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Pocket FM

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Listen to Audio Books, Podcasts and read Novels on Pocket FM. We bring you over 10k+ popular audio shows in multi languages. Best audiobooks app

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Location: India, Haryana, Gurugram

Employees: 1-10

Total raised: $141M

Founded date: 2018

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Investors 3

Date	Name	Website
15.10.2021	Lightspeed...	lsvp.com
-	Tanglin Ve...	tanglinvp....
-	peercheque	peercheque...

Funding Rounds 3

Date	Series	Amount	Investors
21.03.2024	Series D	$103M	Lightspeed...
02.05.2023	-	$16M	SVB Capita...
06.12.2021	-	$22M	-

Mentions in press and media 25

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22.10.2024	Epidemic Sound: The Soundtrack of Podcasting's Future	In the bustling world of podcasting, sound is king. Epidemic Sound, a Swedish company, is leading the charge. They are transforming how podcasts are produced and consumed. Their recent partnerships with major podcast networks like Acast and...
21.10.2024	Epidemic Sound expands within the podcast industry - now soundtracking Acast, Unwell Network, Realm, Audio Chuck, Pocket FM, and T Brand Studio	Epidemic Sound expands within the podcast industry - now soundtracking Acast, Unwell Network, Realm, Audio Chuck, Pocket FM, and T Brand Studio Mon, Oct 21, 2024 14:00 CET Report this content Epidemic Sound continues to soundtrack the world...
27.07.2024	Lightspeed-Backed Pocket FM Lets Go Of Around 200 Writers	SUMMARY Pocket FM, however, did not reveal the exact number of writers impacted during the layoff exercise, but Inc42 has learnt that it was less than 200 The company had to part ways with some of its writers for US-based audio series in or...
15.07.2024	Swiggy launched $65 M ESOP liquidity program prior to its IPO	A $65 million ESOPs liquidity program has been announced by Swiggy. Since 2018, Swiggy has had five ESOP liquidity events. All of its employees, regardless of rank or function, will be able to obtain secondary liquidity for their ESOPs. Aft...
15.07.2024	Ahead of IPO, Swiggy rolls out ESOP liquidity program worth $65 Mn	Food delivery and quick commerce decacorn Swiggy has announced an ESOPs liquidity programme worth $65 million. This marks its fifth ESOP liquidity event at Swiggy since 2018. Its staff across levels and functions will have the option to rec...
29.03.2024	ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding in March falls 37% to $623 million	ETtech Technology startups logged a total funding value of about $622.5 million in March 2024, down 37% from the same month a year ago. Startups across stages, mostly early and late, raised the funds across 63 rounds. In March last year, th...
21.03.2024	India’s Pocket FM secures $103m, targets Europe and Latin America	Consumer TechMediaNews Lokesh Choudhary · 21 Mar 2024 · 2 min readIndia’s Pocket FM secures $103m, targets Europe and Latin America Image Credit: Pocket FM Pocket FM, an Indian audio entertainment platform, has raised US$103 million in a se...
21.03.2024	Is new EV policy doing enough to lure Tesla to make electric cars in India	Four years ago, Elon Musk kicked off a vociferous debate in India’s auto industry when he said he wanted to come to India with the Tesla, but the stumbling block was the steep import duties, the highest in the world, which needed to go down...
21.03.2024	Deals in brief: Kaya Founders announces second close of two funds, AnyMind Group to acquire Arche Digital, eight China and India deals, and more	NewsDeals in brief: Indonesia-based Blitz extends oversubscribed seed round, B Capital secures USD 750 million to close new fund, eight China and India deals, and more Written by KrASIA Writers Blitz Electric Mobility, B Capital, the Inevit...
20.03.2024	Pocket FM's Melodic Rise: A Symphony of Success	Pocket FM, the audio entertainment platform, has struck a chord with investors, raising a harmonious $103 million in Series D funding led by Lightspeed. With a total funding of $196.5 million, the company is hitting all the right notes as i...
20.03.2024	Pocket FM Raises $103M in Series D Funding	Pocket FM, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of an audio entertainment platform, raised $103M in Series D funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $196.5M, was led by Lightspeed with participation from StepStone Group. The compa...
20.03.2024	Audio platform Pocket FM bags $103M in funding as it eyes global expansion	India-based audio platform Pocket FM has secured $103 million in Series D funding led by Lightspeed Ventures with participation from Stepstone Group. The company, which counts Tencent and Times Internet as backers, aims to expand into Europ...
20.03.2024	Pocket FM raises $103 million in Series D round led by Lightspeed	Audio entertainment platform, Pocket FM, has raised $103 million in Series D funding. The round was led by Lightspeed while Stepstone Group also participated in this round. The platform has raised a total funding of $196.5 million till date...
20.03.2024	Pocket FM raises $103m in Series D round led by Lightspeed	Pocket FM, an audio streaming platform, on Wednesday, said it has raised $103 million in a Series D round of funding led by Lightspeed.
02.05.2023	Pocket FM Raises US$16M in Debt Funding	Pocket FM, a Lewes, DE-based provider of an audio series platform, raised US$16M in Debt funding. Silicon Valley Bank provided the financial resources. The company intends to use the funds to strengthen its audio series library, expand its ...
26.07.2022	Walmart-backed Flipkart to break into audiobooks market	NewsStartups Shadine Taufik · 22h ago · 1 min readWalmart-backed Flipkart to break into audiobooks market Indian ecommerce firm Flipkart has teamed up with local audio streaming startup Pocket FM to break into the audiobook sector, The Econ...
29.03.2022	Scottish Unicorns Help Push UK Tech Industry to $1 Trillion Value	The UK tech industry has hit a valuation of $1 trillion, becoming only the third in the world to ever reach this landmark. The latest figures were calculated by Dealroom and analysed for the UK’s Digital Economy Council, with Digital Minist...
03.03.2022	Pocket FM raises 65 Mn from Goodwater Capital, Naver and Tanglin Venture	Pocket FM, an audio over-the-top platform, has raised $65 million in its Series C round from Goodwater Capital, Naver and an existing investor Tanglin Venture Partners. Three months ago, the Gurugram-based firm had scooped up $22.4 million ...
06.12.2021	Audiobooks Platform Pocket FM Raises $22 Million In Funding	Pocket FM, a Gurugram-based audiobooks platform, has secured Rs 168 crore ($22.4 million) in a Series B round of funding led by its existing investor Lightspeed Venture Partners. The funding round also saw participation from several other i...
06.12.2021	Audiobooks Platform Pocket FM Raises $22 Million In Funding	Pocket FM, a Bengaluru-based audiobooks platform, has secured Rs 168 crore ($22.4 million) in a Series B round of funding led by its existing investor Lightspeed Venture Partners. The funding round also saw participation from several other ...
23.08.2021	Tencent in talks to lead funding in India’s Pocket FM	Tencent is in advanced stages of talks to lead an investment round in Gurgaon-headquartered Pocket FM, the latest in the Chinese giant’s push to broaden its consumer internet portfolio in the Indian market. The Chinese firm, which is alread...
22.10.2020	Tencent leads $5.6 mn round in audiobooks platform Pocket FM	Binu Paul 22 Oct, 2020 Gurugram-based Pocket FM, which operates an eponymous vernacular audiobooks platform, has raised Rs 41 crore (about $5.61 million) from Tencent Cloud Europe, a unit of Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent Holdings,...
-	Pocket FM	“Pocket FM is an audio series platform pioneering audio entertainment with over 100 million listeners worldwide.”
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Pocket FM

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