When was VerSe founded?

VerSe was founded in 2007 and became a unicorn in 2020.

Where is VerSe located?

VerSe is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. It is registered at Mantri Commercio, Spatium Offices, Unit 001, Tower A, 5th Floor, Outer Ring Road, Near Sakra World Hospital, Kariyammana Agrahara, Bellandur, Bangalore, Bangalore South, Karnataka, India, 560103.

Which legal entities is VerSe associated with?

VerSe is associated with VER SE INNOVATION PRIVATE LIMITED and 1 other.

How many employees does VerSe have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at VerSe is 541.

Is VerSe a funded company?

VerSe is a funded company, having raised a total of $1.9B across 18 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $279K Seed round, raised on Oct 22, 2007.

How much is VerSe worth?

The latest valuation of VerSe is ₹33,400Cr as of Jul 01, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of VerSe?

VerSe's latest funding was a $6.02M Venture Debt round on Feb 07, 2024, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of VerSe?

Annual revenue of VerSe is more than ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Is VerSe a Social Platforms company?

The primary sectors of VerSe are Social Platforms, Vernacular Platforms and Internet First Media.

Where does VerSe rank among its competitors?

VerSe ranks 5th amongst 820 active competitors, of which 92 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was JetSynthesys, which secured $1.9M in Mar, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of VerSe?

VerSe's top competitors include Kuaishou Technology, JetSynthesys and Triller. Among them, JetSynthesys secured the most recent funding round in March, 2025.

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

Sectors and market segments that VerSe operate in

VerSe serves in the Media & Entertainment market segments.The primary business model of VerSe are:

Company Details

Developer of technology platforms for local language content and video. These systems facilitate the consumption of digital media and short-form video entertainment. The software architecture supports content discovery, recommendation, and delivery across various digital interfaces. Additional capabilities include tools for digital advertising and content creation.

Website: verse.in
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Email ID: *****@verse.in
Registered Address: Mantri Commercio, Spatium Offices, Unit 001, Tower A, 5th Floor, Outer Ring Road, Near Sakra World Hospital, Kariyammana Agrahara, Bellandur, Bangalore, Bangalore South, Karnataka, India, 560103

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2007

Location

Bengaluru, India

Stage

Series J

Total Funding

$1.9B in 18 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Venture Debt, Feb 07, 2024, $6.02M

Post Money Valuation

₹33,400Cr as on Jul 01, 2022

Investors

Sequoia Capital & 53 more

Ranked

5^th among 820 active competitors

Annual Revenue

₹1,000+ Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Employee Count

541 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Valueleaf & 5 more

Similar Companies

Kuaishou Technology & 546 more

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VerSe is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
VER SE INNOVATION PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA2007PTC042493 , India, Active	Apr 13, 2007	₹1,000+ Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	437 (As on May 31, 2026)
BMEG PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74994KA2022PTC158974 , India, Active	Mar 17, 2022	₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	104 (As on May 31, 2026)

VerSe has raised a total funding of $1.9B over 18 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 22, 2007. Its latest funding round was a Venture Debt round on Feb 07, 2024 for $6.02M. 1 investor participated in its latest round. VerSe has 50 institutional investors and 4 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of VerSe:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 07, 2024	$6.02M	Venture Debt	-	-	-	Alteria Capital
Apr 05, 2022	$805M	Series J	$4.27B	-	CPP Investments	Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Luxor Capital Group, Sofina, Sumeru Ventures, Baillie Gifford, Google
Jan 20, 2022	$244M	Series I	$2.93B	-	CPP Investments	Catamaran

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The founders of VerSe are Virendra Gupta, Umang Bedi and Shailendra Sharma.

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

Virendra Gupta: Co-Founder of VerSe and founder of 4 other companies, including Josh, Dailyhunt and iPayy. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
Umang Bedi: Co-Founder of VerSe and founder of 1 other company.
Shailendra Sharma: Former Co-Founder of VerSe.

VerSe's Board of Directors

VerSe's board has 11 active members. Vikram Vaidyanathan, Virendra Kumar Gupta and Umang Bedi are part of team and Sulabh Arya, Utsav Mitra, Nitin Kukreja, Neeraj Bharadwaj, Yana Vladimirovna Kachurina, Prathivadibhayankara Rajagopalan Ramesh, Deepak Dara and Prakul Kaushiva are independent board members.

