JetSynthesys is an Indian company headquartered in
Pune, Maharashtra
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, operating the in gaming and entertainment. It was founded by Rajan Navani, an alumnus of
Purdue University
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History
Jetsynthesys was started in 2014 as part of the Navani-owned Jetline Group of companies involved in packaging products. JetSynthesys has formed partnerships with many Indian celebrities like Indian cricketer
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (; ; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who List of India national cricket captains#Men's cricket, captained the Indian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketer ...
, Bollywood actor
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. He is often considered one of the greatest, most accomplished and commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema.*
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, and Bollywood playback singer
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor. He is one of the most versatile singers and widest vocal ranges in the history of Indian music. His songs vary from romantic to break-up, cla ...
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Funding
Jetsynthesys was backed by co-founder of Infosys,
Kris Gopalakrishnan
Senapathy “Kris” Gopalakrishnan is an Indian businessman and the chairman of Axilor Ventures, a startup accelerator. He is one of the co-founders of Infosys, having served as its CEO and managing director from 2007 to 2011 and vice chairm ...
in its early years of inception. In 2020 the company received investment from existing investor Kris Gopalakrishnan, Serum Institute of India's Chairman,
Adar Poonawalla
Adar Poonawalla (born 14 January 1981) is an Indian businessman. He is the chief executive officer of Serum Institute of India and Chairman of Poonawalla Fincorp. His father is Cyrus Poonawalla, founder of the Serum Institute of India.
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amongst others. Navani family-owned Jetline Group. Thermax family office, Triveni Group, and DSP Group have also invested in this round. Subsequently, in 2021, Sachin Tendulkar invested US$2 million in Jetsynthesys, which formed a Joint Venture of 100MB with Jetsynthesys.
Nautilus Mobile, a game development studio owned by Jetsynthesys received a $5.4 Mn investment from PUBG Maker Krafton Studios in 2022. In 2024, Warner Music acquired a 26 percent stake in Global Music Junction (GMJ), a music and entertainment subsidiary of digital entertainment and technology company JetSynthesys.
According to reports, the company is expected to go public in the next 18-36 months to fund its expansion.
Investments and acquisitions
JetSynthesys has acquired a majority stake in Fanory, a content monetization platform for creators, co-founded by former Twitter India head
Manish Maheshwari
Manish Maheshwari (born 1977) is an Indian technology entrepreneur and executive. He is currently a Mason Fellow at Harvard University, focusing on public policy implications of AI.
He co-founded Fanory.ai, an AI-enabled "Shopify for creators ...
. The company has also acquired a majority stake in Metaphy Labs.
Global e-cricket premier league
JetSynthesys launched Global e-Cricket Premier League (GEPL), a franchise cricket tournament in 2023. The e-cricket tournament currently has teams owned by Zerodha founder
Nikhil Kamath
Nikhil Kamath (born 5 September 1986) is an Indian entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder of Zerodha, a retail stockbroker, and True Beacon, an asset management company. As of March 2025, Kamath is worth $2.6 billion, according to Forb ...
, Ankit Nagori, Gopal Srinivasan, amongst others.
[{{Cite news , date=2024-10-21 , title=Nikhil Kamath, Ankit Nagori and Prashanth Prakash now Bengaluru franchise owners of e-cricket league , url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/nikhil-kamath-ankit-nagori-and-prashanth-prakash-now-bengaluru-franchise-owners-of-e-cricket-league/articleshow/114014349.cms , access-date=2025-02-01 , work=The Economic Times , issn=0013-0389]
References
Video game companies of India
2014 establishments in India