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HUDLE launches AI-powered recreational sports platform

By Startup Enthusiast · 18 September 2026

What they do

HUDLE is a sports community platform for discovering venues, joining events, and managing teams

It launched in 2019 and now offers HUDLE Vision, an AI tool for stats and match highlights

The platform addresses the difficulty of playing organised sport after leaving school in urban India

HUDLE is a sports community platform that started with venue discovery and booking.
It expanded to include player communities, events, venue management, and performance technology.
The company launched HUDLE Vision, an AI-enabled tool for recreational sports statistics and match highlights.
HUDLE was founded in 2019 by Suhail Narain.
The platform's first two or three facility partners helped build the product and served as early test cases.
At launch, HUDLE had no customers and could not promise facilities immediate traffic or business.
The core problem HUDLE solves is that playing sport in India is not easy after leaving school and entering professional life.

India's recreational sport is moving to organised venues and community-led games due to urban busyness and limited open spaces.
Digitally enabled platforms like HUDLE are emerging to fill the gap left by scarce open spaces and busy lifestyles.
The launch of HUDLE Vision adds AI-powered analytics, a feature typically seen in professional sports, to recreational play.

HUDLE is a sports community platform that connects players, venues, and event organisers.
It started with discovery and booking of sports venues.
It now offers player communities, events, venue management, and performance technology.
HUDLE Vision provides AI-enabled statistics and match highlights for recreational sports.
The platform's first two or three facility partners helped build the product and served as early test cases.
At launch, HUDLE had no customers and could not promise facilities immediate traffic or business.

Product: mobile app that enables sports enthusiasts to find and book more than 40 sports in more than 1000 venues across the country
Customers: Sports enthusiasts and recreational players
How it makes money: Earns through sports venue bookings and related platform services
What sets it apart: Combines venue discovery, real-time booking, and community features across many sports