Lokal operates a hyperlocal social media app aimed at non-English speaking users across India, offering local community connections and a range of services. The app helps users find jobs nearby and provides updates on commodity prices, real-estate prices and matrimonial ads similar to what appears in local newspapers. Lokal also includes upskilling services as part of its offerings. The startup says it has amassed over 10 million downloads and is popular in several states in South India. Lokal is attempting to reach an estimated 400 million non-English speaking Indians online today by building products tailored to their needs. The company recently raised new funding to support its expansion and product efforts. Lokal is a vernacular local-news and classifieds platform operating an Android-only app that serves local news, jobs, classifieds and matrimonial ads. The app is available in Telugu and Hindi and is currently active in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. Lokal says the app has been downloaded more than 3 million times. The company plans to expand operations to additional Indian states in the coming months to bring more regional users onto its digital platform. Lokal was founded in 2018 by Jani Pasha and Vipul Choudhary and was part of Y Combinator’s Summer 2019 batch. No revenue or profitability figures were disclosed in the article.

Total raised

$15M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Oct 2021