Nodwin Gaming

Growth · Germany/India · 2021/2024

Company

NODWIN Gaming is India's leading company in the fields of gaming, esports, and youth-oriented entertainment.

Founded in 2014, NODWIN Gaming has established a global presence in South Asia, Singapore, the Middle East, and Turkey. The company holds exclusive licensing partnerships with industry leaders such as ESL and DreamHack and generates revenue through media rights, content production, talent management, and its own IP formats. NODWIN Gaming is a subsidiary of the publicly traded company Nazara Technologies.

Reason for the Investment

COI Partners has been an investor in Freaks 4U Gaming since 2021. Share swap in 2024.

At the start of 2021, Freaks 4U Gaming GmbH was Europe’s leading gaming marketing agency, headquartered in Berlin. In July 2024, NODWIN Gaming acquired all shares in Freaks 4U Gaming as part of a share swap. As a result, all existing investors, including COI Partners, became shareholders of NODWIN Gaming International Pte. This investment thus reflects the strategic merger of two complementary gaming platforms: Freaks 4U Gaming brings European agency expertise, while NODWIN Gaming provides global reach and marketing infrastructure.

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Year of Participation

Growth

Transaction Type

Contact Person at COI

As deal captain, Dr. Farsin Yadegardjam oversees the collaboration with NODWIN:

“Gaming is no longer a niche market—it’s one of the world’s largest entertainment media sectors, and NODWIN Gaming is right in the thick of it. The company combines esports infrastructure, content production, and brand partnerships in a way that is unparalleled in emerging markets. We are convinced that NODWIN Gaming is exactly the right platform to capitalize on this structural megatrend.”

Dr.
Farsin Yadegardjam

Partners / Investments

Chervine
Golbaz

Associate Director

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