OBSESS fitness app raises Rs 3 crore angel round eight months after launch

OBSESS, a fitness and sports platform from Noida in the Delhi NCR region, has raised about Rs 3 crore in an angel round, eight months after it launched in March 2026. The funding was reported in the first week of November 2026. The investors are Pushpendra Singh, co-founder of Centricity, Amit Goel, and Harshit Vij, co-founder of Freecultr. OBSESS was founded by Tushar Sharma, its chief executive, and Yash Kumar. It runs a marketplace that connects gyms, sports venues, trainers and nutrition and wellness brands with people who want to work out or play. The company said it will use the money for partnerships, ecosystem growth and technology to build a connected fitness experience.

India's fitness market is spread across independent gyms, sports turfs, coaches and event organisers, many of them small businesses. OBSESS is trying to bring these pieces together in one app: a customer can find a gym, book a badminton court or register for a cycling race, while the businesses get software to manage their own operations. That two-sided approach, serving both customers and small business owners, is a common path for consumer start-ups outside the biggest metros.

The speed of the round is notable. Raising money from angel investors eight months after launch suggests the founders have convinced experienced operators that the idea is worth backing. Two of the three investors are themselves founders of consumer businesses, Centricity and Freecultr, which can bring advice on building a brand as well as money.

At about Rs 3 crore, the cheque is small by venture capital standards. Angel rounds of this size are usually meant to test whether a product can find steady users before a larger seed or Series A round. For OBSESS, the next step will be to show that gyms and venues keep using its tools and that customers return to book again. The company has not yet shared figures on either.

For young founders, the deal shows that early money is available for consumer ideas in sport and fitness. It also shows the value of angel investors who have built businesses in related fields.

Peepals timeline: OBSESS was founded in March 2026 by Tushar Sharma and Yash Kumar in the Delhi NCR region. It built three partner products, for gyms, sports venues and events. In the first week of November 2026, about eight months after launch, it announced an angel round of about Rs 3 crore from Pushpendra Singh, Amit Goel and Harshit Vij, to be spent on partnerships, ecosystem growth and technology.

Short-term: The new money gives OBSESS room to sign up more gyms, venues and event organisers and to build out its app.

Long-term: If the platform keeps its partners and customers, it could raise a larger round and expand beyond Delhi NCR. If not, it faces competition from larger fitness and booking apps.

Who is affected: gym owners, sports venue operators and event organisers in Delhi NCR, people looking for a place to train or play, and early-stage founders in the fitness and sports sector.

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