| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.12.2024 | #FundingUpdate We have co-led a $1.7 Mn pre-seed funding round in Adtech startup Crackle Technologies | Founded in October 2023 by former Google executives Harsh Mittal, Shashank Dudeja, and Jaivir Nagi, Crackle is on a mission to empower publishers by maximizing their adtech earnings through AI-based solutions. |
| 26.12.2024 | Garuda Aerospace CEO discusses the future of defence drone technology with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh | With a solid foundation in agricultural and consumer drones, Garuda Aerospace is now looking to expand into defence by proposing a new 30,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Chennai. |
| 09.09.2024 | Pixxel selected as part of NASA’s $476 million Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program! | Pixxel, a leader in hyperspectral imaging and Earth Observation, is thrilled to announce its selection as part of NASA’s $476 million Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program On-Ramp1 Multiple Award contract. |
| 08.09.2024 | Entrepreneur India has awarded We Founder Circle as Angel Investor of the Year 2024! 🏆 | Our co-founder Deo Saurabh had the honor of accepting this prestigious award at the Entrepreneur India Gala on behalf of all cofounders (Neeraj Tyagi, Gaurav VK Singhvi, Bhawna Bhatnagar, Vikas Aggarwal) and Team |
| 17.03.2024 | We Founder Circle Emerges as India’s Largest Angel Investor Network | The capital drought continued to create considerable headwinds for the Indian startup ecosystem in 2023 as well, putting a dampener on funding raised by new-age tech companies and slowing down the launch of new ventures. |
| 17.03.2024 | We Founder Circle lead early-stage funding in Indian startups in 2023 | Founders-led investment firm We Founder Circle (WFC) on Monday said it invested in 103 deals across 82 startups in 2023, thus claiming to become the largest angel investor network in the country. |
| 20.12.2023 | We Founder Circle, raised $10 million for its GIFT City Fund | We Founder Circle, an early-stage investment platform, recently raised $10 million for its GIFT City Fund, attracting 250+ investors. The WFC Global Angels Fund, associated with this initiative, targets investments ranging from $50,000 to $... |
| 10.04.2023 | Coworking Marketplace Stylework Raises $2 Million from QI Ventures, We Founder Circle and Others | Co-working platform Stylework on Monday said it has raised $2 million (over Rs 160 crore) at a valuation of $20 million in a Series A1 funding round, from investors including Capriglobal Holdings, QI Ventures and We Founder Circle, among ot... |
| 23.03.2023 | BNI hosts the biggest business festival, “The Surat Biz Fest,” presented by Tryom Realty, powered by CRMONE and We Founder Circle. | urat (Gujarat) [India], March 21: BNI Greater Surat, one of the world’s top-performing regions, will host the three-day long ‘The Surat Biz Fest’ in the diamond city of Surat, beginning March 24th at Amore and at the Platinum Hall of the Su... |
| 10.01.2023 | Fintech firm BankSathi raises $4 million as Pre-series A round | Bangalore-based social commerce platform BankSathi has raised $4 million in funding from Kotak Securities, Lets Venture, We Founder Circle, Hem Securities and IPV (Inflection Point Ventures). |
| 05.01.2023 | We Founder Circle Becomes India's Largest Angel Investor Network In 2022 | We Founder Circle (WFC), a Mumbai-based early-stage startup investment platform, has closed its second year with 71 investment rounds in 53 unique start-ups and has emerged as the largest angel network in India in 2022. |
| 15.12.2022 | Top 10 Indian Health Startups Which Can Dominate 2023 | Technology is the primary driver influencing healthcare, and it will continue to dramatically advance in the next years. As we witness the advancing technologies every day… |
| 14.12.2022 | We Founder Circle Looks To Invest In 200 Startups In 2023 | We Founder Circle (WFC), a startup investment platform for early stage founders, is planning to invest in 200 startups in 2023. Established in 2020, the company has so far invested in 72 startups, of which 25 startups are founded by women. |
| 14.12.2022 | We founder circle to investment in 50 local startup of AP and Telangana | HYDERABAD: Co-founders of We Founder Circle (WFC), a startup investment platform, said they will aggressively invest in 50 startups across Telangana within five years. Speaking to reporters at TiE Global Summit 2022, co-founder of WFC. |
| 14.12.2022 | Will invest in 50 startups in Telangana: We Founder Circle founders | HYDERABAD: Co-founders of the We Founder Circle (WFC), a startup invstment platform, said they will aggresively invest in 50 startups across Telangana within 5 years. |
| 08.12.2022 | We Founder Circle launches two angel funds | The average ticket size would range between Rs 3 crore and Rs 4 crore. We Founder Circle plans to invest in startups raising pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds. |
| 29.11.2022 | Oben Electric Bags $4 Mn In Pre-series A Round | Oben Electric, a Bengaluru-based electric motorcycle startup raises $4 million as part of its Pre-Series A round of funding.
