: “Our primary focus has always been to create tangible experiences for sports fans in India to deepen their connection with their favourite sport. Through our exclusive partnership with Manchester City, we were able to bring the EPL Trophy to India and build a magical experience for fans in Mumbai.”

“We are looking forward to utilising this partnership to deliver more value and experiences for sports fans in the country,” added he.

Commenting on the event, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Club Legend, Manchester City, expressed: “This was my first visit to India and it has been a really enjoyable one. The support and love Indian City fans have for the club is something I had heard about but to get to experience it first-hand was amazing.”

“I was proud to be part of the authentic City experience created with DreamSetGo in Mumbai and I hope our fans loved it as much as I did,” he added.

Founded in 2019 by Monish Shah, DreamSetGo is part of Dream Sports, which is one of India’s leading sports technology company with 140 Million users, and also houses brands such as Dream11, FanCode, Dream Capital, and DreamPay.

DreamSetGo curates end-to-end, authentic sports travel packages across football, cricket, tennis, motorsports, golf, and other sports. DreamSetGo also offers multiple personalised experiences with sports celebrities including meet-and-greets, Masterclass training sessions, video shoutouts, signed merchandise, and virtual events tailored for high engagement.

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DreamSetGo becomes ‘Authorised Overseas Reseller’ of The Championships, Wimbledon

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DreamSetGo, India’s first premium bespoke sports travel and experiences platform, has expanded their portfolio of partners by becoming the ‘Authorised Overseas Reseller’ of the Official Exclusive Hospitality Provider to The Championships, Wimbledon.

From the hallowed grass courts to the iconic strawberries with cream, the Wimbledon experience is on every sports fan’s bucket list. DreamSetGo will serve fans top-class tennis at London’s All England Lawn Tennis Club along with a range of quintessentially British hospitality packages at the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament in the world.

Adding Wimbledon to the mix, Monish Shah, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, DreamSetGo, said: “There are very few sporting events in the world that exhibit richer traditions than Wimbledon. It is one of the world’s most prestigious tennis tournaments and a pilgrimage for all fans who love tennis. We take immense pride to provide Indian fans with an opportunity to experience The Championships like never before.”

Founded in 2019 by Monish Shah, DreamSetGo is part of Dream Sports, which is India’s leading sports technology company with 140 Million users, and also houses brands such as Dream11, FanCode, Dream Capital, and DreamPay. DreamSetGo curates end-to-end, authentic sports travel packages across football, cricket, tennis, motorsports, golf, and other sports.

DreamSetGo also offers multiple personalised experiences with sports celebrities including meet-and-greets, Masterclass training sessions, video shoutouts, signed merchandise, and virtual events tailored for high engagement.

DreamSetGo were recently announced an ‘Official Travel Agent’ for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia 2022, as well as an ‘Authorized Sales Agent’ of F1 Experiences. Last year, DreamSetGo also announced exclusive partnerships with leading English football clubs, Chelsea FC and Manchester City, to become their ‘Official Indian Fan Experience Partner’ and ‘Official Football Hospitality Experiences Partner in India’ respectively.

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DreamSetGo becomes ‘Authorized Sales Agent’ of F1 Experiences in India

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DreamSetGo, India’s first premium bespoke sports travel and experiences platform, have put pedal to the metal and become ‘Authorized Sales Agent’ of F1® Experiences in India, to provide Official F1 Experiences Ticket Packages for worldwide races starting March 18.

The partnership with the most exciting motorsports event in the world will give fans an unparalleled experience to the FIA Formula One World Championship to race weekends like never before. The assortment of offerings will include unprecedented access to paddocks, track tours, pit lane walks, grandstand seating among others. For those who want to get up close and personal with their favorite speed merchants, select packages will also include meet-and-greet with drivers and legends from the world of Formula 1®.

DreamSetGo curates end-to-end, authentic sports travel packages across cricket, tennis, motorsports, golf, football, and has recently announced exclusive partnerships with leading English football clubs, Chelsea FC and Manchester City, to become their ‘Official Indian Fan Experience Partner’ and ‘Official Football Hospitality Experiences Partner in India’ respectively.

Founded in 2019 by Monish Shah, DreamSetGo is part of Dream Sports group. Dream Sports is India’s leading sports technology company with 140 Million users, which also houses brands such as Dream11, the world’s largest fantasy sports platform, FanCode, a premier sports content & commerce platform, Dream Capital, a CVC and M&A arm, and DreamPay, a payment solutions provider.

