About Anthill Studio
Anthill Studio is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Hyderabad, India. As of Jul 2018, Anthill Studio has invested in 6 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in India based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of RecoSense Overall, Anthill Studio portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Scapic. Anthill Studio has team of 5 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
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Anthill Studio's List of Top Investments
Anthill Studio has a portfolio of 6 companies. Their most notable investments are in RecoSense and NewsPlus.Their portfolio spans across and India. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, High Tech and 4 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Anthill Studio:1. Scapic
Developer of web-based platform for developing interactive content without coding. The platform allows users to drag-and-drop the built-in customizable templates for developing interactive content. Additionally, it comes with built-in support for web and social media which allows users to distribute their content across the same. Its analytics suite allows tracking the performance of the content in real time. Compatible XR platforms include Oculus, HTC Vive, DayDream, Hololens, Magic Leap, to name a few.
Key facts about Scapic
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹50 - ₹100 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $985K
- Employee Count: 6,711 as on Jun 30, 2025
- Investors: Speciale Invest, Axilor Ventures and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 02, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. NewsPlus
App-based platform aggregating multi-category regional news. Features bit-sized news & videos on multiple topics such as politics, sports, business, technology, international affair, entertainment, and more. The platform enables users to personalize the content on the basis of language and country. Its app is available for Android devices.
Key facts about NewsPlus
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Hyderabad (India)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 21 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: MOX and Anthill Studio
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 20, 2018, $*****
3. Saranyu
Provider of cloud-based media management and delivery platform. The platform is a hybrid cloud-based multi-screen media management, processing, delivery, distribution, monetization framework that enables customers to build, deliver and monetize innovative on-demand, live media services, and applications as well as effectively serve media services to consumers enterprises. Its platform enables its customers to build and deliver personalized, social, and interactive live-on-demand media services. It is a B2B technology company with a global customer focus and its target customers include mobile VAS, MNOs, content aggregators, media houses, OTT Players, MSOs, OEMs, among others.
Key facts about Saranyu
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 71 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Anthill Studio
4. Pulp
Internet-first brand offering vegan facial beauty products. The product catalog includes sunscreens, moisturizers, primer, serums, masks, cleansing balms, etc. The company claims the products are made from natural skin-friendly ingredients.
Key facts about Pulp
5. RecoSense
Recosense Labs offers AI enabled customer data intelligence and content personalization & recommendation platform to businesses. Allows businesses to source data from multiple domains and channels, understand the context of the content being accessed, and take relevant action(like displaying targeted ads, recommending relevant products on ecommerce sites, suggesting similar news reports on news websites, etc). Has multiple applications across video streaming platforms, publisher networks, and eCommerce websites. Clients include BrightCove. Featured in "10 Emerging Analytics Startups in India to watch for in 2017" list by Analytics India Magazine.
Key facts about RecoSense
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $41.5K
- Employee Count: 5 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Right Side Capital Management, Anthill Studio and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Anthill Studio's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in RecoSense.Anthill Studio's Investments by Stage
Anthill Studio has made 2 investments in Seed stage.Anthill Studio's Investments by Sector
Anthill Studio has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications and Media & Entertainment. Notably, it has invested in 6 Tech companies, 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Software companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Media & Entertainment | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Anthill Studio's Investments by Geography
Anthill Studio has made most investments in India (2).Anthill Studio's recent investments
Anthill Studio has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Anthill Studio:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 20, 2018 | India | Seed | 6127 | - | |
Jul 20, 2018 | India | Seed | 4347 | - |
Acquired companies in Anthill Studio's Portfolio
1 company from Anthill Studio's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Scapic in Nov 2020 by Flipkart for $*****.Here are Anthill Studio's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 17, 2020 | - | - | 6190 |
Team profile of Anthill Studio
Anthill Studio has a team of 5 members including 5 Partners located in India. Anthill Studio's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Anthill Studio:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Hyderabad | - | ||
Partner | Hyderabad | - | - | |
Partner | India | - | - | |
Partner | Hyderabad | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Anthill Studio
Over the past 8 years, 5 investors have co-invested in Anthill Studio's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Anthill Studio: Adhi Kesarla, Venkatesh K S and 2 others have invested in rounds before Anthill Studio. There is 1 company where Adhi Kesarla has invested before Anthill Studio and 1 company where Venkatesh K S has invested before Anthill Studio.
- Invested after Anthill Studio: Right Side Capital Management (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in Anthill Studio's portfolio after their investments.