The round was led by US India EV Angels LLC, followed by Dholakia Ventures and existing investor We Founder Circle. |
| 28.07.2022 | GetSupp, The Nestery Raise Early-Stage Funding | Artificial intelligence-backed nutrition platform GetSupp, on Thursday said it has raised Rs 9.5 crore (around $1.1 million) in a seed funding led by General Catalyst and Better Capital. |
| 23.07.2022 | Investment platform We Founder Circle aims to facilitate Rs 100 crore funding in startups this year | We Founder Circle (WFC) co-founder and CEO Neeraj Tyagi told PTI that the firm last year facilitated investment of Rs 30 crore in 33 deals with around Rs 5 crore contribution from the founders of the platform. |
| 07.07.2022 | Funding the Future: WFC's Female Founders | To curb the disparity among the numbers of women led startups in India, funding seems to be the root cause of why women led startups have fewer ratios in the list of unicorns and the Female Entrepreneurship Index. |
| 07.07.2022 | From Blume To Sequoia — Most Active Investors For Indian Startups In H1 2022 | In the first half of calendar year 2022, Indian startups cumulatively raised $19 Bn across 900 funding deals. The funds raised by Indian startups in H1 CY22 were almost double than the fund raise of $10 Bn during the same period last year. |
| 11.04.2022 | TV Actor & Cricket Presenter Gaurav Kapur Invests In D2C Startup Flatheads | Direct-to-customer (D2C) online casual sneakers brand Flatheads has received an undisclosed amount of funding from TV actor and cricket presenter Gaurav Kapur. Kapur also joined as its brand ambassador. |
| 08.04.2022 | Agritech startup Hesa launches consumer window Suhas | Hesa, an e-commerce platform focused on rural areas, has launched Suhas, a consumer brand to offer a range of kitchen essentials including lentils, spices and grains. |
| 06.04.2022 | BluSmart Mobility launches EV intercity rides from Delhi NCR to Chandigarh, Jaipur | BluSmart Mobility informed that the intercity rides are currently available for Blu Prive members, a loyalty program by the company and said that it plans to make it available for all its customers in a few months. |
| 15.03.2022 | This woman entrepreneur is solving last-mile delivery using EVs for the likes of Zomato, Swiggy, Bigbasket, Flipkart | After working in S&P for seven years, Rashi Agarwal launched LetsFlaunt in 2013, a fashion tech startup, which she ran for four years. |
| 27.02.2022 | LISSUN Opens Its First Mental Wellness Center In Uttar Pradesh | LISSUN, a mental wellness startup, has announced the launch of its first offline center in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. |
| 16.02.2022 | HealthySure Raises $1.2 Million In Pre-Series A Led By Inflection Point Ventures | HealthySure on Wednesday announced to have raised $1.2 million in a pre-Series A round led by Inflection Point Ventures. |
| 03.02.2022 | Bengaluru startup Oben EV joins electric two-wheeler race; to deliver first e-bike in April-June | Electric two-wheeler startup Oben EV has drawn up plans to launch the first of its products by March, the company’s co-founders said. |
| 03.02.2022 | We Founder Circle eyes bet on 70 startups with $25 mn investment in 2022 | We Founder Circle, a founders-led early-stage startup investment platform, on Thursday said it plans to invest as much as $25 million in 70 startups this year. |
| 02.02.2022 | 30 Startups To Watch: The Startups That Caught Our Eye In January 2022 | The Union Budget 2022 is the hottest topic of discussion right now, and it has brought good tidings for the country’s startups. Globally, it remains the third-largest startup ecosystem after the US and China. |
| 29.01.2022 | Insights of Indian Startup Ecosystem and Investment in Startups by Neeraj Tyagi, Co-founder of We Founder Circle | Indian Startup Ecosystem is growing hugely. India stands third in global start-up ecosystem. With the changing trends in the Indian startup ecosystem, investors are getting attracted towards investing in startups. |
| 24.01.2022 | E-2W startup Oben Electric raises additional USD 1 m in seed round | Oben Electric will use this capital to expand its business capacity, set up a bigger manufacturing infrastructure, accelerate new product development, expand experience centres, and to strengthen its distribution plans, the company said. |
