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First Cheque
Venture capital · India · Asia Pacific
First Cheque is an investment firm that backs founders from the ideation stage, investing in teams at the paper-plan, pre-product and MVP stages. It provides first cheques of up to $500k and supports portfolio companies with demo days, mentorship, expert connects and service-provider credits.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningFintech
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Or find every investor that fitsFirst Cheque lists 92 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 4 funding rounds, 2 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 75% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (22%), Fintech (17%) and Enterprise Software (12%). 79% of its companies are based in India. It invests most often alongside All In Capital, IndiaQuotient and Astir Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name First Cheque, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not First Cheque's whole history. Rounds on record name 4 companies; its own site lists 92. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 25% |
| Seed | 75% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 4 | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 95th | 92 companies |
| Recent activity | 82th | 4 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 22th | 22% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
Show as a table
| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 22% | 18% |
| Fintech | 17% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 12% | 8% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 10% | 6% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 9% | 15% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
| Space & Defense | 5% | 3% |
| Consumer | 5% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| All In Capital | 12 |
| IndiaQuotient | 10 |
| Astir Ventures | 6 |
| Upsparks Capital | 6 |
| Y Combinator | 6 |
| LetsVenture | 5 |
| Stride Ventures | 5 |
| Accel | 4 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers92100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare First Cheque head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with First Cheque| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2026 | Pre-Seed Led | |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Seed |
Round details for First Cheque
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in First Cheque's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
92 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sundays offers customized tours and packages for couples | Legal & ComplianceConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Ambitio helps students get accepted into their desired universities globally by providing personalized strategies and guidance | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| Astrogate Labs provides advanced laser communication systems across terrestrial, air and space environments. | Space & DefenseCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Bellatrix Aerospace develops and manufactures satellite propulsion solutions, including electric, green, nano, and other types of thrusters and orbital platforms. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Biddano operates a B2B healthcare marketplace connecting pharmacies with manufacturers and distributors | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Bitespeed provides an AI-based operating system for e-commerce marketing, sales, and support | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Blitz provides last-mile delivery services for direct-to-consumer brands | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company produces and sells various snack foods, including chips, toasties, and protein wafers. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Brysk develops autonomous checkout solutions for retail shopping using AI and computer vision. | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Capgrid is a tech-enabled company for precision parts and components that transforms supply chains through expertise in cloud manufacturing, dynamic fulfillment, and quality assurance. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Chirrup provides communication services for tour operators, handling conversations, follow-ups, and review requests | Legal & ComplianceEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| ClaimBuddy provides health insurance claim assistance for hospitals, doctors, and patients | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Confido Health develops and implements AI agents to automate healthcare operations, such as appointment scheduling and insurance verification, for medical and dental providers. | Healthcare & Biotech | Apr 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| CustomFit.ai provides personalization, A/B testing, and conversion rate optimization services for e-commerce businesses | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Delight Chat provides omnichannel customer support and WhatsApp marketing software for ecommerce brands | E-commerce & MarketplacesSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Diagna AI automates fax and referral management for specialty healthcare practices | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Disrupt builds and operates companies, including those in the technology and fitness sectors, without external funding | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Drinkprime provides water purifiers on a subscription basis in India | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Dubpro.ai provides AI-powered video dubbing and translation services for content localization. | Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Eazybe provides a sales intelligence platform for WhatsApp and CRM | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- firstcheque.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 22 Jan 2026
- Companies checked
- 92
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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