The USD 100,000 seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures will support Dartle’s US growth, academy onboarding, platform upgrades and target of nearly USD 1 million ARR.
Kerala, 11 June 2026: Dartle has raised USD 100,000 in a seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures to support its growth across youth sports and football academies.
The B2B SaaS platform will use the funds to expand its go to market strategy, accelerate growth in the United States, improve the platform with AI integrations and increase partner engagement.
Dartle plans to onboard more than 100 sports academies globally over the next 10 to 12 months and is targeting annual recurring revenue of nearly USD 1 million.
The company currently works with 14 academies across India, the Middle East, Nepal and the United States. It also has eight paid pilots running in the US market.
Dartle brings academy management, scheduling, player analytics and parent engagement onto one platform. It allows coaches, athletes and families to track updates, schedules, communication and player progress in one place.
The company said its platform has reduced administrative overhead by 75 percent and tripled athlete retention. Recent traction includes a USD 60,000 MLS Next sponsorship and an increase in average contract value from USD 15,000 to USD 33,000.
Vinay Bansal, Founder and CEO, Inflection Point Ventures, said, “Dartle is transforming how youth sports academies operate by replacing fragmented tools with a unified, data-driven platform. The company’s ability to deliver measurable efficiency gains and strengthen athlete outcomes demonstrates clear product-market fit. We are confident that this funding will enable Dartle to scale rapidly and establish itself as a category-defining player in sports technology”
Nihal Pradeep, Co Founder and CEO, Dartle, said, “Partnering with IPV is a transformational milestone for Dartle. Their structured methodology and collaborative insight have challenged us to scale our vision globally. At Dartle, our mission is to build a definitive operating system for global youth sports, empowering academies to cut structural overhead and retain elite talent. With IPV’s support, we are positioned to rapidly accelerate our footprint across the United States and European markets, building a global category leader from India.”
Dartle was founded by Nihal Pradeep, Swathi Krishnan and Nagaraj R Potti under Roninaks Sports Private Limited. The founding team combines technology and sports experience across basketball, football, carrom and cricket.
The company is targeting a global market of more than 50,000 sports academies. In the US, it estimates that 3,000 youth soccer academies represent a USD 45 million opportunity.
nflection Point Ventures has invested more than INR 900 crore across over 280 startups and backed 16 startups in Q1 2026.
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