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THE BENGALURU EDITION 2026

Bengaluru’s
media & entertainment industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping media & entertainment in Bengaluru. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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Snapshot: Funding in USD
Illustrated cover for Media & Entertainment Industry Landscape of Bengaluru
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Media & Entertainment illustration
Companies tracked 963Media & Entertainment ecosystem in Bengaluru Disclosed funding $4.67B147 companies · all recorded rounds Companies hiring 71With open roles at the snapshot Tracked open roles 14510 employers posted in the preceding 30 days
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore Bengaluru’s media & entertainment leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Media & Entertainment company highlights in Bengaluru, snapshot 31 August 2026
Company
VerSeverse.in$1.91B—808Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
ShareChatsharechat.com$1.39B5 roles803—
Amagiamagi.com$364.17M—694Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Pocket FMpocketfm.com$212.54M—1,139$60.74MFYFY2025 filing
Pratilipipratilipi.com$100.32M7 roles163$3.65MFYFY2023 filing
GARIgari.network$87.22M—76—
Chingarichingari.io$61.55M—598—
Eloeloeloelo.in$51.05M—148Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Printoprinto.in—7 roles504—
Mudskippermudskipper.in—6 roles——
Xiaomi Indiaxiaomiindia.in—6 roles——
Mobioticsmobiotics.com—4 roles1$858.69KFYFY2024 filing
The Printers Mysoreprintersmysore.com—4 roles1,750—
Vobblevobble.fun—4 roles25—
Blendblendnow.com——26—
Circle Internetcircle.page——6—
Cricbuzzcricbuzz.com——100—
Deccan Heralddeccanherald.com————
ESPN Cricinfoespncricinfo.com——56—
FilmiBeatfilmibeat.com——628$7.89MFYFY2025 filing
Goodreturns.ingoodreturns.in————
Indiahikesindiahikes.com——138Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Indiaraceindiarace.com————
Lokalgetlokalapp.com——243—
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Media & Entertainment industry KPIs in Bengaluru

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

31 August 2026
Hiring participation7.4%

71 of 963 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation17.8%

171 of 963 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share78.5%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$581.01K

Midpoint of 320 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 78.5% of disclosed capital, while 82.2% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Bengaluru media & entertainment has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

Bengaluru media & entertainment
$0$500.3M$1B$1.5B$2B2016: $110.64M20162017: $49.68M20172018: $147.95M20182019: $216.69M20192020: $604.22M20202021: $1.24B20212022: $1.76B20222023: $67.57M20232024: $190.9M20242025: $37.19M2025
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Annual media & entertainment funding and company formation in Bengaluru
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$110.64M5626
2017$49.68M4522
2018$147.95M7432
2019$216.69M6831
2020$604.22M9128
2021$1.24B7043
2022$1.76B6129
2023$67.57M6619
2024$190.9M6219
2025$37.19M219
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • VerSe40.8%
  • ShareChat29.9%
  • Amagi7.8%
  • Other companies21.5%

Funding by stage

373 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel237 63.5%
Series A–B63 16.9%
Series C+ / PE26 7.0%
Grants, debt & other47 12.6%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
6 rounds

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Series B03/2026
Grapevine $4.1M

Backed by Kae Capital and Peak XV Partners and others.

Seed03/2026
Fanon $1M

Backed by Kalaari Capital and Gruhas.

Series A02/2026
Daffodil Health $16.3M

Backed by Flare Capital Partners and LRVHealth and others.

Conventional Debt02/2026
Gappu $22.05K

Backed by Amit Jain.

Angel02/2026
Gappu $11.03K

Backed by Amit Jain.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
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Series J04/2022
VerSeverse.in$805M

Backed by CPP Investments and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and others.

Series I05/2021
VerSeverse.in$363.7M

Backed by Siguler Guff and Baillie Gifford and others.

Series H11/2020
VerSeverse.in$217.02M

Backed by Qatar Investment Authority and Glade Brook Capital and others.

Series F06/2021
ShareChatsharechat.com$155.36M

Backed by MacRitchie Investments and Mirae Asset Naver Asia Growth Investment and others.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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₹ crore · standalone

Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.

FY2025 · annual statements grouped by reported fiscal year; exact entity periods remain on preview rows · 211 reporting entities from 305 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts₹9,941.7 crore

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not Bengaluru market sales.

