Pratilipi
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Founded | September 2014 |
Headquarters | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
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URL | pratilipi.com |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Users | 2 crore (20 million) |
Current status | Active |
Pratilipi is an Indian online self-publishing and audiobook portal. It features content in twelve languages: Hindi, Urdu, English, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Punjabi and Odia.
History
Pratilipi is a Sanskrit word meaning "you become what you read".[1] It allows users to publish and read original works such as stories, poetry, essays and articles. It also allows readers to rate content posted by others, subscribe to authors and interact with their followers through messaging.[2]
It was launched in September 2014 by Ranjeet Pratap Singh, Prashant Gupta, Rahul Ranjan, Sahradayi Modi, and Sankaranarayanan Devarajan to promote Indian languages. In its initial stage, it was a self-funded platform. Later the creators raised funding of ₹30 lakh from TLabs (Times Internet Accelerator) in March 2015 and raised another USD1 million from investors led by Nexus Venture Partners in 2016.[2]
At its launch, the platform featured content in only two languages: Hindi and Gujarati. It later expanded to six more languages; Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.[1][3] It also raised USD4.3 million from Series A round led by Omidyar Network in February 2018,[4] and in 2020 secured ₹76 crore in the funding round of Series C led by Tencent.[5]
Award
Pratilipi was awarded Eureka Award for Best Business Idea by IIT Bombay and StartUp Launchpad Award for best startup.[6]
References
- ^ a b Agarwal, Anushree (19 January 2017). "In letter and spirit". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ a b Borkhetaria, Bhaamati (14 December 2016). "Online self-publishing goes desi". Forbes India. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ zachariah, Preeti (15 April 2015). "Linking Indian languages". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Self-publishing Platform Pratilipi Garners $4.3 Mn Series A Funding Led By Omidyar Network". Inc42 Media. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Tencent infused Rs 76 Cr in Pratilipi s Ongoing Series C Round". 30 April 2020.
- ^ Soni, Vinita (19 May 2016). "Pratilipi :How Social Media Marketing And Authentic Engagement Becomes Growth Factor". Digital Vidya. Retrieved 6 February 2017.