Digital Publishing Business Investment Opportunities

Digital publishing platform based in Gurgaon, specializing in original E-Novels, E-Comics, and short stories. - The company targets a young and dynamic audience aged 16-35 from Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities, making it a versatile digital entertainment source. - Users can enjoy multimedia content seamlessly on both Android and iOS apps, as well as through their website, ensuring accessibility across devices. - Before the pandemic, we achieved annual sales of INR 30 lakh. - After pausing operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the business has just re-initiated its services and is now fully operational and strategically positioned to commence revenue generation. - The business revenue model is from its operations primarily through subscription models and sponsorships, providing diverse revenue streams that enhance financial sustainability. - As a pioneer in digital publishing, business contributes to the increasing adoption of digital literacy and e-reading culture in India.

Passionate team transitioning from a successful fan translation group to a full-fledged online novel business. We've been building a dedicated reader base by providing engaging translated stories, even without marketing. Now, we're ready to take the next step and create a leading platform for original and translated online novels. 1. Opportunity. The demand for online novels is booming. People are looking for engaging stories they can easily access on their phones and computers. However, many existing platforms face challenges: - High costs for readers: Many platforms can be expensive for readers to keep up with their favorite stories. - Unfair terms for authors: Authors often don’t receive the best royalties or support on existing platforms. - Limited content variety: Readers want diverse stories from around the world, but many platforms focus on a narrow range of genres or languages. This creates a huge opportunity to build a platform that is better for both readers and authors. 2. Our solution: A reader & author-focused platform. Our platform will be a website and app where readers can discover and enjoy a wide variety of online novels at affordable prices. We will stand out by: - Cost-effective content: Offering competitive pricing to make reading accessible to more people. - Diverse content library: Featuring original novels across all genres, along with high-quality translations from multiple languages. - Author-centric approach: Providing better royalties and incentives to original authors, creating a supportive platform for talented writers. - User-friendly platform: Ensuring a smooth reading experience with excellent UI/UX, accessibility features, multi-language support, and audiobooks. - Engaging community: Encouraging reader and author interaction through features like fan sessions and merchandise. 3. Business model & revenue streams. Our platform will generate revenue through multiple streams: - Chapter sales: Readers will purchase novel chapters using in-app currency. - Sponsorships: We will collaborate with relevant brands for platform sponsorships without intrusive ads. - Merchandise: We will launch branded merchandise related to popular novels and characters. - Fan sessions: Hosting online and offline fan sessions with authors, either paid or sponsored. - Author donations: Readers will have the option to donate directly to their favorite authors. 4. Market & competition. The online novel market is large and growing rapidly. While we will compete with established players, our key advantages will help us capture a significant share: - Cost advantage: More affordable content to attract budget-conscious readers. - Author focus: Better terms and incentives to attract top talent and high-quality original content. - Experience & community: With extensive experience in fan translation and an existing reader base, we have a deep understanding of market needs. - Quality & innovation: A superior user experience with innovative features like multi-language support and audiobooks. Our team has been building a community and gaining deep insights into the online novel industry. We are now fully committed to scaling into a global platform. 5. Financial projections & investment highlights. We are seeking an investment of ₹5 crore in exchange for a 15% equity stake. This investment will be allocated strategically to: - Technology development: Building a robust mobile app and enhancing our website. - Content acquisition: Securing copyrights for translated works and commissioning original novels. - Author payments & incentives: Attracting and retaining talented authors with competitive royalties and support. - Marketing & user acquisition: Expanding our reach through targeted campaigns. - Team expansion: Hiring key personnel, including editors, designers, and tech developers. - Operational expenses & contingency: Covering initial costs with a buffer for unforeseen expenses. With this investment, we will rapidly grow our user base, content library, and revenue, establishing ourselves as a major player in the online novel industry. Offering a 15% stake at this early stage presents an exciting opportunity for investors to join a high-growth venture with significant future potential. 6. Vision & future goals. Our vision is to become the leading global platform for online novels, connecting readers with diverse and captivating stories from around the world. In the next 1-2 years, we aim to: - Launch our mobile app and enhance our website features. - Build a library of hundreds of original and translated novels. - Reach 20,000 paid monthly users. - Establish strong relationships with authors and translators. Within five years, we aspire to be a recognized and respected brand in the online entertainment industry, known for quality content, author support, and a thriving reader community.

