Platform for webtoons in India. Webtoons are episodic digital comics that are usually meant to be read on smartphones. The company licenses comics from around the world, arranges them into episodes and translates them into Indian languages. 500K MAU, 2M+ downloads and over 3,100 comic titles in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Working with Google's Gemini to drive translation, case study here (https://ai.google.dev/showcase/toonsutra). Seattle based. Vishal, Co-Founder & CEO, was CPO at DailyHunt, CleverTap and Freecharge. $3.2M seed round. Other investors in this round: T-accelerate Capital, Graphic India. Sony is an existing investor.

Virtual platform for users to book pujas, receive prasad via home delivery and consult with priests. Partners with 60 lakh temples and gets 300K monthly organic site visits. Will enter spiritual merchandising. ₹6.4CR seed round. Previously raised ₹2CR seed from India Quotient (June '23).

AI-driven fashion search engine. “For Gen-Zs, over 75% of fashion inspiration discovery happens on Instagram and Pinterest. We started Shoppin’ seven months ago with the idea of bridging the gap between inspiration discovery on social platforms and e-commerce discovery on marketplaces and D2C brand websites.” Launching in beta in Feb 2025. $1M round.

Farm to table fresh produce, delivered the next morning. 250 SKUs. Online ordering, with a plan to expand to 200 supermarkets in Bengaluru and Chennai over the next year. $1M pre-seed round. Steve Vinod is Chief Growth Officer (not linked below).

Astrology platform that uses Generative AI to provide a personalized, detailed daily horoscope. Touted as "your private AI companion for your private questions". $6M raised in this seed round led by Pradeep Dadha (Founder of Netmeds) - it appears he is also a founder in a non-executive role and owns a significant stake.

Online platform for seniors to connect, talk, and get support from each other. Provides sarathis (senior companions) and coaches, organizes weekly support groups. $430K raised in this pre-seed round with the participation of angels.

Laundry and dry cleaning service. Partners with local providers and provided dedicated logistics. Currently at 5,000 monthly orders in Delhi and Gurgaon. Undisclosed amount raised in this pre-seed round.

At-home veterinary care platform. Brings together at-home visits, telemedicine and strategically placed medical facilities. Pre-seed round, amount undisclosed.

Quick commerce app for consumers, leveraging local kiranas and supermarkets. Runs off ONDC and empowers local businesses to compete with Zepto/BlinkIt/Swiggy. Partner stores pay per lead or a daily rate. Other investors in this pre-seed round (amount undisclosed) include TurboStart, Yatish Talvadia (Founder, MilkBasket) and Vikas Taneja (BCG).

Members only, quick commerce-first, omnichannel retailer. Focused on premium products, starting with packaged and fresh foods. Founded by Former CBO of Myntra, who was also the CEO of Cleartrip. Company is pre-launch. $8M raised in this seed round.