Becomes the first Sporting Club ever to partner with a Chat Based app to enable engagement with its fans.
In a first move of its kind, Mumbai City FC has partnered with Haptik Inc to provide on the go information and further engage with it’s fanbase across the country for the upcoming second season of the Indian Super League. The Haptik App serves as a Personal Assistant on Chat to its users and this is the first time ever that a Sporting Club has integrated with a Chat based app to help their fans get easy access to the club for the entire season.
The partnership doesn’t only mean FAQ and help for the Mumbai City FC Fans, but also enables ticket booking, live scores, players and match information, expert opinions on games and a lot more. It is pretty much, a Personal Assistant by the Club for its fans. Further taking its promise to simplify everybody’s life, for Haptik this alliance takes convenience to the next level.
Commenting on the announcement, Indranil Das Blah, CEO, Mumbai City FC said, “The season is almost here and with everyone having multiple things to do at the same time, Haptik as an app makes life a whole lot easier with its unique features.
All a user will have to do now is download the Haptik App and speak to their assistants on the Mumbai City FC channel for any help, information or trivia. With this, Haptik also becomes the only player in the Personal Assistant/Chat Space to foray into the live events/sporting domain, taking their first step into bringing their users a more holistic experience in a single app.
“It’s a very exciting step for both Mumbai CIty FC and Haptik to take,†said Aakrit Vaish, CEO & Cofounder, Haptik Inc, which has more than 150,000 loyal users of the app. “This is the world’s first Sporting Club assistant integration, and we are all excited to see what users think of it. As sports fans, we have always wanted a channel to talk about our favorite clubs, and Haptik is proud to finally offer that! This is going to be a very exciting ISL Season for all of us.â€
The Mumbai City FC Channel goes live on Haptik on the 3rd of October, until the end of the season. And users can also watch out for the some very special surprises in store for them through Haptik, every time Mumbai City FC wins a game.
About Mumbai City Football Club:
Mumbai City FC is Mumbai’s franchise in the Hero Indian Super League. Bollywood actor and football enthusiast Ranbir Kapoor and chartered accountant Bimal Parekh together own the team. Mumbai’s D.Y Patil Stadium is the team’s home stadium. The team’s logo is a reflection of a resilient fortress that stands proudly, surrounding the logo that signifies the unrelenting, determined spirit of the city. The seven stars symbolize the islands that form Mumbai. Trains that are the very lifeline of the city ply millions of Mumbaikars across its vast expanse and connect these islands. Each passenger, each citizen of the city is bound together by their love for the place they call home. 20 million citizens, 20 million hearts pulse to a single beat – the heartbeat of Mumbai.
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About Haptik Personal Assistant:
Haptik is Everyone’s Personal Assistant to get things done over chat. That one quintessential app for all your needs so you don’t need scout the internet or browse through multiple apps on your phone. Whether it’s searching for information, completing a task or buying/ordering anything, Haptik is your go-to-guy. Haptik enables to get work done across various categories such as Shopping, Travel, Food etc. with a simple message.
Launched in April 2014, Haptik is available free of cost on Android & iOS. Haptik has been handpicked by Google for three of their collections, including being the only Indian App in the Productivity Category on the Play Store. The company has raised a total of $1.1Million in funding from Kalaari Capital and others.
