Hudle, a sports community platform founded in 2018, has raised USD 2.5 million in Series A funding led by Sky Impact Capital, with participation from notable investors including Physis Capital and Mahesh Bhupathi. The funds will drive product innovation focused on seamless court booking, match discovery, and performance tracking, particularly for emerging sports like pickleball and padel. Hudle, which connects sports enthusiasts with venues and manages player performance, plans to expand its partner network across India and launch GRIP, the country’s first scoring and rating system for these sports. With over 2,000 courts in 60 cities and 100,000 monthly games, Hudle aims to reach three million games played by fiscal year-end, solidifying its leadership in India’s emerging sports community.
In other startup news, fashion-tech company ANNY raised INR 10 crore in a pre-Series A round to expand its product range and technology platform, targeting INR 100 crore annual revenue by offering affordable luxury fashion for Indian women. Meanwhile, Ahmedabad-based space-tech startup Omspace Rocket and Exploration secured USD 3 million in pre-seed funding to develop and test its reusable launch vehicle prototype, Infinity One, designed for small satellite launches. Omspace aims to democratize space access from India, with plans for its first commercial launch in January 2028 and international expansion including a UAE branch.