1. A digital media and publication startup, in the pre-revenue stage, based in Kolkata. 2. Products and services include operating a news portal and YouTube channel, multilingual book publishing, magazine publishing and printing. 3. In the first financial year, we want to focus on digital media, by working on the news portal website and our YouTube channel. Later moved on to magazine publication and printing. 4. Currently, we are working on the 2 stated digital media projects. 5. Average duration of these projects will be 3 months and the value will be INR 5 to 6 Cr for both. 6. Projecting 100% ROI and 40-50% profit margins. 7. Due to the established presence of the owner in the media and journalism industry, we are expecting a good response from customers and good revenues. 8. The business has MCA registration. Some facts and achievements of the owner are: - Is a postgraduate in relevant fields, with extensive experience in journalism and digital marketing. - Awarded the Yugal Kishore Shukla Journalism award for best contribution to Hindi journalism in January 2022. - Published first Hindi novel in 2019, awarded Author of the Year literary award in 2023. - Editor in-chief of a popular literary magazine. - Extensive experience working with internationally reputed UC News and Dailyhunt.

Founded 5 years ago as a proprietorship entity and officially incorporated recently in India as a private limited firm. - Our main business is offering publishing services for international publishers. - We also provide media services, creative design services, and software consultancy. - Business has over 10 clients and all our clients are based outside India. - Globally served clients from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy, Germany, Singapore, and United States. - Almost 90% of clients are with us for more than 3 years. - We have had recurring income from these companies for almost 5 years. - The director has over 23 years of experience in this industry. - We have 2 full-time employees & few part-time resources. - Generate equal revenue from digital publishing as well as typesetting. - Company is registered in Kanchipuram but the operations are based out of Chennai.

Our business is a online business magazine that publishes articles. - We are a renowned Malayalam-language media portal that provides end-to-end coverage of the business ecosystem at various levels. We offer the most recent business news and articles from India, with a focus on Kerala. - We have 4 lakh readers for our magazine. - We generate revenue by posting advertisements for clients as well as paid-up write-ups. - On average, we have 20 to 25 monthly paid clients. - The business does not have any loans. - The business has 2 owners, with equal ownership stake. - 5,000 plus clients in pipeline to initiate the business with us and we have confidence in our success in future.

We are a digital publishing house that owns and operates a group of websites and domains. - Our company provides clients with digital marketing, content creation, digital advertising, and development services. - Our clients are across various industries from e-commerce, entertainment, and sports. - We generate revenue from running ads across platforms for clients. Approximately, we generate a revenue of USD 400k to USD 500k annually. 80% of our business revenue comes from clients in Saudi Arabia. - We run ads across our platform programmatically using Google and other ad networks. - The business does not have any outstanding loans or liabilities. - The business has a sole owner. - The business has an operations team in Egypt while the owner as well as the sales and marketing team is in Dubai. - The website is developed and maintained in-house.

We are a digital newspaper aggregator with 10 different languages and topics on our portal. - Have tie-ups with 50 newspaper companies and we are successful in the digital space with 10 lakh viewers on our page. - We generate revenue through running ads for clients and pay per click. Currently, we have 100 clients who advertise their business, products, and services on our portal. - We are operating at a loss as we have just come up with our digital newspaper and are onboarding clients and are occurring operational costs. The promoter is handling all the expenses as of now.

Business is involved in providing publishing and content development services. - We develop curriculum content for schools and colleges. - Business helps schools and colleges with topic-wise references. - We also provide pre-press services like typesetting, proofreading, copyediting, translations for various publishing houses. - Business develops everything in-house. - Our team has a total of 15+ years of experience in the education and publishing industry. - We have onboarded 5 clients, to whom we are providing e-notes for their curricula.

Entertainment publishing and promotion group with various entertainment focussed businesses under it. - The group owns and operates a subscriber-based platform for music and movies. - Another company organizes concerts and events. - Wants to expand into artist management and production as well. - The investor will get a 20% stake in the entertainment group that owns and operates these businesses.

Jakarta-based company that has been operational for 3 years. - We publish digital content related to news and entertainment and have developed a community of loyal users. - We also offer digital marketing and advertising services to other clients. - Majority of the revenue is generated from our own digital publishing and by serving our clients. - We are seeing high growth in traffic, and social media presence. - Receive 50,000,000 page views every month. - We have more than 1,000,000 followers across social media platforms. - We also do content marketing for clients and publicize their posts. - Right now for revenue we are sticking with programmatic & direct ads. - Our sales have increased due to the acquisition of government clients. - Aim to expand vertically and horizontally. - Detailed business plan, financial projections, and the pitch deck are available after connecting.

Media portal lists premium curated and original non-news contents on leadership, innovation, travel, lifestyle, sports. It's currently a start-up website and receives organic traffic of 1,500-2,000 visits per month, majorly from USA and India. Due to us being bootstrapped, we haven't been able to promote the website at a large scale. After raising funds, we would promote our brand on social media and through Google Ads. The platform has over 500 curated content and our idea is to engage users who are passionate about business, technology and travel & leisure. Revenue model: Google AdSense, ad banners on the page specific to articles. Director of the company has 20 years of experience in marketing, business and product development. Has worked in MNCs and well known companies including Usha International. Business owns the codes of the website, and doesn't own any physical assets.