Notably, DreamSetGo is India’s first premium bespoke sports travel and experiences platform. Founded by Monish Shah in 2019, DreamSetGo offers a range of premium, end-to-end, authentic experiences across football, cricket, tennis, motorsports, rugby, and golf among others.

From match-day hospitality to stadium tours, from private meet-and-greets with athletes and legends to exclusive access to training sessions, DreamSetGo curates the most fulfilling sports travel packages for the most sought-
after sports events and teams.

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FanCode partners with NZC to exclusively live-stream Dream11 Super Smash

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FanCode, India’s premier digital sports destination for all fans, has partnered with New Zealand Cricket (NZC) to exclusively live-stream all matches of the Dream11 Super Smash.

Cricket fans across India can watch the high-octane and entertaining cricket action of New Zealand’s premier T20 tournament from November 26th LIVE on FanCode App and www.fancode.com.

The 2021-22 edition tips off with defending women’s champions the Canterbury Magicians hosting Wellington Blaze at 7:40 AM IST. Following the women’s encounter, Wellington Firebirds take on last season’s Grand Finalists the Canterbury Kings at Hagley Oval in a 11:40 AM IST start.

The nine weeks of swashbuckling action will include top players from New Zealand’s 2021 T20 World Cup campaign including Daryl Mitchell (Canterbury Kings), Jimmy Neesham (Wellington Firebirds), Mark Chapman (Auckland Aces).

Wellington Blaze will hope their star all-rounder Sophie Devine continues her good form from a successful Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) campaign. Devine was selected as captain of the WBBL team of the tournament after leading the Perth Scorchers to the final.

The tournament will see six men’s and six women’s teams battling for a spot in the Finals, with the sudden death Elimination (2v3) Finals played across multiple venues including Whangārei, Palmerston North and Queenstown.

FanCode will continue to provide an unparalleled sports experience to Indian sports fans through a plethora of features for all the LIVE action.

Some of these offerings will include interactive data overlays, where fans can customise the data they want to see while watching the live stream, fastest interactive live scores, in-depth sports stats and analytics, real-time match highlights, personalised viewing experiences among others.

Notably, the Super Smash is the men’s domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in New Zealand. Since the 2018–19 season, the competition runs alongside the Women’s Super Smash.

The upcoming 17th edition of the league will witness 32 T20s, set to be played over a period of close to two months. The league will kick-off on November 26 and will end on January 29, 2022.

The six teams (Men’s) are – Auckland Aces, Canterbury Kings, Central Stags, Northern Knights, Otago Volts and Wellington Firebirds. All these teams will take part in the tournament in a double round robin format in the league stage.

As per the format, each team will play every other team twice in the group stage which adds up to a total of 10 matches per side and the top three teams from the leaderboard will advance to the playoffs consisting of the Elimination final and the final.

However, due to the international fixtures of New Zealand clashing with the tournament, many of their top players will not be able to feature in the first few games of the upcoming edition of the Super Smash.

The upcoming tournament will kick-off with a clash between Canterbury and Wellington at Hagley Oval, Christchurch on November 26.

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Dream Sports raises $840 million at $8 billion valuation

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Dream Sports, one of India’s leading sports tech company with brands such as Dream Capital, FanCode, Dream11, DreamSetGo, Dream Game Studios, and DreamPay in its portfolio, has announced the completion of an investment of $840 Million at an $8 Billion valuation, led by Falcon Edge, DST Global, D1 Capital, Redbird Capital and Tiger Global.

The round also saw participation from existing investors like TPG and Footpath Ventures, making it amongst the largest investments globally in the sports tech sector.

Dream Sports, with an existing user base of 140 million Indian sports fans, is on a mission to build one of the world’s largest sports ecosystems which includes Sports Content, Commerce, Experiences, Fan Engagement (including Sports Gaming and Esports), Web 3.0 solutions, Fantasy Sports and Fitness Tech.

Earlier this year, Dream Sports further strengthened its commitment to this space by announcing a corpus of $250 Million through its CVC and M&A arm, Dream Capital. Dream Capital has built an initial portfolio of 10 companies, largely focusing on thematic early stage investments in India, including, Fittr, SoStronk, KheloMore and Elevar. Dream Capital is now expanding its sports, fan engagement and fitness portfolio in India and globally.

Commenting on the investment, Harsh Jain, CEO and Co-Founder, Dream Sports said: “Our vision and mission is to create an entrepreneur-led virtuous cycle of investment, innovation and wealth creation for all stakeholders in the sports ecosystem, from fans to athletes, teams and leagues.”

