HOBBYMATE SOCIAL PRIVATE LIMITED

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About the Startup HobbyMate is a technology platform that enables hobby-based communities to discover members, host events, and transact — all in one place. It is incorporated and headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Today, hobby and interest-based communities in India operate across fragmented tools — WhatsApp groups for communication, Instagram pages for discovery, Google Forms for event registrations, and UPI links for payments. This fragmentation creates operational friction for community organizers and a poor experience for members trying to find and engage with their communities. HobbyMate solves this by offering a unified platform purpose-built for hobby communities. The platform enables community creation and discovery, event hosting and ticketing, member networking, and a peer-to-peer marketplace for hobby-related goods and services. It operates on a no-commission model for community tools, with a nominal fee on event bookings as its primary revenue stream. The platform addresses an underserved segment of India's creator and community economy — amateur and semi-professional hobbyists spanning categories such as music, art, fitness, cooking, photography, gaming, literature, and more. With India's growing internet penetration, rising disposable incomes, and a cultural shift toward experiences over consumption, hobby communities represent a large and largely unorganised market opportunity. HobbyMate's long-term mission is to shift users from passive content consumption to active, real-world community participation — building social capital around shared interests. Problem Being Solved Hobby communities in India lack dedicated infrastructure. Organizers spend disproportionate time managing logistics across multiple platforms rather than growing their communities. Members struggle to discover relevant groups, events, and peers in their city. Innovation / Differentiation HobbyMate introduces a community-first product model — unlike event-only platforms

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