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Knocksense is a local news and recommendations platform.
Basic Information
Lucknow-based Knocksense gives readers relevant and local content which is non-political in nature and does not breed negativity or sensationalism. It is a solution that disrupts the age-old network of reporters and stringers and creates an ecosystem of news reporting-curation-distribution-advertisements and subscriptions at the hyper-local level. The company covers news in certain categories such as development, social and health campaigns, F&B events, environment, travel and sports activities. It has currently presence in Mumbai, Lucknow, Kanpur, Goa, Indore and Jaipur.
Legal Name
:
Knocksense Media Services Private Limited
Headquarters
:
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Founding Date
:
2016
No. of Employees
:
21 to 40
Core Team
:
1.  
Varul Mayank
Co-Founder
2.  
Vibhore Mayank
Co-Founder
Timeline

2018

Raised Funding

Nov | Raised Funding

USD 50k raised as a seed amount.

2020

Raised Funding

Jan | Raised Funding

Bridge round raised from Mumbai Angles Network, Marquee angle investors participated.

Raised Funding

Jan | Raised Funding

200K raised from Mohit Satyanand's syndicate on lets Venture, We Founder Circle and multiple angle investors.

Target Market
B2B
All City Based businesses and freelancers.
Client Segment
:
Clothing & Apparel,  Consumer Electronics,  Hyperlocal,  Consumer,  Services  
Target Companies
:
Startup,  Small Enterprise,  Medium Enterprise  
Target Geography
:
B2C
Newspapers and radio consumers.
User Age
:
Less than 18,  18 to 25,  26 to 34,  35 to 45,  More than 60,  46 to 60  
User Income
:
Lower-middle Income,  Upper-middle Income,  High Income  
Location
:
Funding

Total Funding

$1.4M

Investors
:
1.  
Amitesh Pandey
2.  
Neelansha Dwivedi
3.  
Nitish Mittersain
4.  
Mohit Saytanand

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Detail Round Breakdown
Round 1
Round 2

$150k

Series Name
:
OTHER
Date
:
15th Nov 2021
Investors
:
1.  
Mumbai Angels
2.  
Appyhigh
3.  
We Founder Circle