The Venture Codex

Led · Seed · Aug 2026

Scooby’s Club began last year with a vision of creating an "ideal day" experience for dogs and a supportive offering for dog parents. The company operates as a dogcare service provider positioning itself as a second home for dogs. It recently raised $250K in pre-seed funding led by TDV Partners to accelerate its early growth. Founders and team members thanked supporters Ujwal Sutaria and Ankit Gupta in public announcements. Management says the new capital will be used to expand the service to more dogs and dog owners. No revenue, user metrics or valuation figures were disclosed in the available reporting.

Participated · Seed · Jun 2026

Flexprice provides open-source billing infrastructure designed for AI-native and API-first companies, supporting billing across API calls, token usage, GPU hours, and hybrid pricing models. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in New Delhi, the company also operates teams in Bengaluru and San Francisco. Flexprice reported rapid traction: revenue grew 6x in the last quarter and event processing volume rose 20x year-over-year to more than 20 billion events per month. The startup plans to expand into the US and Europe and to broaden its product suite beyond billing to include metering, revenue recognition, and financial reporting tools. The recent $1.5 million seed raise led by Shastra VC will fund those expansion and product development efforts.

Led · Seed · Apr 2026

Kovon operates an end-to-end platform linking India’s blue- and grey-collar workforce with overseas employers across sectors such as healthcare, hospitality, construction, and logistics. The platform covers job discovery, upskilling, financing, placement, and post-deployment support to create verified and job-ready talent pipelines. Kovon is focused on addressing labour shortages in destinations including Europe, the UK, the Middle East, and other developed economies. The startup plans to expand its skilling and training ecosystem and to grow global employer partnerships and candidate acquisition. Following its $250K pre-seed raise led by TDV Partners, Kovon intends to hire across technology, operations, and partnerships to support product and market expansion. Founders Bibartan Roy and Swayamjeet Das lead the company’s efforts to structure overseas opportunities for Indian workers.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2026

Açaí Theory is a health-first QSR founded in 2025 by Rishav Ranjan and Akash Kyal that builds a superfood-led menu anchored on nutrient-dense açaí bowls, smoothies, and superfood snacks. The brand operates a QSR-first, assembly-only model with no live cooking to deliver speed and consistency from its flagship Bengaluru outlet. Since its October 2025 launch, the company reports having served over 10,000 bowls in six months. Açaí Theory intends to scale to 8–10 stores across Bengaluru, set up a central kitchen to ensure consistent quality, and deploy AI-led tools alongside digitised SOPs to improve operations and scalability. Financially, it recently raised Rs 4 crore in a pre-seed round led by All In Capital with participation from TDV Partners and multiple angel investors. The company plans to use the funds for expansion, hiring, brand visibility, supply-chain strengthening, and R&D.

Participated · Series A · Nov 2025

Sports for Life integrates on-ground sports academies and leagues with a proprietary technology layer to deliver structured youth sports programmes. Its AI-powered performance engine ingests training and match data to create personalised learning plans, progress reports, and decision-support tools for coaches. The company currently operates in Mumbai and Pune, where it has coached more than 1,500 children, hosted tournaments involving over 2,000 players, and attracted 100+ football teams in its league’s second season. SFL plans to expand to Bengaluru and the National Capital Region within a year, onboarding 10,000 new children into academies and 20,000 into tournaments. It intends to grow its sport offerings from seven to twelve, adding cricket and investing in livestreaming, monitoring, and advanced analytics features. The newly raised funds will support city expansion, coaching capacity, and platform enhancements. Co-founded by DealShare co-founder Sourjyendu Medda alongside Armaan Tandon, SFL aims to scale access to structured youth sports across India.