Unicorn Premier League by Entrackr cheers-up Namma Bengaluru


Unicorn Premier League by Entrackr cheers-up Namma Bengaluru

Silicon Valley of India Bengaluru  decked up for upcoming Unicorn Premier League 2024 organised by Entrackr. The event will start from 16th february with top unicorn startups. The 10-day long event with 34 matches between 12 teams will see the first set of games played between Flipkart, Zerodha, boAt and Pine Labs. Other teams throughout the league include Razorpay, Apna, Meesho and Groww. More than 5,000 people from over 100 startups are expected to attend the tournament. Each team of 11 players will also see significant participation from women team mates.

More than a dozen unicorns will compete against each-other for the coveted UPL trophy and a cash prize of Rs 20,00,000. The player of the tournament, best batter (Orange Cap) and bowler (Purple Cap) along with the person of the matches will receive cash prizes and gifts. Partners for this event include beatXP, Renee Cosmetics, Bonomi Coffee, Spinny, Medial,  Cannnarma, and more.

In the first edition of UPL, the Player of the tournament received a Honda Jazz sponsored by used car unicorn startup Spinny while Purple and Orange Cap holders rode away with brand new Bounce Infinity e-scooters. UPL witnessed an exhilarating display of cricket, with a remarkable tally of over 7,000 runs and 480 wickets on the 22 yards. The cricketing mega event stands out as one of the rare instances where the number of sixes (467) surpassed the count of fours (448) across 32 matches.

Last year, Entrackr had organized the first edition of Unicorn Premier League last year in Gurugram, this year it will be held in Bengaluru. The first edition of UPL was held with 15 teams participating in matches held across several weeks, before Makemytrip took the trophy by beating Pristyn Care. The successful tournament concluded with much fanfare at the closing ceremony where cricket superstar Virender Sehwag was present as the event’s chief guest. Aloke Bajpai (ixigo), Kunal Bahl (Snapdeal), Aman Gupta (boAt), Niraj Singh (Spinny), Ashneer Grover (BharatPe and Third Unicorn), Tej Kapoor (IvyCap Ventures) and Upasana Taku (MobiKwik) were some other notable personalities who attended the grand finale.