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Alive App has raised $1 million in a seed round led by Powerhouse Ventures, with Flipkart Ventures participating. Powerhouse also led the Bengaluru company's ₹6 crore pre-seed in November 2025, making this its second investment.
Vivek Kumar founded the company in 2023. He had spent more than a decade in India's startup ecosystem as a technologist, co-founder of an incubator and accelerator, and later a venture investor, before taking a break in late 2022 and finding that even in Bengaluru, with disposable income to spend, the city's leisure options ran to cafes, pubs and the occasional film.
Alive helps users discover and book curated experiences across adventure, food, wellness, art, culture and learning. Rather than only aggregating what already exists, it works with creators and venues to build experiences, taking a cut while retaining control over quality and brand. It started with five pilot experiences at premium venues including Prestige, Embassy and Leela Palace, promoted through WhatsApp groups.
Shorter reports filed today — appointments, filings and moves.
- $1 millionSeed Round
- 6Cities
- 500+, adding ~100 a monthExperiences
- Alive App$1M
- Anmol Industries Filed For₹1,800 Cr
- The ED Has Attached ₹442 C₹442 Cr
- Balwaan Krishi₹100 Cr
- Amaani Has Raised $5 Milli$5M
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9 reports filed for Monday 28 September 2026, compiled from company statements, registry filings and StartupFox reporting. Figures marked reported were not confirmed by the companies named.
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