Hypd, the Indian tech platform that enables content creators to monetize their influence, has successfully raised $4 million in a pre-series A funding round led by Orios Venture Partners. Existing investors Sauce VC and Better Capital also participated, doubling down on their previous investments. The startup plans to use the funds to accelerate creator acquisition, […]

Start-up NeuralGarage has announced that it raised $1.45 million in seed funds that will boost its effort to develop ‘VisualDubô’ solution that will empower content creators across the board, globally. The funding round was led by Exfinity Ventures and participated by angel investors RAAY Global (Amit Patni Family Office), Vishal Agarwal and Raj Kulasingam (iconic […]

Live video infrastructure startup, 100ms has raised US$20 million in its Series A funding round led by Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI). AWI is a venture fund backed by ADQ’s venture platform, DisruptAD and is managed by Alpha Wave Global. The funding round was joined by LocalGlobe and Matrix Partners India along with existing investors Strive.vc […]

Indian audio OTT startup Pocket FM has raised US$65 million in its Series C round led by Naver, Goodwater Capital, along with participation from existing investor Tanglin Venture Partners. The online audio platform will be using the fresh funding to strengthen its leadership position, expand into new languages, invest in AI capabilities, and build the […]

South Korea’s gaming giant Krafton has invested US$5.4 million in India-based mobile game development studio Nautilus Mobile. This marks Krafton’s debut investment in an Indian game development studio. “With Nautilus, we have the aspiration of building India’s best gaming studio,” said Rajan Navani, CEO at JetSynthesys and chairman of Nautilus Mobile. He added, “Krafton’s investment […]

VerSe Innovation, the parent company of India-based vernacular news aggregator Dailyhunt and short video app Josh has raised US$28 million in its Series I round led by CPP (The Canadian Pension Plan) Investment Board. “We never ran a formal process, it was just that there was a strong inbound interest from investors. Even the last […]

India’s skill-based casual gaming startup Zupee has raised US$102 million in funding in a Series B round, taking its valuation at US$600 million. The company has also collaborated with with Jio Platforms Limited, India as it looks to expand its operation in the country. Both new and existing investors joined the funding round, however, the […]

ShareChat, an India-based content sharing platform has secured US$266 million in funding from Alkeon Capital (a US-based firm) and its existing investors, taking its valuation to US$3.7 billion. This is ShareChat’s third funding round this year. The latest funding round also saw participation from Temasek Holdings Singapore and Moore Strategic Ventures. The Bengaluru-based startup will […]

India-based online gaming startup, MPL has raised undisclosed funding from investors led by Legatum Capital with participation from Gaingels LLC and Accrete Capital. The funding round also saw participation from existing investors RTP Global and Moore Strategic Ventures LLC. MPL will be using the fresh infusion of funds for its global expansion, drive continued growth […]

SuperGaming, one of India’s top game development companies, announced raising $5.5 million in its Series A funding round that will finance its talent expansion, among others. The funding round was led by Skycatcher, a global management firm focused on investing in software and Internet companies, and participated by AET Fund, BAce Capital, Dream Incubator, 1Up […]