GoRally

Bengaluru-based pickle ball chain, GoRally has raised ₹6.6 crore ($750K) in a pre-seed funding round led by Sujeet Kumar, co-founder of Udaan, with participation from Mohit Kumar, Vatsal Singhal, Abhishek Goyal, and other investors. The fresh funds will be used to expand operations to eight centers with 40 pickleball and two padel courts by April 2025, including a 40,000 sq. ft. facility in Whitefield. Founded in 2023 by Sam Sancheti and Abhinav Shankar, GoRally operates 4 centers in Bengaluru with 15 courts and a growing 4,000-member Whatsapp community. The company is also launching a tech platform to enhance player engagement and expand its coaching and retail business. Read full news: https://lnkd.in/gcBDbRzU #GoRally #StartupFunding #SportsEntrepreneurship #PickleballIndia #FundingNews #StartupNews #BusinessNews #CEOVINE

Pickleball chain GoRally has raised Rs 6.6 crore ($750,000) in its pre-Seed round led by Sujeet Kumar, with participation from key investors including Mohit Kumar & Vatsal Singhal, Viren Singhvi, Kartik Kapoor, Abhishek Goyal, Deepak Singh, Arjun Vaidya, Bharat Founders Fund, an IITD syndicate, and several US investors amongst others. The proceeds will be used to scale to eight centers and 40 pickleball and 2 padel courts by April 2025. GoRally operates four centers across Bengaluru with 15 courts, including its flagship 15,000 sq. ft. indoor facility near Indiranagar, and a 4000 Whatsapp community. It will also launch its tech platform this month to streamline the community experience, including its popular ‘Open-play’ game format. Founders: Sam Sancheti and Abhinav Shankar Follow Rise & Shine for daily funding deals. Stay ahead, stay motivated with www.riseshine.in #startup #funding

Bengaluru-based pickle ball chain, GoRally has raised ₹6.6 crore ($750K) in a pre-seed funding round led by Sujeet Kumar, co-founder of Udaan, with participation from Mohit Kumar, Vatsal Singhal, Abhishek Goyal, and other investors. The fresh funds will be used to expand operations to eight centers with 40 pickleball and two padel courts by April 2025, including a 40,000 sq. ft. facility in Whitefield. Founded in 2023 by Sam Sancheti and Abhinav Shankar, GoRally operates 4 centers in Bengaluru with 15 courts and a growing 4,000-member Whatsapp community. The company is also launching a tech platform to enhance player engagement and expand its coaching and retail business. Read full news: https://lnkd.in/gcBDbRzU #GoRally #StartupFunding #SportsEntrepreneurship #PickleballIndia #FundingNews #StartupNews #BusinessNews #CEOVINE

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It's no longer news that Pickleball (and Padel) continue to explode in India :) What's heartening is that everyone (players, operators, investors and the media) is seeing both with a thoughtful lens - in the context of the broader fitness revolution, the changing Indian sports culture and not just as a fad or a short-term opportunity. Thank you to Sonal and toya at CNN-News18 for a lovely chat today (hot off the press!) at The Breakfast Club, touching upon these very themes: https://lnkd.in/g-k7Z7TF And to esteemed sports journalist Prem Panicker for his recent in-depth piece on Pickleball and GoRally, over at The Morning Context (https://lnkd.in/gwBhZUkm). Each conversation brings more nuance, and Abhinav and I are here for it!

We hosted a group of founders over Pickleball, BobaTea, Burgers and Ice Creams last Saturday. While many fresh picklers were crowned, some pros were seen rallying fire on the courts 🔥 Overall, it was glad to see so many of you that made it to the event 🙌 Is pickleball here to stay? Let me know in the comments 👇🏼 Boba Bhai | TANSO | GoRally | Twiddles