About We Founder Circle
We Founder Circle is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. It is primarily based out of Surat, India. As of Mar 2026, We Founder Circle is an active investor, having invested in 130 companies, with 10 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in India based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Pandorum Overall, We Founder Circle portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 1 acquisition, namely Flatheads and TradeUNO. A lot of funds co-invest with We Founder Circle, with names like EvolveX Accelerator sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. We Founder Circle has team of 71 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
We Founder Circle's List of Top Investments
We Founder Circle has a portfolio of 130 companies. Their most notable investments are in Settl and Xook.Their portfolio spans across India, United States, Singapore and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 25 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by We Founder Circle:1. Seekho
Platform offers short-form educational videos in Hindi and regional languages. The platform focuses on skill development across domains like digital marketing, finance, entrepreneurship, and personal development. Its platform includes both free and premium content, with a subscription model and ad-supported access. Users can engage through video series, quizzes, live events, and mentorship, making the learning experience interactive and practical.
Key facts about Seekho
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹144Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $42.3M
- Employee Count: 64 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Goodwater Capital and 37 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 29, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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2. STAGE
Provider of Indian movies, web series and originals. It offers a variety of content in different languages such as Haryanvi, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, and Gujarati. The platform provides access to a wide selection of movies and shows across genres like drama, romance, thriller, and comedy.
Key facts about STAGE
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Delhi (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹113Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $23.8M
- Employee Count: 109 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Goodwater Capital, NB Ventures and 198 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 13, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Blu-Smart
Platform offering electric vehicle fleet undergoing corporate insolvency resolution process. An insolvency professional has been appointed to manage the entity. The board of directors' powers are suspended, and management is vested in the resolution professional. Correspondence regarding the corporate insolvency resolution process should be directed to the designated email address.
Key facts about Blu-Smart
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Gurugram (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹172Cr as on Mar 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $158M
- Employee Count: 613 as on Feb 28, 2025
- Investors: SoftBank Group, BP Ventures and 280 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 23, 2024, $*****
Platform offering two wheeler motorcycle products. It focuses on designing and producing motorbikes suited for everyday mobility needs. It provides information about its models and their key features for interested riders.
Key facts about Oben Electric
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹20.8Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $37.6M
- Employee Count: 198 as on Mar 31, 2025
- Investors: IREDA, Angel List and 87 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 18, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Pee Safe
Platform offering personal hygiene and wellness products. It offers a diverse selection of items catering to menstrual care, intimate hygiene, toilet hygiene, and grooming needs. Products include sanitary pads, menstrual cups, intimate washes, toilet seat sanitizers, and grooming tools.
Key facts about Pee Safe
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Gurugram (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹82.5Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $16.5M
- Employee Count: 140 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Orbimed, 9Syndicate and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 14, 2026, $*****
We Founder Circle's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
We Founder Circle has invested in 130 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 23 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 30 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in ProjectStudio and most recent follow-on round was in Pandorum.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2025 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
2024 | 9 | 21 | 30 |
2023 | 32 | 39 | 71 |
2022 | 37 | 40 | 77 |
2021 | 28 | 9 | 37 |
2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
We Founder Circle's Investments by Stage
We Founder Circle has made 111 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $531K, 12 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.22M and 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $16.7M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Seed | 111 |
Series A | 12 |
Series B | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
We Founder Circle's Investments by Sector
We Founder Circle has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail, High Tech and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 120 Tech companies, 78 Consumer (B2C) companies, 66 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 56 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
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Consumer | 58 |
Enterprise Applications | 39 |
Retail | 32 |
High Tech | 20 |
Sustainability Tech | 17 |
Others | 183 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
We Founder Circle's Investments by Geography
We Founder Circle has made most investments in India (117), followed by United States where it has made 7 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
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India | 117 |
United States | 7 |
Singapore | 2 |
Germany | 1 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
We Founder Circle's recent investments
We Founder Circle has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Pandorum and ScrapUncle are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by We Founder Circle:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 20, 2026 | India | Series B | 1027 | - | |
Jan 28, 2026 | India | Seed | 9945 | ||
Jan 10, 2026 | India | Seed | 4287 | [+2] | |
Nov 18, 2025 | India | Series A | 3961 | - | |
Oct 20, 2025 | India | Seed | 4449 | [+1] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in We Founder Circle's Portfolio
1 of We Founder Circle's portfolio company became public - TradeUNO. It got listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), in Nov 2025 at marketcap of $20.6MHere are We Founder Circle's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Nov 04, 2025 | Apr 11, 2022 | Seed | 1757 |
Acquired companies in We Founder Circle's Portfolio
1 company from We Founder Circle's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Flatheads in Jul 2023 by Styched.Here are We Founder Circle's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Jul 17, 2023 | Aug 19, 2021 | Seed | 6215 |
Team profile of We Founder Circle
We Founder Circle has a team of 71 members including 6 Partners, 14 Venture Partners and 8 Principals located in India and United States. We Founder Circle's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in We Founder Circle:
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Co-investors of We Founder Circle
Over the past 6 years, 4647 investors have co-invested in We Founder Circle's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before We Founder Circle: Venture Catalysts, Wellfound and 1986 others have invested in rounds before We Founder Circle. There are 12 companies where Venture Catalysts has invested before We Founder Circle and 10 companies where Wellfound has invested before We Founder Circle.
- Top Co-investors of We Founder Circle: 1009 investors entered a company along with We Founder Circle. These include investors like EvolveX Accelerator (22 companies).
- Invested after We Founder Circle: A total of 1650 investors have invested in We Founder Circle's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Invstt (13 companies), Angel List (10 companies) and LetsVenture (9 companies).
Recent News related to We Founder Circle
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68K Startups Drive India’s Expanding Innovation EconomySahyadri Startups•Mar 30, 2026•We Founder Circle, Venture Catalysts
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Clean-tech startup ScrapUncle raises Rs 22 Cr in pre-Series A roundEntrackr•Jan 28, 2026•ScrapUncle, Acumen, Orios Venture Partners, Soonicorn Ventures and 3 others
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Thimblerr Raises $1.4M Bridge Round Led by Inflection Point VenturesCXOtoday•Nov 20, 2025•Thimblerr, We Founder Circle, Inflection Point Ventures, Venture Catalysts and 2 others
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We Founder Circle CEO Neeraj Tyagi dies of cardiac arrest at 50VCCircle•Aug 18, 2025•We Founder Circle
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