Dailyhunt

What Dailyhunt does

Dailyhunt is a mobile-first news aggregation platform operated by Eterno Infotech Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of VerSe Innovation, and headquartered in Bangalore, India. The platform distributes personalized news, video, and viral content across 14 Indian languages (English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bangla, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Oriya, Urdu, Bhojpuri, Nepali, and Assamese), with explicit targeting of tier 2 and tier 3 Indian markets. Its underlying technology is a mobile-native content aggregation stack that pulls from major Indian publishers including Hindustan Times, ANI, PTI, Lokmat Times, and Deccan Chronicle, and is distributed through the Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and a PWA at m.dailyhunt.in.

The business model is digital advertising. The platform serves free content to hundreds of millions of consumers and monetizes through ad serving, with no direct user fees. In August 2024, VerSe Innovation acquired Valueleaf Group to build an ad exchange and strengthen data management capabilities, with management targeting $100 million in additional revenue and 10% EBITDA margins by FY25 from that acquisition. The parent company also operates Josh, a vernacular short-video platform, creating an ecosystem play that shares content and ad inventory across formats.

Founded in 2007 (previously branded as Newshunt), Dailyhunt has raised $25 million in equity from a ByteDance-led round in 2016 alongside Alpha Wave Global, Falcon Capital, Z47, Omidyar Network, and Peak XV Partners, plus debt rounds from Trifecta Capital (2022) and Epiq Capital (2023). Prior acquisitions include LocalPlay (2019) and Buyt.In (2015). The company operates within India's broader digital advertising market, which is projected to reach $20.46 billion by 2029.

Name

Dailyhunt

Legal name

Eterno Infotech Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://m.dailyhunt.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Dailyhunt is a mobile-first news aggregation platform serving hundreds of millions of Indian consumers with personalized content in 14 Indian languages, monetized through digital advertising and operated by VerSe Innovation alongside the Josh short-video platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital News Aggregation

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (513120), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

News & Current Affairs Aggregators (MPACAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

News & Content Aggregation Portals (BPAMAAAI)

Keywords

• News aggregation platform
• Vernacular content delivery
• Digital news advertising
• Mobile content distribution
• Regional language news

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Digital Advertising: The platform generates revenue through digital advertising, serving ads to its large user base across vernacular content. The acquisition of Valueleaf Group strengthened the company's ad exchange ambitions for digital advertising and data management capabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dailyhunt is a mobile-first news aggregation platform that delivers personalized news, video, and viral content in 14 Indian languages. The platform aggregates editorial content from third-party publishers (Hindustan Times, ANI, PTI, Lokmat Times, Deccan Chronicle, NDTV World, etc.) and distributes it through Android and iOS apps plus a mobile PWA. Revenue is generated by serving digital advertising against this large vernacular audience, primarily targeting tier 2 and tier 3 Indian markets.

Product overview

Dailyhunt is a mobile-first news aggregation platform operated by Eterno Infotech, offering personalized content in 14 Indian languages. The platform features news, video content, and viral content sections. Under its parent company VerSe Innovation, Dailyhunt operates alongside Josh (short-form video platform) and has expanded through the acquisition of Valueleaf Group for ad exchange capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Josh: Short-video platform operated by VerSe Innovation alongside Dailyhunt

Products and services

• Dailyhunt Mobile News App
• Dailyhunt Video (Buzz)
• Dailyhunt Viral

Quantifiable outcome

• Part of India's digital ad market projected to reach $20.46 billion by 2029

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Valueleaf GroupcoreTechnology or Integration · 28 August 2024VerSe Innovation, parent company of Dailyhunt, acquired Valueleaf Group through a cash-and-stock deal to strengthen its ad exchange platform. The acquisition aims to enhance the company's digital advertising and data management capabilities, contributing $100 million in revenue and 10% EBITDA margins by FY25.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• InMobi: Indian mobile ad-tech and content platform explicitly named alongside Dailyhunt as a scaling player in India's regional digital advertising market. Comparable as a mobile-first India-focused advertising and content monetization business targeting tier 2/3 audiences.
• ShareChat: India's leading vernacular social media platform, also named in the same regional-content digital ad market report as Dailyhunt. Operates under Mohalla Tech with similar tier 2/3 Indian language audience and advertising-driven monetization model.
• Josh: Short-video platform operated by VerSe Innovation, the same parent as Dailyhunt. Directly comparable as a vernacular short-form video platform targeting tier 2/3 Indian users with ad-supported monetization.
• InShorts: Indian mobile news aggregator offering 60-word news summaries across categories. Directly competes with Dailyhunt in India's mobile-first news aggregation segment with similar advertising-driven revenue model.
• NewsPoint: Indian vernacular news aggregator app focused on regional language content. Competes with Dailyhunt for the same tier 2/3 Indian audience with mobile-first news aggregation and ad monetization.

Broad incumbents

• Google News: Global news aggregation product from Google, dominant in India. Operates with vastly larger scale and broader content partnerships, competing for the same users and advertising budgets as Dailyhunt.
• Times Internet: Digital arm of Bennett Coleman & Co, operating major Indian news and content properties (Times of India, ET). Comparable as an Indian-language digital news and content platform with advertising-driven monetization at much larger scale.
• NDTV: Major Indian news publisher whose English and Hindi content appears on Dailyhunt. Comparable as an Indian digital news publisher with overlapping audience and a similar advertising-plus-content business model.

Emerging players

• Flipboard: Personalized news aggregation platform with magazine-style mobile experience. Comparable as a curated news aggregator though global rather than India-vernacular focused; provides product and personalization benchmarking.
• JioCinema: Viacom18/Reliance-owned Indian digital content platform offering news, video, and entertainment. Comparable as an India-focused multilingual content distribution platform competing for vernacular audience attention and advertising.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dailyhuntapp
• Facebookfacebook.com/DailyhuntApp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors9 records

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M&A2 records

Investments2 records

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