Colab Platforms is a technology company that builds and operates digital platforms at the intersection of sports, gaming, and artificial intelligence. Originally incorporated as a leasing company in 1989, it was acquired by its current promoter in 2022 and has since undergone a rapid transformation, rebranding from Colab Cloud Platforms to Colab Platforms in early 2025. Its recurring approach is to create integrated ecosystems that democratize access to sports and technology, building communities and monetizing engagement across players, viewers, and brands. # Business segments A single engine in its early stages - a digital sports and gaming platform business, now layering on artificial intelligence and deep-tech ventures, all built around a core of youth engagement and monetized competition. ## 1. Digital sports platforms: where the company builds communities and monetizes engagement **The company operates a portfolio of sports-focused digital platforms - a cricket team, an e-commerce marketplace, and competitive gaming and prediction platforms - that generate revenue through fees, sponsorships, and merchandise, all designed to capture India's growing youth sports economy.** - **Owns a professional cricket team** - the Northern Challengers franchise in the Big Cricket League gives the company a five-year right to operate the team, with revenue coming from sponsorships, merchandising, and a share of the league's central rights royalty starting in the second year. The team is led by Shikhar Dhawan, which helps draw fan attention and commercial interest. - **Runs a sports e-commerce marketplace** - www.colabsports.in, launched in March 2025, is a direct-to-consumer platform where manufacturers and dealers sell sports equipment, apparel, and accessories with nationwide delivery, using AI-driven product recommendations to match buyers with gear. The company invested up to INR 100 million to build it, aiming to become a go-to destination for Indian athletes and enthusiasts. - **Operates a competitive esports platform** - www.colabesports.in, launched in August 2025, is a skill-based gaming infrastructure that supports players from discovery and training through to competition, starting with Counter-Strike 2 and planning expansion into mobile and AAA titles. It features player profiles, leaderboards, and rewards, and aligns with India's 2025 online gaming bill that recognizes esports as a legitimate competitive sport. - **Enters predictive gaming with a transaction-fee model** - the company announced a platform in April 2025 for skill-based prediction markets, a sector with over 5 crore users and annual transaction volumes above ₹50,000 crore in India. It plans to compete with established players like Real 11 and Probo by charging a fee on each transaction and offering analytics-driven interfaces, while promoting responsible trading practices. ## 2. Venture building and deep-tech initiatives: placing bets on the next set of platforms **Through a structured accelerator and a network of wholly owned subsidiaries, the company seeds and incubates ventures in sports-tech, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and drones - creating options on future businesses that could eventually stand alone.** - **Funds sports-tech startups through an accelerator** - the ₹250 million Sports-Tech Growth Accelerator Program, launched in April 2025, backs early-stage startups working on AI-driven performance tools, wearable tech, esports infrastructure, and gamified fitness, giving them access to mentorship and a ready-made testing ground inside Colab's own sports ecosystem. Selected startups can pilot their solutions within the company's leagues, teams, and commerce platforms. - **Builds an AI subsidiary and a search engine** - Colab Intelligence Private Limited, incorporated in December 2025, serves as the dedicated arm for AI-powered platforms, machine learning, and automation solutions, with a mandate to weave AI capabilities across the group's esports and digital ventures. The company also announced plans for an AI-powered answer engine that combines multiple large language models with real-time, fact-based search for professionals and enterprises. - **Prepares a semiconductor entry** - Colab Semiconductor Private Limited was incorporated in November 2025 to explore India's semiconductor manufacturing and outsourced assembly and test industry, initially dealing in wholesale trade of microchips, integrated circuits, and printed circuits. - **Explores drone manufacturing through a partnership** - a non-binding agreement signed in September 2025 with RRP Drones Innovation aims to jointly build a Special Purpose Vehicle for designing and deploying autonomous, AI-powered surveillance drones for agriculture, defence, energy, and border patrol. # Group structure and partners **The listed holding company operates through a growing family of seven wholly owned subsidiaries, each carved out for a specific sports or technology vertical, while external partnerships bring in cricket league rights, drone technology, and a potential digital-platforms acquisition.** - **Promoter and shareholding** - Skybridge Incap Advisory LLP is the promoter, holding 33.88% of the equity shares as of March 2025, with other Limited Liability Partnerships holding 42.19% and body corporates holding 12.4%. - **Seven wholly owned subsidiaries** - the company has incorporated separate subsidiaries for sports activities (Colab Premier League, Colab Sportz and Gaming), sports commerce (Colab Sports Ventures), sports nutrition (Colab Sports Science), semiconductors (Colab Semiconductor), artificial intelligence (Colab Intelligence), and global software ventures (Colab Global Ventures), each with an authorised capital of Rs. 25 lakh and fully subscribed for cash. - **Key external partnerships** - a five-year franchise agreement with Arvus Sports for the Northern Challengers cricket team includes annual license fees and a royalty share from the second year. A non-binding term sheet signed in September 2025 targets a 51% stake in Indiaoneonline Synergies, a digital platforms and technology services company. A separate non-binding MoU with RRP Drones Innovation covers the joint development of AI-powered surveillance drones through a new Special Purpose Vehicle.