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TechCrunch timestamps its article November 3, but the company’s release and other reports date the announcement November 4; the company’s release wins.
| Round | Amount | Announced | Lead | Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series C | $80M $130M to date at $500 million valuation | 2026-11-03 | Hornbill Capital, NBCUniversal | Trending. 14 people on X · 33 outlets. #1 in Trending |
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TechCrunch timestamps its article November 3, but the company’s release and other reports date the announcement November 4; the company’s release wins. | ||||
14 people on 33 outlets
EloElo Group builds mobile entertainment products—including Story TV, a multilingual vertical-microdrama app—for audiences and creators, using consumer technology and AI to create, distribute and scale content.
Story TV has more than 5,000 microdramas in six languages, with users spending about 95 minutes a day on the platform, while EloElo reports more than 40 million monthly active users across its apps. The $80 million Series C gives EloElo room to fund local-language originals, international expansion and Dolphin AI, betting that an AI-led production and distribution stack can make mobile-first storytelling scalable and profitable.
| EARLIER ROUNDS FROM COMPANY RESEARCH · DEVELOPING | ||||
| Pre-Series B | $22 million | 2023-09-20 | Courtside Ventures, Griffin Gaming Partners | |
| Series A | $13 million | 2022-06-02 | KB Investments, Kalaari Capital | |
| pre-Series A | $2.1 million | 2021-07-27 | Waterbridge Ventures, Lumikai Fund | |
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Also named as backers in company research: AppyHigh Group, Ramakant Sharma, Rishi Vasudev, TS Raghavendra, Shuchin Bajaj, Apaksh Gupta, Vasant Rao, Lumikai Fund, KB Investments, Courtside Ventures, MIXI Global Investments