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FUNDING

Rooter Raises Rs 4.5 Crore in Series A Funding

Sports social gaming platform Rooter has raised funds amounting to Rs 4.5 crore in Series A funding round from a group of investors of integrated incubator platform Venture Catalysts. The company is planning to use these funds in the expansion of its reach and appeal and establish itself on an international stage. The company is basically aiming at global expansion. “This is a precursor to a big Series A round, which we are going to raise on November 12 when we will pitch in front of over 50 investors at the Adidas family-backed 2018 leAD Sports Accelerator Program,” said Piyush, CEO and co-founder at Rooter. The investors that participated in the particular funding round included Khalid Al Tawil, Anjali Malhotra from Aviva, Pranay Nigotiya, Vishal Agarwal, Nishil Agarwal, Tharun ...

Rooter Raises Funds From Intex Technologies

Intex Technologies, a mobile handset and consumer electronics company, said it has invested in Rooter, a sports engagement platform, thus marking its foray in start up funding. Commenting on the investment, Keshav Bansal, Director, Intex Technologies said, "As sports is an extremely emotion-driven phenomenon and the sports fan engagement platform is a completely uncharted territory, Rooter has limitless scope for growth...By funding start-up ventures like Rooter, we want to take brand Intex to the next level where it connects with the global audience. "Intex Technologies...is now entering into funding innovative start-ups with the first being Rooter - the world’s first digital platform that connects, engages and helps sports audiences to interact with each other on a real-time basis ...

Bollywood Actor Boman Irani Invested in Rooter a Sports Based Social Platform

Rooter, the world's first social platform that connects sports fans and engages them during live sporting events, has announced the successful completion of a part of its angel investment round. Enabled by Kwan Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, the round was led by renowned Bollywood star Boman Irani and saw participation from Dhruv Chitgopekar and Prantik Dasgupta. The funds secured will be used to strengthen the technology team at Rooter as well as to create strategic partnerships with various sports platforms, teams, fan clubs and associations. Offering a chance for sports fans to connect with one another across real and virtual worlds, mobile-based platform that helps users engage with others sharing their passion. With its focus on smart technology, Rooter takes sporting interaction...