KhelaHobe

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KhelaHobe company profile

KhelaHobe is Bangladesh’s first sports technology platform, designed to digitize grassroots and professional sports. The platform enables users to book grounds, access training programs, manage teams, and digitally score matches across football, cricket, badminton, and more. Players receive verified digital profiles and career statistics, while organizers can run tournaments with live updates and analytics. KhelaHobe also integrates payments, sponsorship opportunities, and B2B solutions for corporates and academies. With global scalability and SaaS-driven growth, KhelaHobe is building a digital ecosystem that powers the future of sports in South Asia and beyond. KhelaHobe is a pioneering sports community app designed to connect players, teams, and enthusiasts in Bangladesh and beyond, with a vision to revolutionize grassroots sports engagement. Launched in 2023, the platform integrates live match scoring, team management, tournament organization, ground booking, and social networking into a single mobile application. Targeting sports like cricket, football, badminton, and basketball, KhelaHobe empowers users to create profiles, join or form teams, score matches in real-time, participate in or host tournaments, and share highlights, all while fostering a competitive yet inclusive community. The app features a dynamic home page with live match updates, personalized recommendations, and ground search functionality, complemented by a robust profile system where users can showcase stats, rankings, and social connections. Unique scoring mechanisms allow ball-by-ball cricket updates and goal-by-goal football tracking, complete with commentary and spectator chat. Tournament tools enable users to manage brackets, collect fees, and award prizes, while ground booking integrates local availability with payment systems like bKash. Additional features include transaction tracking, status sharing, and leaderboards to drive engagement. Product Development and Feedback: KhelaHobe’s Phase 3 prototype was showcased to the CEO of Bashundhara Sports City and organizers of the MNC Futsal Corporate Tournament, receiving positive feedback. Users praised the innovative fusion of sports management and social features, noting it as a potential game-changer despite no similar global product existing. The concept, popular in cricket via platforms like CricHeroes, has been adapted for football, badminton, and other sports using unique mechanisms. The team is refining the product based on input from 250-300 potential customers, with plans to launch paid features in Phase 4. Global Ambitions and Leadership: Advised by a senior product manager at GMC based in the US, KhelaHobe has garnered interest from American schools for basketball integration, despite differing mechanisms. The company has partnered with Mehedi Hasan Rupok, former tech head at ADN, as the new CTO to accelerate development. With a strategy to launch initially in popular tournaments using existing stats from platforms like CricHeroes, KhelaHobe aims to ensure daily active usage through leaderboards, a social feed (Phase 4), and in-app ads, alongside B2B partnerships. The app will start free, with premium features to follow, positioning it for a global rollout beyond Bangladesh. Mission: KhelaHobe’s mission is to keep people connected to sports, turning casual players into community leaders by providing tools to organize, compete, and celebrate at every level. Target Market: Grassroots athletes and teams in Bangladesh and emerging markets. Sports enthusiasts aged 15-35. Schools, colleges, and corporate sports organizers. Competitive Advantage: First-of-its-kind multi-sport ecosystem combining live scoring, team management, and social networking. Localized approach with global scalability potential. Strong advisory network and customer-driven development.