Indian language self-publishing platform Pratilipi gets $15 mn

Bengaluru-based Indian language self-publishing platform Pratilipi has raised around $15 million in a funding round led by China's Qiming Venture Partners. Pratilipi CEO Ranjeet Pratap Singh described the platform as "YouTube for writers" and said that over 1 lakh writers are active on the platform. Pratilipi is currently operational in 10 languages including Marathi, Tamil and Bengali.