{"id":3903,"date":"2023-04-16T16:18:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T16:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/?p=3903"},"modified":"2023-04-16T16:18:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T16:18:05","slug":"mobile-premier-league-mpl-secures-20m-series-a-funding-to-strengthen-their-position-in-the-mobile-esport-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/mobile-premier-league-mpl-secures-20m-series-a-funding-to-strengthen-their-position-in-the-mobile-esport-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Premier League (MPL) Secures $20M Series A Funding to Strengthen Their Position in the Mobile Esport Industry."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-153.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3904\" width=\"224\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-153.png 800w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-153-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-153-768x403.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>India-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpl.live\/\">Mobile Premier League (MPL)<\/a> has raised $20,000,000 in a Series A funding round led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sequoiacap.com\/\">Sequoia Capital<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steadview.com\/\">Steadview Capital<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.truecaller.com\/\">Truecaller<\/a>. The funding will be used to scale MPL&#8217;s platform and strengthen its position in the global mobile esports industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-154-1024x536.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-154-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-154-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-154-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-154.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 2018 by Shubh Malhotra, MPL is the world&#8217;s leading mobile esports platform, offering users the opportunity to participate in free and paid competitions across 60+ games in multiple categories, including fantasy sports, sports games, puzzles, casual, and board games. The platform is trusted by over 90 million registered users across Asia, Europe, and North America and hosts hundreds of millions of tournaments a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to have Sequoia Capital, Steadview Capital, and Truecaller on board as investors. Their support validates our vision to create a world-class mobile esports platform and we&#8217;re excited to partner with them as we continue to grow and expand,&#8221; said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shubhmalhotra\/\">Shubh Malhotra<\/a>, Co-Founder of MPL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-157.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3908\" width=\"864\" height=\"484\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mobile esports is a rapidly growing industry, and MPL is at the forefront of this trend. 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