| Date | Title | Description |
| 30.06.2026 | Rusk Media receives strategic investment from Yash Raj Films | Rusk Media, a digital-first entertainment firm, has received a strategic investment from Yash Raj Films (YRF).
Nazara Technologies led a pre-Series C fundraising deal that saw the Delhi-based startup raise Rs 100 crore ($10.6 million). Info... |
| 29.06.2026 | Yash Raj Films backs Rusk Media; The Func. Lab, Mykare.ai, others bag funding | The Rusk Media team
Film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films (YRF) has made an investment in digital entertainment company Rusk Media Pvt Ltd.
Meanwhile, nutrition company The Func. Lab, AI-native healthcare firm Mykare.ai, a... |
| 29.06.2026 | Yash Raj Films Backs Rusk Media To Expand Into Vertical Entertainment | SUMMARY
The legacy production house will leverage Rusk’s combined expertise of digital media, younger audiences and mobile-first viewing to expand its content reach
As part of the investment, YRF will get access to Rusk Media’s proprietary ... |
| 19.06.2026 | ETtech Deals Digest: Sarvam mega round lifts startup funding to $403 million this week, up 36% on-year | Synopsis
Indian startups secured a significant $402.6 million in funding across 20 deals, with AI firm Sarvam leading the pack with a $234 million investment. This marks a substantial increase from the previous week, highlighting robust inv... |
| 18.06.2026 | Digital entertainment firm Rusk Media bags Rs 100 crore in funding led by Nazara Tech | Synopsis
Digital entertainment firm Rusk Media has secured Rs 100 crore in a funding round. Nazara Technologies led the investment with participation from InfoEdge Ventures, IvyCap Ventures, and Audacity VC. The capital will fuel expansion ... |
| 18.06.2026 | Digital Entertainment Startup Rusk Media Secures ₹100 Cr | SUMMARY
The funding round was led by existing investor Nazara Technologies, with participation from InfoEdge Ventures, IvyCap Ventures and a consortium led by Audacity VC
The funds will be used to grow its sports audio content platform call... |
| 18.06.2026 | Rusk Media bags Rs 100 Cr funding to expand content play | Rusk Media, a digital entertainment company focused on Gen Z and millennial audience, has raised Rs 100 crore in a pre-Series C funding round led by Nazara Technologies, a listed gaming and sports media company.
Existing and new investors i... |
| 18.06.2026 | VC-backed Rusk Media gets a valuation bump as it raises fresh funding | Premium
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| 11.05.2026 | LC Nueva closes Momentum Fund I, adds new partner | Credit: VCCircle
LC Nueva Investment Partners, a joint platform backed by global investment institution Lighthouse Canton and Delhi-based Nueva Capital, has completed the final close of its follow-on investment vehicle, LC Nueva Momentum Fu... |
| 30.03.2026 | Nazara Technologies to raise Rs 500 crore via preferential warrant issue | Synopsis
The gaming company plans to issue warrants at Rs 260 apiece. The round saw participation from Riambel Capital, S Gupta Family Investments, Plutus Investment and Holding, Classic Enterprises, and early- and growth-stage investor Fou... |
| 26.11.2025 | Info Edge To Invest INR 70 Cr In SIHL | SUMMARY
Info Edge has approved fresh investments worth about INR 75 Cr (about $8.4 Mn) in two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Smartweb Internet Services and Startup Investments (Holding) Limited (SIHL)
In a stock exchange filing dated Nov... |
| 13.10.2025 | Digital Content Powerhouse Rusk Media Fuels Global Ascent with $12M Series B | Rusk Media secured $12 million in Series B funding, led by IvyCap Ventures. This infusion fuels aggressive global expansion plans. The digital entertainment giant targets US, European, and EMEA markets. New intellectual property development... |
| 09.10.2025 | Rusk Media closes a Rs 103 crore funding round led by IvyCap Ventures | Synopsis
The round, which was a mix of primary and secondary capital, also saw participation from LC Nueva, InfoEdge Ventures, and Woori Venture Partners, among others. The company plans to use the capital to develop IPs and new-age content... |
| 09.10.2025 | Digital Entertainment Firm Rusk Media Secures USD 12 Mn to Enter Global Markets The Series B round was led by IvyCap Ventures with participation from LC Nueva, InfoEdge Ventures, Woori Venture Partner... | New Delhi-based digital entertainment company Rusk Media has secured INR 103 crore (approx. USD 12 million) in its Series B funding round.
