# First Cheque: portfolio, investments and team

> First Cheque is a vc firm based in India. 55 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Jan 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# First Cheque

Last cheque observed Jan 2026; 55 cheques on record.

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Deploying now VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A SaaS D2C Deeptech

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**8%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 55 on record

Since the last cheque **303** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.1M** Rounds led **0 of 55** Sole investor **9 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## First Cheque highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 70% of its rounds
- 03 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 $500k From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Up to $500K as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** SaaS D2C Deeptech
- **Based in:** Bengaluru, India
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **55 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Lorazzo](https://millionrounds.com/company/lorazzo)** Seed **$546K** Sole investor
- **2025** 3 rounds
- **Mar** **[Ambitio](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambitio)** Seed **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Astrogate Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/astrogate-labs)** Seed **$1.3M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[CapGrid](https://millionrounds.com/company/capgrid)** Series A **$517K** With 2 others
- **2024** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[Medial](https://millionrounds.com/company/medial)** Seed **$500K** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Blitz](https://millionrounds.com/company/blitz)** Series A **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[30 Sundays](https://millionrounds.com/company/30-sundays)** Pre-seed **$770K** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[BiteSpeed](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitespeed)** Seed **$3.5M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Datazip](https://millionrounds.com/company/datazip)** Seed **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Simplismart](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplismart)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Wuri](https://millionrounds.com/company/wuri)** Pre-seed · US **$500K** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[ClaimBuddy](https://millionrounds.com/company/claimbuddy)** Series A **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[getcrux](https://millionrounds.com/company/getcrux)** Seed · US **$500K** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Dubpro.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/dubpro-ai)** Seed **$500K** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Swaraj Projekt](https://millionrounds.com/company/swaraj-projekt)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Anar](https://millionrounds.com/company/anar)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2023** 9 rounds
- **Dec** **[ofScale](https://millionrounds.com/company/ofscale)** Pre-seed **$372K** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Goodmeetings](https://millionrounds.com/company/goodmeetings)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[O' Be Cocktails](https://millionrounds.com/company/o-be-cocktails)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Brance](https://millionrounds.com/company/brance)** Seed · US **$250K** Sole investor
- **May** **[RevenueHero](https://millionrounds.com/company/revenuehero)** Seed · US **$5.1M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Yellow Metal](https://millionrounds.com/company/yellow-metal)** Seed **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Kalam Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/kalam-labs)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Tamasha](https://millionrounds.com/company/tamasha)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Looppanel](https://millionrounds.com/company/looppanel)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2022** 14 rounds
- **Nov** **[Able Jobs](https://millionrounds.com/company/able-jobs)** Seed **$500K** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[GlobalFair](https://millionrounds.com/company/globalfair)** Series A · US **$12M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Outscal](https://millionrounds.com/company/outscal)** Seed **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Saveo](https://millionrounds.com/company/saveo)** Seed **$3.5M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Zeda.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeda-io)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Bellatrix Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/bellatrix-aerospace)** Grant **$63K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Urban Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/urban-health)** Seed · US **$3.4M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[The Nestery](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-nestery)** Seed **$754K** With 1 other
- **May** **[HuddleUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/huddleup)** Seed **$550K** Sole investor
- **May** **[HobSpace](https://millionrounds.com/company/hobspace)** Seed **$4.5M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Zipy](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipy)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Skillbee](https://millionrounds.com/company/skillbee)** Seed **$3.2M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[RecordBook](https://millionrounds.com/company/recordbook)** Pre-seed **$1.6M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[HappyCredit](https://millionrounds.com/company/happycredit)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2021** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[Tournafest](https://millionrounds.com/company/tournafest)** Pre-seed **$400K** With 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 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/30-sundays)[Ambitio Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambitio)[Anar Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/anar)[Astrogate Labs Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/astrogate-labs)[Bellatrix Aerospace Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/bellatrix)[Bitespeed Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitespeed)[Claimbuddy Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/claimbuddy)[Confido Health Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/burncal)[Fashinza Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/fashinza)[GetCrux Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/getcrux)[Giva Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/giva)[Global Fair Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/globalfair)[Good Meetings Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/goodmeetings)[Happy Credit Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/happycredit)[Hobspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/hobspace)[Junio Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/junio)[Kaching Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaching)[Kalam Labs Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/kalam-labs)[Kutuki Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/kutuki)[Little Leap Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/little-leap)[LoopinHQ Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/loopin-hq)[Looppanel Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/looppanel)[Lorazzo Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/lorazzo)[Mailmodo Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/mailmodo)[Maya Labs Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/maya-labs)[Medial Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/medial)[O' Be Cocktails](https://millionrounds.com/company/o-be-cocktails)[Omnee Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/omnee)[Outscal Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/outscal)[Questt](https://millionrounds.com/company/questt)[RecordBook Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/rekord)[Revenue Hero Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/revenuehero)[Rocketlane Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/rocketlane)[Saveo](https://millionrounds.com/company/saveo)[Simplismart Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplismart)[Skillbee Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/skillbee)[Stratzy Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/stratzy)[SuperK Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/superk)[Tamasha Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/tamasha)[The Eplane Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/eplane)[The Healthy Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-healthy-company)[Thenestery](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-nestery)[Tournafest](https://millionrounds.com/company/tournafest)[Wint Wealth Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/wint-wealth)[Wuri Games Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/wuri)[Yellow Metal Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/yellow-metal)[Zeda](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeda)[Zipy Fund 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipy) After School Fund 2 BRB Chips Fund 2 Biddano Fund 2 Blitz Fund 2 Brysk Fund 2 Capgrid Fund 2 ConnectedH Fund 2 Crux Fund 2 Customfit Dashmed Fund 2 Datazip Fund 2 Delight Chat Fund 2 and 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.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$1.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$550K**

