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{{Infobox website
| name = Matrubharti
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*[[Self publishing|Online self publishing]]
*[[Digital storytelling]]}}
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*[[Hindi]]
*[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
*[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
*[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
*[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
*[[Kannada language|Kannada]]
*[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
*[[English language|English]]
*[[Urdu]]}}
| founded = {{start date and age|2015|2}}
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* Mahendra Sharma
* Nilesh Shah
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| url = {{URL|https://www.matrubharti.com|matrubharti.com}}
| commercial = Yes
| registration = Optional
| num_users = 25[[Lakh]] (2.5 Million)
| current_status = Active
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| headquarters = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
}}{{short description|Online community themed around reading and writing}}
'''Matrubharti''' is an [[Ahmedabad]] based free [[Self-publishing|self publishing]] online portal that allows users to read and publish original stories, biographies, articles, novels, poetry in [[Languages of India|Indian regional languages]] by directly obtaining content from authors and publishing it as eBooks<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-13 |title=eBook publisher Matrubharti raises Rs 20 lakh from Viridian Capital |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/ebook-publisher-matrubharti-raises-rs-20-lakh-from-viridian-capital/article8724037.ece |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=BusinessLine |language=en}}</ref> in six languages of India including [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] ,[[Hindi]] , [[Tamil language|Tamil]] , [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Malayalam]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]] , [[Kannada]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Online Self-publishing Goes Desi |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/startups/online-selfpublishing-goes-desi/45099/1 |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
It is founded in February 2015,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ghadyalpatil |first=Abhiram |date=2016-11-18 |title=A one-stop e-bookshop for writers and readers |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/lrtMckWjcU7H8PJmh10WDI/A-onestop-ebookshop-for-writers-and-readers.html |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Online Self-publishing Goes Desi |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/startups/online-selfpublishing-goes-desi/45099/1 |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref> to introduce new writers to readers in the regional space, Mahendra Sharma, who launched Matrubharti at the [[New Delhi World Book Fair]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-16 |title=Spotlight: India has more regional language users than English; Startups try to bridge gap |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle/spotlight-india-has-more-regional-language-users-than-english-startups-try-to-bridge-gap/1314777/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shaikh |first=Shadma |date=2016-07-18 |title=Who said Indians won’t pay for E-books |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/who-said-indians-wont-pay-for-e-books/articleshow/53257574.cms |access-date=2023-09-25 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

In the initial stage, it was a self-funded platform but thereafter the creators raised funding Rs 20 lakh from Viridian Capital, in March 2015.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2016-06-14 |title=Ahmedabad-based eBook publisher Matrubharti raises Rs 20 lakh from Viridian Capital |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/ahmedabad-based-ebook-publisher-matrubharti-raises-rs-20-lakh-from-viridian-capital/articleshow/52748713.cms |access-date=2023-09-23 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and raised another 3.24 crores $32 million from US-based Gujarati [[Angel investor|angel investors]] Surya Holdings and Ferrana LLC in 2019.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Dutta |first=Vishal |date=2019-10-03 |title=Matrubharti raised Rs 3.24 crore in Angel fund round |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/matrubharti-raised-rs-3-24-crore-in-angel-fund-round/articleshow/71410913.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-23 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

Since 2015, the Ahmedabad-based company [[The Times of India]], [[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] mentioned that, "Matrubharti has helped more than 20000 authors registered and have published 4,350 eBooks and 8..5 lakhs of eBooks downloaded.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

The platform claims that it has over 2.5 Million registered and 250,000 users.<ref name=":3" />

== References ==
[[Category:Online publishing companies]]
[[Category:Self-publishing companies]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2015]]
[[Category:Ebook sources]]
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