Centre Court Capital

Overview

Centre Court Capital is a venture capital firm based in Mumbai, India, focusing on sports tech and gaming investments. The firm was founded in April 2024 by Mustafa Ghouse, former CEO of JSW Sports, and Alok Samtaney, former Investment Director with TVS Capital and Sabre Partners. The firm launched its maiden fund with an initial target of ₹350 crore, which was later oversubscribed, closing at ₹410 crore. The fund has received backing from prominent investors, including the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), Self-Reliant India Fund (SRI), Premji Invest, SanRaj Group, and GMR Sports. Notable individual investors include athletes Neeraj Chopra, Rishabh Pant, PV Sindhu, and Jemimah Rodrigues, as well as entrepreneurs Binny Bansal, Mithun Sacheti, and Ankit Nagori. Centre Court Capital focuses on seed-to-Series A startups across sports, fitness, wellness, and social gaming sectors, with initial ticket sizes ranging from ₹8 crore to ₹24 crore. The firm aims to make approximately 15–18 investments, leading or co-leading most of them, and reserves 30–40% of the fund for follow-on rounds. The firm's investment strategy includes backing companies in sectors such as casual and hyper-casual mobile gaming, game streaming, tournament hosting, broadcast tech, sports analytics, sports bookings, nutrition, and fitness. As of December 2025, Centre Court Capital has invested in six startups: Quidich Innovation Labs, Stupa Sports Analytics, Airoclip, Michezo Sports Infrastructure, Quintar Inc., and FanCraze. These investments represent a blend of India-focused and global opportunities in the sports and gaming space, with plans to strengthen and scale their portfolio over the next two years. The firm's portfolio companies have shown promising early traction, with some generating revenues of ₹30–50 crore and forecasted to scale further.