Kuku FM
Media & Entertainment (Audio)Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Kuku is a digital entertainment company behind Kuku FM (audio series and audiobooks) and Kuku TV (vertical micro-dramas), operating as an AI-first studio with artificial intelligence embedded across its content development pipeline. It crossed 1 crore paying subscribers in 2026 and has expanded into theatrical films.
Funding
Kuku FM has raised $130M across 3 disclosed rounds, most recently a Series C in Oct 2025.
$130MRaised
Series CLatest round · Oct 2025
$500MValuation
3Events
Series COct 2025confirmed
$85M
InvestorsGranite Asia (lead), Vertex Growth Fund, Krafton, IFC, Paramark, Tribe Capital India, Bitkraft
Valuation~$500M — more than double the prior round
Included secondary transactions — Google fully exited its sub-2% stake
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~$500M — more than double the prior round
Oct 2025Series C$85MGranite Asia (lead), Vertex Growth Fund, Krafton, IFC, Paramark, Tribe Capital India, Bitkraft ~$500M — more than double the prior roundTechCrunch ↗
Mar 2022Series B$20MKrafton (lead), 3one4 Capital, Vertex Ventures, India Quotient, Founder Bank Capital, VerlinvestTechRadar ↗
Investor roster
Every disclosed backer and how often they've written a cheque — repeat names are the strongest conviction signal on the cap table.
New · Latest leadGranite Asia (lead)1 round · 2025
Vertex Ventures2 rounds · since 2022
Bitkraft1 round · 2025
IFC1 round · 2025
Krafton1 round · 2025
Paramark1 round · 2025
Tribe Capital India1 round · 2025
Vertex Growth Fund1 round · 2025
Fundamentum Partnership & IFC (co-leads)1 round · 2023
3one4 Capital1 round · 2022
Founder Bank Capital1 round · 2022
India Quotient1 round · 2022
Krafton (lead)1 round · 2022
Verlinvest1 round · 2022
Aggregated automatically from the disclosed rounds above.
Financials
Revenue and profit after tax as filed with the Registrar of Companies.
FY26Revenuefiled
₹1,484 Cr
PAT₹183 Cr profit
Growth+515% YoY
Basisconsolidated
Profit before tax ₹88.6 crore; net profit includes a ₹98.1 crore deferred tax benefit. EBITDA ₹82.9 crore at a 5.6 per cent margin. Marketing and advertising ₹1,105 crore. Subscriptions were ₹1,475.4 crore, over 99 per cent of operating rev
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₹ figures as filed, not restated
Leadership
The Kuku FM journey
2018 · founded
Founded in Mumbai by Lal Chand Bisu, Vikas Goyal, Vinod Kumar Meena.
Mar 2022 · funding
Series B — $20M, led by Krafton (lead).
Sep 2023 · funding
Series C1 — $25M, led by Fundamentum Partnership & IFC (co-leads).
Oct 2025 · funding
Series C — $85M, led by Granite Asia (lead).
Mar 2026 · milestone
Crosses 1 crore (10M) paying subscribers and announces its theatrical debut — Indian Institute of Zombies, billed as India's first campus zombie comedy, released May 8, 2026. ↗
Oct 2026 · milestone
FY26 filings show revenue from operations of ₹1,484.2 crore, more than six times the prior year, on marketing and advertising spending of ₹1,105 crore. Profit before tax of ₹88.6 crore reverses an EBITDA loss of ₹159.8 crore in FY25. ↗
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Kuku's Revenue Rose Sixfold To ₹1,484 Crore, And It Spent ₹1,105 Crore On Marketing
1 OCT 2026 · 4 MIN READ
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Krafton Pledges Another $250M to India, Which Has Banned Its Flagship Game Twice
6 SEPT 2026 · 4 MIN READ
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Kuku Enters Theatres With India's First Campus Zombie Comedy Following 1 Crore Subscriber Milestone
27 MAR 2026 · 3 MIN READ
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What is Kuku FM?
Kuku is a digital entertainment company behind Kuku FM (audio series and audiobooks) and Kuku TV (vertical micro-dramas), operating as an AI-first studio with artificial intelligence embedded across its content development pipeline. It crossed 1 crore paying subscribers in 2026 and has expanded into theatrical films.
Who founded Kuku FM?
Kuku FM's founders and leadership on record at StartupFox are Lal Chand Bisu, Vikas Goyal and Vinod Kumar Meena.
How much funding has Kuku FM raised?
Kuku FM has raised $130M across 3 disclosed rounds. The most recent was a $85M Series C in Oct 2025.
Who are Kuku FM's investors?
Disclosed investors in Kuku FM include Granite Asia (lead), Vertex Growth Fund, Krafton, IFC, Paramark, Tribe Capital India, Bitkraft, Fundamentum Partnership & IFC (co-leads), Vertex Ventures, Krafton (lead), 3one4 Capital, India Quotient.
What is Kuku FM's valuation?
Kuku FM was last reported at ~$500M — more than double the prior round, at the time of its Series C in Oct 2025.
Is Kuku FM profitable?
Per its FY26 consolidated filing, Kuku FM reported ₹1,484 Cr in revenue, with a ₹183 Cr profit.
What is the latest news on Kuku FM?
The most recent StartupFox coverage is “Kuku's Revenue Rose Sixfold To ₹1,484 Crore, And It Spent ₹1,105 Crore On Marketing” (1 October 2026). All stories are listed on this page.
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