# Lalith Gudipati

> Lalith Gudipati is Co-Founder of Dashverse, a San Francisco-based AI entertainment company building tools to democratize storytelling at scale. With a background in high-velocity growth at Pocket FM and Moonfrog Labs, Lalith brings a data-driven operator's lens to an ambitious creative vision - Dashverse's suite (Dashtoon, DashReels, Frameo.AI) has amassed over 20 million users worldwide. In August 2025, the company closed a $13M Series A led by Peak XV Partners, cementing its place as a leader in AI-native entertainment.

- **Role:** Co-Founder at Dashverse
- **Organizations:** Dashverse, Pocket FM, Moonfrog Labs, Flipkart
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani
- **Known for:** Co-founded Dashverse, which reached 20+ million users worldwide across its platforms, Led growth at Moonfrog Labs, doubling DAU in 3 months through product-led initiatives, DashReels surpassed 5 million downloads within its first month of launch

## Career timeline

- **2011-2015** — Studied Chemical Engineering at BITS Pilani
- **2015-2017** — Business Analyst at Flipkart - built analytical foundation in customer profiling, automation, and sales reporting
- **2017-2020** — Manager then Senior Manager, Growth & Performance Marketing at Moonfrog Labs - doubled DAU in 3 months through product-led initiatives
- **2020-2022** — Head of Growth at Pocket FM - led growth initiatives for the audio broadcasting platform
- **2023** — Co-founded Dashverse with Sanidhya Narain (CEO) and Soumyadeep Mukherjee (CTO) - launched Dashtoon AI comics platform
- **2024** — Dashverse raised $5M seed round; launched DashReels short drama platform
- **2024** — DashReels surpassed 5 million downloads within one month of launch
- **2024** — Dashverse created India's first completely AI-generated microdrama
- **2025-08** — Dashverse closed $13M Series A led by Peak XV Partners; Dashverse reaches 20M+ users worldwide; partnership announced with Harlequin for AI animated microdrama franchises

## Achievements

- Co-founded Dashverse, which reached 20+ million users worldwide across its platforms
- Led growth at Moonfrog Labs, doubling DAU in 3 months through product-led initiatives
- DashReels surpassed 5 million downloads within its first month of launch
- Helped produce India's first completely AI-generated microdrama
- Secured $13M Series A led by Peak XV Partners (August 2025)
- Total company funding of $18M across seed and Series A rounds
- Built Dashverse's multi-product AI entertainment ecosystem (Dashtoon, DashReels, Frameo.AI)
- Established partnerships with major publishers including Harlequin for AI animated content

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Dashverse raised $13M Series A led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India) and Stellaris Venture Partners
- **2025-08** — Dashverse announced partnership with Harlequin for AI animated microdrama franchises
- **2025-08** — Dashverse crossed 20 million users across its platform suite
- **2024-01** — DashReels launched and hit 5 million downloads within its first month
- **2024-01** — Dashverse produced India's first completely AI-generated microdrama

## Links

- Website: https://dashverse.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalithgudipati/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/lalith0106
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lalith0106/

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Last updated: 2026-05-25