VerSe Innovation

Private

BangaloreMedia, Entertainment & Gaminghttps://verse.in/

Last Round

Series B

May 7, 2026

Est. Valuation

$200M

Total Funding Raised

$1.83B

Momentum

Top 5%

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Company Overview

VerSe Innovation is a media and entertainment technology company that operates Dailyhunt, a local language content platform, and Josh, a short-video app.

Sector

Media, Entertainment & Gaming

Verticals

Social Media, Digital Advertising, News & Media, User-Generated Content, Creator Economy

Business Model

B2C

Customer Profile

Data as a Service, Revenue Share, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

content discoveryshort-videonews aggregatorAdTechprogrammatic advertisingvernacular contentpersonalized feedcreator economyIndian social mediahyperlocal advertisingsuper appBharat techinfluencer marketplacecontent monetization

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VerSe Innovation Comps

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VerSe Innovation comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
Company	Status	Est. Valuation	Rev Multiple
OpenAI	Private	$86.0B	~40x
Cohere	Private	$5.0B	--
Competitor 1	Public	$XX.XB	XXx
Competitor 2	Public	$XX.XB	XXx

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VerSe Innovation Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
Round	Date	Amount Raised	Valuation	Investors	Sources
Series B	May 7, 2026
Debt	Feb 7, 2024
Series J	Apr 5, 2022
Series I Extension	Jan 20, 2022
Series I	Aug 12, 2021
Series H Extension	Feb 8, 2021

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Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Sunil Kumar Mohapatra

Group CRO & CEO - MENA

Executive Team

Prakashan Manikoth

Group Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

Sandip Basu

Managing Partner And Group CFO

Executive Team

Abhilash Somanchi

Chief Operating Officer Magzter

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VerSe Innovation Investors

Notable investors and investment history

VerSe Innovation investors
Investor	Rounds
Matrix	Series D, Series C
Alteria Capital	Debt
CPP Investments	Series I Extension, Series J
Bain Capital Ventures	Series B
Blockchain Capital	Series I
Sumeru Ventures	Series J
Peak XV Partners	Series D, Series C

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May 7, 2026
$45M round led by Epiq Capital and Lachy Groom.
Apr 9, 2026
Prasanna Prasad appointed as the new Chief Product and Technology Officer.

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VerSe Innovation Filings

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersBangalore

Employee Range717

Year Founded2007

Last FundingMay 7, 2026

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