About Audacity
Audacity is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of Delhi, India. As of Sep 2025, Audacity is an active investor, having invested in 14 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in India based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Consumer to Retail and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of PlaySuper Overall, Audacity portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely VideoVerse. A lot of funds co-invest with Audacity, with names like DAOL Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Audacity has team of 7 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Audacity's List of Top Investments
Audacity has a portfolio of 14 companies. Their most notable investments are in Rusk Media and Postudio.Their portfolio spans across India and United States. They have invested in Consumer, Retail, Enterprise Applications and 13 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Audacity:
1. Grip
Regulated platform offering fixed-income investments in bonds and debt instruments. It operates as an online bond platform provider, giving retail investors access to listed, credit-rated opportunities such as corporate bonds, securitised debt instruments, and fixed deposits executed via exchange integration. Investors use the app and website to discover, evaluate, and purchase individual issues or curated baskets aligned with different risk-return profiles, typically targeting yields higher than traditional bank deposits while remaining non-market linked. The platform conducts due diligence on issuers, partners with rating agencies, and manages the full transaction lifecycle, including documentation, settlement into demat accounts, and periodic interest and principal repayments.
Key facts about Grip
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Delhi (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹17.7Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $16.5M
- Employee Count: 531 as on May 31, 2025
- Investors: Anicut Capital, Endiya Partners and 70 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 29, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Vedantu
Provider of live interactive K–12 tutoring platform. Its offerings include two-way live online classes for students, covering CBSE, ICSE, state-board curricula and competitive exams such as JEE, NEET, NTSE, and Olympiads, using its proprietary WAVE. It also offers recorded sessions, quizzes, assignments, doubt-solving features, project-based learning, curated study materials and Master Talks sessions with achievers. The platform uses low-bandwidth audio-video streaming, interactive whiteboard tools, multi-teacher AI/ML-enhanced engagement analytics, real-time doubt resolution, gamified participation features like leaderboards and badges, and hybrid online–offline delivery options.
Key facts about Vedantu
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹234Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $337M
- Employee Count: 972 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Coatue, LGT Group and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Sep 26, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. VideoVerse
Provider of AI-driven technology for video editing and content transformation. The company offers solutions for generating video highlights, content moderation, and web stories production. It also provides tools for online video editing, dynamic content transformation, and smart distribution. The platform refines content and enhances consumption across media genres.
Key facts about VideoVerse
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $105M
- Employee Count: 237 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Evolvence Equity Partners, Promaft Partners and 62 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 18, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Rusk Media
Developer of mobile-first entertainment IPs and branded gaming experiences. This entity creates and distributes serialized video content across various platforms, focusing on young adult audiences. It also develops customized branded mobile games and interactive advertisements for clients, extending into augmented and virtual reality filter creation. The company's offerings encompass the entire lifecycle of IP development, from creation to distribution and monetization.
Key facts about Rusk Media
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Mumbai (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹81.5Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $25.8M
- Employee Count: 57 as on Mar 31, 2025
- Investors: LetsVenture, Lighthouse Canton and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 09, 2025, $*****
Platform offering electric vehicle rentals and last mile delivery services. It provide electric scooters for rent, supporting emission-free deliveries. It offers options for delivery partners to rent vehicles. It also provide three-wheeled cargo vehicles for larger deliveries.
Key facts about Zypp Electric
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Gurugram (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹449Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $76.5M
- Employee Count: 891 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Northern Arc Capital, Anicut Capital and 172 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 15, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Audacity's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Audacity has invested in 14 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in PlaySuper.Audacity's Investments by Stage
Audacity has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Audacity's Investments by Sector
Audacity has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Media & Entertainment, Enterprise Applications and Gaming. Notably, it has invested in 11 Consumer (B2C) companies, 11 Tech companies, 5 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Marketplace.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Media & Entertainment | 2 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Gaming | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Audacity's Investments by Geography
Audacity has made most investments in India (3).Audacity's recent investments
Audacity has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Audacity:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 17, 2025 | India | Seed | 8587 | [+2] | |
Jan 21, 2025 | India | Seed | 1182 | - | |
Jul 27, 2022 | India | Series A | 5003 | [+4] |
Acquired companies in Audacity's Portfolio
1 company from Audacity's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was VideoVerse in Sep 2025 by Minute Media for $*****.Here are Audacity's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 09, 2025 | - | - | 4341 |
Team profile of Audacity
Audacity has a team of 7 members including 2 Partners and 3 Venture Partners located in India, United Kingdom and 2 more locations. Audacity's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Audacity:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | India | - | ||
Partner | India | - | ||
Venture Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Venture Partner | United States | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Singapore | - | - |
Co-investors of Audacity
Over the past 4 years, 33 investors have co-invested in Audacity's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Audacity: Nazara, Info Edge and 16 others have invested in rounds before Audacity. There is 1 company where Nazara has invested before Audacity and 1 company where Info Edge has invested before Audacity.
- Top Co-investors of Audacity: 5 investors entered a company along with Audacity. These include investors like DAOL Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after Audacity: A total of 10 investors have invested in Audacity's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include WOORI Venture Partners (1 company), LC Nueva Investment Partners (1 company) and Da One Global Venutres (1 company).
Recent News related to Audacity
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Gaming Commerce Startup PlaySuper Secures $1M Seed to Scale Rewards-as-a-Service in India & SEA
IndianWeb2•Sep 17, 2025•PlaySuper, Chimera, Audacity, Indian Angel Network Fund and 1 other
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Rusk Media raises $9.5 Mn in Series AEntrackr•Aug 17, 2022•Rusk Media, DAOL Ventures, Audacy Ventures, Info Edge Ventures and 4 others
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Roll raises $10M to bring ownership to creators with social tokensTechStartups.com•Sep 28, 2021•Roll, IOSG Ventures, Animoca Brands, Alchemy Ventures and 10 others
