First Cheque

Venture Capital

Early institutional pre-seed fund backing India's most ambitious founders, often at the idea or paper-plan stage.

Bengaluru, India · 22+ investments · 20 portfolio companies

Seed
Pre-Seed
Headquarters
Bengaluru, India
Founded
2018
Portfolio Companies
20
Total Investments
22
Last Investment
Dec 2024
Geographic Focus
India

Indexed holds 20 portfolio companies and 22 funding rounds for this investor. The full record is or through the API.

Investment Thesis

Aims to be the first institutional backer of a startup at the pre-seed stage, sometimes investing before a product exists, then supports founders toward an institutional raise.

First Cheque is a Venture Capital firm based in Bengaluru, India. It has made 22 investments, including Skillbee, Loopin and RecordBook.

Portfolio20

Co-investors24

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Venture Capital ×19 · Accelerator ×4 · Angel Group ×1 · 38 shared rounds

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