Gaming Startup Rooter Raises $16 Million In Funding Led By Lightbox

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We are India’s biggest game streaming and esports content platform (#1 Sports app on the Google Playstore since Oct’20), focused on driving the creator economy in the space. We sit at the intersection of two of the largest macro-trends in entertainment – gaming and content and have created a community platform to bring together over 450 Mn gaming enthusiasts in the country. We have a marquee, global investor base which includes March Capital, Lightbox, Duane Park, leAD Sports & Health Tech Partners, PayTM, Anthill Ventures, Founder Bank Capital and Venture Catalysts, in addition to angel investors like Boman Irani and Rana Daggubati. Consistently rated 4.6 to 4.8/5.0 stars with over 500K+ reviews on the Playstore, our app has an install base of ~50 Mn+. We have 16.6 Mn+ MAUs and ~1.4Mn+ DAUs, with each active user spending over 35 minutes on the app every day to watch Live streams. This engagement is driven by 15,000+ professional streamers and 1.2 Mn+ users creating content on the platform, every month. Rooter is also the only platform in the Game Streaming category to monetize, currently tracking an ARR of $5 Mn (INR 3cr+/ month revenue). In addition, we also hold the media rights to the largest bouquet of Live esports content in India (8,200+ hours/ year) with their most recent partnership with Skyesports, the biggest esports tournament organiser in South Asia. We are expanding our team now to take us to the next phase of our story and make Rooter the biggest gaming content platform in India and then SE Asia. Check our app here: https://www.rootersports.com/