When was Rooter founded?

Rooter was founded in 2016 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Rooter located?

Rooter is headquartered in Delhi, India. It is registered at House No. 55, First Floor, East of Kailash, Community Center, South Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, India, 110065.

Who is the current CEO of Rooter?

Piyush Kumar of Rooter. They have also founded 1 company and are angel investors in 5 startups, including Inkmilan.

Which legal entities is Rooter associated with?

Rooter is associated with ROOTER SPORTS TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED.

How many employees does Rooter have?

As of Aug 31, 2025, the latest employee count at Rooter is 58.

Is Rooter a funded company?

Rooter is a funded company, having raised a total of $46M across 10 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Oct 17, 2016.

How much is Rooter worth?

The latest valuation of Rooter is $***** as of Dec 10, 2024.

When was the latest funding round of Rooter?

Rooter's latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on May 18, 2023, with participation from 14 investors.

What is the annual revenue of Rooter?

Annual revenue of Rooter is between ₹50 Cr and ₹100 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Where does Rooter rank among its competitors?

Rooter ranks 5th amongst 260 active competitors, of which 38 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Rooter, which secured an undisclosed amount in May, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Rooter?

Rooter's top competitors include Twitch, Huya and StreamElements. Among them, Rooter secured the most recent funding round in May, 2023.

Rooter - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Rooter is a series A company based in Delhi (India), founded in 2016 by Piyush Kumar, Akshat Goel and Dipesh Agarwal. It operates as an Operator of a platform for live gaming, streams, and video content. Rooter has raised $46M in funding from investors like LEAD, Lightbox and Paytm, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 260 active competitors, including 38 funded and 27 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Twitch, Huya and StreamElements.

Company Details

Operator of a platform for live gaming, streams, and video content. The platform provides a space for users to access live gameplay, videos, and reels. It offers features such as live streams and a shop. The platform also includes sections for gaming-related content.

Website: www.rooter.gg/
Social
Email ID: *****@rooter.io
Phone Number: +91 **********
Registered Address: House No. 55, First Floor, East of Kailash, Community Center, South Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, India, 110065

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2016

Location

Delhi, India

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$46M in 10 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, May 18, 2023, $*****

Post Money Valuation

$***** as on Dec 10, 2024

Investors

LEAD & 120 more

Ranked

5^th among 260 active competitors

Annual Revenue

₹50 - ₹100 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Employee Count

58 as on Aug 31, 2025

Similar Companies

Twitch & 288 more

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Rooter is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
ROOTER SPORTS TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74999DL2016PTC300035 , India, Active	May 20, 2016	₹50 - ₹100 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	47 (As on May 01, 2026)

Rooter has raised a total funding of $46M over 10 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 17, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on May 18, 2023 for $*****. 14 investors participated in its latest round. Rooter has 59 institutional investors and 62 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Rooter:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 18, 2023	9104820	Conventional Debt	7747560	1464185	8133867	8505760
May 10, 2023	5387195	Series A	2741050	2619829	3592762	Trifecta Capital & 31 more
Jan 12, 2022	2279790	Series A	4910274	9938106	Lightbox & 1 more	Goal Venture Partners & 15 more

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The founders of Rooter are Piyush Kumar, Akshat Goel and Dipesh Agarwal. Piyush Kumar is the CEO of Rooter.

Here are the details of Rooter's key team members:

Piyush Kumar: Co-Founder & CEO of Rooter and founder of 2 other companies, Rooter and Inkmilan. They are also an angel investor in 5 startups and serve on the boards of 3 companies.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Akshat Goel: Former Co-Founder of Rooter and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the boards of 2 companies.
Contact Info: 1 phone number
Dipesh Agarwal: Co-Founder & COO of Rooter and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address

Rooter's Board of Directors

Rooter's board has 6 active members. Siddharth Talwar, Piyush Kumar, Gregory Milken, Salil Bhargava and Dipesh Agarwal are part of team and Sudhanshu Gupta is independent board member.

Here is the list of Rooter's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Piyush Kumar	Team	-	Current	10y 3m
qujiwby	Team	-	Past	1y 9m
jzijcux	Team	-	Past	8y 7m
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eotxzol	Team	-	Past	1y 6m
Siddharth Talwar	Investor	Lightbox	Current	4y 5m
Gregory Milken	Investor	March Capital	Current	4y 3m
drjtgir	Investor	jbeh{ge	Current	2y 4m
qnzgzbr	Investor	njzbann	Past	4y 1m
lwktxhl	Investor	-	Past	9y 3m
ofe{prz	Independent board member	-	Past	3y 4m
znxby{x	Independent board member	-	Past	5y 1m

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Rooter's employee count trend

Rooter has 58 employees as of Aug 25. The total employee count is 11.0% lower than what it was in Aug 24. Here is Rooter's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Rooter include Twitch, Huya and StreamElements. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Rooter, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Twitch 2006, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	ESports social video streaming platform	$35.1M	Thrive Capital, WestSummit & 15 others	83/100
2nd	Huya 2013, Guangzhou (China), Acquired	Live online game broadcasting portal	$537M	Ping An, Tencent & 5 others	70/100
3rd	StreamElements 2016, Tel Aviv (Israel), Acquired	Monetization solutions for live streaming	$111M	SoftBank Vision Fund, Pitango & 9 others	70/100
4th	Douyu 2014, Wuhan (China), Acquired	Operator of a live video streaming platform with interactive features	$958M	Tencent, Sequoia Capital China & 8 others	64/100
5th	Rooter 2016, Delhi (India), Series A	Operator of a platform for live gaming, streams, and video content	$46M	Innoven Capital, Trifecta Capital & 119 others	62/100
6th	Hearo Live 2017, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Esports social live streaming solutions provider	$2.1M	500 Global, Bay Wharf Capital & 12 others	61/100
7th	THETA.tv 2016, San Jose (United States), Series A	Blockchain based esports streaming platform	$32M	DHVC, DCM Ventures & 18 others	58/100
8th	Ustream 2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	eSports video streaming platform	$48.6M	DCM Ventures, Western Technology Investment ... & 9 others	55/100
9th	Machinima 2000, West Hollywood (United States), Acquired	Digital gamer content provider across multiple video platforms	$98.9M	MK Capital, Google & 6 others	53/100
10th	SOOP 2005, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Unfunded	Streaming platform for gamers	-	-	53/100

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Founders own 19.38%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 65.55%, Enterprises own 6.02% and Angels own 1.15%. The net worth of Rooter's founders is INR 135Cr as of Dec 10, 2024.

Shareholders Name	Post Round Holding %	Net worth	Cumulative Investment	Realised Returns	Unrealised Returns	Return Multiple
Founder	19.38%	135Cr	6209238	8371264	6328129	5281303
Piyush Kumar	5524921	1468105	2211870	4000893	3652126	3997200
Fund	65.55%	460Cr	1387403	7377727	7938268	2300243
Lightbox	6653721	5867946	7909231	9476966	8385839	2897341
March Capital	7977969	7121254	2290098	5308877	3352921	1585666
Trifecta Capital	0	0	0	0	0	0
Astarc Ventures	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enterprise	6.02%	42.1Cr	186422	505780	711011	894825
Angel	1.15%	8.02Cr	6	3	2	5
Other People	3.63%	25.4Cr	418	998	854	358
ESOP Pool	2.41%	16.8Cr	14	83	31	31
Other Investors	1.90%	13.2Cr	8	1	8	8
Total	100.00%	701Cr	2366486	4728583	3349935	5053132