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First Cheque

Last cheque observed Jan 2026; 55 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASaaSD2CDeeptech

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8%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 55 on record
Since the last cheque303days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.1MRounds led0 of 55Sole investor9 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
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First Cheque highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 70% of its rounds

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    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $550K

What they do

We invest in teams across the Paper-Plan / Pre-Product / MVP stage ... Investment of up to $500kFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Up to $500K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
SaaSD2CDeeptech
Based in
Bengaluru, India
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first55 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jan
    LorazzoSeed$546KSole investor
  3. 2025

    3 rounds

  4. Mar
    AmbitioSeed$2.0MSole investor
  5. Feb
    Astrogate LabsSeed$1.3MWith 1 other
  6. Feb
    CapGridSeries A$517KWith 2 others
  7. 2024

    12 rounds

  8. Dec
    MedialSeed$500KSole investor
  9. Nov
    BlitzSeries A$6.0MWith 4 others
  10. Nov
    30 SundaysPre-seed$770KSole investor
  11. Nov
    BiteSpeedSeed$3.5MWith 1 other
  12. Oct
    DatazipSeed$1.0MWith 1 other
  13. Jul
    SimplismartVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  14. Apr
    WuriPre-seed · US$500KWith 1 other
  15. Apr
    ClaimBuddySeries A$5.0MWith 2 others
  16. Mar
    getcruxSeed · US$500KWith 3 others
  17. Mar
    Dubpro.aiSeed$500KWith 2 others
  18. Jan
    Swaraj ProjektVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  19. Jan
    AnarVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  20. 2023

    9 rounds

  21. Dec
    ofScalePre-seed$372KWith 2 others
  22. Dec
    GoodmeetingsVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  23. Nov
    O' Be CocktailsVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  24. Oct
    BranceSeed · US$250KSole investor
  25. May
    RevenueHeroSeed · US$5.1MWith 1 other
  26. Mar
    Yellow MetalSeed$3.0MWith 2 others
  27. Jan
    Kalam LabsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  28. Jan
    TamashaVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  29. Jan
    LooppanelVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  30. 2022

    14 rounds

  31. Nov
    Able JobsSeed$500KWith 4 others
  32. Oct
    GlobalFairSeries A · US$12MWith 1 other
  33. Sept
    OutscalSeed$1.5MWith 1 other
  34. Sept
    SaveoSeed$3.5MWith 4 others
  35. Aug
    Zeda.ioSeed · US$1.6MWith 2 others
  36. Aug
    Bellatrix AerospaceGrant$63KSole investor
  37. Aug
    Urban HealthSeed · US$3.4MWith 1 other
  38. Jul
    The NesterySeed$754KWith 1 other
  39. May
    HuddleUpSeed$550KSole investor
  40. May
    HobSpaceSeed$4.5MWith 1 other
  41. Apr
    ZipySeed · US$2.8MWith 2 others
  42. Mar
    SkillbeeSeed$3.2MWith 2 others
  43. Mar
    RecordBookPre-seed$1.6MWith 4 others
  44. Jan
    HappyCreditVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  45. 2021

    12 rounds

  46. Dec
    TournafestPre-seed$400KWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

48 of 60 we have independently watched raise

30 Sundays Fund 2Ambitio Fund 2Anar Fund 2Astrogate Labs Fund 2Bellatrix Aerospace Fund 2Bitespeed Fund 2Claimbuddy Fund 2Confido Health Fund 2Fashinza Fund 2GetCrux Fund 2Giva Fund 2Global Fair Fund 2Good Meetings Fund 2Happy Credit Fund 2HobspaceJunio Fund 2Kaching Fund 2Kalam Labs Fund 2Kutuki Fund 2Little Leap Fund 2LoopinHQ Fund 2Looppanel Fund 2Lorazzo Fund 2Mailmodo Fund 2Maya Labs Fund 2Medial Fund 2O' Be CocktailsOmnee Fund 2Outscal Fund 2QuesttRecordBook Fund 2Revenue Hero Fund 2Rocketlane Fund 2SaveoSimplismart Fund 2Skillbee Fund 2Stratzy Fund 2SuperK Fund 2Tamasha Fund 2The Eplane CompanyThe Healthy CompanyThenesteryTournafestWint Wealth Fund 2Wuri Games Fund 2Yellow Metal Fund 2ZedaZipy Fund 2After School Fund 2BRB Chips Fund 2Biddano Fund 2Blitz Fund 2Brysk Fund 2Capgrid Fund 2ConnectedH Fund 2Crux Fund 2CustomfitDashmed Fund 2Datazip Fund 2Delight Chat Fund 2and 47 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as First Cheque. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Titan CapitalVC firm9rounds togetherIndia QuotientVC firm6rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator6rounds together9UnicornsVC firm4rounds togetherBetter CapitalPrivate equity4rounds togetherChiratae VenturesCorporate VC4rounds togetherInflection Point VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherLVXCompany3rounds togetherVenture CatalystsVC firm3rounds together3one4 CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherAngelListAngel network2rounds togetherBEENEXTVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies First Cheque put money into.

Lorazzo$546K · Jan 2026Ambitio$2.0M · Mar 2025Astrogate Labs$1.3M · Feb 2025CapGrid$517K · Feb 2025Medial$500K · Dec 2024Blitz$6.0M · Nov 2024

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name First Cheque in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about First Cheque

What does First Cheque invest in?

First Cheque invests most often at Seed and Venture (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as SaaS, D2C and Deeptech.

How active is First Cheque?

55 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2026.

What has First Cheque invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Lorazzo (Seed, Jan 2026), Ambitio (Seed, Mar 2025) and Astrogate Labs (Seed, Feb 2025).

How big are First Cheque's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.1M.

Does First Cheque lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 55 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does First Cheque invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is First Cheque investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does First Cheque invest alongside?

Most often Titan Capital (9 rounds together), India Quotient (6 rounds together) and Y Combinator (6 rounds together).

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