Vernacular Content Startups

Flickstree raises $5 mn in pre-series B round led by Venture Catalysts

Flickstree is a content and marketing tech start-up that uses AI to create free branded video content; its data engine promote these videos, which keep churning transactions in auto-pilot mode

Edtech player Doubtnut raises Rs 224 cr for vernacular base expansion

DIG, James Murdoch's Lupa Systems and and existing investors Sequoia, Omidyar Network and Waterbridge Ventures participate in funding

This former Facebook India head finds his sweet spot in vernacular content

Umang Bedi's firm VerSe capitalised on the ban on Chinese apps by launching 'Josh', which claims to have over 77 million monthly active users, 36 million daily users ad 1.5 billion video plays a day

Reverie: Startup that helps firms connect with users in Indian languages

Reverie is a full-stack Indian-language product and technology company with several tools to create content, conversion of speech to text and text to speech

This techie helps businesses speak to Indians in their own languages

Arvind Pani's firm is the first in the world to launch an Indian language support on Android platform in 2011 in partnership with Qualcomm

Unfolding in India's smaller cities is the next wave of promising startups

Beyond the pages headlined by the Flipkarts, Olas and OYOs is a story of startups in India's smaller cities which are beginning to catch the attention of the world outside as also of investors

Going local: Video content startup Homescreen takes the vernacular route

Homescreen Network owns hyperlocal regional content platform SparkTV and live interactive online 24x7 channel TheBigScope