| 20.01.2022 | We Founder Circle leads Seed round worth $270k in Quizy, Hinglish real money gaming app | We Founder Circle (WFC), a founder-backing-founder based early-stage startup investor, has led a Seed round worth $270k, in Quizy, Hinglish real money gaming app owned by Nostaga Technologies Pvt Ltd. |
| 04.01.2022 | We Founder Circle: Creating a platform of angels for early-stage startups | The community the firm has built is India’s second largest angel network, with 2,000 founders and strategic investors from 16 countries. It closed its first year with 33 investments worth $20 mn in al. |
| 03.01.2022 | This investment platform is lending a helping hand to guide India’s startup ecosystem | We Founder Circle (WFC), a founders led early stage startup investment platform, has closed its first year with 33 startup investments to emerge as the second-largest early stage investor of the year. |
| 27.12.2021 | Gaming startup EsportsXo raises Seed funding from We Founder Circle, others | SaaS (software-as-a-service)-based gaming tournament discovery platform EsportsXo, owned and operated by TechnoXo Pvt Ltd, has raised $1.1 million in its Seed funding round led by We Founder Circle… |
| 14.12.2021 | WFC Invests In 30 Start-Ups Within The First Year Of Operation | The brand is also focussing on empowering women entrepreneurs that are leading around 30% of the WFC start-up portfolio. |
| 13.12.2021 | Oben EV raises $1.5 million in seed funding | EV startup Oben EV has raised $1.5 million in a seed round from We Founder Circle and others. Founded by IIT-Kharagpur and IIM-Bangalore alumni and husband-wife duo… |
| 10.12.2021 | Pet supplies platform Zoivane Pets raises $100K investment in seed round | The brand plans to exhaust a part of the fund in scaling the team and tech development. In addition to this, the start-up also aims at utilising the fund infusion on marketing and creating awareness. |
| 08.12.2021 | E-commerce firm Kreate raises undisclosed amount from We Founder Circle, others | Kreate, an e-commerce marketplace, has raised an undisclosed amount in a seed round from We Founder Circle, Ankesh Sagar- Head of Marketing, Workato, Sandeep Balaji- CEO, IncrementumX, and Abhishek Kishore Gupta- CEO, Turbotic. |
| 06.12.2021 | USA Content Community Start-Up Commaful Raises Undisclosed Seed Round | The undisclosed seed round witnessed participation from NK Securities and esteemed angel investors including Hitesh Dhawan (Founder – Neuronimbus), Gaurav Juneja and Siddharth Shah. |
| 04.12.2021 | InsurTech Platform HealthySure raises undisclosed Pre-Series A from We Founder Circle and others | We Founder Circle (WFC) – a founder backing founder based early-stage start-up investor has participated in pre-series A round of HealthySure, an employee welfare platform, targeting SMEs… |
| 03.12.2021 | Arcab Raises Undisclosed Amount In Seed Round | Arcab, a technology-enabled bus aggregator, has raised an undisclosed amount in its Seed round led by We Founder Circle. |
| 02.12.2021 | Microfinance.AI Raises $200,000 In Pre-Seed Round | Microfinance.AI, a digital mobile platform for local-language, has raised $200,000 in its pre-Seed round. The funding was led by We Founder Circle. The round also witnessed participation from FAAD Network… |
| 24.11.2021 | Co-living startup Settl raises $500K from ah! Ventures, We Founder Circle, others | Settl, a technology-driven managed accommodation platform, has raised an investment worth $500,000 in seed round. The funding round witnessed participation from an array of investors… |
| 17.11.2021 | Knocksense raises bridge round worth $150K from We Founder Circle, others | Knocksense, a Lucknow-based local content production platform raised $150K worth bridge round. We Founder Circle, a founder backing founder based early-stage startup investor participated in it. |
| 15.11.2021 | Hyperlocal content platform Knocksense raises $150K in bridge round from We Founder Circle, Appyhigh, Mumbai Angels and others | Knocksense, a Lucknow-based local content production platform on Monday raised $ 150,000 in its bridge round from We founder circle, Appyhigh (Lead Investor), Mumbai Angels Network and angel… |
| 01.11.2021 | We Founder Circle invests $1 mn across 10 Indian startups in three months | We Founder Circle (WFC), a digital-first, community-based investment platform, has invested as much as $1 million in 10 startups in the third quarter of 2021, the company said in a statement. |
