aid: chai-shots
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/chai-shots.png
name: Chai Shots
description: >-
  Chai Shots is a Hyderabad-based microdrama OTT streaming platform for vertical,
  short-form fiction where every episode runs under two minutes. Built by the
  Chai Bisket team (co-founders Sharath Chandra and Anurag Reddy), it is positioned
  as India's first regional short-series OTT, launching in Telugu and other regional
  Indian languages for Gen Z and tier II/III audiences. The platform offers
  pay-per-episode and unlimited subscription access, a creator-first "Clap"
  tipping feature, and an AI-native production workflow. It raised a $5M seed round
  co-led by InfoEdge Ventures and General Catalyst. Chai Shots is a consumer content
  app with no public developer/API surface at this time; this profile carries the
  company's identity and published web properties.
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x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- general-catalyst
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- OTT
- Streaming
- Entertainment
- Video
- Microdrama
- Consumer
- India
apis: []
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.chaishots.in/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.chaishots.in/privacy-policy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.chaishots.in/terms-conditions
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence