InShorts Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2013

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 898

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private

  • Investors
  • 17

InShorts General Information

Description

Developer of a news application designed to deliver compact news containing only essential facts. The company's application selects the latest news from multiple national and international sources and summarizes them in a short and crisp format personalized in English and Hindi, enabling users to go through news articles every day efficiently at their own convenience.

Contact Information

Website
www.inshorts.com
Formerly Known As
News in Shorts
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 80 Raffles Place, Number 32-01 UOB Plaza
  • Singapore, 048624
  • Singapore
Primary Industry
Publishing
Other Industries
Application Software
Vertical(s)
Mobile
Corporate Office
  • 80 Raffles Place, Number 32-01 UOB Plaza
  • Singapore, 048624
  • Singapore

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InShorts Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
10. Secondary Transaction - Private Completed Generating Revenue
9. Later Stage VC (Series C) 07-Jul-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Later Stage VC (Series B1) 24-Mar-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Later Stage VC (Series B) 30-Sep-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC 01-Jan-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Early Stage VC 08-Dec-2017 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Early Stage VC 01-Aug-2017 Completed Startup
3. Seed Round 14-Jul-2014 Completed Startup
2. Accelerator/Incubator 01-Nov-2013 Completed Startup
1. Accelerator/Incubator 10-Oct-2013 Completed Startup
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InShorts Comparisons

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Developer of a news application designed to deliver compact news containing only essential facts. The company's applicat
Publishing
Singapore, Singapore
898 As of 2024

Hyderabad, India
 

Hyderabad, India
 
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InShorts Competitors (10)

One of InShorts’s 10 competitors is Way2News, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Hyderabad, India.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Way2News Venture Capital-Backed Hyderabad, India
NewsPlus Accelerator/Incubator Backed Hyderabad, India
NewsBytes Venture Capital-Backed Singapore, Singapore
Qutoutiao Formerly VC-backed Shanghai, China
Dailyhunt Venture Capital-Backed Bangalore, India
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InShorts Patents

  • 2

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

InShorts Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20180336282-A1 System and method for providing personalized news feed to a user Inactive 22-May-2017
US-20180324230-A1 System and method for digital content broadcasting to subscribers in a network Inactive 03-May-2017

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InShorts Investors (17)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
SIG Global India Fund PE/Buyout Minority
Vy Capital Venture Capital Minority
A91 Partners Venture Capital Minority
Addition Venture Capital Minority
SIG Venture Capital Corporate Venture Capital Minority
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InShorts Acquisitions (1)

InShorts’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Retention.ai. The deal was made on 15-Oct-2015.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Retention.ai 15-Oct-2015 Merger/Acquisition Application Software
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InShorts FAQs

  • When was InShorts founded?

    InShorts was founded in 2013.

  • Where is InShorts headquartered?

    InShorts is headquartered in Singapore, Singapore.

  • What is the size of InShorts?

    InShorts has 898 total employees.

  • What industry is InShorts in?

    InShorts’s primary industry is Publishing.

  • Is InShorts a private or public company?

    InShorts is a Private company.

  • What is InShorts’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for InShorts is .

  • How much funding has InShorts raised over time?

    InShorts has raised $165M.

  • Who are InShorts’s investors?

    SIG Global India Fund, Vy Capital, A91 Partners, Addition, and SIG Venture Capital are 5 of 17 investors who have invested in InShorts.

  • Who are InShorts’s competitors?

    Way2News, NewsPlus, NewsBytes, Qutoutiao, and Dailyhunt are some of the 10 competitors of InShorts.

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