Participated · Series A · Dec 2022

AlgoBulls is a fully automated algorithmic trading platform that enables retail investors to access sophisticated, institutional-style trading strategies and to build and monetise their own strategies. Founded in 2019 by Pushpak Dagade, Suraj Bathija, and Jimmit Patel, the Mumbai-based startup offers a fixed-income marketplace including NCDs and G‑Secs and fixed-income securities with advertised returns of 7–14% per annum for retail. Its product suite includes ready-to-deploy, AI-driven algorithmic trading strategies and tools for users to create and monetise strategies. The company claims to have more than 25,000 clients to date. The recent fundraise proceeds will be used for product and technology development, onboarding experienced traders as strategists, integrating with more broking houses, and expanding into international markets. AlgoBulls raised $2 million in a pre-Series A round led by Venture Catalysts.

Participated · Series C · Aug 2021

Smallcase operates a platform that offers more than 100 in-house curated portfolios of stocks and exchange-traded funds, plus access to independent investment managers, brokerages and digital wealth platforms. The company has built an ecosystem of 250+ businesses in the capital markets space and supports a dozen leading brokers, including Upstox and Zerodha’s Kite. Smallcase has amassed over 3 million users who transact about $2.5 billion each year and employs around 200 people. Founded by three IIT Kharagpur graduates in July 2015, the startup focuses on simplifying market access for new investors through licensed professionals and digital integrations. It plans to deploy the new funding to broaden its technology platform and win more customers. smallcase is an India-based capital markets infrastructure startup. The company is described in the article as operating in capital markets infrastructure. It announced a $14 million raise as part of its Series B financing. The round was led by DSP Group and joined by existing investors Sequoia Capital India, Blume Ventures, Beenext and WEH Ventures. The article does not disclose operating metrics, revenue, user counts, or a product roadmap. No valuation, detailed use of proceeds, or additional financial terms were provided in the article. Smallcase Technologies is an online investment platform. It is backed by brokerage platform Zerodha. The company raised $8 million in a Series A round of funding. The Series A was led by Sequoia India, according to a company statement. The article does not disclose other participating investors or additional operational metrics.

Participated · Equity · Jul 2019

Founded in 2013 and based in Mumbai, Pocket Aces Pictures conceptualizes, creates, and distributes written and video content including web series through social and online channels such as Dice Media, FilterCopy, and Gobble. The company also operates Loco, a game streaming and esports app, and launched a talent management division called Clout. Pocket Aces will use the new funds to boost content output and invest in new content formats and distribution channels. The startup raised Rs 17 crore ($2.32 million) in the announced round. Previously, in July 2019, Pocket Aces raised Rs 100 crore in a Series B from investors including Sequoia Capital India, DSP Group, and 3one4 Capital. Competitors mentioned in the article include OTT platform The Viral Fever and esports platform Mobile Premier League. Pocket Aces operates multiple content channels (Dice Media, Filter Copy, Gobble) producing short- and long-form originals for streaming platforms and social media. The company uses AI and machine learning to test genres, actors and plotlines in pilots before scaling successful shows. It has global deals and originals lined up for Netflix, Amazon and Hotstar and counts clients such as Penguin Random House, FreeCharge, Tinder and Swiggy. Pocket Aces reports about 500 million monthly views and says it scaled viewership 25x and monetisation 15x since its December 2016 raise, with a target of 1 billion monthly views by 2020. Future plans include expanding content and technology, entering gaming content, making strategic acquisitions, boosting production to 30 shows a year and adding three new content channels. The company also plans continued investment in its live gaming platform Loco, which it acquired for $1 million in January 2018. Pocket Aces is described in the article as a digital entertainment startup. The piece reports the company has raised $3 million in a funding round. That funding round was led by Sequoia Capital India. The article does not provide detail on the company’s products, audience metrics, revenue, or future plans. No additional operational or financial information was disclosed in the article.