WestBridge Ventures II Investment Holdings, a fund managed by WestBridge Capital, has completed its exit from
Nazara Technologies Ltd by selling shares worth over 500 crore to Plutus Wealth Management Llp and its
associates.
WestBridge Ventures was one of the early investors in Nazara and is estimated to have invested a cumulative amount
of 22.6 crore in the gaming company and obtained sales consideration of approximately 1,000 crore from its
investment, according to Nazara.
“WestBridge Capital backed Nitish (Nitish Mittersain, founder and managing director, Nazara Technologies) at a very
early stage back in 2005. Since then the company has created great shareholder value and created a market leader.
We wish Nitish, Manish and entire Nazara group all the very best in their future endeavours,” Sandeep Singhal, co-
founder, WestBridge Capital, said in a statement.
Nazara is an Indian gaming and sports media company which owns popular mobile gaming titles WCC (World Cricket
Championship) and Carrom Clash; along with Kiddopia, a gamified early learning platform; NODWIN Gaming, an
eSports company; Sportskeeda, an eSports media firm; Halaplay (fantasy sports platform) and Qunami (trivia games
platform).
Nazara’s other key investers include IIFL Special Opportunities Fund and Rakesh Jhunjhunwala who as its
shareholders had invested 327 crore in November 2017 and 182 crore in December 2017, respectively.
On its part, Nazara has made investments in the Indian gaming ecosystem in the amount of over 300 crore in the
last 5 years.
Commenting on the new partnership with Plutus Wealth Management Llp, Mittersain said in a statement, “We are
excited to onboard Plutus as a long-term investor in Nazara. Creating value for all our stakeholders, including our
investors, has always been very important for us and I am glad that we have been able to deliver a great return to
WestBridge who backed us early on in 2005.”
“We believe gaming will be a prominent form of entertainment and will do well in the next decade. We believe that
Nazara is well-placed to leverage on the vast available opportunity. We are excited to begin our long-term journey
with their goal and vision,” Arpit Khandelwal, managing partner, Plutus Wealth, added.
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