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Planet Marathi OTT raises $5 Mn from A & MA Capital USA

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Planet Marathi OTT raises $5 Mn from A & MA Capital USA
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Marathi OTT platform Planet Marathi OTT has raised $5 million in a new round led by USA-based private equity firm A & MA Capital USA. The platform has also partnered with media-tech company Dcafe to further strengthen its technological capabilities. Planet Marathi OTT, which provides an exclusive platform for Marathi industry talent and stories globally, plans to use the investment to strengthen its content library and technological infrastructure. Founded by Akshay Bardapurkar, Planet Marathi OTT claims to house the largest and most esteemed library of Marathi content on OTT platforms and offers content in various genres, including comedy, romance, politics, family drama, thriller, crime, and satire. Hosting titles across genres like romance, comedy, family drama, politics, crime, thriller, and satire, Planet Marathi OTT is known for content such as Goshta Eka Paithanichi and Raanbaazaar.

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Regional OTT app Stage raises $12.5 Mn in Series B

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Regional OTT app Stage raises $12.5 Mn in Series B
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Regional OTT app Stage raises $12.5 Mn in Series B Regional language-focused over-the-top (OTT) platform Stage has raised $12.5 million in its Series B round led by Good Water and Blume Ventures. The round also included $2.5 million worth of secondaries for some angel investors such as Harsh Shah (co-founder of Fynd), Aayush Phumbra (founder Chegg). Physis Capital, Mumbai Angels, The Chennai Angels, Venture Catalysts, IPV and other existing investors also participated. Launched in November 2019 by Vinay Singhal, Shashank Vaishnav, and Parveen Singhal, Stage serves as a hyper-localized OTT platform, offering trending, entertaining, and informative material in various languages and dialects, including Haryanvi and Rajasthani. The firm claims to have 20 million users and over 4.4 million paying subscribers. For the fiscal year ending in March 2024 (FY24), Stage reported a six-fold jump in its revenue to Rs 17.9 crore, while it managed to reduce its losses by 4% to Rs 22.1 crore. According to the company, its current ARR stands at Rs 180 crore. In the regional OTT players, it has competitors like aha video, Chaupal, Planet Marathi, and OM TV.

Exclusive: Elevation Capital to lead $5 Mn round in Rumik.ai

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Exclusive: Elevation Capital to lead $5 Mn round in Rumik.ai
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Exclusive: Elevation Capital to lead $5 Mn round in Rumik.ai Rumik has developed Ira, an AI system built to analyze emotion, understand user intent, and converse in languages such as Hinglish, Bangla, and Marathi. Conversational AI platform Rumik.ai is raising a new round led by Elevation Capital with participation from existing investors, according to two people aware of the matter. "Rumik recently raised $1.5 million from Info Edge, and Elevation is now leading a fresh $5 million in a new round," said a person who requested anonymity, as the details of the deal aren’t public. Sources also indicated that Huddle Ventures and Info Edge invested in April and both are likely to participate in the new round as well. Incorporated in April 2024, Rumik AI focuses on providing its conversational AI platform to enterprises. It has developed Ira, an AI system built to analyze emotion, understand user intent, and converse in languages such as Hinglish, Bangla, and Marathi. The company emphasizes that Ira does more than just process data. It forms memories and experiences to develop human-like intelligence, aiming to bridge the gap between robotic responses and genuine understanding. “The term sheet has been signed, and the money is likely to move soon,” said a second source who requested anonymity. “Given the recent investor interest in conversational AI and speech recognition, Rumik may be targeting a valuation in the range of $25–30 million.” Queries sent to Elevation, Rumik, Info Edge and Huddle did not elicit a response by the time of publication. Last month, Elevation Capital led a $6 million seed funding round in Agentic AI startup Adopt AI, which also features a conversational AI interface that executes tasks using natural language. In December 2024, the venture capital firm appointed former Meta executive Krishna Mehra as a partner to lead investments in software-as-a-service (SaaS) and AI.

Way2News raises $14 Mn in Series B led by WestBridge

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Way2News raises $14 Mn in Series B led by WestBridge
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Hyperlocal news platform Way2News has raised $14 million in its Series B round led by WestBridge Capital, with participation from venture capitalist Sashi Reddi. With the fresh proceeds, Way2News will focus on scaling operations, enhancing technology, and expanding its presence in the South Indian market, the company said in a press release. In June 2022, the Bengaluru-based firm scooped up $16.75 million in Series A round. Founded in 2015, Way2News claims to have 6.5 million daily active users, 13 million monthly active users, and more than 50 million downloads across app stores. Hyderabad-based Way2News offers short, relevant, and reliable news stories extending beyond districts to villages and mandals in their local language such as Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, and Gujarati from trusted local sources. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Way2News increased its operating revenue by 6% to Rs 29 Cr in FY23 from Rs 27.35 Cr in FY22. Way2News had a loss of Rs 15.14 Cr in FY23 whereas it made a profit of Rs 4.78 Cr in FY22. In the news aggregation space, Way2News faces competition from InShorts, Dailyhunt, Inshorts’ Public app and Feedly.

Robotics startup DiFACTO raises $4.8 Mn

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Robotics startup DiFACTO raises $4.8 Mn
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Robot automation solutions provider DiFACTO has raised Rs 40 crore (about $4.8 million) from private equity firm Stakeboat Capital in its first funding round. The proceeds will be used to expand across sectors such as cars, home appliances and electronics, the company said in a release. Founded in 2007 by Ajay Gopalswamy, Difacto operates across four key segments–welding systems, material handling systems, foundry and machine tending systems, and fluid dispensing systems. The company claims to have delivered more than 1,000 projects to 300 customers across 15 countries. It has three factories in Bengaluru and branches in Pune and Gurugram while it also operates globally with a wholly-owned subsidiary in Troy, Michigan, USA. Its client base includes the likes of Mahindra Group, Tata Group, Maruti Suzuki and Toyota India . In FY24, the company’s revenue touched Rs 175 crore and it is expected to grow to Rs 225 crore in FY25. India’s automotive industry is expected to experience a CAGR of 12.7%, reaching $512 billion by 2026.

Seekho app raises $8 Mn in Series A led by Lightspeed

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Seekho app raises $8 Mn in Series A led by Lightspeed
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Learning-focused OTT platform Seekho has raised $8 million in its Series A round, with Lightspeed leading the investment, according to a LinkedIn post by the company’s founder and CEO, Rohit Choudhary. The round also saw participation from Elevation Capital. Previously, the Bengaluru-based startup raised $3 million from Elevation and other investors in March of last year. Entrackr exclusively reported about the deal in September. “This is a testament to the trust our users, team, and investors place in us as we build India's go-to short video platform for Lifelong Learning,” said Choudhary via Linkedin post. While the company did not provide many details about the round, it was expected to be valued at around $45 million. Founded in 2020 by Choudhary, Keertay Agarwal, and Yash Banwani, Seekho helps individuals acquire new skills and knowledge. The platform offers a variety of courses to prepare learners for careers in fields such as parenting, the stock market, Instagram, and education, among others. Targeting audiences in tier-II cities and beyond, Seekho delivers educational content through short 2-5 minute videos in episodic series. The platform provides flexible subscription plans, with weekly and monthly options starting at Rs 149. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Elevation Capital acquired nearly a 24% stake in the company after the pre-Series A round. All three co-founders held 16.65% stake each as of that round. As per Entrackr's sources, Seekho is expected to dilute 20% of its equity in the Series A financing round.

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