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Entertainment Production Startup Equity Stake For Sale in Mumbai, India

Microdrama platform delivering Bollywood-grade storytelling through 2-minute vertical episodes featuring engaging stories and established actors.
This Business is on a Premium Plan
Established 0-1 year(s)
Employees 10 - 50
Legal Entity Private Limited Company
Reported Sales Nil
Run Rate Sales USD 8.8 thousand
EBITDA Margin Operating at loss
Industries Entertainment Production + 1 more
Locations  Mumbai
Local Time 7:40 PM Asia / Kolkata
Listed By Advisor / Business Broker
Status Active
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Partial Stake Sale
USD 2.4 million for 10.0% stake (Native Currency: INR 230,000,000)
Reason: The capital raised will be deployed toward scaling marketing efforts and expanding the content libra... View More
Includes physical assets worth USD 5.2 thousand
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Business Overview
- The company launched seven months ago and has already surpassed 600,000+ installs, with monthly active users ranging between 50,000–100,000 on a rolling average basis.
- Average daily viewing time per user peaked at 22 minutes in May.
- Since its launch in February of this year, CPI has declined by 78%, reaching ₹2.2 in August this year, while CAC has declined by 91% to approximately ₹122. - Conversion rates have increased 3x since launch, indicating improving install quality, stronger conversion to paid users, and higher engagement at a lower acquisition cost.
- The current revenue model uses a ₹1 fully refundable paywall, providing full app access for one day, after which users are converted to a ₹29 weekly auto-debit subscription.
- The business requires 14 permanent employees to support content production, technology, marketing, and day-to-day operations.
- The company has MCA registration.
- Awards & recognition: The company’s original show won Best Microdrama in the crime genre at an international film festival in Russia, competing against productions from across the world.
- Traction & reputation: The app maintains a 4.5-star rating on the Google Play Store across approximately 700 reviews, supported by an organically grown Instagram following of around 18,000.
Strategic partnerships:
- Tata Play Binge: An in-app placement partnership designed to expand user reach and content discovery.
- Meesho: A discovery partnership providing Meesho users access to select shows and episodes, with the objective of driving engagement and subsequently converting users to download the app for full-length viewing.
Products & Services Overview
The company’s core offering is microdrama content, with each show comprising approximately 40 episodes of around 2 minutes each. The content is delivered through a mobile application, where users can install the app and subscribe to a paid plan for full access.
Assets Overview
The company’s primary intangible assets are its original show IPs. Physical assets include basic technology and office equipment.
Facilities Overview
The company operates from a 1.5-floor office in Andheri West, Mumbai, with a monthly rental expense of approximately ₹1.4 lakh.
Capitalization Overview
The business is currently bootstrapped, funded entirely by its founders and co-founder.

Shareholding:
The company’s equity is held by three shareholders, with the two largest shareholders each holding 41.75%, while the third shareholder holds 16.5%.

Outstanding debt:
- ₹2 crore loan from an existing shareholder, structured with an option to convert into equity.
- ₹1.5 crore loan from another existing shareholder.
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