Pocket FM - About the company
Pocket FM is a series D company based in Bengaluru (India), founded in 2018 by Rohan Nayak, Dana Ram Meghwal, Prateek Dixit and Nishanth Srinivasagowda. It operates as a Provider of audio entertainment including series, stories, and related content. Pocket FM has raised $197M in funding from investors like Lightspeed, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Tencent, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 1491 active competitors, including 46 funded and 37 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Spotify, Deezer and Kuku FM.
Company Details
Provider of audio entertainment including series, stories, and related content. The platform offers a variety of genres for listeners. Audio content is accessible through its digital platform.
- Website
- pocketfm.com
- Social
- Registered Address
- Indiqube Royal Arcade, No. 6, 80 Feet Road, KHB Colony, Koramangala industrial layout, Koramangala, Bangalore, Bangalore South, Karnataka, India, 560034
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2018
Location
Bengaluru, India
Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$197M in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Apr 30, 2026
Investors
Ranked
5th among 1491 active competitors
Annual Revenue
₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
2,040 as on Aug 31, 2025
Legal entities associated with Pocket FM
Pocket FM is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
POCKET FM CORP CIN: 32094060764 , United States, Active | - | - | - | |
POCKET ENTERTAINMENT VENTURES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74999KA2018PTC182589 , India, Active | Sep 28, 2018 | ₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 1046 (As on May 01, 2026) |
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Pocket FM's funding and investors
Pocket FM has raised a total funding of $197M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 04, 2019. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Mar 16, 2024 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Pocket FM has 13 institutional investors and 4 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Pocket FM:
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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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Mar 16, 2024 | 4971425 | Series D | 5024922 | 8004022 | 3039779 | 2020349 |
May 02, 2023 | 1217700 | Conventional Debt | 6742111 | 8171389 | 4630419 | |
Mar 03, 2022 | 5687510 | Series C | 7195844 | 2432160 |
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Pocket FM's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Pocket FM are Rohan Nayak, Dana Ram Meghwal, Prateek Dixit and Nishanth Srinivasagowda. Rohan Nayak is the CEO of Pocket FM.
Here are the details of Pocket FM's key team members:
- Rohan Nayak: Co-Founder & CEO of Pocket FM and founder of 2 other companies, Pocket FM and PocketFM. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 2 email addresses and 1 phone number
- Dana Ram Meghwal: Former Co-Founder of Pocket FM and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.
- Prateek Dixit: Co-Founder of Pocket FM and founder of 2 other companies, Pocket FM and PocketFM. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.Contact Info: 3 email addresses and 1 phone number
- Nishanth Srinivasagowda: Co-Founder of Pocket FM. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
Pocket FM's Board of Directors
Pocket FM's board has 3 active members. Rohan Nayak, Nishanth Srinivasagowda and Harsha Kumar are part of team.Here is the list of Pocket FM's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 7y 9m | |
Team | - | Current | 7y 9m | |
Investor | Lightspeed Venture Partners | Current | 5y 10m | |
hriksjg | Investor | lrfryyv | Past | 3y 9m |
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Pocket FM's employee count trend
Pocket FM has 2,040 employees as of Aug 25. The total employee count is 8.0% lower than what it was in Aug 24. Here is Pocket FM's employee count trend over the years:
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Pocket FM's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Pocket FM include Spotify, Deezer and Kuku FM. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Pocket FM, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Provider of a platform for streaming digital music and podcasts | $2.06B | 87/100 | ||
2nd | Online platform for on-demand music and radio streaming | $445M | 82/100 | ||
3rd | Provider of digital audiobooks and podcasts across various entertainment genres | $122M | 80/100 | ||
4th | Audible 1995, Newark (United States), Acquired | SaaS-driven digital audiobook reading platform | $6M | 78/100 | |
5th | Provider of audio entertainment including series, stories, and related content | $197M | 75/100 | ||
6th | Pandora 2000, Webster (United States), Acquired | Personalized audio entertainment streaming service with music and podcast discovery | $56.1M | 75/100 | |
7th | Podcast and audiobook platform | $224M | 71/100 | ||
8th | Online platform for streaming internet radio, audiobooks, and more | $1.25B | 67/100 | ||
9th | Wondery 2016, West Hollywood (United States), Acquired | Podcast streaming platform | $15.7M | 62/100 | |
10th |  Quinn 2019, New York City (United States), Series A | Provider of audio content featuring diverse characters and scenarios | $3.2M | 59/100 |
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Pocket FM's Latest cap tables and shareholding
Founders own 24.98%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 38.22%, Parent Entities own 32.47% and Angels own 0.38%. The net worth of Pocket FM's founders is INR 50.8Cr as of Dec 28, 2021.
Shareholders Name | Post Round Holding % | Net worth | Cumulative Investment | Realised Returns | Unrealised Returns | Return Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Founder | 24.98% | 50.8Cr | 5279402 | 7148426 | 1274472 | 2607122 |
9091888 | 9117192 | 2403309 | 6670230 | 6593132 | 2147998 | |
1323990 | 6477362 | 4222395 | 7356976 | 2003821 | 8584763 | |
5309064 | 9048805 | 2011435 | 6862943 | 2151017 | 3716861 | |
Fund | 38.22% | 77.7Cr | 9532934 | 7052617 | 9259129 | 9020390 |
7669090 | 4440782 | 3753565 | 7582989 | 3044324 | 4380141 | |
2916549 | 8759851 | 3709061 | 4470838 | 4440729 | 1120697 | |
Parent Entity | 32.47% | 66Cr | 8586352 | 9550747 | 1539260 | 2149285 |
Angel | 0.38% | 76.8L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other People | 0.10% | 19.8L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ESOP Pool | 3.86% | 7.85Cr | 242 | 362 | 336 | 376 |
Total | 100.00% | 203Cr | 1850744 | 6317659 | 3637931 | 9198072 |
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Pocket FM's Investments and acquisitions
Pocket FM has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Pocket FM
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News related to Pocket FM
Filter this listMedia has covered Pocket FM for a total of 23 events in the last 1 year, 9 of them have been about people movement and 5 about company updates.
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Pocket FM Appoints Former BofA Banker Abhilash Padival as its New CFOMoneycontrol•Jul 07, 2026•Pocket FM
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Pocket FM India Country Head Suyog Gothi Exits Amidst Leadership ReshuffleEntrackr•Jun 25, 2026•Pocket FM
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Pocket FM Appoints Abhilash Padival, Formerly of BofA, as New CFOMoneycontrol•May 28, 2026•Pocket FM
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Pocket FM CFO Anurag Sharma to step down after a five-year stintMoneycontrol•May 26, 2026•Pocket FM, Bank of America
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Pocket FM Lays Off 10% of Workforce Amid AI Expansion and RestructuringLatestly•May 07, 2026•Pocket FM
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