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Kuku FM Soonicorn

Mebigo Labs Private Limited ● Mumbai, Maharashtra ● Founded 2018 ● kukufm.com ↗

Digital audio content platform offering non-music, regional-language audiobooks, original series, book summaries, podcasts and courses, monetized via paywalled subscriptions; also operates the Kuku TV vertical-drama app.

Lal Chand Bisu · Co-founder & CEO Vinod Kumar Meena · Co-founder & COO Vikas Goyal · Co-founder & CTO
$156.8 MnTotal funding (tracked)
6Funding rounds
15 Oct 2025Last round

Kuku FM: Funding Rounds

Date Round Amount Investors Source
15 Oct 2025 Series C $85 Mn Granite Asia BITKRAFT Ventures International Finance Corporation (IFC) KRAFTON Paramark Ventures Tribe Capital Vertex Growth Fund source
20 Sep 2023 Series C $25 Mn Fundamentum Partnership International Finance Corporation (IFC) Vertex Ventures source
29 Aug 2022 Series B1 $21.8 Mn Fundamentum Partnership 3one4 Capital FounderBank Capital KRAFTON Paramark Ventures V Cube Ventures Verlinvest Vertex Ventures source
10 Mar 2022 Series B $19.5 Mn KRAFTON 3one4 Capital FounderBank Capital India Quotient Verlinvest Vertex Ventures source
6 Feb 2020 Series A $5.5 Mn Vertex Ventures 3one4 Capital India Quotient Shunwei Capital source
5 Nov 2019 Pre-Seed Undisclosed 3one4 Capital India Quotient Shunwei Capital source

Recent Signals

  • 24 Dec 2025 · financial
    Kuku FM parent Mebigo Labs shortlists banks for up to Rs 3,000 Cr IPO source
  • 16 Dec 2025 · financial
    Kuku FM parent Mebigo Labs appoints Kotak, Axis Bank, Morgan Stanley for ~$200 Mn IPO source

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FAQs on Kuku FM

Who founded Kuku FM?

Kuku FM was founded by Lal Chand Bisu, Vinod Kumar Meena, Vikas Goyal in 2018.

How much funding has Kuku FM raised?

Kuku FM has raised $156.8 Mn across 6 tracked funding round(s), most recently on 2025-10-15. Figures are compiled from cited public sources.

Who are the investors in Kuku FM?

Investors in Kuku FM include Granite Asia, BITKRAFT Ventures, International Finance Corporation (IFC), KRAFTON, Paramark Ventures, Tribe Capital, Vertex Growth Fund, Fundamentum Partnership.

What does Kuku FM do?

Digital audio content platform offering non-music, regional-language audiobooks, original series, book summaries, podcasts and courses, monetized via paywalled subscriptions; also operates the Kuku TV vertical-drama app.

Where is Kuku FM headquartered?

Kuku FM is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

What is Kuku FM's business model?

Kuku FM's core value proposition centers on Non-music regional audio content, Bite-sized episodic format.

How does Kuku FM make money?

Kuku FM's cited revenue streams include Paywalled subscriptions, Tiered subscription plans.

Sources & corrections. Every fact on this page is compiled from cited public sources — follow the "source" links beside each entry. Profile sources: disclosures.ifc.org · Last verified 5 Sep 2026. · Report a correction