Delhi based sports tech startup,
Play Your Sport, has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-series A funding led by Ashish Gupta, ex co-founder of E-valueserve.
Ashish is passionate about two things- angel investing and promoting entrepreneurs with a purpose, particularly with helping entrepreneurs to achieve their vision of ‘making sports and fitness a reailty for everybody’. He is an avid yoga practitioner and passionate about sports and fitness.
With the vision of ‘making sports and fitness a reality for everybody” the company is on a mission to put India on the map in the fast growing global sports and fitness industry.
The company will use the funds to expand its team, strengthen technology and increase its footprint across the nation. The company plans to hire over 50 people across functions in the next 6 months.
Founded by Supriya Mamgain and Varoon Kapoor, Play Your Sport is a sports technology venture that helps coaches, trainers, sports and fitness enthusiasts, from young sports enthusiasts to working professionals who miss playing sports, to rediscover their joy of playing. Currently, the startup is being used by more than 1000 sports facilities across sports such as cricket, football, swimming, badminton and basketball to run acquisition/ retention campaigns, manage membership and stream-line operations.
According to the founders, the sports person in you never dies no matter at which stage of life you are at, but people stop playing because of the lack of convenient options. There is enough good sports infrastructure and talent in the country that goes unused and unrecognized because of the un-organized nature of the business. With the growing sports culture in the country along with the influx of sport leagues the company believes to bring the athlete in you close to your chosen sports.
‘Found this team, Supriya and Varoon very diligent and capable entrepreneurs who are committed to their purpose of redefining the sports culture in India,’ said Ashish Gupta.
ABOUT FOUNDERS:
Supriya Mamgain, Founder & CEO
• Her love for sports started with tennis that she started playing when she was 3 years old. With the mission to help people re-discover their passion for playing sports she started with Play Your Sport in 2015.
• An MBA she was working with HDFC Life in the Group Sales team for 2 and a half years before starting her entrepreneurial journey with Play Your Sport.
• She completed her first half marathon last year and believes running a business is like running a marathon, you got to keep at it!
Varoon Kapoor, Co-founder & CPO
• A crazy Barcelona fan and a sports maniac himself, Varoon looks after the product and operations of Play Your Sport. He pledges to bring all sports at the same platform ensuring an equal opportunity for all sports fans
• A graduate from Delhi University, Varoon has worked with Google and McKinsey. He has executed consulting projects across different industries.
