Ewar
7 known investors
EWar is a Bengaluru-based vernacular mobile gaming and esports platform for casual, skill-based and real-money games.
Also known as EWar Games · gHack Technologies
Investors · 7
Also in the syndicate · 4
Company profile
researched Aug 2026EWar (also referred to as EWar Games) is a Bengaluru-headquartered gaming and esports company. It operates a vernacular mobile gaming platform on which users play casual, micro skill-based, mind-based and hardcore games, stream gameplay, interact with and watch other gamers, and win virtual or real money and rewards. The app is positioned as a single, all-encompassing destination spanning competitive gaming, tournament hosting and game streaming.
Alongside its casual and real-money game catalogue, EWar focuses on the Indian esports segment, where it runs its flagship "Mahayudh" mega tournament franchise, held three times a year with participation from amateur and professional gamers across India. The platform also hosts and streams tournaments for titles including PUBG, Call of Duty and Free Fire, featuring well-known players such as Scout, Owais and Gill. The company has said it was building an additional layer over its existing esports products to make the segment more competitive and to increase external viewership, and maintains in-house game development capability.
EWar is the flagship product of gHack Technologies, a Bengaluru-based company founded in February 2019. As of the company's website in 2025, ewar.in displayed a "Launching Soon" holding page.
Founding story
EWar was founded by Parth Chadha and Rahul Singh. It is the flagship product of Bengaluru-based gHack Technologies, which was founded in February 2019. The company described its first equity funding, announced in April 2020, as coming within three months of EWar's inception.
Business model
EWar operates a mobile gaming platform combining casual and real-money skill-based games, esports tournaments and game streaming, with players able to win virtual or real money and rewards.
Traction
At the April 2020 funding announcement, EWar reported over 500,000 users, more than 45,000 games played per month and 3x month-on-month growth, with a team of 10. By December 2020 it reported one million users and over 60,000 games played daily, and set a target of five million users by the end of the following year.
Latest developments
In December 2020 EWar announced a pre-Series A round led by Inflection Point Ventures, to be used for new products and technologies aimed at deeper penetration of the Indian esports segment. The ewar.in website carried a "Launching Soon" placeholder and a 2025 copyright notice.
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Market position
Positioned by its investors and coverage as a startup in the Indian gaming and esports segment offering a combined platform for playing, streaming, watching and earning; it states an ambition to become a leading gaming platform in India.
The company cites a combination of vernacular language support, game streaming, casual and hardcore gaming, tournament hosting and in-house game development within a single platform.
Technology
A mobile application providing a vernacular gaming platform supporting casual, micro skill-based, mind-based and hardcore games, real-money play, live game streaming and tournament hosting, supported by in-house game development capability.
Go-to-market
The company grows through its mobile app, marketing and brand promotion, and its Mahayudh tournament franchise, which is held three times a year and streams tournaments of popular titles featuring well-known Indian gamers to attract players and viewers.
Indian casual and competitive gamers and esports enthusiasts, including amateur and professional players participating in tournaments; the platform emphasises vernacular language support.
Geography
Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, with operations focused on the Indian gaming and esports market.
History
EWar's parent company gHack Technologies was founded in February 2019 in Bengaluru. In January 2020 EWar raised $200,000 in an angel round from House of Jindals (Jindal Steels) and Jeet Banerjee, founder of the Kolkata-based sports management firm Gameplan; the raise was reported in April 2020, when the app claimed more than 500,000 users. In December 2020 the company announced an undisclosed pre-Series A round led by Inflection Point Ventures, with JITO Angel Network, Hyderabad Angels and Pearl Agarwal participating, by which point it reported one million users.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsUndisclosed pre-Series A round led by Inflection Point Ventures with participation from JITO Angel Network, Hyderabad Angels and Pearl Agarwal, to fund new products and technologies for the Indian esports segment.
EWar Games announced $200,000 of equity funding from Jindal Steels (House of Jindals) and Jeet Banerjee, founder of Gameplan, to improve product quality and user experience and to strengthen marketing and brand promotion.
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EWar introduced its flagship 'Mahayudh' mega tournament franchise in India, hosted three times a year with amateur and professional gamers.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Ewarewar.in · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Ewar do?
- EWar is a Bengaluru-based vernacular mobile gaming and esports platform for casual, skill-based and real-money games.
- Who are Ewar's investors?
- Ewar's investors include Hyderabad Angels, IPV, JITO Angel Network.