Milestones & recognition

By the numbers and on the record.

What PocketFund has done since launch — the metrics, the milestones, and the awards we've picked up along the way.

Platform metrics

Where PocketFund stands today.

$420M+Committed to founders

across 1,800+ rounds

1,200+Empaneled investors

verified, active

18,000+Founder pipeline

from 22 countries

4,800Ideas pocketed / month

avg 2.1 saves per idea

94%Match precision

measured by close-rate

7 daysMedian to first intro

down from 9 last quarter

22Countries represented

on both sides of the marketplace

96%Founder retention

renewing for round 2

Awards & press

Recognition we don't take for granted.

🏆Product Hunt — #1 Product of the DayLaunch week, 2024

📰Featured in TechCrunch"The fundraising platform built for founders" — 2025

🌟YourStory Tech30Top 30 most innovative startups, 2025

📊Inc42 FinTech 30U30Founding team, 2025

🎖Forbes 30U30 — FinanceFounder & CEO, 2025

🥇India FinTech Forum — Best Marketplace2025

⭐SaaSBOOMi — Editor's Pick2024 & 2025

🏅NASSCOM Emerge 502025

Journey

How we got here.

Q4 2026 — $50M committed in a single quarter

Oct–Dec 2026

Crossed half-a-billion lifetime committed in early 2027 — our fastest quarter on record.

Q3 2026 — Sub-account & SPV support shipped

Sep 2026

Multi-strategy funds and syndicate leads can now run sub-personas under one parent account.

2025 — Series A closed

Aug 2025

$22M led by Sequoia Capital India, with participation from Lightspeed and 14 angel operators.

2025 — 1,000th investor empaneled

Jun 2025

Crossed 1,000 verified investors writing on PocketFund. Today: 1,200+.

2024 — Public launch

Mar 2024

Public launch on Product Hunt — #1 Product of the Day, #3 of the week.

2023 — Founded

Sep 2023

Started in Bengaluru by Anika V. and Rohan M. with a $2M pre-seed from Better Capital + 12 operator-angels.