VC Fund Investments
Sports creators-fan engagement platform Podeum raises $1-M
Bengaluru-based sports creators-fan engagement platform Podeum has closed a pre-seed round of USD 1 million from investors including RTP Global, Point One Capital, Titan Capital, Bharat Founders Fund. Other angel investors including Sujeet Kumar (co-founder, Udaan), Ganesh Krishnan and Srini Anumolu (co-founders, Growthstory), Harsh Shah (co-founder, Fynd) also participated in the funding round. The fresh funds will be used to further grow the sports creator ecosystem and invest in products to grow fan offerings. Currently focused on cricket, Podeum is building an online community space, where fans can play live fantasy and prediction games, chat with other fans and get live expert analysis from experts and celebrities. It also integrates activities like pre-match analysis, live-match commentary, fantasy and prediction contests and allows sports influencers to monetise their follower-base.
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