Founder · Alive App

Vivek Kumar

Founder & CEO of Alive App, an experience tech company based in Bengaluru.

Founder · CEOBengaluruExperience Tech
Founded
2023
Bengaluru, India
Raised to date
$1.6M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
Seed
$1M · September 2026

About

Vivek Kumar is Founder & CEO of Alive App, an experience tech company based in Bengaluru, founded in 2023. Alive App's most recent disclosed round was a Seed of $1M in September 2026.

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Company

Est. 2023
Alive App
Experience Tech · Bengaluru · Active

Alive App is a Bengaluru experience-tech platform helping urban Indians discover and book curated activities across adventure, food, wellness, art, culture and learning. Founded in 2023 by Vivek Kumar, who spent over a decade in India's startup ecosystem as a technologist, incubator and accelerator co-founder and venture investor before taking a break in late 2022, it began after he found that even in Bengaluru the leisure menu ran to cafes, pubs and the occasional film. Rather than aggregating existing supply, it works with creators and venues to build experiences, taking a cut while retainin

Funding
September 2026Seed$1MPowerhouse Ventures (lead), Flipkart Ventures
November 2025Pre-seed$0.63MPowerhouse Ventures (lead), angel investors and operators
Company profile →2 rounds on record

Journey with Alive App

3 milestones
  1. 2023Founded

    Founded by Vivek Kumar after a decade in India's startup ecosystem as a technologist, incubator and accelerator co-founder and venture investor. Launches with five pilot experiences at Prestige, Embassy and Leela Palace venues, promoted through WhatsApp groups.

  2. Nov 2025Funding

    Raises ₹6 crore led by Powerhouse Ventures with angel investors and operators participating, live in Bengaluru and Hyderabad with Goa to follow.

  3. Sep 2026Funding

    Raises $1 million led by Powerhouse Ventures with Flipkart Ventures joining, across six cities with 500-plus experiences and 400-plus creators, and reports its first profitable quarter in Bengaluru.

Coverage

1 story
Funding · 28 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Alive App Raises $1M After Bengaluru Turned Its First Profitable Quarter

Quick answers

Who is Vivek Kumar?

Vivek Kumar is the Founder & CEO of Alive App, an experience tech company based in Bengaluru, founded in 2023.

Who founded Alive App?

StartupFox's company records list Vivek Kumar as Founder & CEO of Alive App.

How much funding has Alive App raised?

Alive App has raised $1.6M across 2 disclosed rounds on record. The latest was a Seed of $1M in September 2026, with Powerhouse Ventures (lead), Flipkart Ventures.

Where is Alive App based?

Alive App is headquartered in Bengaluru, India.

What has StartupFox reported about Vivek Kumar?

StartupFox has published 1 story naming Vivek Kumar; the most recent is “Alive App Raises $1M After Bengaluru Turned Its First Profitable Quarter”.

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