in a subjective manner without imparting real information . please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance . september 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message playgroundonline web address www.playgroundonline.com slogan there s a player in every one of us ... go play type of site online shopping available in english owner ramakrishna kalluri and srini battula launched 2008 current status offline . website is not working domain name is parked on godaddy . playgroundonline is an indian e commerce company which deals in sports and fitness related products . 1 2 the company was launched in 2008 and its product line includes branded sports goods and equipment training equipment sports apparel footwear books dvds food supplements health and fitness equipment and more . 3 4 the company is based in bangalore and has offices in gurgaon and new delhi . 5 contents 1 history 2 funding 3 products 4 partnerships 5 awards and recognition 6 references 7 external links history edit playgroundonline was launched in the year 2008 by school friends and technology entrepreneurs ramakrishna kalluri and srini battula . 6 before venturing into doing business together ramakrishna kalluri had worked in infosys for 16 years after graduating from iit chennai while srini battulla had worked with technology start ups after his return to india from the united states . 7 according to ramakrishna the idea behind starting playgroundonline was to provide sports equipment and services to not only professionals but also to small town amateurs who can not easily get hold of branded sports equipment . 8 9 the sports portal features 60 sports brands from 30 suppliers and majority of the traffic on the website comes from sports enthusiasts in the age group of 18 40 . 7 as of today the online sports store has catered to more than 50 000 customers . 10 funding edit playgroundonline was started with an initial investment of rs 85 lakhs which was funded by the company owners family and friends . 7 in december 2012 playgroundonline partnered with sportsnest retail india pvt ltd an e commerce venture and together they have raised funds from blume ventures . 11 12 products edit playgroundonline.com offers branded products to its customers across more than 50 categories such as sports equipment and accessories 13 fitness equipment and accessories nutrition under this category playgroundonline offers supplements weight loss products muscle gainers proteins sports drinks energy bars etc. books and video cds 14 sportswear 14 sports shoes adventure and outdoor equipment and accessories kids apparel shoes sports equipment and accessories etc. in the year 2010 playgroundonline launched fifa world cup soccer merchandise offering products such as t shirts books videos and other memorabilia of soccer teams . 15 in may 2013 playgroundonline associated with brunswick corporation famous american pool table brand and launched their product which includes pool tables foosball tables brunswick delray shuffleboard and more . 16 partnerships edit in 2009 playgroundonline was announced as an equipment partner for the 9th edition of india s biggest corporate football tournament conducted across 7 cities bangalore delhi mumbai kolkata hyderabad chennai and pune . this is a premier event and is managed and organized by spt sports management pvt. ltd. 17 awards and recognition edit playgroundonline was nominated for the tata nen hottest start ups awards . 18 according to the dataquest playgroundonline was recognized among the 20 hottest ecommerce start ups in india . 19 20 references edit playgroundonline featured on ndtv . ndtv . fitness in store . the hindu business line . playing it right . times of india . virtual sports . hindu . retrieved dec 6 2008 . playgroundonline merges with sportsnest raises funds from blume ventures . gear up the sport . dna . a b c they made net their playground . bangalore mirror . do summer business and save for an exotic winter vacation . economic times . playgroundonline sells sports gear to small town buyers through the net . times of india . exclusive playgroundonline and sportsnest merge secures funding from blume ventures . blume ventures backed sportsnest merges with playgroundonline raises fresh funds from investor . reuters . sports commerce site sportsnest merges with playgroundonline . anupam saxena . inspirational pdf . entrepreneur 74 . november 2009 . a b e commerce going beyond travel finally . data quest . playgroundonline.com brings indian soccer fans to fifa world cup merchandise online . business standard . playgroundonline.com announces the launch of brunswick pool tables for first time online in india . kingfisher corporate 5 s enters ninth edition ; over 200 teams expected to participate . playgroundonline.com nominated for tata nen hottest startups awards . india s 20 hottest e commerce startups . 20 hot e commerce start ups . data quest . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title playgroundonline & oldid 725611112 categories retail companies of indiaretail companies established in 2008companies based in bangaloreindian websitesonline retailers of indiainternet properties established in 20082007 establishments in indiaprivately held companies of indiaindian companies established in 2008hidden categories articles with peacock terms from september 2013all articles with peacock terms navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 16 june 2016 at 19 26 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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