Led · Seed · Aug 2024

InsurancePadosi is an insurtech platform focused on democratizing access to insurance by simplifying complex processes, enhancing transparency, and delivering a seamless digital experience. The company was founded by Vaibhav Kathju, Abhay Singh, and Gaurav Gupta and targets gaps in insurance penetration across India. It leverages technology to make insurance more user-friendly and aims to expand product offerings to meet diverse customer needs. The business plans to use recent funding to enhance its technology stack and scale operations. The company positions itself as a service-oriented platform to make insurance accessible and affordable for millions, contributing to broader financial inclusion in India.

Led · Seed · May 2022

Yougami is an EdTech platform focused on bridging the gap between skills required for new-world careers and children’s current capabilities. The product emphasizes higher-order thinking—logic, analysis, critical thinking, creativity, innovation, and communication—aiming to turn students from knowledge acquirers into knowledge multipliers. The company positions its approach as ‘UpSkilling’ rather than traditional tutoring. Founders Arjeeta C. Singhvi (Founder & CEO) and Sudhanshu Vyas (Co-founder & CMO) are leading product and go-to-market efforts. Yougami plans to expand its product offering, maximize technology integration for enhanced learning, scale business operations nationally, run high-impact marketing, and grow the team across necessary verticals. The startup disclosed a USD 100K pre-seed raise and is a Marwari Catalysts portfolio company. No operating metrics (revenue/users) were provided in the articles.

Participated · Seed · May 2022

Founded in 2020 and based in Bangalore, XOOG builds a safe social platform with skill clubs (Rubik’s, Art, Music, etc.) where students can showcase work, get peer ratings, participate in challenges, and earn real-life rewards and scholarships. The product uses a ranking mechanism and algorithm to track skills, progress and interests, aiming to give parents and students clearer insights than traditional academic metrics. XOOG is positioned as a community-focused, gamified, reward-based ecosystem for talent showcasing and enrichment. The company says it has seen aggressive growth in enrolments since its 2020 launch. The current funding will be used to enhance the talent ecosystem, onboard more users through performance marketing and growth-hacking, expand the product-engineering team, and accelerate product-led growth. The team includes co-founders and executives Karishma Seetharaman (Co-founder & CTO) and Ritvik Raj Prasannakumar (Co-founder & CEO).

Led · Seed · Jan 2022

Law Prep Tutorial is an Indian CLAT coaching institute often described as "The CLAT Toppers Factory." The company provides entrance preparation and law-admissions consulting through live classes, practice tests, remedial material, and other interactive content. Over 21 years it has trained about 50,000 students, produces 100+ toppers each year, and operates 12 branches covering 450 cities with 100+ faculty members. The founding team, led by Anupama Joshi and Sagar Joshi, has more than 20 years of experience teaching law aspirants. The company plans to scale its footprint across India and invest in product development, interactive data-driven technology for intelligent learning, and strengthening its management team.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2021

Valuationary is an end-to-end upskilling and recruiting platform founded by Pratik Bajaj, Kunal Shah and Mahip Gupta that trains graduates for finance jobs with industry leaders. The startup, launched in 2020 and based in Surat, focuses on non-tech finance roles such as credit analysts, hedge fund accounting, investor services, financial reporting and research analysts. It says its first job cohort of ‘Hedge Fund Accountants’ were placed before the programme concluded, with an average salary increment of around 150% for experienced candidates and an average starting CTC of Rs 8 lakh per annum for freshers. The company has seen aggressive growth in enrolments, placements and social media engagement since launch. Valuationary plans to place over 1,000 candidates by the end of 2022 on a success-based fee model through income-sharing agreements (ISA). The startup intends to use new funding to hire marketing and product development talent, accelerate growth to expand its footprint in India and international markets, and build personalised corporate training and recruiting solutions.