KukuFM
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Mumbai, India · Founded 2018 · $85.0M raised
- Headquarters
- Mumbai
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2018
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- kukufm.com
- Total Funding
- $85.0M
- Last Round
- $85.0M Series COct 2025
- Rounds
- 5
About
KukuFM is India's largest audio and video OTT platform offering audiobooks, original series, book summaries, podcasts, and courses in Hindi and seven other Indian languages. Founded in 2018 and backed by Google, the platform targets Tier 2–4 India with vernacular content across self-help, finance, fiction, and entertainment. In 2025 KukuFM raised $85M and expanded into video with the launch of Kuku TV for mobile-first audiences.
Summary
KukuFM is a Media company based in Mumbai, India, founded in 2018. It has raised $85.0M in total across 5 rounds, most recently a $85.0M Series C round in Oct 2025. Investors include Krafton, Granite Ventures and Fundamentum Partnership.
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Funding History
Oct 2025
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Investors
Krafton
3 rounds
Granite Ventures
2 rounds
Fundamentum Partnership
1 round
Vertex Growth Fund
2 rounds
IFC
2 rounds
Paramark Ventures
2 rounds
Tribe Capital India
2 rounds
Bitkraft Ventures
2 rounds
Vertex Ventures
1 round
1 round
Verlinvest
1 round
Kalaari Capital
1 round
Tanglin Venture Partners
1 round
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