Net profit / loss₹1,431.9 crore

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin+14.4%

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue₹0.9 crore

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities+39.3%

83 of 211 covered entities.

Top-five concentration+68.3%

Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.

Annual account trend

Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.

Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.

Profitability has two perspectives

FY2025 · 211 reporting entities

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BENGALURU · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does media & entertainment compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

Coverage, calculations & financial sources

Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.

The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.

Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the Bengaluru companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Busiest websites

55 of the 963 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (5.7%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 301,214 visits.

CompanyMonthly visitsAuthorityMobile
Cricbuzzcricbuzz.com288,279,0839084.9%
ESPN Cricinfoespncricinfo.com108,200,5429472.6%
OneIndiaoneindia.com38,527,5187991.8%
Goodreturns.ingoodreturns.in27,818,7559092.9%
Deccan Heralddeccanherald.com15,172,9697494.2%
FilmiBeatfilmibeat.com13,561,4326987.4%
Dailyhuntdailyhunt.in7,808,0985893.4%
ShareChatsharechat.com4,448,2887596.9%
The Better Indiathebetterindia.com3,510,1355596.9%
DriveSparkdrivespark.com3,340,6105697%

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

167 of these companies (17.3%) publish at least one Android app — 353 apps in all, carrying 3B installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
ShareChat Status, Video & LiveShareChat602.8M4.2Social
Moj: Free Short Drama & ReelsShareChat461.3M4.3Social
Dailyhunt - News & MagazinesDailyhunt292.1M4.7News & Magazines
Josh - Live Calls & ChatJosh289.2M4.2Social
Cricbuzz - Live Cricket ScoresCricbuzz235.2M3.7Sports
Pocket FM: Audio SeriesPocket FM223.6M4.5Music & Audio
Elo TV: Watch Short StoriesEloelo120.6M4.1Entertainment
Chingari - Live & Audio RoomChingari108.3M4Social
Music Player - Audify PlayerAudify79M4.5Music & Audio
Pratilipi NovelPratilipi52.7M4.9Books & Reference

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2024Q1–2026Q2).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Vernacular Platforms131.9BShareChat Status, Video & Live 602.8M
Social Platforms641.7BMoj: Free Short Drama & Reels 461.3M
Internet First Media52605MDailyhunt - News & Magazines 292.1M
Book Tech66332.8MPocket FM: Audio Series 223.6M
Tech For Film & Tv16303.3MJosh - Live Calls & Chat 289.2M
Digital Publishing Platforms16293.7MPratilipi Novel 52.7M
Sports Tech7261.4MCricbuzz - Live Cricket Scores 235.2M
Radio Tech12259.2MHeadfone: Audio Series 23.2M

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2023Q2: 82023Q2: 12023Q22023Q3: 62023Q3: 342023Q32023Q4: 72023Q4: 152023Q42024Q1: 92024Q1: 62024Q12024Q2: 112024Q2: 22024Q22024Q3: 152024Q3: 112024Q32024Q4: 142024Q4: 132024Q42025Q1: 72025Q1: 82025Q12025Q2: 122025Q2: 82025Q22025Q3: 42025Q3: 232025Q32025Q4: 82025Q4: 742025Q42026Q1: 32026Q1: 302026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 302 of 353 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Bengaluru media & entertainment market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Consumer digital702
Enterprise tech222
B2c e-commerce108
Enterprise software83
Loneliness economy82
Saas65
Internet first news publishers63
Marketplaces60
Real money gaming47
Edtech41
Media & entertainment saas29
Passion economy29

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Consumer digital

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

702companies
6.8%have hiring activity

48 companies hiring · $4.14B disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Subscription569
Advertising441
Commission on transaction268
E-commerce - service162
Sponsorship159
E-commerce - product104
Fee-for-service98
Affiliate marketing73
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 8 dated reports
IPO activityverse.in ↗

A public listing remains part of the company's long-term roadmap, with a potential IPO likely over the next few years.

Funding roundsgrapevine.in ↗

Grapevine raised $4.1 million in a funding round led by Kae Capital and Peak XV Partners, with participation from Ronnie Screwvala’s family office.

