Gaming
Revenant Esports Signs Antaryami Gaming
Mumbai: Revenant Esports, one of Asia’s fastest-growing esports organizations, is thrilled to announce the signing of popular content creator, Antaryami Gaming. The creator, who commands more than 4 million subscribers on YouTube, is among India’s biggest names in the gaming space.
Born on 26 Jan 1996, Antaryami Gaming, whose real name is Rishabh Verma, has been creating content for more than four years primarily on the popular battle royale title, Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI). He has been one of the country’s most consistent content creators and is known for his engaging and humorous live streams, making the creator’s personality align perfectly with Revenant Esports, a fan-first esports organisation.
“I couldn’t be more excited to be joining Revenant Esports,” said Antaryami Gaming. “Being a part of a prominent org like Revenant will not only allow me to level up my content but also open new opportunities for me to engage with my fans at different esports events. I’m excited to build a strong gaming community with Revenant Esports. Together, we’ll reach new audiences and I look forward to bringing more collaborative content with other Revenant creators like Alpha Clasher, Emperor Plays and more.”
Revenant Esports, backed by Bollywood star Tiger Shroff, has now expanded its content creator lineup with Antaryami Gaming joining the likes of Bitty, Ayush Is Live, Emperor
Plays, and Alpha Clasher. Through these signings, the organization will be unlocking new ways to expand its reach to gamers while building new content IPs for fans.
Commenting on the new signing, Revenant Esports CEO & founder Rohit Jagasia said, “We are thrilled to welcome Antaryami Gaming to the Revenant Esports family. He isn’t just a content creator but also a gaming icon in India with an incredible following. At Revenant, we believe in investing in the biggest talent who share the same love and passion for gaming. This is just the beginning as we have a lot more exciting announcements on the way.”
In addition to his impressive four million YouTube subscribers, Antaryami Gaming also boasts a substantial following of over 500,000 on Instagram.
According to the India Games Market Report by Niko Partners, the country has 444.4 million gamers, which is expected to grow to more than 640 million by 2027. With strong esports teams and an impressive content creator lineup, Revenant Esports is leveraging this growth to build a strong gaming community.
Gaming
MTG gaming chief Benninghoff joins NODWIN board as esports firm primes for IPO
The Gurugram-based esports firm is pursuing a public listing, has returned to profitability and is growing revenues by 42 per cent
GURUGRAM: NODWIN Gaming is moving fast. The Gurugram-based gaming and esports company has launched a pre-IPO fundraising round, appointed UBS as lead adviser for both the round and a subsequent public listing, and landed a heavyweight board director, all in one go.
The new board member is Arnd Benninghoff, executive vice president of gaming at Stockholm-listed Modern Times Group (MTG), who has overseen the group’s strategic investments and portfolio growth since 2014. He is no stranger to building things: Benninghoff has founded and built fifteen companies, served as chief digital officer at ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, managing director of SevenVentures, and chief executive of Holtzbrinck eLAB. He began his career as a journalist at Deutsche Presse Agentur and various TV networks, holds a Diplom-Kaufmann in business and administration from the University of Münster, and previously sat on the board of Edgeware AB.
The numbers back the ambition
NODWIN is not pitching a story without substance. The company has returned to EBITDA profitability and posted a 42 per cent year-on-year revenue surge, reaching $58.5m in the first nine months of FY2026. The pre-IPO round will combine a primary issuance to fund global expansion through organic growth and acquisitions, alongside a secondary sale to give existing shareholders some liquidity.
Akshat Rathee, co-founder and managing director of NODWIN Gaming, said Benninghoff understands “the entire lifecycle of the gaming and media ecosystem, from the boots-on-the-ground reality of building startups to the strategic complexity of managing multi-billion dollar global portfolios.”
Benninghoff, for his part, said the company “sits at the intersection of sports, entertainment, and technology, making it one of the most exciting players in the global gaming landscape today.”
A portfolio built for the global south
Founded in 2014 by Rathee and Gautam Virk, NODWIN has quietly assembled one of the more compelling esports portfolios outside the Western hemisphere. Its properties include DreamHack India and Comic Con India, and it recently acquired StarLadder, the Ukraine-based tournament organiser behind premier events in CS:GO and Dota 2. The company also serves as a long-term strategic marketing partner for the Evolution Championship Series (EVO), the world’s most prominent fighting game tournament, helping push it into new geographies.
Its geographic focus spans South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Backers include Nazara Technologies, KRAFTON, Sony Group Corporation, JetSynthesys, and the founders’ investment vehicle Good Game Investments.
What comes next
With UBS running the books, a board freshly reinforced with European media and gaming expertise, and revenue heading in the right direction, NODWIN is laying the groundwork deliberately. The esports industry has burned investors before with big promises and thin margins. NODWIN’s return to profitability, combined with a real portfolio of owned intellectual properties across gaming, music and youth culture, gives it a more credible runway than most. The IPO clock is now ticking.
