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u/yamayamma

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Got Into Founding 500, can't afford the $200 fee to claim the 20k credits.

Building a bootstrapped SaaS platform in the Consumer Research/Intelligence space for non-english markets. Had applied for the program in May and got accepted.

I can't let this opportunity go, since 20k worth of inference credits is a lot for someone bootstrapped like me and worth months of runway.

I'm a Marketeer with almost 10 years of experience in B2B Marketing (large part of it being SaaS and the rest across Media, Non-Profit and Aerospace).

Got laid off last year and lost my mother to cancer. Which left me both bankrupt and devastated. I'm building my life back from scratch with my new venture.

I'd be really grateful if anyone here can help me raise this signing fee. I'd be very happy to treat this as an loan and not a free meal/sponsorship.

Writing a $500 cheque is the first thing I'll do when I raise capital.

PS. Not sure if this is the right sub for a request like this, but I thought I'll try my luck in such desperate times. Apologies to the mods in advance if this violates community guidelines.

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u/yamayamma — 9 days ago
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Looking to raise funds for a B2B AI field research & intelligence platform

Hi r/StartupIndia,

I'm a founder building an AI-first field research platform. Starting with FMCG and pharma, but the problem exists in any industry where sales happen offline, and HQ is flying blind on why.

Why this exists:
Brands collectively spend billions every year trying to understand their customers. Nielsen reports, agency research, and focus groups. And yet the richest signal sits with people they are already paying.

Hundreds of field reps visiting shops, distributors, and doctors every single day. Those reps hear exactly why a product is not selling, which competitor just dropped price, and what the customer actually wants.

That conversation dies in a WhatsApp message nobody reads and never reaches anyone who makes decisions.

Research agencies are slow and expensive (I have personally charged lakhs in the past to do this manually). Surveys do not work on shopkeepers. The conversation just dies.

Their delivery driver is already at the counter. We give them a 90-second research flow. AI agents handle the rest.

I'm building specifically for non-english markets where the customer speaks Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, and dozens of other native languages. That is where the problem is still completely unsolved.

Status:

  • Validated manually with one paying client, the software is pre-revenue
  • V1 live, field agent app ready
  • A brand with 30 to 100 reps can start today
  • Low burn, fully focused

Looking for:

50 to 60L angel or strategic investment. More than capital, I want to co-build with someone who has lived this problem. Funds go into product hardening and first anchor partnerships.

If you are an angel, FMCG, pharma, agri, banking/Insurance operator, ex-Nielsen or IMRB type, research agency founder, or B2B SaaS builder who gets this space, happy to share demo, numbers, and take blunt feedback.

DM or comment.

u/yamayamma — 23 days ago
▲ 4 r/AngelInvesting+1 crossposts

Looking to raise funds for a B2B AI field research & intelligence platform

Hi r/StartupIndia,

I'm a founder building an AI-first field research platform. Starting with FMCG and pharma, but the problem exists in any industry where sales happen offline, and HQ is flying blind on why.

Why this exists:
Brands collectively spend billions every year trying to understand their customers. Nielsen reports, agency research, and focus groups. And yet the richest signal sits with people they are already paying.

Hundreds of field reps visiting shops, distributors, and doctors every single day. Those reps hear exactly why a product is not selling, which competitor just dropped price, and what the customer actually wants.

That conversation dies in a WhatsApp message nobody reads and never reaches anyone who makes decisions.

Research agencies are slow and expensive (I have personally charged lakhs in the past to do this manually). Surveys do not work on shopkeepers. The conversation just dies.

Their delivery driver is already at the counter. We give them a 90-second research flow. AI agents handle the rest.

I'm building specifically for non-english markets where the customer speaks Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, and dozens of other native languages. That is where the problem is still completely unsolved.

Status:

  • Validated manually with one paying client, the software is pre-revenue
  • V1 live, field agent app ready
  • A brand with 30 to 100 reps can start today
  • Low burn, fully focused

Looking for:

50 to 60L angel or strategic investment. More than capital, I want to co-build with someone who has lived this problem. Funds go into product hardening and first anchor partnerships.

If you are an angel, FMCG, pharma, agri, banking/Insurance operator, ex-Nielsen or IMRB type, research agency founder, or B2B SaaS builder who gets this space, happy to share demo, numbers, and take blunt feedback.

DM or comment.

u/yamayamma — 25 days ago