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Sportsdunia banks on AI and stats to power sports media play

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Sportsdunia banks on AI and stats to power sports media play
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Snippets Sportsdunia banks on AI and stats to power sports media play In the crowded sports media landscape dominated by legacy players and aggregators, Gurugram-based Sportsdunia is positioning itself as a stats-driven, AI-first sports content platform. Founded in 2023, the startup blends real-time updates, data-backed analysis, and fan-focused tools to deliver what it calls a richer, more interactive sports experience. โ€œOur mission is to build a one-stop destination for sports fans worldwide, combining the thrill of live scores with the depth of AI-powered insights,โ€ said Harsimran Singh Gill, Product Head at Sportsdunia. The platform serves the fastest live football and cricket scores, along with commentary and in-depth stats of players and teams, creating a rich and engaging user experience. โ€œWhile football remains the anchor, we have expanded into cricket, gaming, and esports. Our product roadmap includes AI-driven prediction tools and mobile apps for iOS and Android with multilingual support and an โ€˜Ask Me Anythingโ€™ engine that uses our data depth to instantly answer user queries,โ€ said Abhinav Agarwal, Co-Founder of Sportsdunia. The company is also eyeing social-led distribution via WhatsApp and Telegram, with plans to monetize these channels through targeted content and engagement. In parallel, Sportsdunia is doubling down on its gaming-first positioning, building a platform โ€œfor gamers, by gamersโ€ with guides, reviews, patch updates, and esports coverage. Backed by $1 million in pre-seed funding from Sanjay Meena and other angels, Sportsdunia is focused on delivering the fastest live scores experience. The company is continuously optimizing its architecture and improving latency to ensure fans receive real-time updates with unmatched speed, while also integrating AI to provide deeper insights and engagement. With established giants like Sofascore, ESPN and Flashscore already commanding massive reach, Sportsduniaโ€™s challenge will be to carve a niche around its โ€œdata-first, AI-drivenโ€ positioning. The platform could emerge as a go-to destination for fantasy gamers and die-hard fans seeking more than just match reports.

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Sports-tech startup Gamepoint raises pre-Series A round Technology-enabled sports startup Gamepoint has raised Rs 7 crore in a pre-Series A funding round co-led by Zaggle founder Raj P Narayanam and Aditya Vuchi, along with participation from Praveen Raju and others. The proceeds will be used to expand its multi-sport center network and strengthen its technology and operational capabilities. Co-founded by Aditya and Siddharth Reddy, Gamepoint aims to provide convenient access to learn and play sports, operating professionally managed multi-sport centers for people of all age groups. The startupโ€™s centers provide structured coaching programs for children, flexible membership and pay-and-play options for adults, and comprehensive sports event management solutions for corporates, delivered in a safe and hygienic environment. The Hyderabad-based startupโ€™s centers feature international standard courts/fields, specialized coaching programs, membership plans, and on-site sports stores. It operates through a mix of owned and potentially franchised centers, targeting a "neighborhood sports center" model. Gamepoint operates a chain of multi-sport centers across Hyderabad and Warangal, featuring infrastructures for sports such as Badminton, Basketball, Pickleball, Squash, Football, Cricket, Table Tennis, and Swimming. Over the next five years, the company plans to scale to more than 300 centers across metros as well as Tier I and Tier II cities, enabling 1 crore people to play sports in India. To date, it claims to have trained over 12,000 students, enabled more than 3 lakh people to play sports, and organized more than 700 sports events. It directly or indirectly competes with other players in this space such as Premier Badminton Coaching Academy, Machaxi, KheloMore, Huddl, and others.

IIT-Madras to provide funds to incubate sports-tech startups

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IIT-Madras to provide funds to incubate sports-tech startups
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IIT-Madras is offering funding of up to Rs 5 crore to support sports-tech start-ups in India. The focus will be on AI and IoT-based products, including sensors, networks, and controllers. The funding will be provided by the IIT-Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation and the IIT Madras Centre of Excellence in Sports Science and Analytics. The areas of interest are media and entertainment, fan engagement, athlete performance enhancement, esports, sports data analytics, sports education, sports commerce, and sports communities. Interested start-ups can apply through the provided link, and the shortlisted ones will present their business during the IIT Madras Sports Technology Start-up Conclave in June. The investment support will range from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 50 lakh per start-up, based on business potential.

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