Mumbai headquartered telecom operator Reliance Jio upped its engagement with start-ups through acquisitions, partnerships, or equity stake purchases over the last few months, cherry-picking start-ups in music streaming apps, media production, AI, and blockchain.
To date, Jio has invested $37 billion in the four years since its inception and is still running strong. For comparison, the total capex incurred by the telecom industry in India from 2010 to 2016 was close to $38.7 billion. It has leveraged scale and competitive pricing to build an entire digital life cycle for the customer, enabling them to access services via a single platform.
The company has set up film, music, television and sports streaming services; news and content aggregators; chat, cloud storage and payment services, to strengthen its new commerce and digital revolution drive.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
