Cube26 receives 50 cr seed funding from Tiger Global, Flipkart

NEW DELHI: Cube26 , an India-based technology innovation focused company, has announced that it has received Rs 50 crore in the seed round of funding led by Tiger Global Management and Flipkart collective. Cube26 plans to utilize the funds to leverage its software expertise across devices and expand team across the stack.

“We are elated at the trust showcased by our investors so early in our journey and glad to be associated with the global leaders. With our software focus and product led monetization approach, we are confident of providing unique user experiences across form factors and devices to Indian consumers,” said Saurav Kumar, CEO & Co-Founder, Cube26. “We want to bridge technology gap in India and build products and solutions which are accessible and intuitive in nature,” added  Kumar.

“We believe Cube26 has the potential to transform user experience across devices with its software expertise,” said Nishant Verman, Head, Corporate Development, Flipkart .

“Technology innovation will be key to India’s growth and we are looking for the next big software innovation from India, and this investment is a step towards the same. Cube26 has demonstrated a robust business expansion plan behind innovations that we believe can win,” added Verman.

“We value technology innovators who understand consumer needs as they evolve across platforms and devices in India. Cube26 has demonstrated deep expertise in understanding this device experience, and we believe they can grow rapidly by continuing to innovate products that transform the consumer experience,” said Lee Fixel, Partner, Tiger Global Management."

Cube26 is India’s technology firm that is popularly known for its customized Android experience and gesture technology like “Blink to Capture” and “Look Away to Pause” for Panasonic and Micromax respectively. Currently, Cube26 software resides on more than 5 million devices which makes it 4 percent of all mobile users in India