Former Shark Tank India judge and BharatPe co-founder?Ashneer Grover's new venture, Third Unicorn, launched a cricket-focused fantasy sports app called CrickPe on Thursday. The announcement comes ahead of the start of the popular cricket tournament Indian Premier League (IPL) next week.??
Grover made this announcement on his official Twitter handle yesterday. He has also shared the Google Play Store and Apple Store links to download the applications.
"CRICKPE !? Biggest revolution in Cricket since IPL?- only fantasy game paying cricketers for performance! Where you win - cricketer wins - cricket wins !!" he wrote in a tweet.
¡°CrickPe is India¡¯s most unique and powerful fantasy cricket gaming app, where ¡®Cricket Wins¡¯ every day! It is the only fantasy cricket app in the world where with every match, the actual playing cricketers, cricketing bodies, and real team owners win cash rewards, along with the fantasy game-winners,"?the description of the application on the Google Play store read.
¡°You also get to shower love (rewards) on all your favorite cricketers across teams and formats. And CrickPe is ONLY about CRICKET - India¡¯s real passion in sports," it added.?
Grover's cricket app has been launched ahead of the IPL to take on rivals like Dream11 and the Mobile Premier League (MPL), and Games24x7's My11Circle.
Also Read:?'There Is No BharatPe Without Me,' Says?Ashneer Grover
Ashneer Grover has raised about $4 million in seed funding for his venture, Third Unicorn Pvt. Ltd. According to Mint, over two dozen angel investors participated in the funding round, including Anmol Singh Jaggi, Anirudh Kedia, and Vishal Kedia, among others.
Ashneer Grover announced on the social media app Twitter last year, while celebrating his 40th birthday, that he is ready to re-enter the business world with plans to build another "unicorn." In his Twitter post, he had tweeted, "Time to disrupt another sector. It¡¯s time for the Third Unicorn."
Grover was also associated with two other unicorns,?BharatPe?and Grofers.?
Also Read:?Betting?Is Illegal In India But Fantasy Sports Platforms Aren't - Here's?Why
For more such interesting content and the latest financial news,?keep reading Worth.?Click here.