India, July 9 -- Digital content startup Chai Bisket has raised $5 Mn in its seed funding round led by InfoEdge Ventures and General Catalyst to launch a regional-first OTT platform called Chai Shots.

The funding round also angel investors, including Swiggy cofounders Sriharsha Majety and Nandan Reddy, redBus cofounder Phanindra Sama, Darwinbox cofounder Rohit Chennamaneni, PhysicsWallah cofounders Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari, Rapido cofounders Aravind Sanka, Rishikesh SR and Pavan Guntupalli, Virgio cofounder Amar Nagaram, and film actor Rana Daggubati.

The platform, which will launch in early access soon, will be a mobile-first, short-form platform. Chai Shots aims to release over 100 original shows in the first six months.

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