Signalbase · Jan 2026
Signalbase reported that Kaagaz secured a $1.1M seed round and planned to use the funds to expand product development and user acquisition, while emphasizing privacy and simplicity in its document-scanning product.
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Overview
Kaagaz is a Gurgaon-based, founder-led mobile-first “documents super app” for Bharat/India. It started as a privacy-focused document scanner and now spans PDF tools, cloud storage, resume creation, and AI-powered poster/marketing tools for individuals and small businesses.
Primary product
Mobile-first documents super app (document scanner, PDF maker/editor, cloud storage)
Founded
2019
Headquarters
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Team size
10-20
Industry
Consumer Services
Sub-industry
Document scanning and productivity software
Offices
91 Springboard, Building Number 145, Sector 44 Rd, Sector 44, Gurugram, Haryana 122003
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Business model
freemium
subscription
pay-per-use
Funding
Stage
seed
Total raised
$1.2M
Latest round
Seed · Aug 2022
Latest amount
$125K
People & investors
Leadership
CEO / Co-Founder, Strategy & Product
Co-Founder, Marketing & Growth
Co-Founder, Technology
Work & culture
Founder-led, lean, high-urgency team that emphasizes building for Bharat, shipping quickly, and working directly with founders. Public hiring language suggests a small, efficient, builder-heavy culture with diverse backgrounds and a strong product/growth focus.
Product & market
Pricing
Free consumer app with subscription and pay-per-use offerings; YC described paid users north of 60,000 with a roughly $15/year subscription price.
Differentiators
- —mobile-first design for smartphone-first users
- —regional-language support
- —privacy-first/offline usage positioning
- —no watermark / customizable watermarking
- —no sign-up for core use cases
- —cloud backup/storage
- —AI-powered poster and marketing tools
- —built for small businesses and Bharat users
Technology
AI/ML
OCR
NLP/search
cloud storage
offline-first data handling
Android app
iOS app
WhatsApp import
PDF processing
Customers
individual consumers in India
students
professionals
freelancers
solopreneurs
shop owners
small businesses
Bharat users
Competitors
CamScanner
Adobe Scan
Microsoft Lens
Box
PandaDoc
Typeform
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Approximately $300K-$500K annual revenue (Tracxn reported ₹3.12 Cr as of 2025-03-31)
Latest news
IND Shorts Apps News · Jul 2025
A 2025 app feature/review article described Kaagaz as a free, watermarked-less scanner/editor with cloud storage and no mandatory sign-in, while citing 10M+ downloads.
LinkedIn · May 2025
Snehanshu Gandhi announced PosterX AI, describing it as an AI-powered tool that turns a business description into marketing posters and launched it on Product Hunt.
LinkedIn · May 2025
A Kaagaz product post described PosterX as generating multiple poster designs quickly from a short prompt, reinforcing the product expansion beyond document scanning.
Rest of World · Nov 2024
Rest of World noted that Kaagaz benefited from the CamScanner ban-era demand and cited Snehanshu Gandhi saying the app surpassed 30 million downloads.
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