Dream 11 Success Story: How two youths together made a fantasy gaming unicorn company?

The thrill of the game itself gives the thrill of fantasy. But when it comes to fantasy sports, the pleasure becomes two fold. Know how Dream11 start up achieved success.

Today most of the youth are crazy about Fantasy Sports . Now sports lovers not only enjoy the game as a spectator but can also create a fantasy team of their choice. And if this imaginary team performs well, they can also win prizes. Dream11 is giving this opportunity to sports lovers. Due to the mobile and internet revolution, this type of fantasy gaming industry is flourishing in India as well.

Due to the increasing popularity , Dream11, famous for fantasy gaming, has become the first Indian gaming company to enter the Unicorn Club. This Mumbai based startup has its own unique success story. Which has been recognized as one of the top 10 innovative companies in India.

what is dream 11

Dream11 is an application that allows its users to create fantasy teams. Here users can earn money based on actual match performance of selected players in their teams. The performance of the players earns the users cash rewards. Apart from this, Dream 11 provides its users with the facility to play games like Cricket, Football, Kabaddi and National Basketball Association.

fantasy gaming craze

Sports is indeed a passion for many people. And there are many who also have very good knowledge of the game. Dream 11 is a platform that gives such sports lovers a chance to showcase their knowledge and love for the game. It has been said from the platform that currently there are more than 15 crore users.

Dream11 is one of the largest sports gaming platform in India and has successfully registered 100 million users in 2020, growing to 140 million in 2021. The number of users registered with the app was only 2 million in 2016.

when and who started

Harsh Jain is the CEO of Dream11, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Columbia Business School. His vision with Dream11 is to entertain sports fans with some real-time modules.

Apart from Harsh, the co-founders of Dream 11 are Anand Jain and Bhavit Sheth. Bhavit Sheth is an engineer with an MBA from Bentley University and a Diploma in E-Commerce from Harvard. Bhavit co-founded Dream11 with Harsh in 2008 and is also the COO of the company.

The company is famous for its unique atmosphere

The work culture of Dream11 is unique, most of the employees here are said to be sporty and enthusiastic. Dream 11 is famous for its cool work environment. The company was recognized in the list of 50 Great Mid-Size Workplaces in India by Great Place to Work in 2019.