Funding roundsdaffodilhealth.com ↗

Daffodil Health raises $16.3M in Series A funding to modernize health plan claims processing

IPO activityamagi.com ↗

Sidley advised the book-running lead managers on the US$195 million initial public offering (IPO) of equity shares in Amagi Media Labs Limited (Amagi).

Leadership movespocketfm.com ↗

Rahul Nag, Director – Brands, Communications and Partnerships at Pocket FM, has announced his exit from the company after four years.

Capital infusionsrainmatter.com ↗

The ₹1,500 crore deployment across 160 companies reflects breadth rather than concentration.

Company announcementsgetlokalapp.com ↗

Lokal has raised approximately Rs 228 crore from investors including India Quotient, 3one4 Capital, Y Combinator, Global Brain and Sony Innovation Fund.

Earningseloelo.in ↗

In FY26, it jumped by 67.8% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 174.3 crore, on higher promotions and advertising spends. This resulted in the net loss remaining largely unchanged for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, even as revenue increased significantly.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 248 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Leadership moves
59
IPO activity
48
Earnings
41
Funding rounds
35
Company announcements
20
Layoffs
15
Mergers & acquisitions
15
New products
7
Contracts
4
Capital infusions
2
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Leadership moves

13 tracked people moves

Pocket FM ↗
Lalit Gangwar

Appointment Chief Operating Officer

Pocket FM ↗
Rahul Nag

Departure Previously Director – Brands, Communications and Partnerships at Pocket FM

VerSe ↗
Prasanna Prasad

Appointment Chief Product and Technology Officer

VerSe ↗
P. R. Ramesh

Appointment Independent Director

VerSe ↗
PR Ramesh

Appointment Independent Director

Kirk Koenigsbauer

Appointment Board of Directors

Pocket FM ↗
Vasu Sharma

Appointment Head of AI

Blend ↗
Brian Kneafsey

Appointment Advisor

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Amagi ↗
AdFlow Orchestrator

Intelligent advertising and stream event management system

Amagi ↗
Agentic Media Operations

Media Operations

Blend ↗
Intelligent Origination

Product

Contract wins

4 recorded customer wins

Amagi ↗

Customer: accuweatherBroadcast technology

Radiowalla ↗

Customer: shine brightRetail sector

Radiowalla ↗

Customer: Electro-Metic Enterprises Proprietary LimitedRetail sector

VerSe ↗

Customer: ValueLeaf Group

Workforce actions

6 companies with reported reductions

VerSe ↗

350 rolesrestructuring and AI focus

Pocket FM ↗

75 roleslong-term sustainability

Loco ↗

40 rolescost efficiency and global expansion

ShareChat ↗

27 rolesannual appraisal cycle

Mitron ↗

Scale not stated roles

Chingari ↗

Scale not stated roles

Regulatory events

1 recorded events

ShareChat ↗

approved a special resolution to add ESOP optionsRegistrar of Companies (RoC)

Litigation

1 tracked suits

Company
Benjamin Waller, Shyan Pawl v pocket fm

Misclassification of contractors and wage violationsClass Action · Filed

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

12companies
39period observations
30.0%median reported growth

Median across 38 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
espacio→TheTechPanda ↗Announced2026-04-12Not stated in snapshot
new engen→Grapevine ↗Announced2026-02-05Not stated in snapshot
Printo→The Print BazaarCompleted2025-11-17Not stated in snapshot
Printo→Lifeblob.comCompleted2025-11-17Not stated in snapshot
Sportskeeda→TJRWrestling.net and ITRWrestling.comPending2025-05-07Not stated in snapshot
Sportskeeda→Deltia’s GamingAnnounced2025-05-07$900.0K

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

402 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 468-posting snapshot covers 80 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Copywriter18
Video Editor9
Growth Manager5
Android Developer5
Social Media Manager4
Junior Sales Associate3
4 internship postings

1 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

226 postings specify a level.

unspecified
242
manager
86
senior
51
lead
45
intern
36
entry
8

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 468 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Python
48
Copywriting
34
Sql
30
Javascript
26
Excel
25
Google Ads
19
Analytical Skills
18
Communication Skills
17
After Effects
17
Seo
17
ADVERTISED PAY$12.6K/ year

Median across 44 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

747 founders and chief executives across 505 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

137 profiles with education records.

