Participated · Seed · Nov 2025

Ridelink has built a two-sided digital marketplace that links more than 6,000 businesses to a network of over 25,000 transporters, serving enterprise clients such as PepsiCo. The company’s Adrian AI engine analyzes shipment data to match shippers with optimal carriers, predict efficient routes, and dynamically price jobs, resulting in 30 % faster deliveries, 20 % cost reductions, and a 95 % on-time delivery rate. Leveraging the proprietary logistics data it captures, Ridelink launched Boo$T, an embedded trade-finance product that extends working-capital lines to businesses otherwise unable to secure bank credit; 80 % of users now access this financing. The firm therefore generates two revenue streams—transaction fees from freight bookings and interest or fees from financing. Having proven the model in its first three years, management plans to scale the AI-driven logistics infrastructure and expand embedded finance to more geographies and customer segments. No revenue figures were disclosed, but the company positions its growing data advantage as a moat for both logistics efficiency and credit underwriting.

Participated · Seed · Oct 2025

Founded in 2021 by Abhilash Madabhushi, Consuma uses artificial intelligence to analyse consumers’ digital behaviour, giving brands richer and faster insights than legacy survey or focus-group methods. The company claims it can deliver research results in about 30 minutes instead of the usual two to three months, at one-tenth the cost while processing 1,000 times more data. In the six months since its public launch, Consuma reports working with more than 35 global brands, including Godrej and Britannia. The platform is positioned to help companies keep pace with rapidly evolving consumer preferences by automating and accelerating insight generation. Proceeds from its latest funding will be channelled into further technology development and both domestic and international market expansion. The startup aims to make consumer research accessible in minutes rather than months, enhancing decision-making speed for marketing and product teams.

Participated · Equity · Oct 2024

Klasha builds a payments platform and API stack that enables merchants and enterprises to collect, send, and hold exotic and hard currencies via virtual multi-currency accounts, collection and payout APIs, and cross-border wire services. The company focuses on seamless B2B payment rails between Asian and African markets and already works with Asian PSSPs and companies such as Coda Pay, Fomo Pay, Easy Transfer and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Yiwu. Klasha collects and sends over 120 currencies and targets fast terminations in multiple currencies at competitive prices. With the new funding it plans to expand its B2B cross-border payment capabilities in Asia, including opening a new office in Hangzhou, China. The company has obtained an MSB license to operate in the United States, authorizing it to act as a currency exchange and money transmitter. Founded in 2021 by Jess Anuna and based in San Francisco, Klasha has raised a total of $6.5M to date. Klasha provides a suite of business- and consumer-facing products connected via one API to streamline cross-border commerce in Africa. Its merchant products include KlashaCheckout (collect payments from six African countries and pay out in G20 currencies), KlashaWire (local-currency supplier payouts) and Payment Links for merchants without storefronts. On the consumer side Klasha offers virtual cards in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya and a retail-facing app, KlashaCart, which is live in Nigeria and will expand to Kenya soon; the company also operates a logistics arm to deliver purchases. Klasha makes revenue through sales commissions and merchant subscriptions for analytics. The company reports growth of 20% month-on-month in merchant acquisitions and 17.5% month-on-month in transaction volume, has processed more than 210,000 transactions from over 1,700 merchants, and grown its consumer base to about 45,000 customers. Klasha plans to revamp its app to enable retailers such as ASOS, Zara and H&M to accept payments from African consumers and to expand its platform across more markets. Klasha offers a suite of payments and logistics products to help African consumers buy from international merchants and for merchants to accept African payments. Its core products include Klasha Checkout (local-currency checkout with bank, card, USSD, M-Pesa and mobile money), KlashaWire (settlements to merchants in dollars or euros) and payment links, plus a mobile app that issues virtual cards and supports send/receive in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. The company also manages logistics via third-party partners to deliver goods from Europe and the U.S. in roughly five to nine days. Klasha generates revenue from sales commissions and subscription fees for merchant analytics. Since a relaunch in May it has processed more than 20,000 transactions, reports 10,000 customers across Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya, and says it is growing 366% month-on-month. Klasha plans to expand into three more African countries before year-end and aims to help retailers such as ASOS, Zara and H&M accept payments from African consumers.

Participated · Seed · Dec 2023

GameTree is a free LFG (looking-for-group) app and gaming community that helps users find gamer friends, receive personal game recommendations, and coordinate gameplay with non-toxic people. The platform supports 200k games across all platforms, including board and tabletop gaming, and currently has 600k users. GameTree plans to use newly raised funds to develop new features and to build a desktop app featuring overlay game technology. The company also intends to launch dynamic social feeds and chat features to enhance coordination and community engagement. Leadership includes CEO Dana Sydorenko and co-founder John Uke. The company is described as an American and Ukrainian gaming community startup.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2023

OTA Sync offers a cloud-based all-in-one platform and mobile app for hotels and short-term rentals to manage financials, customer feedback, onboarding, housekeeping and analytics. The system is flexible with tax settings and plug-and-use functionalities, targeting individual small and medium hotels (up to 200 units) and hotel chains (up to 50 hotels). Its user-friendly design and high automation aim to speed employee onboarding and address post-pandemic staffing challenges, while an intuitive analytics tool helps assess guest data and adjust sales strategy. The company has released features including a housekeeping management app and an automated reporting assistant and plans to develop CRM and BI functionalities to increase guest satisfaction and revenue management. OTA Sync reports penetration into Colombia, Puerto Rico, and Chile, over 50 users in coastal Croatia, and high organic user-base growth in Spain and Latin America. With the Seed extension, the startup intends to accelerate sales in priority markets and continue product development. OTA Sync offers an all-in-one, cloud-based platform with a mobile app that helps hotels and short-term rental businesses monitor and analyze sales, onboard employees, and collect and analyze customer feedback. The system emphasizes easy integration, agile tax settings, a user-friendly design, and high automation to speed employee onboarding and operational workflows. Its analytics tools enable users to assess guest data and quickly adjust sales strategy. The company reports over 1,500 customers globally, including clients in the Maldives, Mexico, Portugal, and Spain. In June the startup raised a €250K Seed round to support growth. Planned uses of the investment include marketing expansion in the East Mediterranean and a support program for eco-certified or sustainable-energy hospitality businesses, alongside broader market education efforts.