| 15.10.2021 | We Founder Circle announces Global Accelerator Programme -EvolveX | We Founder Circle (WFC), a founders-led startup investment platform, has announced We Founder Circle Accelerator Programme- EvolveX. The accelerator programme shall provide guidance and seed funding to early-stage growth-driven companies. |
| 28.09.2021 | Zypp Electric raises $7M in Series A led by 9Unicorns and Anthill Ventures | Zypp will be using the funding to rapidly scale the business over the next 12 months in building an asset light EV business with simple charging solutions. |
| 28.09.2021 | We Founder Circle leads $100K pre-Series A round for skilling platform CUSMAT | CUSMAT, a Hyderabad based immersive skilling and training platform for industries, has raised $100K in pre Series A round funding led by We Founder Circle. |
| 28.09.2021 | Glamyo Health Raises USD 3 Million in Series A from Ananta Capital, We Founder Circle. | Glamyo Health, an Asset Light healthcare start-up operating in the field of elective surgeries has raised USD 3 Mn in Series A. The start-up has raised the round from an array of esteemed investors. |
| 16.09.2021 | Vernacular edtech platform Vidyakul raises $500K in bridge round from We Founder Circle, others | Vidyakul, a vernacular after-school e-learning platform, raised a bridge round worth $500,000, led by We Founder Circle (WFC) along with participation from other marquee investors including JITO Angel Network and Thinkuvate. |
| 16.09.2021 | Flatheads raises $1 million in funding from We Founder Circle, Dexter Angels | Direct-to-customer (D2C) online casual sneakers brand Flatheads on Thursday said it has raised $1 million (around Rs 7.3 crore) in a funding round led by startup investment platform We Founder Circle and Dexter Angels. |
| 16.05.2021 | We Founder Circle to invest up to $150,000 in 40 start-ups in FY22 | We Founder Circle (WFC), a founders-led early stage start-up investment platform that was born in the midst of the pandemic, plans to invest $50,000 – $150,000 in 40 start-ups for equity stakes upwards of 5 per cent in FY 2022. |
| 11.05.2021 | Funding alert] We Founder Circle leads $200K Pre-Seed round in Gurugram-based Geekster | Geekster plans to utilise the funding to launch skill development programmes, accelerating product development and offer its product to a wider client base. |
| 11.05.2021 | We Founder Circle Leads USD 200k Pre-Seed Round In Geekster | Geekster plans to utilize the freshly infused funds in launching skill development programs, accelerating the product development and offering its product to a wider client base. |
| 08.03.2021 | Stylework Raises Pre-Series A Round Led By Inflection Point Ventures | Funds raised will be used for team expansion, entry in all tier-I cities, technology, and product growth. |
| 14.01.2021 | Readyassist, Knocksense, Wright Research raise funding | The round in the Bengaluru-based startup has been led by angel investor Satish Grampurohit. Other angel backers include Visveswara Gupta Kothamachu, Nagraj Srinivasa, Praveen Kumar, Siddramesh V Nara, and Harish Srinivas Gudi. |
| 29.12.2020 | We Founder Circle Completes 8 Investment rounds In 100 Days | We Founder Circle (WFC), an Indian startup investment platform, has completed 8 startup funding rounds within 100 days of its operation. ts platform runs on a founders-backing-founders model, which backs facilitation of funds for startups a... |
| 03.12.2020 | We Founders Circle extends angel funding to hyperlocal content startup | We Founders Circle, a founders’ driven angel community co-founded by a top executive at angel network Venture Catalysts… |
| 02.12.2020 | Humus raises funds from Venture Catalysts, 9Unicorns & We Founders Circle | Humus aims to provide an end-to-end solution to simplify the complex logistics processes in the Indian agricultural sector by eliminating the middleman and connecting the farmers to the retailers. |
| 02.12.2020 | Agritech Startup Humus Gets Funding From Venture Catalysts, 9Unicorns And We Founder's Circle | The startup aims to provide an end-to-end solution to simplify the complex logistics processes in the Indian agricultural sector by eliminating the middleman and connecting farmers to retailers. |
