<p>Vokal, leading vernacular knowledge sharing platform owned by Bombinate Technologies Pvt. Ltd, raised a $6.5 million Series A fund from Kalaari Capital along with Shunwei Capital, 500 startups, Accel India and Blume Ventures.</p>.<p>According to sources familiar with the development, Kalaari put in close to $1.5 million in the round. Earlier, the company had raised $5 million in its series A round led by Chinese venture capital firm Shunwei Capital.</p>.<p>Commenting on the development, Vokal CEO and Co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna said there is a need to enable the next 500 million internet users with a strong meaningful reason to use the Internet.</p>.<p>"Vokal is building towards that and has the potential to be one of the largest Internet companies in India. Kalaari Capital has been a strong investor in the past 10 years and understands the present fundamental need for a vernacular product to grow the market of Internet users. We see them as strong partners in our journey," said Radhakrishna.</p>.<p>The peer-to-peer knowledge and opinion-sharing platform for non-English internet users has already brought in more than 3 lakh questions. The platform is also witnessing 1000 of questions pouring in every day on multiple topics. </p>.<p>Kalaari Capital Principal Darshit Vora said the company believes most vernacular users will begin their internet journey consuming content in many forms - entertainment, news, information and knowledge.</p>.<p>"Vokal is solving for the knowledge and information needs of vernacular users through a unique platform that has a voice and video first approach, organically growing a strong community of creators and consumers, and 100% platform-originated content. It’s a problem that’s very close to our heart and we are excited to be a part of Vokal’s mission," said Vora.</p>.<p>Vokal Co-founder Mayank Bidawatka said the company has a unique solution for solving the knowledge and information discovery needs of the vernacular market.</p>.<p>"We are a mix between products like Quora and Reddit with an Indian twist – an emphasis on voice and video. Our innovation lies in the Indianisation of existing solutions and providing the easiest way for people to express themselves," said Bidawatka.</p>
<p>Vokal, leading vernacular knowledge sharing platform owned by Bombinate Technologies Pvt. Ltd, raised a $6.5 million Series A fund from Kalaari Capital along with Shunwei Capital, 500 startups, Accel India and Blume Ventures.</p>.<p>According to sources familiar with the development, Kalaari put in close to $1.5 million in the round. Earlier, the company had raised $5 million in its series A round led by Chinese venture capital firm Shunwei Capital.</p>.<p>Commenting on the development, Vokal CEO and Co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna said there is a need to enable the next 500 million internet users with a strong meaningful reason to use the Internet.</p>.<p>"Vokal is building towards that and has the potential to be one of the largest Internet companies in India. Kalaari Capital has been a strong investor in the past 10 years and understands the present fundamental need for a vernacular product to grow the market of Internet users. We see them as strong partners in our journey," said Radhakrishna.</p>.<p>The peer-to-peer knowledge and opinion-sharing platform for non-English internet users has already brought in more than 3 lakh questions. The platform is also witnessing 1000 of questions pouring in every day on multiple topics. </p>.<p>Kalaari Capital Principal Darshit Vora said the company believes most vernacular users will begin their internet journey consuming content in many forms - entertainment, news, information and knowledge.</p>.<p>"Vokal is solving for the knowledge and information needs of vernacular users through a unique platform that has a voice and video first approach, organically growing a strong community of creators and consumers, and 100% platform-originated content. It’s a problem that’s very close to our heart and we are excited to be a part of Vokal’s mission," said Vora.</p>.<p>Vokal Co-founder Mayank Bidawatka said the company has a unique solution for solving the knowledge and information discovery needs of the vernacular market.</p>.<p>"We are a mix between products like Quora and Reddit with an Indian twist – an emphasis on voice and video. Our innovation lies in the Indianisation of existing solutions and providing the easiest way for people to express themselves," said Bidawatka.</p>