The Bengaluru-based Sportstech startup Str8bat has secured $3.5 Million in a Series A funding round led by Exfinity Venture Partners, with participation from RTL, Eternal Capital, and VCats Group, along with existing investors Techstars and SucSEED Indovation Fund.
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The startup intends to improve athlete training and performance tracking—especially for cricket players—with this new investment. It also wants to expand its influence to the UK, US, and South Africa
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“We aim to democratise sports and ensure that everybody who plays any sports has the capabilities to play better whether they are at the elite level or at the initial level,” Daga, cofounder, and CEO of Str8bat.
“In a world where power hitting and innovative shots dominate, Str8bat’s cutting-edge insights are helping coaches, players and teams achieve superior performance outcomes,” said Shailesh Ghorpade, founding managing partner, Exfinity Venture Partners. “Their strategic partnerships, especially in cricket, enhance their credibility and fast-track their go-to-market strategy. We are thrilled to support their journey in redefining players’ performance on a global scale.”
Now with str8bat, a complete 360-degree 3D visualization of your batting is possible with a single cricket bat sensor. By giving you data to play better cricket shots, str8bat adds wings to your dream and gives you an edge over your competition.
With the use of str8bat cricket bat sensor, cricket enthusiasts can practice cricket shots and share their performance with their coach. This game-changing move by str8bat brings technology to the doorstep of every cricket enthusiast who wish to up-skill their game.
About str8bat
Co-founded in 2017 by Gagan Daga, Rahul Nagar, and Madhusudan R, str8bat believes in empowering every player to play better. To achieve this purpose, str8bat strives to evolve to a ubiquitous, multi-sport platform. At str8bat we believe in delivering instant insights that can aspire players to learn and engage and hence play better.
str8bat Sports Tech Solutions always aims for making sports-centric technological advancements accessible to amateur and professional sportspersons. For an overall pragmatic learning experience, str8bat is driven by the mission of delivering AI-infused sports solutions that make coaching and learning more scientific and playing more engaging.
