Leading Social Platform Chingari Continues Exponential Growth, Taps into Solana’s Blockchain With $19M Funding Round

Bangalore, India, October 11, 2021: Chingari, one of India’s leading short-videos sharing platforms with over 78 million downloads, has successfully completed a funding round that has raised over $19 million for its token round across more than 30 venture funds and individual investors. Some of the biggest firms in crypto investment participated in the funding round, including Republic Crypto, Galaxy Digital, Alameda Research, Solana Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Kraken Ventures, Blackpine, NGC, Coinfund, LD Capital, 11-11 Ventures, AU21, Cultur3 Capital, Long Term Ventures, Afton Capital and CSP DAO, among others.

Since its redesign in June 2020, many new apps such as Chingari, Roposo and Trell worked to fill the vacuum created by TikTok’s ban in India. Ever since, the number of Chingari users have increased exponentially, surpassing milestones of 100k, 1M, 10M and then 50M - all in just six months. Spurring its growth is the creator-centric model, attracting top talent and generating intriguing content for its nearly 80 Million users. The platform won the "App Innovation Challenge" by the Government of India, was mentioned by name in a speech given by the Prime Minister and has one of the best metrics for India social media for Engagement Time, Video Watched, DAUs and MAUs (daily and monthly active users).

The venture firms participating were enthusiastic about the roadmap of Chingari, the app’s meteoric rise in popularity in 2021, as well as the $GARI token developments made to date. Investors were especially excited about how Chingari is creating a mainstream use case for crypto in India. The tokens are powered by Solana’s high performance blockchain — making for the first major web2 company integrating web3 into its product.

Andrew Durgee, managing partner at Republic Capital, stated:

Sumit Ghosh, CEO of Chingari, said in response to the successful funding round:

He added:

With the funds raised, key features will continue development for the Chingari platform. Near-term roadmap milestones include testing of the blockchain live, Chingari Integration beta, and the upcoming $GARI token sale. The token is a critical piece of the platform, enabling creators to set up their own e-commerce space that includes physical merchandise, their NFT creations and the ability for fans to fund their favorite artists. Token owners will also help guide the future of the platform. This round of funding is an important and positive step towards realizing Chingari’s vision as a global leader in blockchain-based Social Infotainment.

Chingari is one of India’s leading short-videos sharing platforms with over 78 million downloads. With 30 million monthly active users, it offers users the option of downloading & uploading videos, chatting with friends, interacting with new people, sharing content, e-shopping, watching movies on Chingari Multiplex and browsing through the feed.

With Chingari, users enjoy:

Chingari won the award for "The Most Popular Social Media App" at the recently held "Times Business Awards 2021." This prestigious honor has been a major motivation to shape Chingari’s onward journey to continue surprising users with the finest in entertainment, technology & innovation.

Chingari’s token $GARI, powers India’s only blockchain-based Social Infotainment platform. With its launch, Chingari aims to revolutionize Creator Monetization in the market, while enabling creators to hone their skills.

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