Hindustan Times
5th Floor, Lotus Tower, A Block, Community Centre, New Friends Colony, New Delhi, Delhi, 110025, India
Overview
Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by Rajya Sabha M.P. and Shobhana Bhartia. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.4 million copies as of 2010. The Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2012 revealed that HT has approximately 3.767 million readers making it the second most widely read English newspaper in India. It is popular in northern India with simultaneous editions from New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Bhopal, and Chandigarh. Hindustan Times is the flagship publication of HT Media Ltd., an Indian mass media company. It was founded in 1924 by Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, a founder-father of the Akali movement and the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab.
- Total investments
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- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
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Sector focus
- News
- Publishing
Investment portfolio
- Damroo
Led · Equity · May 2026
Damroo provides digital music distribution, publishing administration, YouTube growth management, marketing support, artist collaborations, A&R guidance, royalty collection support, and financial assistance for content production. The platform helps artists become members of publishing societies such as IPRS to access long-term publishing royalties and sustainable revenue opportunities. Damroo emphasizes discoverability, audience growth, monetization, and long-term career sustainability for independent and regional artists. Following the HT Media investment, the company plans to strengthen technology infrastructure, scale its artist network, enhance regional music discovery, expand its content catalogue, and create new monetization and fan engagement opportunities. Damroo is backed by Dr. Kumar Vishwas and led by founder Ram Mishra, who brings over two decades of experience in Indian music labels and artist ecosystems and serves on an IPRS advisory committee.
Team
Anirudh Singhal
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