Pratilipi is India's largest online self-publishing platform, offering content in 12 languages and empowering writers and readers nationwide.

Pratilipi, founded in 2014, is an Indian online self-publishing and audiobook platform headquartered in Bengaluru. It enables users to publish and read original works such as stories, poetry, essays, and articles in 12 languages, including Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Odia, Kannada, Telugu, English, Urdu, and Tamil. The platform has expanded into various storytelling formats, including Pratilipi Comics and Pratilipi FM, and has ventured into web series, motion series, podcasts, and films. As of April 2025, Pratilipi secured $20 million in a Series E funding round led by Jungle Ventures, aiming to expand into the US market and explore new storytelling formats like animation and vertical drama shows. The platform boasts over 1.6 million writers and more than 12 million monthly active readers. Pratilipi's mission is to democratize storytelling across languages, devices, and formats, providing a space for writers to share their stories and for readers to access diverse content.

Pratilipi is open to all authors without specific demographic restrictions.

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