When was Gaana founded?

Gaana was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round 5 years after it was founded.

Where is Gaana located?

Gaana is headquartered in Noida, India. It is registered at The Times Group, Sunteck Icon, CTS 6956 VLG, Kolekalyan Vimantal, CST Link Road, Kalina, Santacruz East, Vidyanagari, Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400098.

Which legal entities is Gaana associated with?

Gaana is associated with Gamma Gaana Limited and 1 other.

How many employees does Gaana have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Gaana is 208.

Is Gaana a funded company?

Gaana is a funded company, having raised a total of $206M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Oct 14, 2015.

How much is Gaana worth?

The last known valuation of Gaana was $***** as of Aug 10, 2024.

When was the latest funding round of Gaana?

Gaana's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jun 24, 2021, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Gaana?

Annual revenue of Gaana is ₹8.06Cr as on Mar 31, 2025.

Where does Gaana rank among its competitors?

Gaana ranks 3rd amongst 29 active competitors, of which 2 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Baja, which secured $73.5K in Feb, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of Gaana?

Gaana's top competitors include Ximalaya, JioSaavn and Wynk. Among them, Baja secured the most recent funding round in February, 2022.

Gaana - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Gaana is the provider of a cloud-based vernacular platform for on-demand music streaming. It offers access to music across multiple Indian languages like Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Malayalam, and Bangla. Users can access lyrics, sync downloads on multiple devices, access music across various genres, Bollywood films, and regional categories. Its app is available across both Android and iOS platforms.

Website: gaana.com
Social
Email ID: *****@gaana.com
Part Of
Registered Address: The Times Group, Sunteck Icon, CTS 6956 VLG, Kolekalyan Vimantal, CST Link Road, Kalina, Santacruz East, Vidyanagari, Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400098

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2010

Location

Noida, India

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$206M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jun 24, 2021, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Aug 10, 2024

Investors

Tencent & 10 more

Ranked

3^rd among 29 active competitors

Annual Revenue

₹8.06Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Employee Count

208 as on Apr 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

MusicFellas

Similar Companies

Ximalaya & 50 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Entertainment Network India (Aug 10, 2024)

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Gaana is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Gamma Gaana Limited CIN: U72900DL2012PLC241148 , India, Active	Aug 27, 2012	$954K (As on Mar 31, 2025)	13 (As on Jun 30, 2024)
ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK (INDIA) LIMITED CIN: L92140MH1999PLC120516 , India, Active	Jun 24, 1999	$68.9M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	922 (As on Aug 31, 2025)

Gaana got acquired by Entertainment Network India on Aug 10, 2024 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Gaana has raised a total funding of $206M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 14, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jun 24, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Gaana has 3 institutional investors and 8 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Gaana:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 24, 2021	9427283	Series A	9237044	8068439	8012127	9105614
Aug 31, 2020	4824724	Series A	3954164	9082179	7707666	Times Internet
Feb 28, 2018	2630503	Series A	8975888	9483929	Tencent	7159641

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The founders of Gaana are Jai Thade and Avinash Mudaliar.

Here are the details of Gaana's key team members:

Jai Thade: Co-Founder of Gaana.
Avinash Mudaliar: Co-Founder of Gaana.

Gaana's Board of Directors

Gaana's board has 9 active members. Satyan Gajwani, Gautam Sinha, Joy Deb Kumar Basu, Po Shu Yeung, Brent Richard Irvin and Miten Harish Sampat are part of team and Mehul Shah, Yatish Gopendranath Mehrishi and Sanjay Kumar Ballabh are independent board members.

Here is the list of Gaana's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
jdrvrzo	Team	-	Past	7y 6m
c{xemwq	Team	-	Past	7y 4m
mifkhuy	Team	-	Past	6y 5m
tutpirl	Team	-	Past	7y 6m
oeqjgna	Team	-	Past	6y 9m
uaqjbme	Team	-	Past	1y 2m
xijntqk	Team	-	Past	6y 4m
arqtact	Team	-	Past	2y 7m
rky{gaz	Team	-	Past	2y 2m
xnuqvoi	Team	-	Past	4y 5m
gucqsab	Investor	xxlucch	Past	1y 4m
t{aijqo	Investor	wgsiowu	Past	2y 1m
Mehul Shah	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 4m
beltnbh	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 9m
wvbisrp	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 5m

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Gaana's employee count trend

Gaana has 208 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Gaana's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Gaana include Ximalaya, JioSaavn and Wynk. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Gaana, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Ximalaya 2012, Shanghai (China), Acquired	Online platform for streaming internet radio, audiobooks, and more	$1.25B	Tencent, Goldman Sachs & 24 others	67/100
2nd	JioSaavn 2007, Mumbai (India), Series C	On-demand music streaming platform	$100M	Tiger Global Management, quilvestgroup.com ... & 7 others	64/100
3rd	Gaana 2010, Noida (India), Acquired	Provider of a cloud-based vernacular platform for on-demand music streaming	$206M	Tencent, Micromax Informatics & 9 others	57/100
4th	Wynk 2014, Delhi (India), Unfunded	Provider of music streaming application	-	-	48/100
5th	Times Music 1999, Mumbai (India), Unfunded	Online platform for buying Indian music	-	-	44/100
6th	Rabindra Sangeet Swarabitan 2020, India, Unfunded	On demand music streaming platform	-	-	41/100
7th	Jalso 2017, Ahmedabad (India), Unfunded	Provider of a vernacular-music streaming platform	-	-	40/100
8th	Baja 2019, Delhi (India), Seed	Platform for streaming regional music	$549K	Angel List, WhiteHill Ventures & 14 others	38/100
9th	Raaga 1999, Chennai (India), Unfunded	Online music streaming platform	-	-	37/100
10th	Videomirchi 2012, Mumbai (India), Unfunded	Provider of curated Hindi and Bollywood music videos	-	-	37/100

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Funds own 38.88%, Parent Entities (largest shareholder) own 55.48%, Other People own 0.10% and ESOP Pool own 5.56%.

Shareholders Name	Post Round Holding %	Net worth	Cumulative Investment	Realised Returns	Unrealised Returns	Return Multiple
Fund	38.88%	1,610Cr	4102761	1477954	9151543	4800618
Tencent	3345574	5904600	8463853	2030039	6465510	3122580
Parent Entity	55.48%	2,300Cr	9104874	9307381	1468018	9171805
Other People	0.10%	3.12Cr	0	0	0	0
ESOP Pool	5.56%	231Cr	45196	49523	78441	42309
Total	100.00%	4,150Cr	8424808	5085155	7223667	9718767