Breaking: SMSGupshup/Webaroo Raises $10mn Funding

We have learnt that SMSGupshup has raised funding in the range of ~$10mn . The investors aren’t yet known (see below for details) , but the deal will be signed very soon.smsgupshup

Update1: The investment news is confirmed (though the amount isn’t). Helion and Charles River Ventures participated in this round (each $5mn) amounting the deal to 10mn$ (we still haven’t got any confirmation on the numbers).

Congrats to webaroo team – the co. started as an offline webpage idea and understood pretty early in the cycle that they need to change track.

Interestingly, Rediff recently invested in Vakow, a sms community (centered towards forwarding jokes), a startup by ex-webaroo employees.

Webaroo investment reinforces my earlier belief on rise of mobile communities in India (and death of online communities, the so-called socoinets)

Check out few interesting smsgupshup communities

Update2: The invested amount is $11mn.

 
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  • comment(s) on Breaking: SMSGupshup/Webaroo Raises $10mn Funding

    12 Responses to Breaking: SMSGupshup/Webaroo Raises $10mn Funding

    1. Mahesh says:

      wow, its more than mingle box and guruji. great.

    2. Sony Joy says:

      Knew this was coming with their post on venture beat! Must have closed this deal much before that post…

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    9. Is it really so? Interesting, but I don’t think that online communities will die so soon at least, though sms communities will have major share!

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