# First Cheque

> First Cheque is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 122 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 122
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 16%
- Fund size: $4.5M
- Last fund: Jul 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/firstcheque/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/firstcheque
- Website: http://www.firstcheque.vc/

First Cheque is a VC fund in Mumbai focused on Software and Information Technology. First Cheque Built and Exited Founders, Product Leaders, Growth Leaders, and also angel investors. A lot of change They bring is in how to think- based on first principles, based on data, building a data driven organisation, setting up teams for performance et al. Most importantly, They will help you graduate to the next level of your journey.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $242k–$3M |
| Pre-Seed | $130k–$999k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 30 | 25% |
| Information Technology | 15 | 12% |
| Internet | 14 | 11% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 14 | 11% |
| SaaS | 11 | 9% |

153 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 74 | 61% |
| Pre-Seed | 32 | 26% |
| Angel | 3 | 2% |
| Series A | 3 | 2% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 94 | 77% |
| United States | 16 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kushal Bhagia | CEO | 28 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kushal-bhagia |
| Prateek Agarwal | Investment Lead | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prateek-agarwal-fb9a |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Onpoint | Onpoint is an exclusive rewards and cashback platform that aggregates affiliate commissions and gift card discounts into a single loyalty currency | $600K | Pre-Seed | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Lorazzo | Lorazzo makes water-efficient bathroom and kitchen fixtures and fittings with sleek designs and tech-savvy functionality. | $545.8K | Seed | Jan 21, 2026 |  |
| 30 Sundays | 30 Sundays provides travel planning services and vacation packages designed for couples. The company creates personalized itineraries that combine flights, accommodations, transportation, activities, and dining recommendations while emphasizing transparent pricing and curated travel options. It also offers an AI-powered itinerary analysis tool thatreviews travel plans, along with a mobile application that provides itinerary management, travel documents, destination information, restaurant recommendations, translations, and AI-assisted travel guidance before and during trips. | $770K | Pre-Seed | Nov 05, 2024 |  |
| BitScale | BitScale enables growth teams to create scalable AI operations. Bitscale is developing a new form of UI that allows sales and marketing professionals to automate their manual procedures, making them 10X more successful. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 19, 2024 |  |
| Wuri | Wuri is an AI firm that transform web stories into captivating audio-visual novels. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Apr 03, 2024 |  |
| Dubpro.ai | Deepsync aims to scale modern content by augmenting human voice. Our voice cloning technology allows people and companies to create better voice experiences. | $500K | Seed | Mar 04, 2024 |  |
| getcrux | GetCrux is an AI Copilot for Performance Marketing. We help media buyers take the right actions at the right time and boost performance. | $1.7M | Seed | Feb 08, 2024 |  |
| Medial | Medial App is an alternative professional social media platform focussed on the startup ecosystem of India. It is a fresh take on the cream of the industry. Get relevant and apt data/news and current trends update around FinTech, EdTech, SaaS, Gaming startups, Layoff Alerts, Funding Alerts, AI startups, ML, Shutdowns and much more. Medial isyour one stop destination for workplace communication and exploration. Currently we have a super accurate and relevant news feed around startups and the venture capital industry along with Private equity news. We will soon be introducing Feed and Product page along with company pages and jobs + internal networking tools like users search and Dm's. We are trying to build the most honed community of professionals around the world. Currently focussed on India, the platform will go international soon. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Jan 17, 2024 |  |
| Ambitio | Ambitio is an AI tool that helps you with your entire study abroad adventure, from program selection to drafting your application and achieving those dream admissions. | $186.7K | Pre-Seed | Jan 10, 2024 |  |
| Kosh | Revolutionize your reconciliation process with automated solutions. Accelerate efficiency, minimize errors, and increase accuracy with cutting-edge technology designed to streamline your financial operations. Say goodbye to manual tasks and embrace the future of reconciliations with seamless automation tools at your fingertips. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |

10 of 122 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does First Cheque invest in?

First Cheque invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 122 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is First Cheque's check size?

First Cheque typically joins rounds of $242k–$3M at Seed and $130k–$999k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds First Cheque participates in.

### How do I contact First Cheque?

Public channels for First Cheque include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at First Cheque?

The team at First Cheque includes Kushal Bhagia (CEO) and Prateek Agarwal (Investment Lead). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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