RCB - About the company
RCB is an acquired company based in Bengaluru (India), founded in 2008 by Angus McDowell. It operates as an Operator of a professional cricket franchise team. The company has 12 active competitors, including 2 funded and 3 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals and CSK.
Company Details
Operator of a professional cricket franchise team. This organization manages a competitive sports squad that participates in professional cricket tournaments. The entity oversees player recruitment, training, and match preparation while coordinating team operations and professional sporting activities.
- Website
- royalchallengers.com
- Email ID
- *****@royalchallengers.com
- Registered Address
- 'UB TOWER' # 24, VITTAL MALLYA ROAD, BANGALORE, Karnataka, India, 560001
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2008
Location
Bengaluru, India
Stage
Acquired
Ranked
4th among 12 active competitors
Annual Revenue
₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
10 as on Mar 31, 2026
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Exit Details
Acquired by Aditya Birla (Mar 24, 2026)
Legal entities associated with RCB
RCB is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UNITED SPIRITS LIMITED CIN: L01551KA1999PLC024991 , India, Active | Mar 31, 1999 | ₹1,000+ Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 1513 (As on Apr 30, 2026) | |
ROYAL CHALLENGERS SPORTS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U92400KA2008PTC045565 , India, Active | Mar 11, 2008 | ₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 10 (As on Mar 31, 2026) |
RCB's acquisition details
RCB got acquired by Aditya Birla, Bxpe, Bolt Ventures and The Times Of India on Mar 24, 2026 at an acquisition amount of $*****.
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RCB's funding and investors
RCB has not raised any funding rounds yet.
RCB's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of RCB is Angus McDowell. Dave Lewis is the CEO of RCB.
Here are the details of RCB's key team members:
- Angus McDowell: Former Founder of RCB. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Dave Lewis: CEO of RCB.
RCB's Board of Directors
RCB's board has 5 active members. Rajesh V Menon is part of team and Vegulaparanan Kasi Viswanathan, Jagbir Singh Sidhu, Shilpa Vaid and Seema Sukumar are independent board members.Here is the list of RCB's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
zpevvge | Team | - | Current | 9y 5m |
Independent board member | - | Current | 3y 0m | |
zopiqww | Independent board member | - | Current | 8y 5m |
giuea{s | Independent board member | - | Current | 4y 5m |
bgblfwn | Independent board member | - | Current | 9y 5m |
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RCB's employee count trend
RCB has 10 employees as of Mar 26. Here is RCB's employee count trend over the years:
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RCB's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of RCB include Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals and CSK. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of RCB, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Kolkata Knight Riders 2007, Kolkata (India), Funding Raised | Provider of cricket club services | - | 60/100 | |
2nd | Rajasthan Royals 2008, Mumbai (India), Acquired | Provider of cricket management services | - | 59/100 | |
3rd | Operator of a remier League franchise cricket team | - | 58/100 | ||
4th | Operator of a professional cricket franchise team | - | - | 55/100 | |
5th | Gujarat Titans 2021, Ahmedabad (India), Acquired | Operator of a professional cricket team | - | 50/100 | |
6th | Mumbai Indians 2008, Mumbai (India), Unfunded | Provider of IPL cricket team with a range of fan gear and merchandise | - | - | 49/100 |
7th | Punjab Kings 2008, Chandigarh (India), Series A | Official website of Punjab Kings providing updates, schedule, fixtures, match updates, news, photos | $5.08M | 41/100 | |
8th | Delhi Capitals 2008, Delhi (India), Unfunded | Provider of sports club services | - | - | 39/100 |
9th | SunRisers Hyderabad 2012, Hyderabad (India), Unfunded | Official website of professional cricket franchise based in Hyderabad | - | - | 37/100 |
10th | Lucknow Super Giants 2021, Lucknow (India), Unfunded | Professional franchise cricket team that competes in the Indian Premier League | - | - | 26/100 |
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RCB's Investments and acquisitions
RCB has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
News related to RCB
Media has covered RCB for a total of 34 events in the last 1 year, 7 of them have been about company updates and 5 about partnerships.
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Blackstone consortium explores HNI, family office funding for RCB acquisitionMoneycontrol•Apr 15, 2026•RCB, Blackstone, Cvent, Sunotec and 2 others
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EQT Life Sciences to exit minority stake in Tubulis via sale to Gilead Sciences for up to USD 5.0 billionPR Newswire•Apr 07, 2026•Gilead, Tubulis Technologies, EQT, Evotec and 6 others
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Navi UPI Becomes Official Payments Partner of Royal Challengers BengaluruBusiness News This Week•Mar 26, 2026•RCB, Navi
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RPSG Ventures shares soar after $1.78-billion deal for RCBMoneycontrol•Mar 25, 2026•RCB, Diageo India, Aditya Birla, The Times of India and 1 other
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Scapia Partners With Rcb And Gujarat Titans For 2026 Cricket SeasonImpactonnet•Mar 23, 2026•Scapia, RCB, Gujarat Titans
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Magicrete Partners with Royal Challengers Bengaluru for T20 league 2026Media Bulletins•Mar 18, 2026•RCB, , Aditya Birla, Blackstone
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Anthropic might create AI venture with BlackstoneBreaking The News•Mar 12, 2026•Anthropic, Blackstone, ACT, IPL and 12 others
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EQT explores potential $6bn exit from Linux software firm SUSEPrivate Equity Wire•Mar 10, 2026•EQT, Galderma, Suse, RCB and 4 others
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