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Kutumb turns profitable in FY25
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Kutumb
- What it does
- Multilingual community social platform
- Kind
- Results
- Founded
- 2020
What they do
Kutumb runs a multilingual social platform with apps for astrology, lifestyle, and utility
What happened
It posted Rs 128.6 crore operating revenue and Rs 12 crore net profit in FY25, up from a loss of Rs 3 crore in FY24
Why it matters
The company spent Rs 1.06 to earn Re 1 of operating revenue, and its EBITDA margin was -5.54%
The details
- Kutumb turned profitable in FY25.
- Its operating revenue was Rs 128.6 crore, up 173% from Rs 47.2 crore in FY24.
- Net profit was Rs 12 crore, compared to a loss of Rs 3 crore in FY24.
- Total income was Rs 146.7 crore, including Rs 18 crore non-operating income.
- Total expenditure doubled to Rs 135.8 crore from Rs 63 crore in FY24.
- Advertising and promotional expenses were Rs 84.6 crore, 62% of total costs, up 2.8 times year-on-year.
- Employee benefit expenses were Rs 27.7 crore, up 2.4 times, including Rs 11.63 crore non-cash ESOP/ESPP costs.
- Technology infrastructure expenditure was Rs 18 crore, up 15%.
The bigger picture
- Kutumb's profitability is notable because it achieved it while spending heavily on advertising and employee costs.
- Its unit economics show it spent Rs 1.06 to earn Re 1 of operating revenue.
- The company's ROCE was -3.77% and EBITDA margin was -5.54%.
- Current assets as of March 2025 were Rs 150.5 crore, including Rs 10.5 crore cash and bank.
About the business
- Kutumb is a multilingual community social platform.
- It offers apps in social, astrology, lifestyle, and utility categories.
- Its apps include Crafto, Zuno, Tarot99, Astro99, Digi God, Piku, and Digital Baby.
- Crafto enables users to make and share personalised quotes and wishes in regional languages on WhatsApp and other platforms.
- Kutumb launched Polo, a gay dating app.
- Revenue comes from subscriptions to social media enabler apps and advertising.
- The company was founded in 2020.
- Investors include Peak XV Partners, Tiger Global, Quiet Capital, and Rocketship.vc.
- Total raised is approximately $28.5 million.
- Valuation after a $26 million Series A in June 2021 was about $170 million.
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