Chptr

Summary active Updated Jun 12, 2026

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Location New York, NY
Founded 2021
Latest Stage Series A
Total Raised $7M+
Website https://chptr.com
Sector
media ai broadcast consumer

Investors

Lolita Taub Seed (2023)
ganas-ventures Seed (2023)

Founders

Rehan Choudhry Founder & CEO

About

Chptr is a New York-based media infrastructure startup that distributes time-sensitive community stories — starting with end-of-life memorial content — across television, radio, and digital channels 12. The company is live in 132 U.S. television markets and uses human-reviewed AI tools to transform photos and family stories into broadcast-ready segments, with direct integrations into iHeartMedia, Sinclair, and Hearst networks 12. Chptr was founded in 2021 and is led by founder and CEO Rehan Choudhry 13.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2023 Seed $1.5M (not disclosed) (not disclosed) 3
2026-06-11 Series A $5.5M CityRock Tribute Technology 12

iHeartMedia, Sinclair, and Hearst are noted as strategic distribution partners alongside the Series A 12.

What Investors Say

“Radio connects people during defining moments. By supporting Chptr, we’re ensuring remembrance and celebration reaches communities where they already listen.”

— David Ellis, iHeartMedia, in the Series A announcement, June 11, 2026 1

What Founders Say

“Memorials are the starting point, not the end state. What we’ve built is a system for distributing real, human stories that matter in a specific place, at a specific moment in time.”

— Rehan Choudhry, Founder & CEO, in the Series A announcement, June 11, 2026 1

Sources

  1. “Chptr Raises $5.5M Series A to Build the Infrastructure for Timely, Hyperlocal Media Distribution Across TV, Radio, and Digital,” Chptr blog, June 11, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://blog.chptr.com/chptr-raises-5.5m-series-a-to-build-the-infrastructure-for-timely-hyperlocal-media-distribution-across-tv-radio-and-digital↩↩↩↩↩↩↩

  2. “Featured in Axios: Chptr Raises $5.5 Million Series A to Build the Infrastructure for Timely Community Distribution,” Chptr blog, June 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://blog.chptr.com/featured-in-axios-chptr-raises-5.5m-series-a-to-rebuild-local-media-distribution-for-the-ai-era↩↩↩↩

  3. Lauren Forristal, “Chptr, a memorialization app for gathering and sharing memories of loved ones, raises $1.5M,” TechCrunch, November 9, 2023. Accessed June 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/09/chptr-memorialization-app-sharing-memories-of-loved-ones-raises-1-5m/↩↩