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Dream Sports raises $840 mn at $8 bn valuation
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                  SME Times News Bureau  | 25 Nov, 2021 
                  Homegrown sports tech platform Dream Sports has announced it has raised 
$840 million, led by Falcon Edge, DST Global, D1 Capital, RedBird 
Capital and Tiger Global, at an $8 billion valuation.
  With an 
existing user base of 140 million in India, the company has brands such 
as Dream Capital, FanCode, Dream11, DreamSetGo, Dream Game Studios, and 
DreamPay in its portfolio.
  The fresh funding round also saw 
participation from existing investors like TPG and Footpath Ventures, 
the company said in a statement.
  "Our vision and mission is to 
create an entrepreneur-led virtuous cycle of investment, innovation and 
wealth creation for all stakeholders in the sports ecosystem, from fans 
to athletes, teams and leagues," said Harsh Jain, CEO and Co-Founder, 
Dream Sports.
  Earlier this year, Dream Sports announced a corpus of $250 million through its CVC and M&A arm, Dream Capital.
  Dream
 Capital has built an initial portfolio of 10 companies, largely 
focusing on early-stage investments in India, including, Fittr, 
SoStronk, KheloMore and Elevar.
  Dream Capital is now expanding its sports, fan engagement and fitness portfolio in India and globally, the company said.
  "We're
 excited to partner with the Dream Sports family in their vision of 
building the leading end-to-end sports tech company in India," said 
Rahul Mehta, Managing Partner at DST Global.
  Founded in 2008 by Jain and Bhavit Sheth, Dream Sports is located in Mumbai and employs close to 1,000 people.
              
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