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After building products at Ultrahuman & Zomato, I'm ecstatic to announce my startup: Dreamspan Excited to partner with Nithin Kamath (Rainmatter by Zerodha), Utsav Somani(iSeed), DeVC, Better Capital, Sameer Brij Verma, Shiv Kapoor, Sankalp Kathuria, Ramakant Sharma, Sahil Chalana, Gokul Nath Sridhar, Ekansh Kaushik & more; who are our day 0 backers in this dream journey. At dreamspan, we’re asking one fundamental question: what’s the future of human healthspan? We’re uncovering answers by building at the intersection of evolutionary biology & current technologies. Read our vision: https://dreamspan.co/ More soon :)

Thrilled to host Utsav Somani, Founder of Offline & Partner at iSeed, for an AMA on Grapevine this Wednesday, 5th March! Previously Utsav set up AngelList in India alongside Naval Ravikant and later led AngelList India as a Partner. At Offline, he is building an invite-only network for seasoned startup founders and leaders to connect, collaborate, and grow. Whether you’re curious to learn about venture capital, building and scaling startups, fostering communities, or his experience in investing and supporting entrepreneurs - Ask Utsav Anything, only on Grapevine :) Personally very excited for this one! Grapevine: Salaries and Career

Bengaluru-based fertility care startup Arva Health has raised $1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by All In Capital, with participation from iSeed, Bharath Founders Fund, and Galaxy. Revolutionizing Fertility Care Founded by Dipalie Bajaj and Nidhi Panchmal, Arva Health aims to streamline fertility care in India, addressing challenges such as fragmentation, high costs, and social stigma. The startup integrates medical services, diagnostics, and personalized support under one roof. “We are not just diagnosing infertility—we are helping people have babies. By improving access and experience, we can significantly enhance outcomes for millions,” said Dipalie Bajaj, Co-founder & CEO of Arva Health. Patient-First Approach Unlike traditional fertility clinics, Arva Health offers comprehensive, patient-centric reproductive care, including: ? At-home fertility testing ? Expert consultations ? IVF & egg freezing ? Fertility coaching The startup’s first flagship clinic in Whitefield, Bengaluru will provide judgment-free fertility services, making the experience more supportive and empowering. Rapid Growth & Expansion Plans So far, Arva Health has helped over 4,000 women, built a 40,000-member community, and is growing at 60% month-over-month. With this funding, the startup plans to: ?? Launch India’s first tech-enabled fertility clinic network, starting in Bengaluru ?? Expand to 10 cities, including Mumbai & Delhi, by 2027 ?? Introduce men’s fertility services ?? Develop a digital platform for continuous fertility support Investor Backing & Industry Impact Kushal Bhagia, Founder of All In Capital, highlighted the importance of pre-IVF fertility care, stating: "Arva Health is addressing a major gap by focusing on fertility testing, egg freezing, and pre-conception care before invasive treatments." Team All in Capital?? Kushal Bhagia| Aditya Singh | Simran Patel | Aman Kesari |Abhay Gupta |

Rocketlane was the first investment from my fund, making this moment particularly special. Congrats Srikrishnan Ganesan on this milestone! ?? https://lnkd.in/geGnZscp

I’ve rented 3 homes in the last 5 years. I’ve always been lucky - the deposit has never been more than 3 months rent, I’ve never had a problem recovering my deposit. But, I’ve heard dozens of horror stories from friends, co-workers & others: 6-9 months of rent as deposit, idiotic reasons given for deductions during deposit refund & much more… In India, most of my friends got financial help from their parents to pay the deposit for their 1st rental house. Almost all of my friends who rent continue to complain about deposits. ?? When I stayed in the UK (pre-2020), all of my friends used a product called “Fronted” which provided a 0-deposit facility to move into rental accommodation… When I came back to India, I always wondered why such a product didn’t exist (**) 4 years later, Ankur Yadav said hi to me at an event in Gurgaon. In the 1st conversation itself - he & his co-founder Navan Jaiswal came across as the right people to solve the deposit problem for tenants in India. This week, Ankur & Navan’s company CirclePe announced its $1M Pre-Seed round led by OTP Ventures with participation from Utsav Somani's iSeed fund, Shiva;s 1947 Rise Fund and Arjun Vaidya (all three close friends!). ??CirclePe allows credit worth tenants in India to move into any home of their choice with a zero-deposit credit facility (provided the landlord agrees). If you see their Instagram page, they are already advertising such homes in NCR & have major B2B partnerships aligned. This is a product which India needs & I’m glad to be a small investor in CirclePe; wishing the team the very best ?? Call to action: Please check the comments for their open roles + my detailed investment memo + disclaimer ??

Always good to collaborate with Suhail Sameer! Let's go Navan Jaiswal, Ankur Yadav ?? https://lnkd.in/gqUW9pVA