Way2News
India's #1 Hyperlocal Short News App
Hyderabad · Founded 2015
- Headquarters
- Hyderabad
- Employees
- 201–500
- Founded
- 2015
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- way2news.com
- Last Round
- Series BSep 2024
- Rounds
- 3
About
Way2News is India's largest hyperlocal short news app, delivering real-time news in eight vernacular languages — Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, and Bangla. The platform covers news from over 400 districts across India and generates more than 4 billion screen views per month. Founded in 2015 by Raju Vanapala in Hyderabad, Way2News connects over 40,000 local contributors with more than 20 million readers. The company uses AI to combat fake news and personalizes content to individual reader preferences.
Summary
Way2News is a Media company based in Hyderabad, founded in 2015. Its most recent funding was a Series B round in Sep 2024. Investors include WestBridge Capital and SRI Capital.
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Sep 2024
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