Founder · Kuku FM

Vikas Goyal

Co-founder of Kuku FM, a media & entertainment company based in Mumbai.

Co-founderMumbaiMedia & Entertainment
Founded
2018
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Raised to date
$129.5M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
Series C
$85M · Oct 2025

About

Vikas Goyal is Co-founder of Kuku FM, a media & entertainment company based in Mumbai, founded in 2018. Kuku FM's most recent disclosed round was a Series C of $85M in Oct 2025.

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Company

Est. 2018
Kuku FM
Media & Entertainment · Mumbai

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
Oct 2025Series C$85MGranite Asia (lead), Vertex Growth Fund, Krafton, IFC, Paramark, Tribe Capital India, Bitkraft
Sep 2023Series C1$25MFundamentum Partnership & IFC (co-leads), Vertex Ventures
Mar 2022Series B$19.5MKrafton (lead), 3one4 Capital, Vertex Ventures, India Quotient, Founder Bank Capital, Verlinvest
Company profile →3 rounds on record

Journey with Kuku FM

2 milestones
  1. Mar 2026Milestone

    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. Read the story →

  2. Oct 2026Milestone

    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.

Also building Kuku FM

LCLal Chand BisuCo-founder · CEO→VKVinod Kumar MeenaCo-founder→

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Quick answers

Who is Vikas Goyal?

Vikas Goyal is a Co-founder of Kuku FM, a media & entertainment company based in Mumbai, founded in 2018.

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 $129.5M across 3 disclosed rounds on record. The latest was a Series C of $85M in Oct 2025, with Granite Asia (lead), Vertex Growth Fund, Krafton.

Where is Kuku FM based?

Kuku FM is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

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