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Overview

Who we areCouchpotato is an early-stage VC fund focused on partnering with talented founders through pre-seed and seed stage. Led by experienced entrepreneurs, we provide up to $100K in initial capital and hands-on support across growth, product, hiring, and fundraising to empower startups on their journey. Couchpotato is founder-first, acting as true partners and advocates from day one.

Value addAt Couchpotato, capital is just the beginning. We take an active role in empowering founders beyond the initial investment.
Our experienced team advises startups on refining product-market fit, building efficient go-to-market strategies, hiring key roles, and raising future rounds. We connect founders to our network of advisors, technical talent, potential customers and follow-on investors.
By sharing playbooks and facilitating pilot projects, we help founders avoid common pitfalls. Our portfolio companies collaborate to leverage collective knowledge.
We designed Couchpotato's operational support to provide maximum leverage with minimum dilution. We focus on the highest value activities that de-risk and accelerate startup journeys.
Our goal is to supercharge portfolio companies through focused expertise. We view ourselves as partners in building enduring businesses, not just sources of capital.
Firm typeAngel network
Global HQ

Bengaluru, India

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Thesis

Funding requirementsWe invest in SaaS, fintech, future of work, climate tech, dev tools and more. We’re thesis-driven but also founder-focused in our approach.

At Couchpotato, we believe that exceptional founders are the driving force behind transformative companies. Our mission is to empower ambitious entrepreneurs by providing patient capital and hands-on support in the earliest stages of startup journeys.

We invest pre-seed and seed, writing $100K checks as a founder's first outside capital. This enables entrepreneurs to get started and gain momentum without substantial dilution.

In addition to flexible financing, we take an active role in helping de-risk the startup process. Our team of experienced operators advises on growth, product-market fit, hiring key roles, forming partnerships, and raising future rounds.

We leverage our network to connect portfolio companies with advisors, customers, technical talent and follow-on investors. By sharing playbooks and facilitating pilot projects, we help founders avoid common pitfalls.

Our ideal founders are relentless learners who demonstrate grit, creativity and vision. We believe diverse, well-rounded teams outperform those with narrow expertise. Founders we back question assumptions, communicate effectively, and balance passion with pragmatism.

We designed Couchpotato to provide maximum autonomy with accountability. Our founder-friendly terms empower startups to take risks and maintain control. We drive alignment through transparency and only succeed when our portfolio succeeds.

If you are an ambitious innovator ready to take the leap, we want to fund you on your journey. Let’s build the future together, $100K check at a time.
Funding stages1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue
LeadNever
Check size$10k to $100k
Target countries India USA Singapore Japan

Team

Vinamr BajajAssociate
I invest in B2B Startups

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Websitehttps://couchpotato.vc
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