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Women-led media & content startups in India

Publishing, community and content companies built by women founders.

45 women-led companies · 5 with a full founder story · Last updated 14 August 2026

Media is easy to start and hard to fund, which makes the women-led companies that have built real audiences worth studying. This facet covers publishing, community and content companies. Distribution is the whole battle, and the founders here have earned attention rather than bought it.

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Agents of Ishq

Paromita Vohra

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded: 2014

Amagi

Srividhya Srinivasan

Public

Industry: Media
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded: 2008

Baby Destination

Tamanna Dhamija

Seed

Industry: Media
Location: Gurugram, Haryana
Founded: 2016

Behanbox

Bhanupriya Rao

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded: 2019

BookLeaf Publishing

Shivangi Verma

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: New Delhi, Delhi
Founded: 2016

Border&Fall

Malika Verma Kashyap

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded: 2013

Brown Paper Bag

Kanika Parab & Mansi Poddar

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded: 2009

Chambal Media

Disha Mullick & Shalini Joshi

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: New Delhi, Delhi
Founded: 2015

Cocoa and Jasmine

Sayali Goyal

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: New Delhi, Delhi
Founded: 2018

Coto

Aparna Acharekar

Seed

Industry: Media
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded: 2021

Curly Tales

Kamiya Jani

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded: 2016

Feminism in India

Japleen Pasricha

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: New Delhi, Delhi
Founded: 2013

Funnearn

Harsha Sachdeva

Seed

Industry: Media
Location: New Delhi, Delhi
Founded: 2018

Gaysi Family

Sakshi Juneja & Priya Gangwani

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded: 2008

Hitwicket

Keerti Singh

Seed

Industry: Media
Location: Hyderabad, TS
Founded: 2013

Homegrown

Varsha Patra

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded: 2013

Inc42

Pooja Sareen

Seed

Industry: Media
Location: New Delhi, Delhi
Founded: 2015

Josh Talks

Supriya Paul, Shobhit Banga

Series A

Industry: Media
Location: New Delhi, Delhi
Founded: 2015

Juggernaut Books

Chiki Sarkar & Durga Raghunath

Series A

Industry: Media
Location: New Delhi, Delhi
Founded: 2015

Khabar Lahariya

Kavita Devi & Meera Devi

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh
Founded: 2002

Kidsstoppress

Mansi Zaveri

Seed

Industry: Media
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded: 2011

Leap.club

Ragini Das

Series A

Industry: Media
Location: Gurugram, Haryana
Founded: 2020

Little Black BookVerified

Suchita Salwan

Acquired

Industry: Media
Location: Delhi, Delhi
Founded: 2010

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Mech Mocha

Arpita Kapoor

Acquired

Industry: Media
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded: 2013

MissMalini

Malini Agarwal

Acquired

Industry: Media
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded: 2008

Pinkvilla

Nandini Shenoy

Acquired

Industry: Media
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded: 2007

Pocket Aces

Aditi Shrivastava

Acquired

Industry: Media
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded: 2013

POPxoVerified

Priyanka Gill

Industry: Media
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded: 2014

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Pratilipi

Shally Modi

Series C

Industry: Media
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded: 2014

SHEROESVerified

Sairee Chahal

Series B

Industry: Media
Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Founded: 2014

Read our story →

SheThePeople

Shaili Chopra

Seed

Industry: Media
Location: New Delhi, Delhi
Founded: 2015

Suno India

Padma Priya DVL

Seed

Industry: Media
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded: 2018

The Better India

Anuradha Kedia

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded: 2008

The Ken

Seema Singh

Series B

Industry: Media
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded: 2016

The News Minute

Dhanya Rajendran & Chitra Subramaniam

Seed

Industry: Media
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded: 2014

The Swaddle

Karla Bookman

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded: 2015

Tweak India

Twinkle Khanna

Acquired

Industry: Media
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded: 2019

Video Volunteers

Jessica Mayberry

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: Panaji, Goa
Founded: 2003

WinZO

Saumya Singh Rathore, Paavan Nanda

Series C

Industry: Media
Location: New Delhi, Delhi
Founded: 2018

Wishberry

Priyanka Agarwal & Anshulika Dubey

Pre-Series A

Industry: Media
Location: Nashik, Maharashtra
Founded: 2012

Women Can StartupVerified

Richa Sinha

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: Hyderabad, TS
Founded: 2019

