{"id":51798,"date":"2025-05-24T12:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T07:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindianinfluencer.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/24\/shuru-app-raises-series-a-to-accelerate-ai-driven-hyperlocal-innovation\/"},"modified":"2025-05-24T12:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T07:26:15","slug":"shuru-app-raises-series-a-to-accelerate-ai-driven-hyperlocal-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianinfluencer.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/24\/shuru-app-raises-series-a-to-accelerate-ai-driven-hyperlocal-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Shuru App Raises Series A to Accelerate AI-Driven Hyperlocal Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 24: <\/b>Shuru App, one of India\u2019s fastest-growing hyperlocal platforms, has raised Series A funding to power its next phase of product and technology expansion. The round was led by Krafton, with participation from Omidyar Network India and Eximius Ventures.<\/span><\/p>\n

The funding will fuel the launch of a new AI-powered trends engine designed to surface real-time, location-based insights from community conversations. With over 2 million users across more than 6.5 lakh locations, Shuru is now building deeper intelligence into how neighbourhoods across India connect, communicate and act.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis fundraise allows us to double down on our core belief that real-time local conversations can drive real impact when supported by the right technology,\u201d said Mayank Bhangadia, CEO and Co-founder of <\/span>Shuru App<\/span><\/a>. \u201cWe are committed to building tools that make hyperlocal more intuitive, more intelligent and more action-ready.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cEvery community has its own needs and challenges. We\u2019re building a platform that not only helps people voice those concerns, but also brings visibility to issues that often stay unheard at the local level,\u201d added Harsh Chhabra, Co-founder of Shuru App.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Shuru will also expand its product stack with new features around civic visibility, community-led reporting, local discovery and hyperlocal transactions, all delivered in a multilingual experience designed for scale.<\/span><\/p>\n

About Shuru App<\/b><\/h2>\n

Shuru App<\/span><\/a> is a multilingual, community-first platform that enables users to share updates, post listings, raise civic issues and stay connected to their neighbourhoods. Founded in Indore by Mayank Bhangadia, former CEO and co-founder of Roposo, and Harsh Chhabra, Shuru reflects the everyday rhythm of life across Indian cities and towns. Backed by Krafton, Omidyar Network India and Eximius Ventures, Shuru is building a smarter, more responsive digital layer for connected India.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more info, pls visit:\u00a0 <\/span>https:\/\/shuru.co.in\/<\/b><\/p>\n

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Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 24: Shuru App, one of India\u2019s fastest-growing hyperlocal platforms, has raised Series A funding to power its next phase of product and technology expansion. The round was led by Krafton, with participation from Omidyar Network India and Eximius Ventures. The funding will fuel the launch of a new AI-powered trends […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51799,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-51798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theindianinfluencer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theindianinfluencer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theindianinfluencer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theindianinfluencer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theindianinfluencer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theindianinfluencer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theindianinfluencer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theindianinfluencer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theindianinfluencer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theindianinfluencer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}