FanCode

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FanCode
FanCode logo.svg
Type of site
Founded2019 [1]
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Area servedIndia
OwnerDream Sports [2]
Founder(s)
  • Yannick Colaco
  • Prasana Krishnan
[1]
Industry
Products
Services On-demand video streaming
URL www.fancode.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
Current statusActive

FanCode was founded in 2019 by Yannick Colaco and Prasana Krishnan. [3] It is an over-the-top streaming service and sports e-commerce company in India. [4] [5] It is part of the Dream Sports group. [6] It offers interactive live streaming, sports fan merchandise, fantasy sports statistics and analytics, interactive live match scores, live commentary, expert opinions and news to its users on its website and application. [7] In May 2024, FanCode crossed 100 million user base. [8]

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History

The company was founded in 2019 by Yannick Colaco and Prasana Krishnan. [3] Colaco previously worked with NBA India as managing director, [9] while Krishnan was a former executive at sports pay-television broadcasters Sony Pictures Networks and Neo Sports. [10]

In May 2021, Fancode raised $50 million from its parent firm Digital sports' investment arm Dream Sports Investments (DSI). It has 3 D2C lines that are Fancode live (Sports broadcasting), Fancode Stats (Sports insights). [1]

FanCode acquired streaming rights for the American football league, National Football League in January 2020. [11] It also received streaming rights of the season of I-League in India from Lex Sportel Vision in January 2019. [12] [1] [13] It also had exclusive streaming rights in India of Bundesliga. [1]

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