Dream11.com wins the Red Herring Global 100 Award

The Indian fantasy cricket gaming company is now among top 100 technology start-ups globally

Dream11.com, the world’s no.1 fantasy cricket game, has won the distinguished Red Herring Global 100 Award hosted by Red Herring. The awards are aimed at recognizing and rewarding companies who have adopted innovative technologies, created new frontiers and explored potential business opportunities.

Red Herring announced its Global 100 award in recognition of the leading private companies from North America, Europe, and Asia, celebrating these startups’ innovations and technologies across their respective industries.

Speaking on this occasion, Harsh Jain, Founder and Managing Director, Dream11 Gaming Pvt. Ltd., said, “Dream11.com is honored to be recognized by Red Herring as one of the Top 100 Technology companies globally. This acknowledgment speaks volumes about our business model, technology expertise, product experience, user satisfaction and unique graphical Fantasy Cricket game, which is being operated by several brands globally, including Adidas Cricket. We would like to thank all our partners, users & well wishers world over who have believed in us and supported us in our initiatives to make Dream11.com a success.”

“Choosing the best out of the previous three years was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, Chairman of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed down our list from 1,200 potential companies to 200 finalists. Trying to get it down to 100 companies was a task upon itself. Dream11.com should be extremely proud of its achievement, the competition was difficult.”

Dream11.com is the flagship brand of Dream11 Gaming Pvt Ltd. Being at the helm of technology innovation; Dream11.com offers a unique user experience. Today, the game has become the World’s No. 1 Fantasy Cricket Game with a 600,000 registered user base that is increasing every day.

Earlier, in 2010, Dream11.com was awarded with the honor of being among the top 100 start-ups in Asia by Red Herring as well as a nomination as the best new Fantasy Sports website in the world by the Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA), the oldest and most prestigious non-profit fantasy sports trade body worldwide. Dream11.com’s casual game “Slumdog Cricketer” was also nominated for the prestigious FICCI BAF Awards 2010 in the “Best Online Game” category.

About Red Herring:

Red Herring is a global media company uniting the world's best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers in a variety of forums. The various facets of Red Herring comprises of leading innovation magazine; an online daily technology news service; technology newsletters, and major events for technology leaders around the globe. Red Herring awards are considered to be the most coveted awards in the industry. Visit www.herring100.com for more information.

About Dream11.com:

Dream11.com, the ‘World’s No.1 Fantasy Cricket Game’, is the flagship brand of Dream11 Gaming Pvt. Ltd. It is a unique and innovative Fantasy Cricket website that offers users the world’s first graphical Fantasy Cricket game. The website also allows users to compete and connect with millions of cricket fanatics and develop ‘cricket communities’ that further add to the fun quotient.