Lightspeed Ventures, LLC is a global venture capital firm founded in 2000, headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in Beijing, Shanghai, New Delhi, and Herzliya Pituach. The firm specializes in early-stage and expansion-stage investments, focusing on a diverse range of sectors including consumer, enterprise technology, cleantech, financial technology, mobile, e-commerce, and biotechnology. Lightspeed engages in both equity and debt financing for startups and growth companies, as well as providing incubation services. It primarily invests in the United States, Europe, Israel, China, and India, with specific investment strategies tailored to different regions. In India, for instance, it focuses on advertising, healthcare, education, and retail, while in China, it targets both early and late-stage businesses across various technology sectors. The firm manages significant capital through its funds, actively participating in the growth of innovative companies across multiple industries.
AudioMob Limited owns and operates AudioMob Platform, an advertising technology that provides developers display audio advertising to end users who interact with developer property that use the AudioMob Services. AudioMob Limited was formerly known as JUKEBOX TECHNOLOGY LTD and changed its name to AudioMob Limited in July 2019. AudioMob Limited was incorporated in 2019 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
Pocket FM Pvt. Ltd. is a Bengaluru-based company that operates an audio sharing platform, primarily focused on vernacular content. Founded in 2018, Pocket FM provides a web-based mobile application that allows users to listen to and share a wide range of audio content, including news, finance, stories, and entertainment, in local Indian languages. The platform features over 10,000 audiobooks across various categories such as biography, romance, self-help, and spirituality, expertly narrated by professional speakers. Additionally, Pocket FM offers a diverse array of audio series spanning genres like fantasy, science fiction, and horror, enabling users to engage with long-form audio entertainment. The platform aims to enhance the listening experience while connecting users with creators and podcasts globally.
Audius, Inc. develops a decentralized community of artists, developers, and listeners collaborating using blockchain technology to share music. It provides features that include audio file hosting and streaming, creator dashboard, exclusinve content, listen without downloading additional software, and earn royalties. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Dhingana is an Indian on-demand music service that wants its users to discover new traditional Indian and Bollywood music across the globe.
Dhingana gives access to millions of songs in more than 35 Indian languages and genres. The service is available for iOS, Blackberry, Google's Play Store, Nokia Devices and on its homepage.
Dhingana users can share music on Facebook and see what people are listening to via Facebook's Open Graph. Users discovering music are able to like, favorite and comment on albums and playlists.
With Dhingana Gold, subscribers can enjoy premium features like download and offline sync unlimited songs, access to music in HD quality, ad-free experience and ability to sync downloads across up to two devices.
Launched in 2007, Dhingana was founded by twin brothers, Snehal & Swapnil Shinde and Sushil Choudhari, former employees of Yahoo Microsoft and Symantec. The service is based out in Silicon Valley’s Sunnyvale with offices in Pune, India.