Kuku Raises $85M, Hits $500M Valuation 🚀

[cryptohog]

Indian storytelling platform Kuku, backed by Google, raised $85M Series C led by Granite Asia. Valuation: $500M — double its last round.

Key numbers:

10M+ paid subscribers, 80% from non-metro India

229M app downloads, $4M+ consumer spend

100 min/day avg. usage

Creators paid ₹400M/month (~$4.5M)

Kuku is betting big on audio, video, and GenAI-assisted storytelling to battle rivals like Pocket FM.

[EmTeam]

Impressive milestone — Kuku’s growth proves the rising demand for AI-driven content tools.

[jacson4]

Half a billion valuation shows investor confidence in the future of generative content tech.