Esports industry will reset post BGMI issue, says Rooter founder Piyush Kumar“Rooter is clocking 3-4 million downloads a month and has a wide variety of game streamers. From $5 million ARR (annual recurring revenue) ...
05 Aug, 2022, 04.18 PM IST
Rooter inks exclusive deal with esports team GodLikeThe partnership will provide Rooter exclusive live streaming rights for popular games like Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), Free Fire, Ca...
25 May, 2022, 09.54 AM IST
Rooter picks up media rights for esports tournament organiser SkyesportsRooter, one of India’s largest game streaming platforms, has acquired the media rights for all of Skyesports’ IPs in one of the largest med...
07 Mar, 2022, 03.27 PM IST
Gaming startup Rooter raises $25 million from Lightbox, othersRooter, a game streaming and e-sports platform, has raised $25 million (Rs 185 crore) in a Series A funding round led by Lightbox, March Ga...
13 Jan, 2022, 12.01 PM IST
How this boss found his business partner on TwitterThe microblogging platform not only gave Rooter CEO Piyush Kumar his co-founder but also connected him to investors like Paytm’s Vijay Shek...
18 Oct, 2021, 10.33 AM IST
Turnip raises $1.63 million in seed funding led by Elevation CapitalThe Bengaluru-based startup plans to use the funds raised to expand its reach to millions of gaming communities and for hiring talent.
21 Jan, 2021, 01.38 PM IST
Sports engagement startup Rooter finds its mojo in game streamingThe Indian platform pivoted to gameplay streaming during the lockdown and is now a leader in the segment.
30 Oct, 2020, 10.54 AM IST
Sports community platform Rooter raises $1.7 million in Pre-Series A roundRooter is also the only Indian Sports start-up to ever get selected by leAD Sports Accelerator amongst more than 220 companies that applied...
04 May, 2020, 02.15 PM IST
Rooter to play user content to get more on platformRooter was launched as a platform to bridge the gap in the sports fan engagement market through a tech product. Its launch coincided with t...
27 Jan, 2020, 08.40 AM IST
Anthill Ventures, Suresh Productions invite applications for second cohort of Anthill StudioAnthill Studio is a business accelerator programme for MediaTech startups. Actor Rana Daggubati and Prasad Vanga, founder of Anthill Ventur...
08 Feb, 2019, 12.06 PM IST
Anthill Ventures invests Rs 10 million in RooterThis investment marks another milestone in Anthill's foray into the sports technology and Media and Entertainment(M&E) space.
24 Jan, 2019, 03.20 PM IST
Global sports tech fund ADvantage looks to invest in Indian startupsADvantage is a series-A fund co-owned by leAD Sports, a sports entrepreneurship and investment platform run by the Adi Dassler Family Offic...
29 Oct, 2018, 07.17 PM IST
Rooter raises Rs 4.5 cr in pre-series AThe pre-series A round will also help the company get into markets including the GCC region (Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and...
27 Aug, 2018, 08.06 AM IST
Intex plans Rs 60 crore investment in IoT, technology startupsThe company’s immediate focus is to hunt for IT-enabled startups in the healthcare and Internet of Things domains.
26 Jan, 2018, 07.31 AM IST
Rooter raises seed round of funding from IntexThe sports social engagement app had earlier raised funds from Dhruv Chitgopekar, Prantik Dasgupta and Bollywood actor Boman Irani, who had...
28 Mar, 2017, 07.40 PM IST
Intex Tech to invest upto Rs 200 crore in early-stage startupsMobile phone maker to invest in early-stage startups with ticket sizes ranging from Rs 10-15 crore
28 Mar, 2017, 09.54 AM IST
Boman Irani turns angel; Invests in social platform RooterRooter, available for both Android and Apple's iOS devices, offers sports fans a chance to connect across real and virtual worlds.
17 Oct, 2016, 11.31 AM IST