IIT Kharagpur
18
IIT Kanpur
17
IIT Bombay
14
BITS Pilani
13
Indian School of Business
12
IIM Bangalore
9
IIT Delhi
7
IIM Ahmedabad
6

Prior employers

56 profiles with prior-work records.

Amazon
11
Microsoft
11
Google
8
Flipkart
8
Cisco
8
McKinsey
5
Facebook
4
Uber
2

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

59,370 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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59,370articles in the measured year
15,658articles in 2026Q1
73.1%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Media & Entertainment coverage tagged Bengaluru · articles per complete quarter

05,58411,16716,75122,3342021Q2: 5,9822021Q22021Q3: 6,2072021Q4: 6,2342022Q1: 8,4912022Q2: 9,1382022Q22022Q3: 10,1712022Q4: 12,3342023Q1: 16,2172023Q2: 14,5002023Q22023Q3: 15,7032023Q4: 14,7942024Q1: 13,7142024Q2: 14,7552024Q22024Q3: 16,4162024Q4: 19,4212025Q1: 18,9642025Q2: 13,3962025Q22025Q3: 14,9992025Q4: 14,2022026Q1: 15,6582026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q25,982
2021Q36,207
2021Q46,234
2022Q18,491
2022Q29,138
2022Q310,171
2022Q412,334
2023Q116,217
2023Q214,500
2023Q315,703
2023Q414,794
2024Q113,714
2024Q214,755
2024Q316,416
2024Q419,421
2025Q118,964
2025Q213,396
2025Q314,999
2025Q414,202
2026Q115,658

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
14,283 positive · 199 neutral · 5,074 negative
2022
29,164 positive · 530 neutral · 10,381 negative
2023
42,069 positive · 917 neutral · 18,139 negative
2024
45,867 positive · 731 neutral · 17,603 negative
2025
44,927 positive · 657 neutral · 15,840 negative

Leading coverage topics

Media & Entertainment coverage tagged Bengaluru · ranked by full-period article count.

Geopolitical Disputes And Contested Areas300,769 articles in the full recorded period
108,120 recent · 81,398 prior
International And Transnational Geographic Entities300,749 articles in the full recorded period
108,111 recent · 81,397 prior
Administrative And Political Subdivisions300,694 articles in the full recorded period
108,088 recent · 81,386 prior
International Sports Competitions112,319 articles in the full recorded period
27,079 recent · 27,094 prior
International Political Relations73,586 articles in the full recorded period
23,014 recent · 15,399 prior
Political Party Dynamics65,164 articles in the full recorded period
12,227 recent · 14,398 prior
New Product Launches And Innovations59,166 articles in the full recorded period
17,759 recent · 13,744 prior
Cricket Test Matches55,615 articles in the full recorded period
13,477 recent · 11,964 prior
Strategic Partnerships And Collaborations51,248 articles in the full recorded period
15,725 recent · 11,627 prior
Trade Policies And Agreements46,960 articles in the full recorded period
22,803 recent · 11,726 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

India comparison coverage

KeywordRecentPriorChange
tariff negotiations11,6265,700104%
bilateral trade4,6122,43889%
trade dispute mechanisms4,5162,208105%
trade barrier reduction4,4952,44484%
trade facilitation commitments4,3302,20197%
countries4,1931,860125%
free trade deals4,0822,43668%
multilateral diplomacy3,9242,72944%
diplomatic strategies3,8332,36262%
bilateral trade imbalance3,2812,05060%
odi cricket6,0439,710-38%
limited overs cricket5,7849,370-38%
odi tactics5,6378,809-36%
odi series5,2658,376-37%
odi rankings5,0198,104-38%

Event and signal lenses

India comparison coverage

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

1,933,977 classified articles

territories, disputed islands, test cricket

43.4% critical · 27.6% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

249,110 classified articles

pre-ipo valuation, ipo prospectus, ipo pricing

48.7% critical · 46.6% positive
Rising

Growth

528,540 classified articles

gdp growth rate, economic output growth, economic growth statistics

46.9% critical · 50.5% positive

Media & Entertainment coverage tagged Bengaluru. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Media & Entertainment in Bengaluru: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

KEEP EXPLORING

Put Bengaluru in context

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Company ecosystem snapshot: 31 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.

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