First Cheque

Building a game-changing brand? We would love to hear from you! We have been investing in brands since 2013, before “D2C” was even a theme. We were the first guys to back Sugar, Giva, Rapidbox as they essentially created new categories. Now, we are excited to support the next generation of brands building for Gen Z, Tier 2 / 3, farmers, kids, B2B, and everything in between! We are looking to invest upto $500K in 20 amazing brands over the next 18 months. If you are a passionate founder creating something extraordinary, drop your pitch at kanupriya@firstcheque.vc.

We are excited to announce that Confido Health has successfully raised $3Mn in its seed round led by Together, with participation from MedMountain Ventures, Rebellion Ventures, DeVC, and other strategic healthcare operators. Confido Health assists healthcare providers in minimising administrative tasks using AI-driven automation. The platform enables AI workers to manage tasks such as appointment scheduling, insurance verification, and care coordination. Kudos to Chetan Reddy and Vichar Shroff and the entire Confido Health team on reaching this incredible milestone! Here's to many more successes ahead! https://lnkd.in/gVMk-h_V

We’re thrilled to see our portfolio company Seekho achieve yet another major milestone by raising its latest funding round. 🚀 Founded in 2020, Seekho aims to help individuals acquire new skills and knowledge. It provides a range of short learning videos across categories like parenting, share market, Instagram, finance, personal development, among others. Their journey has been nothing short of inspiring. We’re proud to have been early believers in their vision and continue to support them as they scale new heights. Congratulations to Rohit Choudhary Keertay Agarwal Yash Banwani and the entire Seekho team! This is just the beginning of an exciting next chapter. Onwards and upwards! 🚀 💪

🚀 Looking for an exceptional #Generalist to join us! We're on the hunt for an experienced leader to drive corporate development at Seekho. 🔑 Key Responsibilities: - Manage Fundraising efforts and investor updates - Collaborate seamlessly with compliance, legal, and shareholders - Oversee and build robust accounting systems - Manage strategic partnerships & contracts If you have a proven track record in corporate development, fundraising, and cross-functional coordination in startups, we’d love to hear from you! 📧 Send your CV to rohit@seekhoapp.com Let’s build something extraordinary together! 🌟 #Hiring #CorporateDevelopment #LeadershipRole

We are excited to announce that Medial has successfully raised USD500k in its pre-Series A round led by Ortella Global Capital - OG Capital, India's only fund that co-builds companies! 😄 Medial is a content and community-driven platform with community across diverse domains such as tech, product, and UI/UX. It serves as a hub of start-up news, industry updates, banters, and advice in a non-clickbaity fashion to add value for its community, and enable transparent and inclusive workplace conversations. It started as an integrated platform for professionals in the start-up sector and aims to grow into a company profile and job board platform.   Kudos to Niket Raj Dwivedi, Harsh Dwivedi, Aishwarya Raj Pandey, Prateek Kaien and the entire Medial team on this exciting milestone! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gJ_eftFE

We’ve got some big asks for consumer brand founders! ICYMI, we recently shared what we are excited to see in the brand space—and let’s just say, we didn’t hold back. If you’re building India’s answer to LVMH, the go-to kids’ wear label, or the largest Indian toy brand, then we want to hear from you! Over the next 18 months, we are on the lookout to back 20 next-gen brands—those turning chaos into order, creating new categories, reimagining everyday essentials, or maybe even building something the world hasn’t seen yet. Write to us at pitch@firstcheque.vc Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/gAHKwidd

What a turnout at the IndiaQuotient x First Cheque's Delhi & Mumbai Mixers🙌 It was an incredible opportunity for us to meet, learn, and catch up with founders, investors, and operators. A big thank you to our guest speakers for openly sharing lessons from their brand-building journeys—we couldn’t have asked for better! We’ll be sharing our learnings from the panels soon; stay tuned. #delhi #mumbai #mixer #vc #founders #startups

We are excited to share that Blitz has raised its Series A round, led by IvyCap Ventures, along with participation from IndiaQuotient, Alteria Capital, and a group of angel investors! Cheers to Yash Sharma, Mayank Varshney, Gaurav Piyush, and the team! Blitz is a quick commerce logistics solutions platform helping brands deliver faster to their customers—60 minutes, same-day, and next-day deliveries. It has worked with 200+ brands so far, including Decathlon, Adidas, Puma, Giva, and Snitch, and it provides delivery services to 800+ pin codes across India. It’s been a privilege to watch Blitz’s journey take shape, and we're proud to have been among their earliest supporters 🙌 Read more about Blitz's Series A round and what they are building here: https://shorturl.at/e3TXZ

We are stoked to share that BiteSpeed has raised $3.5 Mn in its pre-series A round led by Peak XV Partners' Surge, along with participation from Whiteboard Capital and other angel investors. BiteSpeed is a customer operating system for D2C e-commerce brands that offers an AI-powered suite of Marketing, Chatbot, and Support tools to boost revenue growth. It unifies customer communication across channels like WhatsApp, Email, SMS, etc. while leveraging a customer data platform to deliver personalised engagement. So far, they have partnered with over 2,500 Shopify brands across 50 countries, including companies such as Skybags, Zouk, and Ugaoo. We are proud to have been one of BiteSpeed's earliest backers. Congratulations to Vinayak Aggarwal and the team! Read more about BiteSpeed’s pre-series A round and what they are building here: https://lnkd.in/gFzJxG7m

Our #Delhi Startup Ecosystem Mixer is just 2 days away! Join us this Wednesday, 13th November, for a relaxed evening full of good vibes, fun chats, and knowledge sharing. We will be joined by some amazing guests for a panel discussion on all things brand building: 1) Deep Bajaj, Co-founder of Sirona 2) Kitty Agarwal, Partner at InfoEdge Ventures 3) Nitin Saluja, Co-founder of Chaayos, & 4) Mohit Sadaani: MD of Z47 & DeVC, & Co-founder of The Moms Co. Register for our mixer here (invite only): https://lu.ma/hblx5y9e 📅 Date: Wednesday, 13th November 🕓 Time: 6:00 pm onwards 📍 Location: Delhi (In-person) P.S. We are also hosting a mixer in #Mumbai on Thursday, 14th November. All details here: https://lu.ma/mz9ftdh3 #mixer #founders #startups #delhi #mumbai #vc