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Funding and backers
Total raised
$5.4M
13 rounds on record
Latest round
$1.2M
Venture round · Dec 2024 · 21 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Grants
$250k
1 grant · CORDIS
Backers
1
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The money's age
Due for its next round
21 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 12, 2025
Won a grant $250k · CORDIS
Dec 17, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $1.2M · SEC Form D
Dec 4, 2023
Raised a round Venture round $658k · SEC Form D
Dec 4, 2023
Raised a round Venture round $658k · SEC Form D
Dec 4, 2023
Raised a round Venture round $658k · SEC Form D
Nov 1, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $191k · SEC Form D
Nov 1, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $191k · SEC Form D
Nov 1, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $191k · SEC Form D
Oct 13, 2020
Raised a round Venture round $300k · SEC Form D
Oct 13, 2020
Raised a round Venture round $300k · SEC Form D
Oct 13, 2020
Raised a round Venture round $300k · SEC Form D
Dec 23, 2019
Raised a round Venture round $400k · SEC Form D
Jun 20, 2019
Raised a round Venture round $280k · SEC Form D
2019
Founded
Jul 30, 2014
Released an app Shoonya Kids: Learn Languages · App Store
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.78%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
App Store
4.2 ★
97 ratings
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | Sep 2025 | $250k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Dec 2024 | $1.2M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Dec 2023 | $658k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Dec 2023 | $658k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Dec 2023 | $658k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Nov 2021 | $191k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Nov 2021 | $191k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Nov 2021 | $191k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Oct 2020 | $300k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Oct 2020 | $300k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Oct 2020 | $300k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Dec 2019 | $400k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jun 2019 | $280k | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Shoonya Digital, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Rashi BahriExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Ashutosh ChitnisExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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People

Rashi Bahri
Executive Officer, Director

Ashutosh Chitnis
Executive Officer, Director

Tom Washing
Director

Lane Rankin
Director

Linda Fingerle
Director
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Goleta
United States
HQ
10-50 est. staff
Financials
Total raised
$5.6M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
13
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 2025 | $250k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2024 | $1.2M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2023 | $658k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2023 | $658k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2023 | $658k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2021 | $191k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2021 | $191k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2021 | $191k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2020 | $300k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2020 | $300k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2020 | $300k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2019 | $400k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2019 | $280k | Details |

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