Inkle Raise
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Investor Introductions
For Founders
Access vetted dealfow of India>US early-stage startups focusing on US+global markets.
Eligibility
- At least one GP must be based in US, or the fund must be non-India registered.
- Willing to invest in Delaware C-Corps (ie. not shadow India subsidiary investments), and when no founders live in US.
- Willing to invest in Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, ideally via SAFEs.
- Minimum cheque size must be sub $2mm.
- ARR requirement must be sub $1mm.
For Investors
Access vetted dealfow of India>US early-stage startups focusing on US+global markets.
Eligibility
- At least one GP must be based in US, or the fund must be non-India registered.
- Willing to invest in Delaware C-Corps (ie. not shadow India subsidiary investments), and when no founders live in US.
- Willing to invest in Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, ideally via SAFEs.
- Minimum cheque size must be sub $2mm.
- ARR requirement must be sub $1mm.
Past Founder Roundtables: 2023 Launch Week
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FAQs
For Founders
Inkle's panel vets each startup on primary factors which all investors look for, such as team, market size, macro themes, product, disruption, progress. We do not conduct any due diligence or recommend investments. Investors do this themselves.
High tech early stage product startups with at least one founder or a subsidiary based in India. Even if you are in the pre-product or pre-revenue stage, you are encouraged to apply. We have no restrictions on valuation size and are open to evaluating startups from any business model focusing on building a US or global business. Being an Inkle customer is not a prerequisite for submitting a pitch, but we'd love to help!
Our panel will systematically review pitches and curate a cohort of ambitious companies to showcase.
Notification of your selection status will be provided by Inkle by 31st Dec 2023.
If selected, you will be introduced on a double opt-in basis to the investors who wish to meet you.
If not selected, you are welcome to pitch again after further progress.
Due to the high volume of submissions, we regretfully cannot offer personalised feedback on individual pitch submissions. Nevertheless, you can enhance your pitch or prepare for future submissions by participating in our expert sessions or exploring our published content on our blog.
Inkle Raise is not a accelerator, incubator or investor. We provide warm introductions, events and tools for free to the community of founders who apply. Many of these founders will hopefully elect to do business with Inkle.
You are eligible to pitch once every six months.
We invite high-quality, active investors of various kinds, including VCs, angels, scouts and syndicates.
No. It's free.
For Investors
US VCs and angels often don't get India-based dealflow without feet on the ground, and because India founders don't reach out to you. Inkle Raise fills that gap, providing a liquid platform for receiving vetted and curated pitches from quality early stage teams that you probably haven't heard of before.
No, the batch deadlines are only for founders. Investors will stay in out database and receive all batches.
Still have questions?
Reach out to our support team if you have any additional questions regarding filing.
