1Crowd

Before you write

• 1Crowd says it backs pre-seed to Series A+ and is sector-agnostic, so stage matters more than sector. Say which stage you are at in the first line.
• The site mentions co-investment alongside its funds. Ask whether your round is led by 1Crowd or whether it joins other investors.

How to reach them

• Email a short company summary to pitchtous@1crowd.co. This is the route the site gives for founders.
• Use info@1crowd.co only for general questions.
• The site publishes no form, deadline or reply time, so follow up politely after a reasonable gap.

What founders say they value

• Hands-on help with planning, governance and fundraising.
• Introductions to other investors and portfolio companies.
• Continued backing in later rounds.

Know before you pitch

• No fund size, cheque size or sector rules are published, so ask early.
• The investor-membership FAQ is archived and is not about funding founders.

1Crowd is a venture capital fund manager based in Mumbai. It describes itself as a SEBI registered early-stage venture capital fund and says it backs pre-seed to Series A+ opportunities. Its funds are registered as Category I alternative investment funds of the angel fund type, and the manager is Zeva Capsol Private Limited, which trades as 1Crowd.

Who 1Crowd backs

Its site calls the strategy sector-agnostic, so there is no sector list to match yourself against. Founders named on the site include Rocketium and Kreedo, and the portfolio page lists dozens of other companies by logo. Founders quoted on the home page say 1Crowd was their first institutional investor, joined a pre-Series A round, and then took part in a Series A round. The fund describes its aim as a family of funds that follows a startup from inception to maturity, so it expects to take part in later rounds.

How the fund works with you

Beyond the investment, 1Crowd says it works with portfolio companies on organisational development, strategic planning, business expansion and financial stewardship. Its home page lists help with financial planning, culture and structure, strategy, introductions to clients and partners, and governance and compliance. Founders quoted on the site mention board involvement and pressure on planning, governance and fundraising discipline. A separate mentors page lists a network of mentors for entrepreneurs.

How to pitch 1Crowd

The only route into the fund that the site publishes is email: it asks founders to share a short company summary at pitchtous@1crowd.co. There is no application form, no intake window, no eligibility checklist and no deadline on the site, and it does not say how decisions are made or how long a reply takes. General questions go to info@1crowd.co. Keep the note short and say your stage and what you are raising for.

Who runs it

Anup Kuruvilla, Anil Gudibande and Natasha Kothari founded 1Crowd in 2015. The site lists a team and a group of external directors and advisors. The registered office is in Khar West, Mumbai.

Registrations and investor side

The two funds, 1Funds Trust and 1Funds Trust 2, are SEBI registered Category I AIFs, and Zeva Capsol is also registered as a co-investment portfolio manager. Much of the site speaks to investors who put money into the funds, including a login for investors and entrepreneurs. As a founder you only need the pitch email. The site does not publish fund size or cheque size, so ask before assuming how much a round can include. Older FAQ pages on the site describe an earlier investor-membership model and should not be read as current terms.