Know your VC – First Cheque

​First Cheque is a Bengaluru-based early-stage venture capital firm launched in 2018 under the India Quotient umbrella. It specialises in pre-seed investments, offering up to $500,000 to startups at the ideation or MVP stage. The firm has backed over 130 companies across sectors like SaaS, fintech, D2C, and AI. First Cheque is currently investing in 15–20 startups over the next 18 months, focusing on differentiated brands targeting Gen Z, kids, sports, and white goods.

Operating Experts associated with First Cheque:

Member	Expertise Area	Sector	Location	Social Presence
Abdul Paravengal	Leadership & Fundraising	Consumer Internet, Logistics	Indonesia	LinkedIn
Aishvarya Murali	Marketing & Branding	Consumer Internet	Bengaluru	LinkedIn
Aman Singh	Product & Community	Consumer Internet, SaaS	Bengaluru	LinkedIn
Anirudh Singhal	Growth	Consumer Internet	Gurugram	LinkedIn
Apoorv Mittal	Customer Success	SaaS	Bengaluru	LinkedIn
Arun Raveendran	Growth	SaaS	Bengaluru	LinkedIn
Atishay Kumar	Engineering	SaaS, Gaming, FinTech	Gurugram	LinkedIn
Bala Ayyaswaami	Growth	SaaS	Chennai	LinkedIn
Deepak Angrula	Product & Community	InsureTech	Bengaluru	LinkedIn
Deepak Lamba	Sales	SaaS	Delhi	LinkedIn
Mohit Choudhary	Sales	B2B Marketplaces	Hyderabad	LinkedIn
Paritosh Chhibber	User Experience	All	Pune	LinkedIn
Prakhar Jain	Sales	SaaS	Bengaluru	LinkedIn
Pratik Sagar Mishra	Growth	SaaS	Bengaluru	LinkedIn
Rahul Zutshi	Growth	SaaS	Gurugram	LinkedIn
Ranjeet Pratap Singh	Leadership & Fundraising	Consumer Internet	Bengaluru	LinkedIn
Rishi Kumar	Engineering	FinTech	Greater Bengaluru Area	LinkedIn
Rohit Srivastav	Growth	SaaS	Bengaluru	LinkedIn
Sayan Ghosh	Leadership & Fundraising	All	–	–
Suchir Bhatnagar	Product & Community	FinTech	Bengaluru	LinkedIn
Suhas Motwani	Product & Community	Consumer, SaaS, Web3	San Francisco Bay Area	LinkedIn
Swetha Murali	Growth	SaaS	India	LinkedIn
Udita Pal	Growth	Consumer Internet	Bengaluru	LinkedIn
Venus Dhuria	Growth	Consumer Internet	Gurugram	LinkedIn
Victor C.	Talent & People		Bengaluru	LinkedIn

Investments:

Name of the startup	Focus Area/ Sector	Investment Status
Biddano	B2B Marketplace	Active
Capgrid	B2B Marketplace	Active
Fashinza	B2B Marketplace	Active
Freshok	B2B Marketplace	Active
Gaugau	B2B Marketplace	Active
Global Fair	B2B Marketplace	Active
Omnee	B2B Marketplace	Active
Outvision	B2B Marketplace	Active
Refrens	B2B Marketplace	Active
Saveo	B2B Marketplace	Active
Disrupt	B2B Marketplace	Closed
FreshHomez	B2B Marketplace	Closed
Drinkprime	Consumer Internet	Active
Leap Club	Consumer Internet	Active
Mall91	Consumer Internet	Active
Medial	Consumer Internet	Active
Mingout	Consumer Internet	Active
Seekho	Consumer Internet	Active
Cozopet	Consumer Internet	Closed
FirstU	Consumer Internet	Closed
Goplannr	Consumer Internet	Closed
Yolobus	Consumer Internet	Closed
Rigi	Creator Economy	Active
Scrollme	Creator Economy	Active
BRB Chips	D2C	Active
Folie	D2C	Active
Giva	D2C	Active
Habbit Health	D2C	Active
O’ Be Cocktails	D2C	Active
Swift	D2C	Active
The Healthy Company	D2C	Active
Hea Boosters	D2C	Closed
Deepsync	DeepTech	Active
Inspekt Labs	DeepTech	Active
Niflr	DeepTech	Active
Simplismart	DeepTech	Closed
Indshine	DeepTech	Closed
Mauna	DeepTech	Active
Vibinex	DevTools	Active
Workduck	DevTools	Active
Zipy	DevTools	Active
Able Jobs	EdTech	Active
After School	EdTech	Active
Ambitio	EdTech	Active
Flashprep	EdTech	Active
Hobspace	EdTech	Active
Kalam Labs	EdTech	Active
Kutuki	EdTech	Active
Little Leap	EdTech	Active
Outscal	EdTech	Active
Questt	EdTech	Active
Rocket Skills	EdTech	Active
Stoa School	EdTech	Active
Tangibl	EdTech	Active
Yellow Class	EdTech	Active
Konfinity	EdTech	Closed
Melio	EdTech	Closed
Claimbuddy	FinTech	Active
Fego	FinTech	Active
Findeed	FinTech	Active
Gromo	FinTech	Active
Happy Credit	FinTech	Active
Indiaclan	FinTech	Active
Junio	FinTech	Active
Onebanc	FinTech	Active
Stratzy	FinTech	Active
Uno Finance	FinTech	Active
Vital	FinTech	Acquired
Wealth42	FinTech	Active
Wint Wealth	FinTech	Active
Yellow Metal	FinTech	Active
Tamasha	Gaming	Active
Tournafest	Gaming	Active
Vimobin Labs	Gaming	Active
Wuri Games	Gaming	Active
Chirrup	Gaming	Closed
30 Sundays	Generative AI	Active
GetCrux	Generative AI	Active
Maya	Generative AI	Active
Predis	Generative AI	Active
Confido Health	HealthTech	Active
ConnectedH	HealthTech	Active
Diagna AI	HealthTech	Active
Health Tick	HealthTech	Active
Prescribe	HealthTech	Active
Urban Health	HealthTech	Active
Zealthy	HealthTech	Closed
Interview Vector	HRTech	Active
Skillbee	HRTech	Active
Freshqo	KiranaTech	Active
Express Stores	KiranaTech	Closed
Zaroor	KiranaTech	Closed
SuperK	KiranaTech	Exited
Grow Simplee	Logistics	Active
Wherehouse	Logistics	Active
Nestery	Marketplace	Active
Picxy	Marketplace	Active
Customfit.ai	SaaS	Active
Datazip	SaaS	Active
Extraaedge	SaaS	Active
FleetX	SaaS	Active
Good Meetings	SaaS	Active
Huddleup	SaaS	Active
Kosh	SaaS	Active
LoopinHQ	SaaS	Active
Looppanel	SaaS	Active
Mailmodo	SaaS	Active
Revenue Hero	SaaS	Active
Rocketlane	SaaS	Active
Zeda.io	SaaS	Active
Anar	SMB SaaS	Active
Bitespeed	SMB SaaS	Active
Dashmed	SMB SaaS	Active
Delight Chat	SMB SaaS	Active
Eazybe	SMB SaaS	Active
Kaagaz	SMB SaaS	Active
Kaching	SMB SaaS	Active
Maplemonk	SMB SaaS	Active
RecordBook	SMB SaaS	Active
Rentok	SMB SaaS	Active
Astrogate Labs	SpaceTech	Active
Bellatrix Aerospace	SpaceTech	Active
The Eplane Company	SpaceTech	Active
Cryptocase	Web3	Active
Questbook	Web3	Active
Swaraj Labs	Web3	Active