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

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Virendra Kumar Gupta	Team	-	Current	3y 10m
Umang Bedi	Team	-	Current	6y 2m
Vikram Vaidyanathan	Investor	-	Current	11y 10m
Utsav Mitra	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 2m
Nitin Kukreja	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 2m
Neeraj Bharadwaj	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 5m
Yana Vladimirovna Kachurina	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 9m
Prathivadibhayankara Rajagopalan Ramesh	Independent board member	-	Current	0y 3m
Deepak Dara	Independent board member	-	Current	1y 11m
Prakul Kaushiva	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 2m
Sulabh Arya	Independent board member	-	Past	5y 0m

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VerSe's employee count trend

VerSe has 541 employees as of May 26. The total employee count is 32.0% lower than what it was in May 25. Here is VerSe's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of VerSe include Kuaishou Technology, JetSynthesys and Triller. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of VerSe, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Kuaishou Technology 2011, Beijing (China), Public	Social platform for sharing short videos	$4.79B	Tencent, Sequoia Capital China & 22 others	86/100
2nd	JetSynthesys 2010, Pune (India), Series B	Provider of digital entertainment experiences across gaming, esports, music, and sports	$84.2M	Pratithi Investments, Krafton & 28 others	82/100
3rd	Triller 2015, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	Mobile-based music video creation and social sharing platform	$400M	Global Emerging Markets, Proxima & 36 others	80/100
4th	YouTube 2005, San Bruno (United States), Acquired	Online video-sharing and streaming platform	$11.5M	Artis Ventures, Sequoia Capital & 5 others	80/100
5th	VerSe 2007, Bengaluru (India), Series J	Developer of technology platforms for local language content and video	$1.9B	Baillie Gifford, Glade Brook Capital & 52 others	79/100
6th	AOL 1983, United States, Acquired	Provider of a news aggregation platform with customizable content feeds	$20M	Atlas Venture, Batterson Venture Capital & 6 others	78/100
7th	Jungle London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Digital media network focusing on youth	$7.33M	Edge, Greater London Investment Fund & 2 others	72/100
8th	TikTok 2016, Los Angeles (United States), Funding Raised	Mobile-based social networking platform for sharing short videos	-	Silver Lake, Digital Invest & 5 others	72/100
9th	Ziff Davis 1927, New York City (United States), Acquired	Operator of digital media and internet brands across multiple categories	-	Norwest Equity Partners, Insight Partners ... & 1 others	71/100
10th	Overtime 2016, New York City (United States), Series D	Multi-channel network focused on Sports content	$219M	Sapphire Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz & 64 others	69/100

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Founders own 5.48%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 102.42%, Enterprises own 11.53% and Angels own 0.00%. The net worth of VerSe's founders is INR 1,830Cr as of Jul 01, 2022.

Shareholders Name	Post Round Holding %	Net worth	Cumulative Investment	Realised Returns	Unrealised Returns	Return Multiple
Founder	5.48%	1,830Cr	10911	16669	95967	72436
Virendra Gupta	24754	43879	30013	44055	64542	32434
Fund	100.00%	34,200Cr	6566612	8269624	6466254	8045638
CPP Investments	5524446	8967301	4364392	5465104	4582321	8656040
Z47	4823184	2834018	6385251	2637453	2609243	3987502
Sofina	106378	605688	673900	243988	720320	470559
Sequoia Capital	9490	9083	8636	4636	9349	2398
Advent International	5092	5738	5428	1213	1709	6082
Goldman Sachs	973	795	238	567	695	971
Lupa Systems	920	990	539	695	847	428
Pioneer Legal	936	817	599	433	440	404
Glade Brook Capital	577	876	123	528	157	518
Alpha Wave Investors	43	72	65	72	24	40
Omidyar Network India	37	98	35	49	82	39
Dahlia Invest	2	7	3	5	3	2
FEG	2	1	5	3	3	4
IIFL Finance	4	7	1	3	2	3
Baillie Gifford	2	7	7	5	2	6
Alpha Wave Global	7	6	7	1	5	6
Kotak Mahindra Bank	3	1	7	1	4	7
Bay Capital	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trifecta Capital	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luxor Capital Group	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sixteenth Street Capital	0	0	0	0	0	0
Catamaran	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stonebridge	0	0	0	0	0	0
Renu Sehgal Trust	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sarin Family India	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enterprise	11.53%	3,850Cr	1970379	8466891	9423549	8622952
Angel	-	0	0	0	0	0
Other People	1.18%	396Cr	5	4	6	3
ESOP Pool	2.13%	712Cr	57	74	64	98
Other Investors	0.14%	47.7Cr	0	0	0	0
Total	100.00%	41,000Cr	8341262	6467259	3105429	2336285