How This Mumbai-based Sports Tech Startup Is Making Grassroots Athletes Visible to Scouts and Sponsors

SportVot, built by Dravstream Technologies in Mumbai, has transformed grassroots sport into broadcast-ready content and verified data at scale, streaming 400,000+ games across 24+ countries, profiling 150,000+ athletes, and powering 100 million+ digital impressions in the last 12 months. Its remote Cloud Studio and sports-first OTT platform deliver pro-grade production for schools, districts, and federations, unlocking athlete discovery, sponsorship, and credibility from the bottom up.

The Problem: Talent Without a Stage

In India, 99% of athletes compete without cameras, stats, or media coverage. Their performances vanish the moment the game ends, leaving no trail for selectors, sponsors, or fans. This invisibility is a systemic block to progress — and a wasted opportunity for sports ecosystems.

The Founders and Their Spark

Childhood friends Sidhhant Agarwal (CEO), Shubhangi Gupta (CMO), and Yash Bhagwatkar (COO) saw the gap first-hand. What began as IPL player analysis sessions turned into a mission: give every sport, no matter how small or remote, the chance to be seen and remembered. In 2019, they founded SportVot with a vision to democratize sports broadcasting.

The Solution: Broadcast Tech for Every Ground

SportVot’s product stack is engineered for India’s realities — low budgets, patchy networks, diverse sports formats:

Capture – Mobile, DSLR, or AI-powered smart cameras.
Cloud Studio – Remote production with scorebugs, graphics, multi-cam switching, replays.
Distribution – SportVot OTT + social platforms.
Data Layer – Verified athlete profiles, stats, highlights, leaderboards.
Monetization – Sponsor overlays, pay-per-view, white-label federation portals.

Flagship Features & Outcomes:

• Auto-highlights → Shareable reels for players and fans.
• Heat maps & shot charts → Tactical insights for coaches.
• Real-time score widgets → Live engagement for remote viewers.
• Sponsor L-frame overlays → New revenue streams for organizers.
• Offline caching & adaptive bitrate → Seamless streams even on 4G and patchy networks.

Traction and Proof

• 400,000+ games streamed as of July 2025.
• 150,000+ athletes profiled since 2020.
• 100 million+ impressions in the last 12 months.
• 10,000+ tournament organizers (split: ~8,000 India, ~2,000 international).
• Clients include All India Football Federation, Table Tennis Australia, Mumbai Indians, France Football Federation, and International Table Tennis Federation Oceania.

Impact Stories

Brahmaputra Volleyball League, Assam – Over 3,000 matches streamed with 8,000+ kids featured. Local sponsorships grew 6x year-on-year after broadcasts began.

Kabaddi Digitization – 30,000+ matches streamed; umpire disputes fell 40% due to recorded video and tagging.

Table Tennis Australia Nationals – 400+ matches produced remotely from Mumbai with <5-second lag.

The Business Model

SportVot operates on a freemium monetization model:

• SaaS Subscriptions for organizers.
• Production-as-a-Service on per-event pricing.
• Advertising/Sponsorship inventory with geo-targeting.
• PPV & OTT Revenue Share for premium events.
• White-label Portals for federations.

Entry plans start from INR X/month for local organizers; national tournaments run INR Y–Z/event.

Sales motion: Bottom-up (self-serve for local organizers) + Top-down (enterprise deals with federations).

Multi-Stakeholder Value

• Athletes → Discoverability, shareable reels, verified stats.
• Organizers → Credibility, operational efficiency, revenue channels.
• Sponsors → Brand-safe, context-driven sports inventory.
• Communities → Remote access for parents, diaspora engagement.

Global Footprint

SportVot operates with remote production hubs in Mumbai and on-ground partner networks globally. The platform supports multilingual overlays, sport-specific graphics, and GDPR-ready data flows for EU partnerships.

Milestone Timeline

• 2019 – Launch
• 2020 – First 10K matches
• 2022 – OTT rollout
• 2024 – 100K athletes profiled
• 2025 – 24 countries, 400K+ games streamed

Funding: ₹13.58 crore raised across seed and pre-Series A; proceeds used for AI analytics, product expansion, and international growth.

What’s Next

By 2027, SportVot aims to:

• Profile 1 million athletes.
• Stream 1% of all amateur sports broadcasts globally.
• Expand coverage to 50+ countries with a partner-first model.

Sidhhant Agarwal sums it up: “We’re not just streaming games. We’re building the global playbook for how grassroots sports are discovered, valued, and monetized.”