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No English? No worry. Use social media in 10 Indian languages via ShareChat

ShareChat offers content consumption in 10 languages; needs to fix bugs in video uploading and downloading, writes Shameen Alauddin

Sharechat founders, Farid Ahsan, Bhanu Singh, Ankush Sachdeva
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ShareChat founders (from left) Farid Ahsan, Bhanu Singh and Ankush Sachdeva

Shameen Alauddin
“Meditation and yoga runs through my veins, but my lack of command over English prohibited me from sharing that gift with everyone,” says Paramjot Kaur, 43, a housewife in Punjab. “ShareChat has helped me provide daily tips in Punjabi and garner 4,000 followers in a year.”
 
The social media platform has raised $18.2 million funding in Series-B from Shun Wei Capital and Xiaomi Singapore. This follows $4 million in a Series-A round from Lightspeed India Partners, SAIF Partners, India Quotient and Venture Highway.
 
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Founded by Ankush Sachdeva, Farid Ahsan and Bhanu Singh, the Bengaluru-based social media