“Our investors have deep experience in developing sports ecosystems globally, and we are fortunate to have their guidance to ‘Make Sports Better’ for 1 Billion Indian sports fans,” he added.

On the other hand, Rahul Mehta, Managing Partner at DST Global said: “We’re excited to partner with the Dream Sports family in their vision of building the leading end-to-end sports tech company in India.”

“We’re very impressed with their customer centric approach, product strategy and ability to strengthen connections between fans and their favorite sports,” he added.

A homegrown company founded in 2008 by Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth, Dream Sports is located in Mumbai and employs close to 1,000 ‘Sportans’.

Avendus Capital was the exclusive financial advisor to Dream Sports on the transaction.

Notably, Dream Sports is one of India’s leading sports technology company with 140 million users, housing brands such as Dream11, the world’s largest fantasy sports platform, FanCode, a premier sports content & commerce platform, Dream Capital, a CVC and M&A arm, DreamSetGo, a sports experiences platform, and DreamPay, a payment solutions provider.

Dream Sports is based in Mumbai and has a workforce of close to 1,000 ‘Sportans’. Founded in 2008 by Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth, Dream Sports’ mission is to ‘Make Sports Better’ for fans through the confluence of sports and technology.

Since 2018, Dream Sports has been consistently featured as the only sports tech company in the ‘Great Places to Work’ survey.

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Fantasy gaming apps suspend services in Karnataka

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Several fantasy gaming platforms like Mobile Premier League (MPL), Paytm First Games and RummyCircle have suspended their services for users in the state of Karnataka after the state legislation passed a law prohibiting money wagering and betting on Tuesday.

The law, passed as part of an amendment to the Karnataka Police Act, bans all forms of online gambling and betting platforms.

Even in apps like MPL, which have been ruled as ‘games of skill’ by several courts in India, the law passed in Karnataka prohibits money wagering and as per it, offenders will be subject to a maximum imprisonment of three years or a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh.

On Wednesday, MPL greeted its in Karnataka were greeted with the following message: “Sorry! The law in your state does not permit you to play Fantasy sports”.

Along with MPL, RummyCircle, Nazara’s HalaPlay and many other online gaming apps have updated their respective terms of service in Karnataka.

Although Dream11, one of India’s most popular gaming apps backed by Tiger Global, was still operational in Karnataka however, Paytm First Games was not.

Before Karnataka, states like Assam, Odisha, Nagaland, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana had already banned online gaming apps.

The move could be seen as a huge blow to online fantasy gaming platforms, which have spent a considerable amount of time and money in approaching several courts in India and have established the jurisprudence that their platforms relies on skill gaming rather than betting.

Moreover, the timing of the Karnataka law is unfortunate as it comes in the middle of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the time when such platforms registers high amount of activities and traction. Also, the IPL will soon be followed by the T20 World Cup.

As per reports, the online gaming industry is mulling to challenge the Karnataka government law, claiming that it goes against the jurisprudence established by multiple Indian courts, including the Supreme Court.

Earlier in August, the Supreme Court had upheld a verdict by the Rajasthan High Court, holding that Dream11 was a game of skill and not chance.

“Given the unique nature of fantasy sports, the FIFS [Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports] members urge the [Karnataka] government to respect and align with the judicial and constitutional protections provided to its business activities,” the industry body FIFS had said in a statement earlier.

Significantly, Dream11 is the founding member of FIFS, which also counts MPL as one of its members.

 

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Dream Sports joins India’s march towards becoming a US$5 Trillion economy at Expo 2020 Dubai

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Dream Sports, India’s leading sports technology company, has announced its partnership with the Government of India to showcase India’s resurgence as a hub for growth, innovation and culture.

The India Pavilion, one of the largest among 190 participating countries, will display India’s exceptional fight back against COVID-19 and the country’s emergence as a nerve centre for global business.

Dream Sports will showcase the extensive opportunity that lies at the unique intersection of sports and technology, as well as bring to life the large-scale positive transformation that can be brought about through digital technology and innovation within the Indian sports ecosystem.

At the inauguration of the India Pavilion on Friday, Uday Shankar, FICCI, President said: “India is one of the world’s fastest-growing large economies and the third largest startup ecosystem. The India Pavilion will be a global platform for potential investors to experience this growth, leading opportunities, business achievements and cultural diversity with cutting-edge technologies. Over the past seven years, the Government of India’s vision of AatmaNirbhar Bharat and Digital India has reaped benefits with multiple innovation hubs and over 50,000 registered startups, that have set the roadmap for India’s digital journey.”

