# TiE Pune

> TiE Pune is a VC fund in Santa Clara backing Artificial Intelligence and Media and Entertainment. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Clara, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tiepune/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/TiEPune
- Website: https://pune.tie.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tiepune/

TiE Pune is a nonprofit network that fosters entrepreneurship through mentoring, networking, and education.The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), was founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley by a group of successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and senior professionals with roots in the Indus region. TiE Global is devoted to entrepreneurs in allindustries, at all stages, from incubation, throughout the entrepreneurial lifecycle.TiE connects the entire entrepreneurship ecosystem from early stage entrepreneurs, serial entrepreneurs, professionals at leading corporations, venture capital, angel investors, thought leaders among others. The organization emphasizes the spirit of giving in all aspects of their work.There are currently 11,000 members, including over 2,500 charter members in 60 chapters across 17 countries.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $700k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 40% |
| Media and Entertainment | 2 | 40% |
| CRM | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |

11 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ExtraaEdge | ExtraaEdge’s Admission & marketing automation CRM software is specifically designed for educational enterprises. Predict, Manage & Increase their admissions. At ExtraaEdge we use the power of data science & machine learning to help the billion dollar education industry predict their sales i.e. admissions.Think of us as Salesforce +Hubspot for education industry. We operate in the 22.6 billion dollar education marketing software space.We do this via our proprietary Admission & Marketing Automation CRM software built dedicated for the edu industry. This helps edu marketing teams reduce the cost of student acquisition & increase their conversions using our software.Use cases : (0) Predict admissions based on historical data, online, social & funnel intelligence. (1) Increase marketing Return On Investment (ROI ) (2) Increase the efficiency of admission counselling teams via smart follow-ups & calendars (3) Accelerate lead engagement via marketing automation playbooks (4) Track your end to end marketing and admissions activities to take decisions. | $1M | Seed | Mar 21, 2021 |  |
| Mugafi | Learn from legends, Building World's first Collaborative Economy | $2M | Seed | Feb 08, 2021 |  |
| Mugafi | Mugafi is a next-generation entertainment company engineering original IPs through a powerful blend of AI, imagination, and cultural storytelling. Combining proprietary AI tools with a creator-first platform, Mugafi enables the development of stories into comics, films, games, and virtual assets at scale. With 30,000+ creators, partnerships acrossIndia, GCC, and SEA, and breakout projects like Kubera, Mugafi is building a vertically integrated studio system — from script ideation to global franchise monetization. | $2M | Seed | Feb 08, 2021 |  |
| ExtraaEdge | ExtraaEdge’s Admission & marketing automation CRM software is specifically designed for educational enterprises. Predict, Manage & Increase their admissions. At ExtraaEdge we use the power of data science & machine learning to help the billion dollar education industry predict their sales i.e. admissions.Think of us as Salesforce +Hubspot for education industry. We operate in the 22.6 billion dollar education marketing software space.We do this via our proprietary Admission & Marketing Automation CRM software built dedicated for the edu industry. This helps edu marketing teams reduce the cost of student acquisition & increase their conversions using our software.Use cases : (0) Predict admissions based on historical data, online, social & funnel intelligence. (1) Increase marketing Return On Investment (ROI ) (2) Increase the efficiency of admission counselling teams via smart follow-ups & calendars (3) Accelerate lead engagement via marketing automation playbooks (4) Track your end to end marketing and admissions activities to take decisions. | $1M | Seed | Dec 04, 2020 |  |
| ExtraaEdge | ExtraaEdge’s Admission & marketing automation CRM software is specifically designed for educational enterprises. Predict, Manage & Increase their admissions. At ExtraaEdge we use the power of data science & machine learning to help the billion dollar education industry predict their sales i.e. admissions.Think of us as Salesforce +Hubspot for education industry. We operate in the 22.6 billion dollar education marketing software space.We do this via our proprietary Admission & Marketing Automation CRM software built dedicated for the edu industry. This helps edu marketing teams reduce the cost of student acquisition & increase their conversions using our software.Use cases : (0) Predict admissions based on historical data, online, social & funnel intelligence. (1) Increase marketing Return On Investment (ROI ) (2) Increase the efficiency of admission counselling teams via smart follow-ups & calendars (3) Accelerate lead engagement via marketing automation playbooks (4) Track your end to end marketing and admissions activities to take decisions. | $700K | Seed | Jan 16, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IAN Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indian-angel-network) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sprout Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sprout-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Supermorpheus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/supermorpheus) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DevX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dev-accelerator-private-limited) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Faad Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/faad-network) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Incisive Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incisive-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does TiE Pune invest in?

TiE Pune invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Media and Entertainment and CRM startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is TiE Pune's check size?

TiE Pune typically joins rounds of $700k–$2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds TiE Pune participates in.

### When did TiE Pune last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for TiE Pune closed in Mar 2021. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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