Led 0 of 55 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** Up to $500K
- **Sole investor:** 9 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *27*
- Venture *11*
- Pre-seed said *9*
- Series A said *6*
- Grant *1*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Titan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/titan-capital-2) 9
- [India Quotient](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indiaquotient) 6
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 6
- [9Unicorns](https://millionrounds.com/fund/9unicorns) 4
- [Better Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/better-capital) 4
- [Chiratae Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chiratae-ventures) 4

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## 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 Capital** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/titan-capital-2)[**India Quotient** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indiaquotient)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**9Unicorns** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/9unicorns)[**Better Capital** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/better-capital)[**Chiratae Ventures** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chiratae-ventures)[**Inflection Point Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inflection-point-ventures)[**LVX** Company **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lvx)[**Venture Catalysts** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-catalysts-2)[**3one4 Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3one4-capital)[**AngelList** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist)[**BEENEXT** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beenext)

## Recently backed

The latest companies First Cheque put money into.

[**Lorazzo** $546K · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lorazzo)[**Ambitio** $2.0M · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambitio)[**Astrogate Labs** $1.3M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/astrogate-labs)[**CapGrid** $517K · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/capgrid)[**Medial** $500K · Dec 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/medial)[**Blitz** $6.0M · Nov 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/blitz)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) 23 Feb 2025 · 1h 27m 2X SaaS Founder: How To Sell Global Tech Products From India | Sharath Narayana With [Sharath Narayana](https://millionrounds.com/person/sharath-narayana) Mentions [First Cheque](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-cheque)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Apple Podcasts
- [UKTN: The Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uktn) 19 Aug 2024 · 31 min Backing operator-led startups and unlocking Africa’s tech growth – Maria Rotilu, founder, OpenseedVC With [Maria Rotilu](https://millionrounds.com/person/maria-rotilu) Mentions [First Cheque](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-cheque) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) 22 Dec 2019 · 46 min Kitty Agarwal, Head of Corporate Development, InfoEdge With [Kitty Agarwal](https://millionrounds.com/person/kitty-agarwal) Mentions [First Cheque](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-cheque)[Info Edge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/info-edge)[Sanjeev Bikhchandani](https://millionrounds.com/person/sanjeev-bikhchandani) Apple Podcasts

## 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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