Business Description:We believe that there is a player in every one of us and the best way to celebrate is Go Play. Playgroundonline is a unique sports retailing company. It offers a wide variety of sports related products/information/services online throughout India and in some select international markets.
www.playgroundonline.com hosts a variety of products related to Sports, Games and Fitness, along with extensive information about the products, brands as well as the Sports. Playgroundonline brings in host of player/fan specific content that is relevant to players who are seeking to improve their game.
Playgroundonline is also working on various partnerships with other internet portals to increase acceptance of e-commerce in Sports and Fitness goods. Corporate offering focuses on catering to bulk requirements of companies, schools, clubs and other institutions.
Industry:IT/ Internet/ Software
Founded in:2007
Source of idea:
Significant Competitors:eBay and other e-commerce sites with sports category.
Company Details :
Company Name:Playgroundonline.com
HeadQuarters:Bangalore
Stage of the company:Scaling up
No of Employees (2006):0-5
No of Employees (2007):6-15
Office Locations(2006):0-1
Office Locations(2007):2-5
No of companies promoted:No
Profits (2006):losing money
Profits (2007):losing money
>Partnerships:Suppliers (Babolat, Head, Jansport, Butterfly, Stag, Stiga, MRF, BDM, SS, SG, Kookaburra, Yonker, Cosco, Electronic Arts, Decathlon, Funskool, Body Sculpture, Taylormade)
Logistics (DTDC)
Payment Gateway (CCAvenue, TechProcess)
Others e-commerce partners
Initial Funding:Personal savings
Addl Funding:Angel investors
Institutitional Capital:No
Revneue Model:e-commerce sales, Corporate sales, Sales through partner portals, Online advertising opportunities
Awards & honors:Currently none
Promoters Details :
Promoters Name(s):Ramakrishna Kalluri
Age:40
HomeTown:Rajahmundry
Education:Bachelors
No of companies promoted:No
Family Background:First gen entrepreneur
Job:Associate Vice President at Infosys
Ex-Job Description:Delivery management
Favorite Book/Movie:To kill a mocking bird