Women's Web

Aparna Vedapuri Singh

Bootstrapped

Industry: Media
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded: 2010

YOBO CollectiveVerified

Sujata Goswami

Industry: Media
Location: Guwahati, Assam
Founded: —

Read our story →

YourStory

Shradha Sharma

Series A

Industry: Media
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded: 2008

YourStory MediaVerified

Shradha Sharma

Industry: Media
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded: 2008

Read our story →


Agents of IshqParomita Vohra	Media	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Bootstrapped	2014
AmagiSrividhya Srinivasan	Media	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Public	2008
Baby DestinationTamanna Dhamija	Media	Gurugram, Haryana	Seed	2016
BehanboxBhanupriya Rao	Media	Hyderabad, Telangana	Bootstrapped	2019
BookLeaf PublishingShivangi Verma	Media	New Delhi, Delhi	Bootstrapped	2016
Border&FallMalika Verma Kashyap	Media	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Bootstrapped	2013
Brown Paper BagKanika Parab & Mansi Poddar	Media	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Bootstrapped	2009
Chambal MediaDisha Mullick & Shalini Joshi	Media	New Delhi, Delhi	Bootstrapped	2015
Cocoa and JasmineSayali Goyal	Media	New Delhi, Delhi	Bootstrapped	2018
CotoAparna Acharekar	Media	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Seed	2021
Curly TalesKamiya Jani	Media	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Bootstrapped	2016
Feminism in IndiaJapleen Pasricha	Media	New Delhi, Delhi	Bootstrapped	2013
FunnearnHarsha Sachdeva	Media	New Delhi, Delhi	Seed	2018
Gaysi FamilySakshi Juneja & Priya Gangwani	Media	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Bootstrapped	2008
HitwicketKeerti Singh	Media	Hyderabad, TS	Seed	2013
HomegrownVarsha Patra	Media	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Bootstrapped	2013
Inc42Pooja Sareen	Media	New Delhi, Delhi	Seed	2015
Josh TalksSupriya Paul, Shobhit Banga	Media	New Delhi, Delhi	Series A	2015
Juggernaut BooksChiki Sarkar & Durga Raghunath	Media	New Delhi, Delhi	Series A	2015
Khabar LahariyaKavita Devi & Meera Devi	Media	Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh	Bootstrapped	2002
KidsstoppressMansi Zaveri	Media	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Seed	2011
Leap.clubRagini Das	Media	Gurugram, Haryana	Series A	2020
Little Black BookVerifiedSuchita SalwanRead our story →	Media	Delhi, Delhi	Acquired	2010
Mech MochaArpita Kapoor	Media	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Acquired	2013
MissMaliniMalini Agarwal	Media	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Acquired	2008
PinkvillaNandini Shenoy	Media	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Acquired	2007
Pocket AcesAditi Shrivastava	Media	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Acquired	2013
POPxoVerifiedPriyanka GillRead our story →	Media	Mumbai, Maharashtra	—	2014
PratilipiShally Modi	Media	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Series C	2014
SHEROESVerifiedSairee ChahalRead our story →	Media	Noida, Uttar Pradesh	Series B	2014
SheThePeopleShaili Chopra	Media	New Delhi, Delhi	Seed	2015
Suno IndiaPadma Priya DVL	Media	Hyderabad, Telangana	Seed	2018
The Better IndiaAnuradha Kedia	Media	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Bootstrapped	2008
The KenSeema Singh	Media	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Series B	2016
The News MinuteDhanya Rajendran & Chitra Subramaniam	Media	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Seed	2014
The SwaddleKarla Bookman	Media	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Bootstrapped	2015
Tweak IndiaTwinkle Khanna	Media	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Acquired	2019
Video VolunteersJessica Mayberry	Media	Panaji, Goa	Bootstrapped	2003
WinZOSaumya Singh Rathore, Paavan Nanda	Media	New Delhi, Delhi	Series C	2018
WishberryPriyanka Agarwal & Anshulika Dubey	Media	Nashik, Maharashtra	Pre-Series A	2012
Women Can StartupVerifiedRicha Sinha	Media	Hyderabad, TS	Bootstrapped	2019
Women's WebAparna Vedapuri Singh	Media	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Bootstrapped	2010
YOBO CollectiveVerifiedSujata GoswamiRead our story →	Media	Guwahati, Assam	—	—
YourStoryShradha Sharma	Media	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Series A	2008
YourStory MediaVerifiedShradha SharmaRead our story →	Media	Bengaluru, Karnataka	—	2008

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Why Media matters

Attention is the scarcest resource online, and the companies that have learned to earn and keep it have leverage far beyond their headcount. Women founders have built several of India’s most trusted founder-and-community media properties.

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