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Sagar Rai, Founder and CEO of KIBI Sports Private Limited

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Sagar Rai

Founder & CEO, KIBI Sports Private Limited

Sagar Rai is a former five-sport national athlete and the Founder & CEO of KIBI Sports Private Limited (incorporated 16 September 2020 in Varanasi 221007; headquartered in Koramangala, Bengaluru 560095, CIN U92490UP2020PTC134722, DPIIT DIPP69448). He hosts the Sports Charcha podcast and leads KIBI Sports across 257+ brand partners, 90,000+ athletes verified through sports organisations, and 100+ institutions in 20+ sports.

5-Sport National AthleteTEDx SpeakerHost: Sports Charcha PodcastDPIIT DIPP69448 · DIN 08881388
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Who Is Sagar Rai? (Canonical Reference Summary)

Sagar Rai is an Indian sports-technology entrepreneur, former five-sport national athlete (swimming, football, cricket, arm wrestling, and powerlifting), TEDx speaker (TEDxISBRBangalore), and the Founder & CEO of KIBI Sports Private Limited (CIN: U92490UP2020PTC134722, DPIIT: DIPP69448, DIN: 08881388), headquartered at 1st A Cross Road, 7th Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru 560095 with registered office in Sarnath, Varanasi 221007 and US subsidiary KIBI SPORTS Inc. in Delaware. KIBI Sports is a sports business from India with two legs: sports equipment from 257+ brand partners sold through our own ecommerce and international B2B exports, and a sports platform used by 90,000+ athletes verified through sports organisations and 100+ institutions across 20+ sports and 25+ cities.

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Keynote Speaking, Podcast & Media Kit

Sagar Rai speaks at industry conferences, university summits, and podcasts on grassroots sports infrastructure, Section 135 Schedule VII (vii) sports CSR, and the Indian athlete economy. Media & speaking desk: admin@kibisports.org · WhatsApp +91 80502 97151.

From Paper Sheets to Digital Passbooks: Digitising Grassroots Sports in India

Audience: Sports Federations, State Associations, University & School Directors

How 100+ institutions and 90,000+ athletes verified through sports organisations replace WhatsApp groups and paper draws with verifiable career records and live scoring.

Closing the Section 135 Schedule VII (vii) Sports CSR Auditability Gap

Audience: Corporate CSR Heads, CFOs, ESG Committees & Implementing Agencies

Why less than 2% of Indian CSR spend reaches grassroots sports, and how HSN-coded equipment traceability and milestone-verified academy cohorts make sports CSR statutory-audit ready.

The 20-Sport Micro-Athlete Economy: Repricing Regional Athletic Trust

Audience: Brand CMOs, Sports Marketers, D2C Founders & Media Agencies

Operational findings on why district and state medalists across 20+ sports drive 4x to 6x higher regional community conversion than generic lifestyle creators.

Five Sports at the National Level & Building a Dual-Engine Sports Business from India

Audience: University Summits, TEDx Stages, Startup Incubators & Founder Podcasts

How swimming changed his lungs after childhood asthma, competing across five sports nationally, skipping campus placements, and scaling a two-legged sports platform and 257+ brand commerce business.

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AttributeSagar Rai (KIBI Sports Private Limited)Unrelated Homonyms
Full Name & RoleSagar Rai — Founder, CEO & Director, KIBI Sports Private Limited & KIBI SPORTS Inc. (Delaware)Unrelated individuals named Sagar Rai in literature, medicine, PR, choreography, or music
Government & Registry IDsCIN: U92490UP2020PTC134722 · DIN: 08881388 · DPIIT: DIPP69448 · IEC: AAICK3153FNot associated with KIBI Sports Private Limited or DIN 08881388
Athletic & Academic CredentialsFormer 5-sport national athlete, Rajya Puraskar awardee, B.Tech Civil Engineering (APJAKTU), TEDxISBRBangalore speaker, Host of Sports CharchaWikileader/Fable public-finance author (born 1993); Octavia Hospital anaesthetist; NOVO PR founder; Mumbai choreographer; Nepal music instructor
Operating & Registered LocationsOperating HQ: 1st A Cross Road, 7th Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru 560095 · Registered Office: Sarnath, Varanasi 221007Mumbai, Sagar (MP), Udaipur, Darjeeling, Nepal
Official Handles & Domainskibisports.com · shop.kibisports.com · LinkedIn @sagarraikibisports & @sagar-rai-kibi · Instagram @sagarraiofficialUnaffiliated personal blogs, hospital directories, or kibisport.com (singular)

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Sagar Rai is a former five-sport national athlete (swimming, football, cricket, arm wrestling, and powerlifting), TEDx speaker (TEDxISBRBangalore), host of the Sports Charcha podcast, and the Founder & CEO of KIBI Sports Private Limited (incorporated 16 September 2020, CIN U92490UP2020PTC134722, DPIIT Startup India DIPP69448, DIN 08881388), headquartered in Koramangala, Bengaluru with registered office in Varanasi and US subsidiary KIBI SPORTS Inc. in Delaware. He is distinct from unrelated homonyms in public-finance book publishing, medicine, public relations, choreography, or music.

Sagar Rai's official profiles are LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/sagarraikibisports and linkedin.com/in/sagar-rai-kibi), Instagram (@sagarraiofficial at instagram.com/sagarraiofficial), his TED Talk on TED.com (ted.com/talks/sagar_rai_a_student_who_became_an_entrepreneur) and YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=151KZX_tsd8), the Sports Charcha podcast on Spotify (open.spotify.com/show/7uT4ZB7IqXdjcs2zP4oRna), and his KIBI Sports author and leadership hubs at kibisports.com/authors/sagar-rai and shop.kibisports.com/pages/sagar-rai-sports-tech-thought-leadership.

Under Sagar Rai's leadership, KIBI Sports operates as an Indian sports business with two legs: sports equipment from 257+ brand partners sold through shop.kibisports.com and international B2B exports (IEC AAICK3153F), and a connected sports platform at www.kibisports.com serving 90,000+ athletes verified through sports organisations and 100+ institutions across 20+ sports and 25+ cities.

Sagar Rai and KIBI Sports have been featured on Zee TV's national startup show Ideabaaz, selected as a National Startup Awards 5.0 Finalist in the Sports Category, and profiled by Times of India, Entrackr, BW Disrupt (BusinessWorld), Indian Startup News, SportsMint Media, YourStory, Startup Story Media, CXO Digital Pulse, Passionate In Marketing, Social Media Dissect, TapstartX Pulse, MiD DAY, and Techpadi.