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Loco
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Loco is an India-based game live-streaming platform for esports, gaming creators and tournament broadcasts.
Also known as Loco (Pocket Aces) · Showtime · Showtime App
Founders & leadership
Investors · 11
How we know: Crit Ventures's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
How we know: economictimes.indiatimes.com · the VCSheet dataset · research · economictimes.indiatimes.com · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · hashed.com · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Makers Fund's portfolio page · economictimes.indiatimes.com · research · economictimes.indiatimes.com · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
How we know: NuVentures's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
How we know: the VCSheet dataset · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
How we know: economictimes.indiatimes.com · research · economictimes.indiatimes.com · Not right? Tell us
How we know: economictimes.indiatimes.com · research · economictimes.indiatimes.com · Not right? Tell us
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$42M disclosed across 1 of 5 rounds · 2021–2022
- $42MSeries AMar 2022 · 2 sources
Hashed (lead), Catamaran Ventures, Hiro Capital, Korea Investment Partners, Krafton, Lumikai, Makers Fund
Source ↗ - Undisclosed amountseed fundingJun 2021Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 5
launches, deals, and filingsUAE-based investment firm Redwood signed a $65 million deal for a majority stake in Loco, providing a full exit to all existing backers. The deal was intended to fund Loco's global expansion beyond India, and represented a decline from the company's roughly $150 million peak valuation in 2022.
$65M source ↗
Loco partnered with global brands including the NBA, Logitech and Red Bull to run India-focused esports programmes, and built a direct API integration with Krafton following Krafton's 2021 investment.
After the Pocket Aces acquisition, Loco shifted in 2020 from its live trivia game show format to a game streaming platform.
Mumbai-based Pocket Aces Pictures Pvt. Ltd acquired Loco, then a live trivia game show app formerly known as Showtime, for an undisclosed amount; an Economic Times report pegged the deal value at $1 million (Rs 6.4 crore). Loco was to receive financing, marketing and content support from Pocket Aces.
$1M source ↗
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 7
primary sources listed
- Loco Funding 2026 – Total Funding, Rounds & Investorsinc42.com · web
7 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Loco do?
- Loco is an India-based game live-streaming platform for esports, gaming creators and tournament broadcasts.
- Who founded Loco?
- Loco was founded by Anirudh Pandita, Ashwin Suresh.
- Who are Loco's investors?
- Loco's investors include Crit Ventures, Hashed, Kube VC, Makers Fund, NuVentures, 3one4 Capital, Catamaran Ventures, Hiro Capital and 3 more.
- How much funding has Loco raised?
- Loco has disclosed $42M raised across 1 of its 5 known rounds.