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Mumbai, Maharashtra
Nazara Technologies Limited, incorporated on December 8, 1999, and headquartered in Mumbai, India, stands as India's premier publicly listed gaming and sports media platform. Founded by Nitish Mittersain, who serves as the CEO and Joint Managing Director, the company has grown from a nascent online gaming portal into a diversified multinational enterprise with operations spanning India, North America, Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. The company operates through three primary business segments: Gaming, eSports, and Ad Tech. Nazara's business model is anchored heavily on a "Friends of Nazara" network, expanding its portfolio through strategic partnerships and aggressive global acquisitions. In its interactive gaming ecosystem, Nazara maintains ownership of highly popular intellectual properties (IPs). These include mobile games like the World Cricket Championship (WCC) and CarromClash, narrative-driven experiences from Fusebox Games (such as Love Island: The Game), and real-money gaming ventures including a major stake in Moonshine Technology (the parent company of PokerBaazi), OpenPlay, and Halaplay. In the gamified early learning vertical, Nazara caters to younger global audiences through Kiddopia, an interactive educational universe, and WildWorks (known for Animal Jam). The company’s eSports and digital sports media segment is spearheaded by Nodwin Gaming—the leading eSports company in India which acquired Comic Con India—and Sportskeeda, a major sports analysis and news website that covers global sports, including US-based football analytics through Pro Football Network. Nazara has also bridged the digital and physical gaming worlds by expanding into offline family entertainment through acquisitions of brands like Smaaash and Funky Monkeys. Supporting these consumer-facing verticals is Datawrkz, a digital advertising technology firm based in Bangalore that optimizes the group's monetization capabilities. Financially, Nazara Technologies is publicly traded on both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) under the ticker symbols NAZARA and 543280, respectively. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, the company generated an annual consolidated revenue of INR 1,720 crore, heavily driven by its dominant eSports division, with a significant portion of its overall revenues coming from the United States. Under the corporate leadership of Executive Chairman Vikash Mittersain, CEO Nitish Mittersain, and CFO Rakesh Shah, Nazara continues to scale its operations. The company maintains an active, low-debt financial structure focused on compounding long-term growth through premium IP ownership, global media publishing, and an expansive ecosystem that serves millions of players daily.
Zoya Siddiqui
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Solid work-life balance and managers who actually listen. Would recommend.
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Anonymous Employee
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Great place to grow — supportive teammates and real ownership of your work.
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