Pickleball Chain Startup GoRally Raises ₹6.6 Crore in Pre-Seed Funding

Bengaluru-based pickleball chain GoRally has secured ₹6.6 crore ($750,000) in a pre-seed funding round led by Sujeet Kumar, co-founder of Udaan.

The round also saw participation from Mohit Kumar and Vatsal Singhal (co-founders of Ultrahuman), Viren Singhvi, Kartik Kapoor, Abhishek Goyal (co-founder of Tracxn), Deepak Singh, Arjun Vaidya (founder of Dr. Vaidya’s), Bharat Founders Fund, an IITD syndicate, and several US-based investors.

The fresh capital will be used to scale operations to eight centers with 40 pickleball courts and two padel courts by April 2025.

Among its upcoming expansions is GoRally Whitefield, a 40,000 sq. ft. indoor pickleball-padel facility.

Founded in 2023 by Sam Sancheti and Abhinav Shankar, GoRally currently operates four centers in Bengaluru with 15 courts, including its flagship 15,000 sq. ft. indoor facility near Indiranagar.

The brand has also cultivated a 4,000-member WhatsApp community of pickleball enthusiasts.

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To enhance player engagement, GoRally is set to launch a tech platform this month, streamlining community interactions, including its popular ‘Open-Play’ format.

The company is also expanding its coaching services, led by Karnataka’s top-ranked players, and strengthening its equipment retail business, already distributing brands like Joola.

Looking ahead, GoRally plans to expand beyond Bengaluru, targeting Delhi and Chennai, leveraging strategic partnerships to drive growth.