Paytm First Games
Paytm First Games Pvt. Ltd. | |
Formerly | Gamepind Entertainment Pvt Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Pvt. Ltd. | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Mobile Gaming |
| Founded 📆 | 2017 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Noida, India |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Sudhanshu Gupta(COO) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www.paytmfirstgames.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Paytm First Games is a mobile gaming platform based in India originally launched in 2018 as Gamepind.[1][2] It is a mobile gaming application with games like Fantasy Sports, Rummy, Casual games, Multiplayer contests, & Trivia Quizzes.
Paytm First Games is a joint venture between One97 Communications which operates the Paytm brand and AGTech.[3]
As of 2019, Paytm First Games claims a user base of more than 45 million.[4]
About
With Sudhanshu Gupta as its Chief Operating Officer, Paytm First Games (then Gamepind) started as an element of engagement with casual games in the Inbox section of Paytm’s application.[5]
By the end of 2017, Paytm First Games had launched a side load application with games of skill and quizzes where users could play & win cash prizes.
In July 2018, the Google Play App was launched on Google Play Store.
Paytm First Games raised $20 Million in October 2019 from AGTech & One97 Communications Limited,[6] which it intended to drive growth in the platform as well as expansion into eSports.[7] In April 2020, Paytm First Games hosted a Clash Royale Tournament with participation of 11,000 gamers. They competed in numerous battles for a prize pool of Rs. 4,00,000. The finale was streamed live on the company's official YouTube Channel and garnered over 70,000 views. [8] A few days later, ESPL (Esports Players League) announced a partnership with Paytm First Games to forge its entry into Indian Esports.[9][10]
Game Categories
Fantasy Sports
Users can create their Fantasy Sports Team for Cricket, Football and Kabaddi Matches & win cash prizes. Based on the performance of sports players in real-life games, users win points that are later added up at the end of the match.
Rummy
Rummy is a playing-card-based game that requires its players to build melds or match cards. In rummy, two or more players come together to play a matching card game on Paytm First Games[11]
Multiplayer
These games function on a player vs player gaming format. The primary objective of these games is to beat the top scores made by other players.
Trivia Quiz
Users can choose the theme of their trivia quiz and answer questions in a multiple choice format.
In the year 2019, a total of Rs. 12.59 Crores was won by a single user playing on the platform.[12]
References
- ↑ www.ETtech.com. "Paytm, AGTech launch mobile gaming platform Gamepind - ETtech". ETtech.com. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ↑ "Paytm rebrands gaming platform as FirstGames". The Economic Times. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ Massey, Luke (2020-02-24). "Gilbert Wong, AGTech: Expanding Lottery Business in China and Beyond". SBC News. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ↑ "Paytm First Games 2019: User Wins INR 12.59 Cr And More". Inc42 Media. 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ↑ Shankar, Shashwati (2018-03-08). "Tencent and Alibaba-Paytm evaluating India's startup gaming market". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ↑ "Paytm First Games raises $20 million for expansion". The Economic Times. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ↑ Gibbs, Erik (2019-08-06). "India's Paytm set to receive $25 million in funding". Calvin Ayre (Ayre Media Group). Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ↑ "Organised biggest Clash Royale esports tournament in India: Paytm First Games - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ↑ "Esports Players League Partners With Paytm First Games To Enter Indian Esports". The Esports Observer｜home of essential esports business news and insights. 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ↑ "PaytmFirst Games enters into strategic partnership with Esports Players League - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ↑ Team, Glaws (2019-02-01). "Paytm launches new rummy and fantasy games on its portal". Glaws India. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ↑ Arora, Devesh (2020-01-03). "Paytm First Games 2019 stats are here: Whats next for 2020?". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
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