Kerala, June 11: Dartle, a B2B SaaS platform serving youth sports and football academies worldwide, has raised $100K in seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures. The fresh capital will be used to expand Dartle’s go‑to‑market strategy, accelerate U.S. expansion through strategic growth channels and strengthen the platform with AI integrations and partner engagement. With this funding, Dartle aims to onboard more than 100 academies globally over the next 10–12 months and grow its annual recurring revenue to nearly $1 million.
The firm has established significant global traction as an all‑in‑one Academy Operations Suite, backed by Upekkha and recognized by NSRCEL IIM Bangalore. The platform currently powers 14 academies across India, the Middle East, Nepal, and the United States, with 8 paid pilots active in the U.S. Recent traction includes a $60,000 MLS Next sponsorship and doubling average contract value from $15,000 to $33,000. By reducing administrative overhead by 75% and tripling athlete retention, Dartle demonstrates strong product‑market fit. The company is now executing its next phase of growth, bringing more academies into a digitally connected sporting ecosystem.
Dartle is transforming how youth sports academies operate by replacing fragmented tools with a unified, data‑driven platform,” said Vinay Bansal, Founder & CEO of Inflection Point Ventures. “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
The sports tech platform brings academies, coaches, parents, and athletes onto a single platform, offering live updates, schedules, parent engagement, and rich digital profiles that track each athlete’s progress. By capturing performance data over time, the platform builds a transparent, evidence‑based record that supports scouting and talent identification. This data‑driven approach ensures opportunities are awarded on merit, giving deserving athletes a fair path to recognition while helping academies focus more on development than administration.
Commenting on the investment, Nihal Pradeep (Co-Founder & CEO) says, “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.”
Behind Dartle is a founding team that didn’t just study the problem, they lived it. Nihal Pradeep (CEO) played basketball at the national level and comes from a software development background, leading strategy, partnerships, and fundraising. Swathi Krishnan (CMO) competed in football and carrom at the state level and drives brand building and customer growth. Nagaraj R Potti (CFO) is a district-level cricketer and former Deloitte USI professional overseeing finance, operations, and compliance.
The market Dartle is stepping into is big, and it’s ready. Globally, over 50,000 sports academies are underserved by outdated tools and disconnected systems. In the US alone, 3,000 youth soccer academies represent a $45 million opportunity that Dartle is already positioned to capture. And that’s just the starting point.