Rooter - About the company
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 252 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
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Dec 10, 2024
Ranked
3rd among 252 active competitors
Annual Revenue
₹50 - ₹100 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
58 as on Aug 31, 2025
Legal entities associated with Rooter
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) |
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Rooter's funding and investors
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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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 18, 2023 | 2758301 | Conventional Debt | 3154468 | 6097985 | 3545754 | 6910568 |
May 10, 2023 | 3254450 | Series A | 4969168 | 3149197 | 6381161 | |
Jan 12, 2022 | 2030389 | Series A | 8377163 | 5929177 |
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Rooter's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 10y 2m | |
kkioqxk | Team | - | Past | 1y 9m |
{{awbko | Team | - | Past | 5y 1m |
ytxydde | Team | - | Past | 7y 7m |
woxlbcu | Team | - | Past | 2y 5m |
Investor | Lightbox | Current | 4y 4m | |
Investor | March Capital | Current | 4y 2m | |
wculeht | Investor | bm{fzki | Current | 6y 5m |
atnbuqx | Investor | zjusjkz | Past | 4y 7m |
gqpfydf | Investor | - | Past | 3y 8m |
hntwrzh | Independent board member | - | Past | 6y 9m |
dbox{dj | Independent board member | - | Past | 5y 5m |
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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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Rooter's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Rooter include Twitch, Huya and StreamElements. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Rooter, ranked by Tracxn score:
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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 | 83/100 | |
2nd | Live online game broadcasting portal | $537M | 71/100 | ||
3rd | Operator of a platform for live gaming, streams, and video content | $46M | 69/100 | ||
4th | StreamElements 2016, Tel Aviv (Israel), Acquired | Monetization solutions for live streaming | $111M | 67/100 | |
5th | Operator of a live video streaming platform with interactive features | $958M | 64/100 | ||
6th | _1539238222154.webp?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} Hearo Live 2017, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Esports social live streaming solutions provider | $2.1M | 60/100 | |
7th |  THETA.tv 2016, San Jose (United States), Series A | Blockchain based esports streaming platform | $32M | 58/100 | |
8th | Ustream 2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | eSports video streaming platform | $48.6M | 55/100 | |
9th | Machinima 2000, West Hollywood (United States), Acquired | Digital gamer content provider across multiple video platforms | $98.9M | 53/100 | |
10th |  DLive 2018, Detroit (United States), Acquired | App based live streaming platform | - | - | 53/100 |
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Rooter's Latest cap tables and shareholding
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 | 5048492 | 2479515 | 7003332 | 8280767 |
7896563 | 6566735 | 9444555 | 5356989 | 6886468 | 1726571 | |
Fund | 65.55% | 460Cr | 4418117 | 1790682 | 4371268 | 8148702 |
3600034 | 9491656 | 9302539 | 7614770 | 5291669 | 4140721 | |
4162732 | 9593175 | 4645591 | 2082205 | 6495095 | 5294505 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Enterprise | 6.02% | 42.1Cr | 830745 | 232828 | 825722 | 378115 |
Angel | 1.15% | 8.02Cr | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Other People | 3.63% | 25.4Cr | 537 | 577 | 998 | 983 |
ESOP Pool | 2.41% | 16.8Cr | 30 | 44 | 54 | 11 |
Other Investors | 1.90% | 13.2Cr | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Total | 100.00% | 701Cr | 4531861 | 2998814 | 6397764 | 4089963 |
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Rooter's Investments and acquisitions
Rooter has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Rooter
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News related to Rooter
Filter this listMedia has covered Rooter for 1 event in last 1 year, It was about company updates.
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Rooter launches AI-powered rStream adtech tool for creator monetizationPocket Gamer•Sep 02, 2025•Rooter
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Revenant Esports partners with streaming platform Rooter for BGMI invitationalEsports Insider•Jul 12, 2023•Revenant Esports, Rooter
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Rooter partners with Jio to bring live game streaming and esports action on TV screensBestMediaInfo•Jul 08, 2023•Rooter, Jio
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Rooter to bring content to Indian TV’s via Jio’s set-top-boxEsports Insider•Jul 08, 2023•Rooter, Jio
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Rooter partners with Jio to bring live game streaming and esports actionExpress Computer•Jul 07, 2023•Rooter, Jio
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Rooter raises USD 16mn (INR 131 Cr) to bolster market leadershipExpress Computer•May 25, 2023•Rooter, Lightbox, Trifecta Capital, Pivot Ventures and 20 others
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Rooter raises $16 Mn led by LightboxEntrackr•Mar 18, 2023•Rooter, Lightbox, Trifecta Capital, Pivot Ventures and 5 others
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