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AI Audio Series is part of Pocket FM's broader AI creator suite that aims to help budding writers brainstorm, draft, and experiment faster, while accelerating story production.

Pocket FM appoints Akansha Kumari as head of product

Kumari will oversee Pocket FM's user journey, from onboarding, content discovery, long-term engagement to monetisation

Delhi HC restrains Kuku FM from releasing new episodes of 5 series, after Pocket FM copyright complaint

Pocket FM has filed a lawsuit against Kuku FM parent Mebigo Labs, alleging repeated instances of infringement of its intellectual properties. The company has sought around $10 million in damages.

Pocket FM parent firm’s revenue jumps 68% to Rs 1,768 crore in FY25

Pocket Entertainment's FY25 growth was driven by strong momentum across India, the US, and Europe markets, along with an expanded content catalogue and improved monetisation

Pocket FM parent firm expands into webcomics with Pocket Toons

Pocket Toons, an AI-first comics platform, marks Pocket Entertainment’s latest move toward its ambition of becoming a full-fledged entertainment company

Pocket FM to lay off 75 employees amid push for profitability

The app claims to have more than 200 million listeners who have streamed more than 100 billion minutes of content, with an average daily listening time of over 115 minutes.

Pocket FM's FY24 revenue tops Rs 1,000 crore; losses down 21%

Pocket FM's FY24 revenue grew six-fold to Rs 1,051.97 crore, driven by a surge in microtransactions and advertising. The company has now set sights on a European expansion

Audio series platform Pocket FM lets go of around 200 writers

Bengaluru-based startup Pocket FM had raised $103 million in Series D funding at a valuation of $750 million in March 2024.

How audio entertainment integrates Artificial Intelligence | Exclusive

AI's expanding role allows for personalised curation of entertainment choices, spanning films, series, music, fashion, and furnishings with ease. In an interview with Moneycontrol, Pocket FM's Co-Founder and CTO, Prateek Dixit emphasised that integrating AI is essential, marking a pivotal shift in audio entertainment.

Pocket FM partners ElevenLabs to help writers create AI audio series with a single click

The AI feature launch comes as Pocket FM aims to triple its content library this year and expand into new markets across Europe and Latin America regions.

Pocket FM completes first ESOP buyback worth $8.3 million

Pocket FM, which offers serialised audio content across genres, raised $103 million in Series D funding at a valuation of $750 million in March

Pocket FM bags $103-million funding led by Lightspeed to power its global expansion

Pocket FM, which offers serialised audio content across genres, is witnessing rapid revenue growth driven by microtransactions and advertising.

Pocket FM launches online novel reading platform Pocket Novel, to invest $40 million

Pocket Novel has built a community of 150,000 writers during its beta phase. It aims to clock $100 million in annualised revenue run rate globally by 2025.

Pocket FM elevates Lalit Gangwar as VP and US country head

Lalit Gangwar will lead Pocket FM's content operations and revenue growth for the US market. The startup ventured into the United States in 2022

Pocket FM hires Suyog Gothi as VP and India Country Head

Suyog Gothi will oversee India operations of Pocket FM as well as focus on scaling up the audio series startup's user and writer community in the country.

Pocket FM's India arm revenue jumps to Rs 131 crore in FY23; loss reduces by 56%

Pocket FM claims to have over 130 million listeners across the world who are spending an average of over 115 minutes on a daily basis.

Pocket FM earmarks Rs 250 cr fund for writers contributing to platform

Pocket FM allocates Rs 250 crore for writers in 2024; top 10 earned Rs 2 crore this year. CEO cites audio's global reach for writers' success.

Pocket FM ropes in former Netflix executive to lead AI push

Pannagadatta K Shivaswamy will work closely with Pocket FM's engineering and content teams to develop and deploy advanced AI models to improve the way users discover and engage with audio content.

Audio series platform Pocket FM elevates Anurag Sharma as CFO

Anurag Sharma will work closely with Pocket FM's executive team to identify growth opportunities, optimise resource allocation, drive strategic partnerships and improve profitability

Pocket FM secures $16 million debt funding from US-based Silicon Valley Bank

The audio over-the-top firm plans to utilise the funds for expanding its audio series library, augmenting its creator community and accelerating revenue.

Pocket FM forays into the US; clocks $25 million annualised revenue run rate

Pocket FM claims to currently have over 80 million users who listen to content for over 100 minutes on a daily basis.

Flipkart enters audiobooks segment; partners with Pocket FM

With the collaboration, Flipkart would provide exclusive and licensed audiobooks through Pocket FM to its customer base of over 400 million, a release said on Tuesday.

Pocket FM to offer its audiobook library through Flipkart

Pocket FM entered the audiobook market in March this year and claims to be selling over 120,000 audiobooks on a monthly basis.

Audio-streaming startup Pocket FM bags $65 million Series C funding

Pocket FM plans to expand to new languages, scale its community of audio content creators and help them monetise on the platform.

Pocket FM bags $22.4 million Series B funding led by Lightspeed

Pocket FM provides more than 100,000 hours of long-format audio content across audiobooks, shows, stories, novels, and podcasts in English and seven Indian languages.