WinZO - About the company
WinZO is a series C company based in Delhi (India), founded in 2018 by Paavan Nanda, Chanchal Kurele and Saumya Singh Rathore. It operates as a Digital platform offering a wide range of online games with monetization options and social features. WinZO has raised $92.1M in funding from investors like Kalaari Capital, Courtside Ventures and Stuart Partners, with a current valuation of ₹*****. The company has 377 active competitors, including 54 funded and 14 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Zupee, MPL and Junglee Games.
Company Details
Digital platform offering a wide range of online games with monetization options and social features. It is a social gaming and interactive entertainment platform offering a wide variety of games and interactive experiences. It offers puzzle, arcade, sports, racing, card games fantasy sports and esports.
- Website
- www.winzogames.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@winzogames.com
- Registered Address
- Suite No. 006, Ground Floor, Copia Corporate Suites, Building NO. 9, DDA District Centre Jasola, Jamia Nagar, South Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, India, 110025
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Legal entities associated with WinZO
WinZO is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Lions League Llp CIN: ACB-2713 , India, Active | May 22, 2023 | - | - | |
WINZO PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U60200DL2016PTC307296 , India, Active | Oct 19, 2016 | $86.1M (As on Mar 31, 2023) | - |
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WinZO's funding and investors
WinZO has raised a total funding of $92.1M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 11, 2018. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Apr 12, 2021 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. WinZO has 16 institutional investors and 14 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of WinZO:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Apr 12, 2021 | 7224321 | Series C | 1476044 | 5815563 | 4507891 | 2499073 |
Apr 09, 2021 | 7362636 | Conventional Debt | 6722346 | 2221090 | 9791403 | |
Dec 21, 2020 | 7057553 | Series B | 6505751 | 5055749 | 5827971 |
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WinZO's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of WinZO are Paavan Nanda, Chanchal Kurele and Saumya Singh Rathore. Paavan Nanda is the CEO of WinZO.
Here are the details of WinZO's key team members:
- Paavan Nanda: Co-Founder & CEO of WinZO and founder of 4 other companies, including Zostel, WinZO and Winzo. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 phone number
- Chanchal Kurele: Former Co-Founder of WinZO and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 phone number
- Saumya Singh Rathore: Co-Founder of WinZO and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
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WinZO's employee count trend
WinZO has 512 employees as of Mar 26. Here is WinZO's employee count trend over the years:
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WinZO's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of WinZO include Zupee, MPL and Junglee Games. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of WinZO, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Operator of online platform providing access to skill-based casual games | $122M | 83/100 | ||
2nd | Digital platform offering a wide range of online games with monetization options and social features | $92.1M | 83/100 | ||
3rd | Operator of an online platform providing real money skill-based gaming | $401M | 81/100 | ||
4th | Junglee Games 2010, Delhi (India), Acquired | Developer of online skill-based games across multiple platforms and genres | $1.94M | 74/100 | |
5th | Baazi Games 2014, Delhi (India), Series B | Operator of online poker and sports prediction gaming solutions | $11.3M | 67/100 | |
6th |  Skillz 2012, Las Vegas (United States), Public | Operator of a platform for competitive mobile gaming and game development | $54.3M | 66/100 | |
7th | Casual games developer for web and mobile platform | $17.5M | 57/100 | ||
8th |  SportsBaazi 2018, Delhi (India), Unfunded | Provider of real money gaming application | - | - | 54/100 |
9th |  Moonshine Technology 2017, Delhi (India), Unfunded | Developer of online poker platforms, prediction markets, and casino hardware | - | - | 53/100 |
10th | Gameskraft 2017, Bengaluru (India), Deadpooled | Provider of online skill-based gaming | $242K | - | 52/100 |
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WinZO's Latest cap tables and shareholding
Founders own 35.21%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 51.85%, Enterprises own 4.32% and Angels own 1.41%. The net worth of WinZO's founders is INR 962Cr as of Aug 18, 2021.
Shareholders Name | Post Round Holding % | Net worth | Cumulative Investment | Realised Returns | Unrealised Returns | Return Multiple |
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Founder | 35.21% | 962Cr | 6156620 | 3969748 | 8214850 | 8968116 |
4069966 | 5055861 | 2118695 | 3936644 | 2667995 | 2032130 | |
7960054 | 7109038 | 8952136 | 3016241 | 8194767 | 2225918 | |
Fund | 51.85% | 1,420Cr | 2291211 | 8129548 | 8732021 | 4517017 |
4749866 | 8710073 | 3442123 | 4899452 | 6503895 | 3032158 | |
6216002 | 4041054 | 7122296 | 6950130 | 3003516 | 5010060 | |
76253 | 28591 | 60028 | 84384 | 94465 | 30914 | |
Enterprise | 4.32% | 118Cr | 3654 | 8270 | 8833 | 7874 |
Angel | 1.41% | 38.5Cr | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Other People | 0.06% | 1.63Cr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ESOP Pool | 7.15% | 195Cr | 1754260 | 2273552 | 7888061 | 1218905 |
Total | 100.00% | 2,730Cr | 2168835 | 1779613 | 2589735 | 4864079 |
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WinZO's Investments and acquisitions
WinZO has made 2 investments in Village Studio Games and Bombay Play and acquired UPSKILLZ GAMES.Here is the list of these investments and acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Jun 21, 2022 | Acquisition | 2020 | Gurugram (India) | |
May 30, 2022 | Investments | 2022 | London (United Kingdom) | |
Apr 04, 2022 | Investments | 2018 | Bengaluru (India) |
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News related to WinZO
Filter this listMedia has covered WinZO for a total of 15 events in the last 1 year, 5 of them have been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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Karnataka HC Upholds Partial Defreezing of WinZO Assets to Pay SalariesBusiness Line•Mar 13, 2026•WinZO
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ED freezes Rs 590 cr linked to Winzo’s foreign units over FEMA violations.Moneycontrol•Feb 19, 2026•WinZO
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ED files chargesheet against WinZO for Manipulating Game Algorithms Causing ₹734 Cr LossBusiness Line•Jan 25, 2026•WinZO
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WinZO's app and website face maintenance due to server disruption following co-founders' arrestMoneycontrol•Dec 03, 2025•WinZO
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ED Freezes INR 523 Cr Assets Linked To WinZO, Gameskraft & Pocket52Inc42•Nov 24, 2025•WinZO, Gameskraft, Pocket52
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With ban on gaming apps, venture funds, private equity firms face big lossesBusiness Line•Aug 21, 2025•Tiger Global Management, Kalaari Capital, Base Partners, Dream11 and 6 others
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