Company Name : Mastermind Sports
Funding Amount : Undisclosed
Investor(s) Nazara games
Funding Round : Not Disclosed
Indian Mobile game developer and publisher Nazara games has invested in Mastermind Sports, a London-based mobile gaming studio.
Nazara has invested 26% stake in Mastermind Sports after a recent investment in London-based gaming studio Truly Social.
Mastermind Sports is also ready to launch its first game ‘CricBet,’ a real-time prediction game offering second screen experience.
Mastermind Sports was founded by London sports gaming entrepreneur Tom McCall and Bangalore tech entrepreneur Pratik Shah.
“Our focus is the ‘second screen’ experience. We aim to use our sports & technology insights to create mobile games that engage fans during live matches, enhancing experience with their friends & family without geographical constraints,” Tom McCall, Founder and CEO
Pratik Shah, co-founder and CTO, adds “The platform’s intelligent engine adapts to the ebbs and flows of a live match, ensuring the most accurate and insightful gaming experience possible. Our games, led by ‘CricBet’, are designed to truly test fans ability to predict what is about to happen. Something that every sports fan professes to do best!”
The game ‘CricBet’ that has been developed is a live prediction game where users stake virtual coins on what they think is about to happen during a match.