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After a $100 Mn Series D, ShareChat is ready for the next phase of growth
ShareChat told Inc42 it facilitates a billion WhatsApp shares per month
Cofounder Ankush Sachdeva said niche genres are the next big trend in regional language content
To celebrate India’s rising startups, Inc42 is profiling a new soonicorn every…
Chinese short video app TikTok has sent takedown notices to Sharechat after users upload TikTok videos on the platform
Sharechat was forced to take down the videos
TikTok has claimed “exclusive copyright” over certain content
Claiming exclusive rights over its content, TikTok on Friday has sent takedown…
Existing investors included Shunwei Capital, Lightspeed, SAIF Capital also participated
ShareChat has raised a total of $224 Mn so far the company has said
It had more than 8 Mn daily active users by the end of 2018
Indian regional language social network ShareChat has announced raising $100 Mn in…
Helo is offering its user INR 31 and upto INR 5000 to refer their friends and family
ShareChat is offering up to INR 50 and more
Helo has over 50 Mn monthly active users in India
In 2018, vernacular content has been creating buzz, with several startups expanding…
The deal may increase ShareChat valuation to $600 Mn - $650 Mn
Existing investors may also participate in the deal
Twitter may invest more than $50 Mn as part of this deal
Indian regional language social platform ShareChat may raise $100 Mn at $600…
ShareChat had accused ByteDance of copyright infringement
Last year, the Delhi high court had ByteDance from placing bids on ‘ShareChat’ as a keyword
ByteDance had changed the design of its Indian language app named Helo
The Delhi high court dismissed Bengaluru-based social media platform ShareChat’s lawsuit against…
The homegrown social network also removed over 487,000 pieces of content
ShareChat removed accounts which were indulging in the sharing of harmful or abusive content
ShareChat had signed a voluntary code of ethics ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections
Following Facebook and Twitter, Bengaluru-based vernacular social and…
Catering to the huge regional language audience, Helo and Tiktok haven’t updated privacy policy from English
Majority of users who don’t understand English have no idea about the T&Cs they accept
Legal experts and a Supreme Court advocate told Inc42 it amounts to litigation
Over the years, Chinese social media platforms such…
The meeting was attended by Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, Google, ShareChat, TikTok and BigoTV
The Code of Ethics will work to prevent inappropriate or objectionable political advertisements
Users may have to sign a commitment to not misuse the medium for political purposes or propaganda
After summoning country heads of social media companies…
Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google, Sharechat and TikTok representatives have been summoned
The meeting will take place on Tuesday (March 19)
EC will also discuss pre-certification of all political advertisements on social media platforms
In the days following the announcement by the…
ShareChat is looking for strategic investors with social media expertise
It is seeking a valuation of $600 Mn- $700 Mn in the round
ShareChat acquired Transversal Tech-owned video sharing app Clip
Bengaluru-based vernacular social and content platform ShareChat is…
Owned by Transversal Tech, Clip will be integrated with ShareChat
Clip is backed by Matrix Partners India, Shunwei Capital, and India Quotient
Clip & Sharechat were among the 42 most innovative Indian startups in Inc42’s 42Next list
As the fight in the short video app…
