Deeptech bets heat up; Paytm, PB Fintech, Meesho earningsHappy Thursday! VCs are doubling down on India’s deeptech, with early-stage bets leading the charge. This and more in today’s ETtech Mornin...
Pocket FM cuts 100 jobs, moves 2,000 contract employees on Quess Corp’s payrollAudio series platform Pocket FM has reportedly laid off approximately 100 employees, about 10% of its workforce, primarily from its content...
Pocket FM elevates Lalit Gangwar as COO to lead global operationsIn his new role, Lalit Gangwar will lead the company’s audio vertical as it expands internationally and oversee business operations and mon...
Pocket FM elevates Lalit Gangwar as COO to drive global scale-upPocket FM has appointed Lalit Gangwar as Chief Operating Officer. He will now lead the company's global audio business. This move supports ...
Pocket FM hits $450 million ARR in April after accelerating AI-led content creationPocket FM hits $200 million ARR after six years of operations in Q4 of FY25, and it achieved about $400 million ARR in Q4 of FY26. Currentl...
Pocket FM taps former Meta scientist Vasu Sharma as head of AIPocket FM has appointed Vasu Sharma, a former scientist at Meta’s Facebook AI Research (FAIR), as its head of artificial intelligence (AI)....
Pocket FM in partnership with US-based AI voice ElevenLabsPocket FM stated that this partnership aims to enhance the inclusivity and accessibility of audio series creation, providing writers with s...
Pocket FM completes its first ESOP-buybackPocket FM, an audio series platform, has completed its first ESOP buyback valued at $8.3 million, allowing former and current employees wit...
Pocket FM’s fresh fundraise likely to value audio streaming startup at $1.2 billionADIA and others in talks to join new round; secondary share sale also in the works, said people in the know. The latest funding round discu...
Pocket FM claims global listener base of 130 millionAs per Pocket FM's 'Rewind2023: How India Got Entertained This Year' report, the platform had more than 100,000 hours of content, with user...
Pocket FM earmarks Rs 250 crore fund for writers contributing to platformPocket FM Cofounder and CEO Rohan Nayak said that the audio series as a category has been instrumental for writers, enabling them to share ...
Audio series leads audience engagement, beats online music, videos: Pocket FM’s #Rewind2022The observations were released in the Pocket FM #Rewind2022 report that highlights the key consumption and listener community trends on the...
Audio platform Pocket FM to make US entry; exceeds $25 million ARRThe platform said it has strengthened its content offerings with 733 audio series which resulted in a 270% increase in audio series — a fic...
Pocket FM launches ad solutions following pilot with over 100 brandsPocket FM has done experimental campaigns with over 100 brands to explore their audio innovations and offered brand solutions to brands suc...
ETtech Deals Digest: Apollo.io, Pocket FM, Filo raise fundsIntegrated business-to-business (B2B) sales intelligence and engagement platform Apollo.io, Audio streaming platform Pocket FM, instant liv...
Audio streaming platform Pocket FM raises $65 million in fresh fundingThe platform plans to use the fresh funds to strengthen its leadership position, expand into new languages, investing in AI capabilities an...
Tencent’s becomes the Alibaba of Indian startup sceneThis comes at a time when India is emerging as the next frontier of growth given that fewer Chinese startups are going public due to the un...