Pencil
From a Writer to an Author, start your journey with Pencil today.
Pencil was founded in 2018, is headquartered in Mumbai, India, lists 51–200 employees, and has $5.1M in recorded funding across 3 rounds.
- Headquarters
- Mumbai
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2018
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- thepencilapp.com
- Total Funding
- $5.1M
- Last Round
- $1.0M Venture RoundFeb 2021
- Rounds
- 3
Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.
Indexed holds 3 funding rounds and 7 investors for this company. The full record is or through the API.
About
Using Pencil's writing platform, you can now become a published author for free and connect with a global audience in less than a day. At Pencil, we are celebrating the one-man army. We are here to empower the writer within you who has a story to tell but no medium to turn to. Pencil is the world's first free publishing platform that helps you create, publish, and distribute your book globally in eBook and paperback format. Our Reader App helps you build your library on the go, with a wide range of content in different formats and different languages.
Summary
Pencil is an Education company based in Mumbai, India, founded in 2018. It lists 51–200 employees. It has raised $5.1M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $1.0M Venture Round in Feb 2021. Investors include SOSV, Surge and Wavemaker Partners.
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Funding History
Feb 2021
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Funding: Seed through Venture Round. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
Investors
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