From Cricket to MMA: How we at Bowled are building the next-gen sportsverse
Bowled is a sports tech enterprise built at the intersection of three multi-billion dollar sports, gaming and blockchain markets. Our vision is to innovatively connect fans to their favourite sport and help IP holders by building cutting-edge fan engagement platforms for them. We’ve already launched their first venture, Bowled.io, a refreshing cricket-based gameFi platform, and we look forward to launching products and solutions for other sports such as F1, MMA, basketball, soccer, tennis, etc. Having built a robust tech stack which combines several JS microservices, utility sockets, node bridges, and zkEVMs, we are offering ‘platform-as-a-service’ solutions to partner studios globally.
Is Sports-GameFi Promising?
Even though gaming as an industry is expanding, the shelf life of even successful games is shrinking. On the other hand, sports have been a source of entertainment for more than a century and continue to attract massive viewership and followership. So, there’s merit in building a product that has longevity. Pairing the combo with blockchain would enable digital economies alongside driving engagement and retention. We capitalised on this opportunity and launched a platform for 2.5 billion cricket fans.
Building a Playbook to Create a Sportsverse
The Bowled.io app is live on the Google Play Store and has seen over 12M games played. We kickstarted with cricket and plan to launch not only multi-sport offerings but also multi-genre offerings. Bowled.io platform has multiple hypercasual, mid-core strategy, and live fantasy games alongside a native wallet and marketplace. On Bowled.io, fans can connect and compete with each other, join fantasy contests, participate in tournaments, trade and rent digital assets, win rewards and more, all connected by a unified economy. It opens up multiple avenues for users to have fun and earn.
We’ve built a deep product with an intricate and well-thought-out user journey and economy. The platform operates on free-to-play, play-and-earn, and own-and-earn models. In upcoming quarters, we plan to launch platforms for other sports using a similar template to create a sportsverse and connect sports fans across boundaries.
Partnerships & Team
We boast a celebrated and credible team of entrepreneurs, tech geeks, gamers, web3 natives, athletes, and content creators who’ve each worked with the biggest companies or launched billion-dollar businesses. We’ve collaborated with some of the most prominent IP owners, sports leagues, gaming studios, esports teams, guilds, and other ecosystem giants. Sky Mavis, the operator of Axie Infinity, has joined us as a strategic investor, giving Bowled access to their battle-tested chain, Ronin, and 10M+ active web3 gamers. We’ve managed to onboard Harsha Bhogle, the globally renowned cricket commentator, as our brand ambassador.
What’s Next?
We’ve tirelessly built through the “winter” and bear markets, and now, supported by a recent fundraise alongside a strong and growing community, investors and partners; we are set to launch the ICO of the governance token of our ecosystem, $BWLD. Our community is excited because the tokens already have a lot of utilities, and they’ll keep increasing as we build more.
Have a question? Drop us an email at hello@bowled.io!
Cheers,
Team Bowled