Nazara Technologies

Beginning in 1999 and riding the waves of various dotcom booms & busts, global recessions & recoveries, the explosion in smartphone usage and the digitisation of our everyday lives, Nazara Technologies has survived the tests of time in what was then a nascent space for Indian entrepreneurs. CEO, Founder & Joint MD Nitesh Mittersain: "I started coding games when I was seven. So, it became a lifelong passion for me. I used to see my friends and myself spend a lot of time in the computer centre playing games with each other. And it struck me that gaming has to become a large business in India. So, I jumped right into it without thinking too much. But, only when I really started the business, spent a few years in it, I realised the challenges of starting up a business."