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First Cheque

Venture capital

Mumbai · Pre-Seed–Seed · 7 people tracked

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Investment thesis

First Cheque is an early-stage investor that backs mission-driven founders across a wide range of sectors, positioning itself as a founder's earliest supporter.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
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$130K – $3M
HQ
Mumbai, IN
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
165

Team · 7 people

from the firm's website

Founder mafia

2 people who came through First Cheque went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 72 of 165 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×31SaaS ×31Consumer ×19Enterprise Software ×15Fintech ×13E-commerce ×12Marketing Tech ×10Cloud Computing ×7

HQs:India×38United States×8Indonesia×2Singapore×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 35 portfolio companies
37%
solo founders
13 of 35 mapped founding teams
66%
repeat founders
of 41 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×132 founders×123 founders×84+ founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 41 founders with education data

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani ×9Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×6Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×4Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee ×3Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad ×2Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad ×2Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 41 founders with career history

Freshworks ×3Mood Indigo IIT Bombay ×3Antaragni IIT Kanpur ×2eBay ×2Flipkart ×2FreshDesk ×2Goodbox ×2Instawork ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×8Techstars ×2

1 hold an MBA (of 44 with degree data)

Investments · 165 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12022 · 34 dated

30 Sundays30sundays.club

30 Sundays is an AI-powered holiday planning and booking platform that creates personalized vacation itineraries specifically designed for couples.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerTravel & Hospitality

Kshitij Chaudhary(Founder)Anuj Punjani(Founder)

Co-investorsInfo Edge VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersEximius Ventures

Ableablejobs.coin𝕏acquired by Instawork

Able operates a career platform in India that helps early-stage professionals find job opportunities, develop their profiles, and access interview preparation and training content.

ConsumerEdTechHR TechBengaluru, IN

Ravish Agrawal(Co-Founder & CEO)inSvatantra Kumar(Founder)inSiddharth Srivastava(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Able Jobs

Palo Alto, US

Siddharth Srivastav(Executive Officer, Director)Svatantra Kumar(Executive Officer, Director)Ravish Agrawal(Executive Officer, Director)

After School
After School Fund 2 Acquired Exited Closeddailysalary.in

DailySalary offers an earned wage access service that lets employees receive pay instantly for each day they work, with daily payments funded by Flexi Salary and no change to the employer's costs, cashflows, or payroll processes.

FintechHR Tech

Ambitioambitio.clubMar 2025 · $2M

Ambitio is a study-abroad admissions platform that gives students personalised, data-backed guidance for undergraduate, master's, and PhD applications to top universities.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

Co-investorsBLinC Invest

Anaranar.biz

Anar Business App was a B2B marketplace that connected small businesses, sellers, and buyers across India, facilitating business enquiries and product listings.

B2B Marketplaces

Nishank Jain(CEO and Co-founder)

Co-investorsElevation CapitalTitan CapitalAccelAll In CapitalUpsparks CapitalAccel India+1 more

Astrogate Labsastrogatelabs.com

Co-investorsAnicut CapitalSeraphim Space

Bellatrix Aerospacebellatrix.aeroin

Bellatrix Aerospace develops and manufactures advanced propulsion systems for satellite deployment and orbital missions.

Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech

Co-investorsCactus Venture PartnersgrowX VenturesInflexor VenturesMerak VenturesPavestone

Biddanobiddano.com

Biddano operates an integrated B2B healthcare marketplace in India connecting pharmacies with distributors and manufacturers for medicine procurement across allopathy, ayurvedic, generic, OTC, surgical, and veterinary categories.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceHealthtech

Co-investorsDholakia VenturesWindrose Capital

BiteSpeedbitespeed.coin

BiteSpeed provides an AI-native marketing, sales, and support platform for e-commerce brands, using AI agents to manage customer conversations across WhatsApp, voice, email, SMS, and social channels.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech

Vinayak Aggarwal(Founder)inKshitij Abhishek(Founder)inAman Mishra(Founder)in

Co-investorsPeak XV PartnersUpsparks CapitalWhiteboard Capital

Blitzrideblitz.comin𝕏

Blitz provides white-label express and last-mile logistics services using an all-electric vehicle fleet, letting businesses run deliveries under their own brand with customizable SLAs, live tracking, and cash-on-delivery support.

CleantechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation

Saivya Chauhan 🛵📦⚡️(Founder)in

Co-investorsADB VenturesITERATIVEVynn CapitalAlteria CapitalBetter CapitalIndia Quotient+2 more

Blitzblitznow.inin

Blitz provides fulfillment and delivery software that forecasts demand and optimizes inventory placement across locations, and offers pre-checkout delivery-timeline display and post-checkout order tracking for online retailers.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Yash Sharma(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetter CapitalCapria VenturesIndia QuotientAlteria CapitalConnecticut InnovationsInspired Capital+3 more

BRB Chips
BRB Chips Fund 2 Acquired Exited Closedbrbchips.com

A snack-food brand that makes popped (not fried or baked) chips using whole wheat atta and rice bran oil, along with peanut butter–layered wafers.

ConsumerFoodTechDelhi, IN

Abhishek Agarwal(Founder)

Bryskbrysk.comin𝕏

Brysk provides autonomous retail hardware and AI software solutions that operate checkout-free stores in hotels, universities, and other venues.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareRetail TechChicago, US

Ankur Sharma(Founder)in

Co-investorsTechstarsUpsparks Capital

Capgrid

Integrated one-stop platform for supply of precision components focused on automotive and industrial manufacturing.

Co-investorsAnicut CapitalAxilor Ventures

Capgrid Fund 2 Acquired Exited Closedcapgridsolutions.com

CAPGRID consolidates component manufacturing across industries, providing design-to-delivery services from engineering through production, quality assurance, and fulfillment.

Advanced ManufacturingCloud ComputingSaaS

Co-investorsAxilor Ventures

Chirrup
Claimbuddyclaimbuddy.inin𝕏

ClaimBuddy provides health insurance claim assistance for patients and hospitals in India, helping check claim eligibility, arrange documentation, and file claims to reduce rejections.

Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTech

Ajit Patel(Founder)inKhet Singh Rajpurohit(Founder)in

Co-investorsChiratae VenturesLVX VenturesRebright Partners

Confido Health
Confido Health Fund 2 Acquired Exited Closedburncal.fit
Connected Hconnectedh.com

Co-investorsMars Shot Ventures

Cozopet
Cryptocase
CustomFitcustomfit.aiin𝕏

CustomFit.ai is an AI-native platform for D2C and Shopify brands that enables marketers to personalize, A/B test, and optimize storefronts without engineering support.

AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsUpsparks CapitalVelocity

Dashmed
Dashmed Fund 2 Acquired Exited Closeddashmed.in
Datazip
Delight Chatdelightchat.ioin𝕏

DelightChat provides an omnichannel customer support inbox that consolidates WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Email, and Live Chat into one dashboard with AI-assisted response drafting.

E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS

Preetam(Co-founder & CEO)inSankalp(Co-founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsGemba Capital Venture Partners

Diagnadiagna.ai

Diagna builds AI technology to automate administrative work in healthcare clinics, helping medical staff focus on patient care by handling information management tasks like form processing, faxes, and data coordination.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

SansiddhDhruv

Disrupt
Drink Primedrinkprime.inin𝕏

DrinkPrime offers smart water purifiers to Indian households through a rent-to-own subscription model that includes free maintenance, delivery, and relocation, with an app to track water consumption and filter health.

CleantechConsumerHardwareHealthtechIoTBangalore, IN

Manas Ranjan HotainVijender Reddy Muthyala

Co-investorsLVX VenturesMyAsiaVCPeak XV PartnersStride VenturesSupermorpheusTracxn labs+3 more

Dubpro.ai Fund 2 Acquired Exited Closeddubpro.ai

Dubpro.ai provides video localization and dubbing services for Indian enterprises and individuals by combining artificial intelligence with human expertise to reach audiences across regional language boundaries.

AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentIndia, IN

Ishan Sharma(CEO & CO-FOUNDER)Rishikesh(CTO & CO-FOUNDER)

E-Plane**** Urban Air Mobilityeplane.aiin𝕏

ePlane designs and develops electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for mid-mile urban air mobility, addressing city congestion and emissions.

CleantechDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationChennai, IN

Prof. Satya Chakravarthy(CTO, Founder)

Co-investorsAll In CapitalAxilor VenturesLVX VenturesRedstart Labs3one4 Capital

Eazybeeazybe.com

Eazybe provides automatic cloud backup and archival of WhatsApp conversations for business teams, particularly sales and support departments, ensuring conversation history remains with the company rather than individual devices.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Sagar Dewan(Founder)

Express Stores
Extraaedgeextraaedge.com

Pune, IN

Sushil Mundada(Founder)

Co-investorsPentathlon VenturesSupermorpheus

Fashinzafashinza.comin𝕏

Fashinza is a B2B apparel sourcing and production management platform that connects fashion brands with vetted garment suppliers and manufacturers.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesGurugram, IN

Abhishek Sharma(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelAll In CapitalElevation CapitalFundamentumLiquidity CapitalTrifecta Capital Advisors

Fego
Fego Fund 2 Acquired Exited Closedfego.ai

Co-investors3one4 Capital

Findeed
FirstU
Flashprepflashprep.io

Ashwini Dhekane(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetter Capital

Fleetxfleetx.ioin𝕏

Fleetx provides an AI- and IoT-based intelligence platform for fleet and logistics operations, offering products for asset management, driver monitoring, and supply chain visibility.

AI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply Chain

Vineet Sharma(Founder)in

Co-investorsAll In CapitalCapria VenturesIndia QuotientBEENEXT

Florzyflorzy.com

Florzy is an online destination for browsing and shopping tiles, letting users filter by room, material, style, size, color, and finish.

E-commerceMarketplacesPropTech

Rakesh Raman(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetter Capital

FreshHomez
freshOkfreshok.in

freshOk is an AI operations platform for grocery and FMCG retailers that connects to existing POS, ERP, and supplier systems to automate replenishment, expiry markdowns, pricing, assortment, and planogram decisions.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS

Freshqo
Freshqo Fund 2 Acquired Exited Closedgoodant.io
Gaugaugaugau.in

Co-investorsIndia Quotient

GetCruxgetcrux.aiin𝕏

Crux is an AI-powered analytics and creative strategist platform that helps performance marketers optimize advertising decisions and campaigns.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Himank Jain(Co-Founder and CEO)inAtharva Padhye(Founder)inPrabhat Singh(Founder)in

Co-investorsEMERGENT VENTURESY Combinator

Gimi Michigimimichi.comin

Gimimichi is a food brand that sells curated bundles of ramen, including Korean-style ramen products, offered as boxed sets to consumers.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechGurgaon, IN

Nishank Goyal(Co-Founder)inAkhil(Co-Founder)Bodhi(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsIndia QuotientDeVCIIMA VenturesTitan Capital

Global Fair Fund 2 Acquired Exited Closedglobalfair.in
Globalfair

Co-investorsMars Shot Ventures

Good Meetingsgoodmeetings.aiin𝕏

GoodMeetings builds a sales productivity platform aimed at making sales interactions and meetings more effective for customer-facing revenue teams.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsChiratae VenturesSupermorpheus

Goplannr
GroMogromo.inin𝕏Jun 2022

GroMo is a platform that enables individuals to earn income by selling financial products from partner brands within their networks.

B2B MarketplacesFintechInsurTechMarketing TechSaaSGurugram, IN

Ankit Khandelwal(Founder)inDarpan Khurana(Founder)in

Co-investorsBeyond Next VenturesKube VCTracxn labsY CombinatorACE & CompanyGoodwater Capital+1 more

Habbit Health

Exits · 1

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

Ableacq. by Instawork

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has First Cheque made?
First Cheque has 167 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
What stage does First Cheque invest at?
First Cheque invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is First Cheque's typical check size?
First Cheque typically writes checks of $130K – $3M.
What sectors does First Cheque focus on?
First Cheque focuses on SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is First Cheque located?
First Cheque is headquartered in Mumbai, IN.
Who does First Cheque co-invest with?
First Cheque most often shares deals with All In Capital, Better Capital, India Quotient, among 80 tracked co-investors.

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