Chingari - About the company
Chingari is a series A company based in Bengaluru (India), founded in 2018 by Sumit Ghosh, Biswatma Nayak, Deepak Salvi and Aditya Kothari. It operates as a Platform offering live streaming, gaming, and social interaction with rewards for creators and users. Chingari has raised $61.6M in funding from investors like OnMobile, Republic Capital and Galaxy, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 84 active competitors, including 16 funded and 5 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Eloelo, Bilibili and VerSe.
Company Details
Platform offering live streaming, gaming, and social interaction with rewards for creators and users. It is a live streaming and gaming app that allows users to create and share content, engage with others, and earn rewards. The platform is available on both Android and iOS devices and has a strong presence in India. Chingari offers various features such as live streaming, chat rooms, and games that enable users to interact with each other in real-time.
- Website
- chingari.io
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@chingari.io
- Phone Number
- +91 **********
- Registered Address
- Ground Floor, No. 90, Industrialist Area, GR Icon, Jyothi Nivas College Road, Opposite Gillys 104, 5th Block, Koramangala, Koramangala VI Bk, Bangalore, Bangalore South, Karnataka, India, 560095
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2018
Location
Bengaluru, India
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$61.6M in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Mar 23, 2022
Ranked
6th among 84 active competitors
Annual Revenue
₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
68 as on Apr 30, 2025
Investment & Acquisitions
Legal entities associated with Chingari
Chingari is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CHINGARIMEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72502KA2020PTC135826 , India, Active | Jul 11, 2020 | 0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | - | |
TECH4BILLION MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2020PTC135658 , India, Active | Jul 07, 2020 | ₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 22 (As on Aug 31, 2025) | |
TECH4BILLION REAL ESTATE PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U68200KA2021PTC151090 , India, Active | Aug 27, 2021 | 0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | - |
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Chingari's funding and investors
Chingari has raised a total funding of $61.6M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 30, 2020. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Feb 09, 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Chingari has 87 institutional investors and 47 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Chingari:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Feb 09, 2023 | 2796255 | Series A | 3427536 | 5958311 | 9479740 | 6626720 |
Aug 21, 2022 | 6671132 | Series A | 8688924 | 4748898 | 9913840 | |
Jan 17, 2022 | 7657981 | Series A | 8081614 | 1670826 |
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Chingari's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Chingari are Sumit Ghosh, Biswatma Nayak, Deepak Salvi and Aditya Kothari. Sumit Ghosh is the CEO of Chingari.
Here are the details of Chingari's key team members:
- Sumit Ghosh: Co-Founder & CEO of Chingari. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.Contact Info: 1 email address and 2 phone numbers
- Biswatma Nayak: Co-Founder & CTO of Chingari and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the boards of 2 companies.Contact Info: 1 email address and 2 phone numbers
- Deepak Salvi: Co-Founder & COO of Chingari. They serve on the boards of 2 companies.Contact Info: 1 phone number
- Aditya Kothari: Former Co-Founder of Chingari. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 phone number
Chingari's Board of Directors
Chingari's board has 5 active members. Sumit Ghosh, Biswatma Nayak, Deepak Salvi, Aditya Kothari and Krish Seshadri are part of team.Here is the list of Chingari's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 4y 2m | |
Team | - | Current | 6y 1m | |
Team | - | Current | 6y 1m | |
Team | - | Current | 6y 1m | |
Investor | - | Current | 5y 2m | |
utgoggs | Independent board member | - | Past | 8y 8m |
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Chingari's employee count trend
Chingari has 68 employees as of Apr 25. The total employee count is 5.0% more than what it was in Apr 24. Here is Chingari's employee count trend over the years:
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Chingari's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Chingari include Eloelo, Bilibili and VerSe. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Chingari, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Provider of live social entertainment platform | $51.1M | 79/100 | ||
2nd | Online video streaming platform for anime | - | 77/100 | ||
3rd | Developer of technology platforms for local language content and video | $1.9B | 71/100 | ||
4th |  Tango 2009, Mountain View (United States), Series D | Provider of live-streaming community platform | $373M | 70/100 | |
5th | Operator of social media platform hosting short videos and content | $1.23B | 68/100 | ||
6th | Platform offering live streaming, gaming, and social interaction with rewards for creators and users | $61.6M | 63/100 | ||
7th | Social platform for streaming music | $26.5M | 60/100 | ||
8th | Operator of a platform providing live streaming, gaming, and chatrooms | - | 60/100 | ||
9th | Video-based social media platform and related services provider | $272M | 59/100 | ||
10th | Kumu 2017, Makati (Philippines), Series C | Online platform to connect with Filipino communities | $100M | 58/100 |
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Chingari's Latest cap tables and shareholding
Founders (largest shareholder) own 45.16%, Funds own 22.28%, Enterprises own 19.12% and Angels own 7.40%. The net worth of Chingari's founders is INR 272Cr as of Nov 15, 2021.
Shareholders Name | Post Round Holding % | Net worth | Cumulative Investment | Realised Returns | Unrealised Returns | Return Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Founder | 45.16% | 272Cr | 4510690 | 8246540 | 6194295 | 4379728 |
6097156 | 1888143 | 8139630 | 5469004 | 2093160 | 8655072 | |
2617 | 7111 | 4166 | 8557 | 3461 | 7617 | |
2241 | 7289 | 6355 | 7094 | 4670 | 1660 | |
Fund | 22.28% | 134Cr | 1666493 | 4531960 | 1876521 | 7150051 |
311689 | 525740 | 268999 | 575045 | 587383 | 451233 | |
1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Enterprise | 19.12% | 115Cr | 3985624 | 7507970 | 5108560 | 8505813 |
Angel | 7.40% | 44.6Cr | 2501902 | 7836412 | 2439774 | 5410174 |
Other People | 0.92% | 5.55Cr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ESOP Pool | 5.12% | 30.8Cr | 65259 | 22566 | 64245 | 93369 |
Total | 100.00% | 603Cr | 8826028 | 6527945 | 2387257 | 8353842 |
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Chingari's Investments and acquisitions
Chingari has a total of 1 investment in Circle of Games. Chingari has not made any acquisitions as of now.Reports related to Chingari
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News related to Chingari
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