Kuku FM

• Kuku FM sells audiobooks, audio series and short video dramas in Hindi and other Indian languages, mostly through paid subscriptions.Entrackr
• Lal Chand Bisu, Vinod Kumar Meena and Vikas Goyal started it in Mumbai in 2018. All three studied at IIT Jodhpur.EntrackrIndian Startup News
• It has raised about $156 million in total, with backers such as Fundamentum Partnership, Vertex, Krafton, IFC and Granite Asia.EntrackrInc42
• Its latest big round was $85 million in October 2025, led by Granite Asia. Part was new shares and part was existing holders selling.Entrackr
• Cricketer MS Dhoni became an investor and the brand face of its microdrama app Kuku TV in March 2026.Indian Startup NewsInc42
• Revenue grew from about Rs 88 crore in FY24 to Rs 242 crore in FY25, but heavy ad spending kept it loss-making that year.Entrackr
• In FY26 revenue reached Rs 1,484 crore and the company reported a pre-tax profit of about Rs 89 crore, after spending roughly Rs 1,100 crore on marketing.Entrackr
• It filed draft IPO papers in confidence in June 2026 for an issue of Rs 3,500 crore, after naming banks in December 2025.The Economic TimesIndian Startup News
• Rival Pocket FM sued it in 2025 over copying claims. A Delhi court paused new episodes of five series, and Kuku FM denied the broad claims.MoneycontrolEntrackr

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