Full-Time

Senior Manager

VerSe Innovation

VerSe Innovation

501-1,000 employees

AI-powered local-language content platform

Compensation Overview

$140k - $175k/yr

+ Equity Grant

San Francisco, CA, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role; on-site presence in San Francisco, CA required.

Category
Growth & Marketing (1)
Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience in B2B demand generation or account-based marketing
  • Proven experience building and executing account-based marketing programs
  • Strong experience partnering with enterprise sales teams
  • Track record of driving pipeline growth and revenue impact
  • Strategic thinker who can translate account strategy into scalable programs
  • Highly collaborative, analytical, and results-driven
Responsibilities
  • Lead Account-Based Marketing Strategy: Partner with sales to develop engagement strategies for priority target accounts
  • Lead Account-Based Marketing Strategy: Identify key stakeholders and buying groups within enterprise accounts
  • Lead Account-Based Marketing Strategy: Build targeted programs that expand relationships and introduce Verse to new decision-makers and influencers
  • Lead Account-Based Marketing Strategy: Support deal acceleration through coordinated marketing engagement
  • Drive Enterprise Demand Generation: Design and orchestrate multi-channel campaigns across digital, events, email, and direct outreach
  • Drive Enterprise Demand Generation: Develop programs that generate new conversations within strategic accounts
  • Drive Enterprise Demand Generation: Translate sales priorities into focused marketing campaigns
  • Partner Closely with Sales: Work directly with enterprise sales to align marketing efforts with account strategy
  • Partner Closely with Sales: Identify opportunities to accelerate pipeline and support active deals
  • Partner Closely with Sales: Ensure strong coordination between marketing engagement and sales follow-up
  • Activate and Grow Pipeline: Monitor engagement across target accounts and identify opportunities to convert interest into meetings and opportunities
  • Activate and Grow Pipeline: Collaborate with marketing operations and sales to ensure timely lead activation
  • Activate and Grow Pipeline: Help shape programs that move accounts through the buying journey
  • Orchestrate Campaign Execution: Define campaign strategy, messaging, and targeting
  • Orchestrate Campaign Execution: Coordinate with marketing operations to launch and measure campaigns
  • Orchestrate Campaign Execution: Continuously evaluate performance and optimize programs for pipeline impact

VerSe Innovation builds and runs localized Indian digital content platforms. It operates Dailyhunt, a news and content aggregator in over 14 Indian languages, drawing from more than 3,000 content partners to deliver personalized feeds to hundreds of millions of users. It also runs Josh, a short-video app available in 12 regional languages that lets users create and share videos and participate in challenges. The company monetizes through advertisements and is expanding into AI-powered AdTech (NexVerse.ai) and creator tools (VerSe Collab) to boost engagement and revenue. Dailyhunt and Josh differ from many competitors by focusing on vernacular content and a large non-English audience, supported by proprietary AI that personalizes content and optimizes ad delivery. VerSe’s goal is to strengthen its position as a leading vernacular digital media platform in India, scaling advertising, e-commerce, live streaming, and creator-driven monetization.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$6M

Headquarters

Bengaluru, India

Founded

2007

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Acquired Magzter to expand digital newsstand beyond India.
  • Appointed Prakashan Manikoth CFO for IPO readiness and global growth.
  • Secured INR 50 Cr debt from Alteria Capital for operations.

What critics are saying

  • Deloitte flags lapses in vendor selection and revenue recognition.
  • ShareChat erodes Josh's share with better incentives in Tier-2/3 cities.
  • SEBI scrutiny delays IPO, cuts valuation 50% to $2.5B.

What makes VerSe Innovation unique

  • Dailyhunt aggregates news in 14 Indian languages for 350 million users.
  • Josh short-video app serves 150 million MAUs in 12 regional languages.
  • Proprietary AI personalizes content for non-English speaking Indians.

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Company News

StartupTalky
Oct 27th, 2025
VerSe Innovation Appoints Prakashan Manikoth CFO

VerSe Innovation has appointed Prakashan Manikoth as Group CFO to lead its global finance function, focusing on strategic growth, IPO readiness, and global expansion. With over 25 years of experience, including roles at Wipro and Tata Group, Prakashan will enhance financial planning, investor relations, and governance. His leadership is expected to guide VerSe Innovation as it aims to become India's first global AI-led technology powerhouse.

TechCrunch
Apr 18th, 2024
India's VerSe acquires Apple News+ rival Magzter | TechCrunch

VerSe, the parent firm of Indian news aggregator app Dailyhunt, has acquired the popular digital newsstand firm Magzter, which competes with Apple News+.

Inc42
Feb 8th, 2024
Dailyhunt Parent VerSe Innovation Secures INR 50 Cr Debt From Alteria Capital

VerSe Innovation, the parent of Dailyhunt and Josh, has raised debt capital of INR 50 Cr ($6.25 Mn) from Alteria Capital.