The round was led by IvyCap Ventures with participation from LC Nueva, InfoEdge Ventures, Woori Ventu... |
| 10.12.2024 | The Rise of Digital Entertainment: How Amazon MX Player's Playground Redefines Reality TV in India | In the bustling world of digital entertainment, Amazon MX Player's Playground has emerged as a titan. The fourth season of this reality show has shattered viewership records, drawing in a staggering 32 million views. This achievement cement... |
| 10.12.2024 | Amazon MX Player's Playground S4 Sets a New Viewership Record | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Amazon MX Player, Amazon’s free video streaming service, continued to break new viewership records for the fourth season of its popular reality show - Playground. The latest season drove 32 million views, which so... |
| 15.04.2024 | Playground Season 3 is a Massive Success; This Gaming Reality Show has now been Extended by Two Weeks | New Delhi, Delhi, India
The show has reached over 25 million unique viewers in less than 3 weeks of the show going live
Bigg Boss OTT Season 2 Winner - Elvish Yadav, put on the mentor hat for the first time, along with the top gamers of Asi... |
| 24.02.2023 | A Fashion Show, Pick-up Lines, and the 'Big Fight' Dominate Week 3 of Rusk Media's Playground Season 2 | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Week 3 of Season 2 of Playground - a Rusk Media production that is also India’s first gaming entertainment show - has gone by and this one was packed to the brim with fun, with a dash of tension and suspense thrown i... |
| 21.02.2023 | Passions to the Fore as Season 2 of Rusk Media's Playground Gets under Way | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Season 2 of Playground - a Rusk Media production that is also India’s first gaming entertainment show - is under way and all the drama, excitement and tension of the first week have whetted viewer appetites for the r... |
| 14.02.2023 | Charged by Thums Up Joins Hands with Rusk Media's Playground Season 2 as its Presenting Partner | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Charged by Thums Up has partnered with Rusk Media and Amazon miniTV as the co-presenting partner for Playground Season 2. With this development, Charged by Thums Up is the latest presenting sponsor for this immensely... |
| 10.02.2023 | Now, Rumble App Enables Fans to Play Mentor in Playground Fantasy Game | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Viewers of Playground, a Rusk Media production that is also the country’s first gaming entertainment show, can now put themselves in the shoes of a mentor and select their best team of the day and season, in the Play... |
| 31.01.2023 | Jaaved Jaaferi and Co. Set to Elevate the Funny Quotient in Season 4 of Amazon MiniTV's Engaging and Funny 'Roomies in Dreamland' | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Roomies in Dreamland is produced by Rusk Media and will feature Jaaved Jaaferi, Swagger Sharma, Nikhil Vijay, and Badri Chavan
The series will stream for free on Amazon miniTV within the Amazon shopping app and Fire ... |
| 25.01.2023 | Great Gaming, Entertainment and Much Else Awaits in Playground Season 2's Tryouts | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Season 2 of Playground is here, the eagerly expected follow-up to the inaugural series of India’s first gaming entertainment show. A Rusk Media production, the second season will be streamed live on Playground YouTub... |
| 12.01.2023 | Playground Season 2 - India's First Gaming Entertainment Show is Set to Stream on Amazon miniTV | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Playground Season 2 - India’s First Gaming Entertainment Show by Rusk Media will stream live on Amazon miniTV – Amazon’s free video streaming service. The first season of this show garnered a lot of love from the up-... |
| 29.12.2022 | iQOO Partners with 'Playground' to Expand Reach to Gen-Z and Gaming Communities | New Delhi, Delhi, India
iQOO, one of India’s fastest growing smartphone brands known for its gaming phones, has come on board as a presenting sponsor for ‘Playground’, the world’s first gaming entertainment show. Recognizing it as the next ... |
| 20.08.2022 | Rusk Media Raises $9.5M in Series A Funding | Rusk Media Pvt Ltd, a New Delhi, India-based digital entertainment company aimed at GenZ audiences, raised over $9.5m in an extended series A funding.
Seoul-based DAOL Investment and Audacity Ventures led the extension round with existing i... |
| 17.08.2022 | GenZ-focused Digital entertainment firm Rusk Media raises $9.5M led by Audacity VC | Advertisment
Recently, Rusk Media along with Nodwin Gaming launched a gaming entertainment IP, Playground, built with India’s largest gaming entertainers including CarryMinati, Triggered Insaan, ScoutOP, and Mortal, and garnered over 200 m... |
| - | Rusk Media raises Rs 103 Cr in series B to expand global footprint | Gen-Z and Gen-Alpha-focused entertainment company Rusk Media has raised around Rs 103 crore ($12.3 million) in its Series B funding round, comprising both primary and secondary transactions.
The round was led by IvyCap Ventures, with part... |
| - | Rusk Media | “Rusk media is a full stack GenZ-first digital entertainment company with a premium content studio delivering social & OTT video IPs and a social UGC-gaming platform.” |