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Let’s Game Now raises INR 30 crore for Indian Super Gaming League

Media reports say Let’s Game Now raised INR 30 crore to develop the Indian Super Gaming League, with Anand Mahindra and a UAE family office among the backers; published accounts differ on Bestvantage Investments’ role.

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By Press The Game Editorial TeamPublished November 3, 2026Updated November 3, 2026

Anand Mahindra (right) in the image accompanying Inc42’s funding report on Let’s Game Now. · Inc42 · source · source report

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Let’s Game Now Bags ₹30 Cr To Organise More Esports Tournaments

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Let’s Game Now, QwikBuild raise early-stage funding
VCCircle · Aman Rawat’s funding report says Let’s Game Now raised INR 30 crore, identifies Anand Mahindra and a UAE-based family office as backers, and states that Bestvantage Investments advised the company on the transaction. It reports that the capital will accelerate ISGL development. · October 28, 2026
Let’s Game Now closes ₹30 Cr funding backed by Anand Mahindra, Bestvantage
ETEntrepreneur · Funding report corroborating the INR 30 crore amount and stated ISGL purpose; it names Anand Mahindra, Bestvantage Investments and a UAE-based family office among the backers. · October 28, 2026
Let’s Game Now Raises Rs 30 Crore Led by Anand Mahindra and Bestvantage Investments to Build ISGL
TalkEsport · Pranav Nalawade’s report was published at 5:17 p.m. IST (7:47 p.m. China Standard Time). It reports INR 30 crore for ISGL development, describes Anand Mahindra and Bestvantage as co-leads and names an unnamed UAE family office. It says valuation, stake and round stage were not disclosed, and attributes the use-of-funds detail to a company press release cited by Entrackr; PTG did not directly review that release. · October 28, 2026
Indian Super Gaming League 2026 | Premier Esports League in India
Indian Super Gaming League · Official league site checked for the competition’s identity and 2026 season game lineup; it is not a source for the funding terms.
Historical Data for RBI Reference Rate for the period 24-Oct-2026 to 01-Nov-2026
Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSEI), RBI reference-rate archive · MSEI’s archive lists the 28 October 2026 RBI USDINR reference rate as INR 95.2278 per USD 1; FBIL administers the USD/INR reference benchmark. The published INR-per-USD direction gives INR 300,000,000 ÷ 95.2278 = USD 3,150,340.55, rounded to USD 3.15m (approximately three significant figures). · October 28, 2026

Financial and startup publications Inc42, VCCircle and ETEntrepreneur reported that Let’s Game Now raised INR 30 crore (USD 3.15m) to develop the Indian Super Gaming League (ISGL), a competition in India. The outlets agree on the amount and stated purpose, while their descriptions of the backers differ.[1][2][3]

Inc42 and ETEntrepreneur list Anand Mahindra, Bestvantage Investments and an unnamed UAE-based family office among the backers. VCCircle names Mahindra and the UAE family office and says Bestvantage advised the company on the transaction; TalkEsport describes Bestvantage as a co-lead investor. The reports do not establish whether Bestvantage invested, advised, or did both.[1][2][3][4]

Currency note: The USD equivalent is a rounded PTG estimate based on the 28 October 2026 RBI reference rate published by MSEI: USD 1 ≈ INR 95.2278.[6]

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