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IPL 2020: Dream11 in talks with several PE, VC firms to raise $50 million

Upcoming funding round may dilute Tencent's stake

mahendra singh dhoni, ipl
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Chennai Super King’s skipper M S Dhoni (right) undergoes thermal screening at Chennai airport on Friday before leaving for the UAE to participate in the IPL

Arnab DuttaSurajeet Das Gupta New Delhi
Online gaming company Dream11, which is the IPL’s new title sponsor, is in talks with several PE and VC firms to raise $50 million (Rs 375 crore), according to its communication to its investors. The latest funding round will further reduce the stake of existing investors like China’s Tencent.

According to people privy to the development, the funding round will pave the way for new investors, with existing ones such as Multiples Alternate Asset Management expected to dilute their holdings further. 

While Tencent’s exact holding in Dream11 is unclear, the Mumbai-based gaming firm’s management told Business Standard that it has a minority

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