ISVWorld News - [Funding alert] Lucknow mediatech startup Knocksense raises $200K in angel round

Knocksense, a Lucknow-based local content production startup, on Thursday said it raised $200,000 in an angel round of funding. Further, the media-tech startup plans to launch video stories, as well as Hindi content, while expanding to other Tier-II cities of India. Knocksense plans to invest these funds in improving its IT infrastructure and strengthening its content team. Earlier, Knocksense had raised a seed funding from Neelansha Dwivedi (Ex-Hindustan Times and Apple); Amitesh Pandey (serial investor and entrepreneur), and a bridge round from Mumbai Angels Network in June 2020. The startup is present in six cities in India — Mumbai, Lucknow, Kanpur, Goa, Indore, and Jaipur.