# JioSaavn

> JioSaavn is a VC fund in Mumbai backing News, Mobile and Big Data. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jio-saavn/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/JioSaavn
- Website: http://www.jiosaavn.com/corporate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JioSaavn/

JioSaavn is a VC fund in Mumbai focused on News and Mobile. Saavn is an Indian digital music service, transforming how people around the world access and experience music on a daily basis. Saavn’s unique combination of Internet radio and on-demand music capabilities, coupled with proprietary social features like music tagging and music chat, deliver one of the richest media experiences available on mobileand Web today. Saavn has over 20 Million monthly active users and is currently accessed in more than 150 countries. Saavn currently has 35 Million+ tracks in 14 languages: Hindi, English (India only), Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Bhojpuri, Urdu, Rajasthani and Odia. The company has 900+ label partnerships and growing, including T-Series, Tips, YRF, Saregama, Eros, Universal, Sony, and Warner Music.The company's award-winning iOS and Android mobile products include phonetic search, dynamic bit-rate streaming, global native ad-serving, and industry-leading design. With Saavn Pro, users can listen to music ad-free and offline. And through partnerships with Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Shazam, Saavn reaches more music fans than any other South Asian music service. Saavn was founded in 2007, and has offices in New York, California, Mumbai, Gurgaon and Bangalore. For more information, visit www.saavn.com or corporate.saavn.com.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile | 1 | 100% |
| Big Data | 1 | 100% |
| Advertising | 1 | 100% |
| Ad Targeting | 1 | 100% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paramdeep Singh | Co-founder & Executive Chairman | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paramdeep-singh |
| Vinodh Bhat | Co-founder, President & Chief Strategy Officer | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vin-bhat |
| Alex Kahn | Investor | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-kahn-2 |
| Chris Merrion | Chief Information Officer & SVP, Content Operations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-merrion |
| Clint Balcom | Chief Product Officer & SVP, Design | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clint-balcom |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ZAPR | ZAPR, is one of the world's first media consumption repositories and cross-targeting platforms. ZAPR's technology platform auto-detects comprehensively all offline media content being viewed by millions of people. ZAPR is currently over 1000x larger than any audience measurement database in India and they're rapidly growing. Forthe very first time, a brand can bridge its offline advertising strategy with its social.mobile.digital strategies, by identifying their audiences, understanding their media habits and targeting the same user base across all mediums - offline and online - mobile and social. Users who are watching TV, but ignoring the commercials, can now be retargeted across social and mobile platforms, to ensure that a brand's wasted TV impressions are reinforced by the second screen. ZAPR is quickly expanding on all fronts - its user base, various media formats (live TV, radio, movies-in-theater, VOD, internet media) as well as geographic presence. ZAPR is a VC funded media-tech startup and is backed by iconic angel and institutional investors from India, Singapore, Europe and US. |  | Seed | Jan 14, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does JioSaavn invest in?

JioSaavn invests primarily in News, Mobile and Big Data startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact JioSaavn?

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### Who are the partners at JioSaavn?

The team at JioSaavn includes Paramdeep Singh (Co-founder & Executive Chairman), Vinodh Bhat (Co-founder, President & Chief Strategy Officer) and Alex Kahn (Investor), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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