“Dream Sports is one such success story that truly represents the impact of industry-focused reforms, and the possibilities of digital competencies and advancements that New India can bring to the world. We look forward to welcoming them as partners,” he added.

Commenting on the partnership, Harsh Jain, CEO & Co-Founder, Dream Sports, said: “We are delighted to support the Government of India’s initiatives in digitisation and self-reliance. Our vision is to ‘Make Sports Better’ through the confluence of sports and technology. We want to help build an ecosystem that nurtures the growth of sports in India by engaging fans in a much deeper way than ever before.”

“We hope to contribute significantly to India’s economy by growing the Fantasy Sports industry, investing in several sports companies, generating employment and supporting India’s athletes through our grassroots initiatives,” he added.

Expo 2020, which was postponed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will commence on Friday and conclude on March 31, 2022.

The India Pavilion will mirror India’s celebration of 75 years of Independence. Created on the theme of “Openness. Opportunity. Growth”, it will showcase the latest technologies and create an ambient, futuristic environment with installations powered by augmented reality and projection mapping.

Notably, Dream Sports is India’s leading sports technology company with brands such as Dream11, the world’s largest fantasy sports platform, FanCode, a premier digital sports platform that personalizes content and commerce for all sports fans, Dream Capital, a CVC and M&A arm, DreamSetGo, a sports experiences platform, and DreamPay, a payment solutions provider.

It has founded the Dream Sports Foundation to help and champion sportspeople and is an active member of the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports, the nodal body for the Fantasy Sports industry in India. Founded in 2008 by Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth, Dream Sports has a mission to ‘Make Sports Better’ and is located in Mumbai.

Dream Sports has been consecutively featured in the Top ‘Great Places to Work’ as the only sports tech company since 2018.

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International social media sensation Khaby Lame join hands with Dream11

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International social media sensation Khaby Lame has joined hands with the world’s largest fantasy sports platform, Dream11, marking his first-ever association with an Indian brand.

Khaby created a short video skit with Indian content-creator, Viraj Ghelani, and in his trademark style called upon people to accomplish day-to-day tasks in a straightforward manner and use their brains to play on Dream11.

In the video, Ghelani is sitting with a friend who is eating french fries with toothpicks. Ghelani isn’t amused and calls Lame to simplify this. Lame picks up a fry with his fingers and eats it, showing viewers how simple this is in his signature style, extending his arms with the inimitable facial expressions.

Wearing a Dream11 jersey, Lame then points to a placard that says ‘Dimaag Lagana Hai Toh Dream11 Pe Laga Na’ reiterating the brand’s message to put their intellectual might for picking a team on Dream11.

The 21-year old took the internet by the storm with his easy-to-understand content by pointing at obvious solutions instead of using hacks. With over 46M on Instagram, Lame is the second most followed TikToker in the world, with 110M+ followers.

Before Dream11, he has collaborated with several other sports brands including Formula 1 team Scuderia Ferrari and created content with top footballers like Paulo Dybala and Alessandro Del Piero. A sports fan himself, Lame has frequently posted about various sports and was recently even seen sporting an Indian football team jersey in one of his videos.

Dream11 has been one of the top IPL sponsors since 2019, and for the 2021 edition, launched multi-media campaigns under #Dream11PeDimaagLagaNa and #TeamHaiTohMazaaHai.

Recently, Dream11 became the first-ever Indian brand to be featured in the Top-10 list of SportsPro World’s 50 Most Marketable Brands (50MM).

Dream11 is one of the world’s largest fantasy sports platform with 110 million+ users playing fantasy cricket, football, kabaddi, basketball, hockey, volleyball, handball, rugby, futsal, American football & baseball, on it. A homegrown Indian brand, Dream11 helps Indian sports fans to actively engage with real-life sporting events and showcase their knowledge of sports.

Fantasy sports has been deemed a ‘Game of Skill’ by the honourable Supreme Court of India.

Dream11 is the flagship brand of Dream Sports, one of India’s leading Sports Technology companies. Other brands under the Dream Sports umbrella include FanCode, a premier digital sports destination that personalizes content and commerce for all fans, Dream Capital, a CVC and M&A arm, DreamSetGo, a sports experiences platform and Dream Pay, a payment gateway.