India Seed Round · ₹15 Cr · 15% Equity · Closing Soon

    Own 15% of India's NFC category — before the West arrives.

    • 63M SMEs · 400M networking professionals
    • 75%+ NFC-ready smartphones in market
    • Zero dominant Indian NFC + CRM player
    • ₹15 Cr = 15% equity · before global rivals localise
    ₹7,309 Cr
    India NFC Market by 2032 · 16.5% CAGR
    ₹79.80 Cr
    Year 1 Revenue (20 L × ₹399)
    ₹37.80 Cr
    Year 1 Net Profit
    Y1 Revenue / Investment
    10×
    Scale Y1 → Y3
    01 · Executive Summary

    The whole business in 5 lines.

    For the investor who has 90 seconds.

    The Business

    India's first Professional Brand Presence Platform — NFC smart business cards + brand pages + native CRM, all built in-house.

    Positioning

    Professionals waste 88% of paper cards and juggle 5+ tools. We replace it all with one tap — and own the relationship layer with built-in CRM.

    Investment Rationale

    ₹7,309 Cr India NFC market by 2032 (16.5% CAGR). No dominant Indian player. 12-18 month window. 100% proprietary stack.

    Key Metrics

    ₹10.3L organic revenue · 317 paying customers · 50+ countries · 5.0★. Year 1 target ₹79.80 Cr revenue / ₹37.80 Cr profit.

    Deal Contours

    Raising ₹15 Cr for Year 1 India operations — Team ₹3 Cr · Marketing ₹4.5 Cr · Inventory ₹6 Cr · Machines ₹1 Cr · Misc ₹0.5 Cr.

    02 · The Problem

    The relationship layer for Indian professionals is broken.

    India has 75%+ NFC phones, 63M SMEs, 400M networking professionals — and no Indian platform owns the gap.

    88%

    paper cards thrown out within 7 days — every lost card is a lost lead.

    5+

    platforms a professional juggles (LinkedIn · website · Calendly · CRM · portfolio).

    ₹50K+/yr

    CRM cost (Salesforce, HubSpot) — out of reach for India's 63M SMEs and 400M professionals.

    0

    dominant Indian NFC + CRM platform exists today. Global players have no India strategy.

    Why now · Why us

    Despite India having 75%+ NFC-enabled smartphones and 63M SMEs hungry for digital tools, professionals still rely on disposable paper cards and unaffordable foreign CRMs. The few NFC players in market (Blinq, HiHello, Popl) price in USD, ship from overseas, and offer no native CRM — leaving the entire Indian relationship-layer up for grabs.

    03 · Solution & Why Better

    One tap. Four products. One platform.

    NFC + brand pages + native CRM + analytics — bundled in a stack no competitor matches.

    One Tap Sharing

    NFC cards tap any smartphone. Instantly share profile, contact, portfolio, booking. No app for recipients.

    Brand Pages

    Customisable web pages — bio, services, gallery, blog, testimonials. Update from a single dashboard.

    QR Fallback

    For older phones and printed media. Same powerful profile, accessible via camera scan.

    Native Sales CRM

    Built-in Kanban pipeline, deal tracking, tasks. ₹4,999 lifetime — vs ₹50K+/yr for Salesforce.

    Our Moat — 5 things no competitor combines
    • Only platform that bundles NFC + Brand Pages + native CRM in one stack.
    • 100% proprietary technology — every line built by our team in India. Zero third-party dependency.
    • India-first pricing (₹299 cards · ₹99/yr SaaS) accessible to 63M SMEs — no competitor matches.
    • Local assembly · 48-hour delivery · no customs delays, lower COGS.
    • Affiliate and franchise tools built natively — competitors have neither.
    25 Live Platform Capabilities — Inside Every NFC Card Dashboard
    Profile & Brand
    Details
    Social Links
    Multi Profile
    Contact Display
    Templates
    Content & Showcase
    Documents
    Blog
    Products
    Gallery
    Testimonials
    Engagement
    Password Protection
    Visibility & Order
    Bookings
    Get Reviews
    Add to Wallet
    CRM & Leads
    Sales CRM (Kanban)
    Contact Leads
    Enquiries
    Subscribers
    Card Scanner
    Utilities & Data
    Analytics
    Custom Forms
    Data Export
    Location Tracker
    URL Redirector
    04 · Competitive Landscape

    The category is being validated. India has no leader yet.

    Global NFC + digital business-card players have raised $68M+ combined in the last 4 years. None of them price for India. None of them ship a native Sales CRM. That is our opening.

    Funding Raised by Direct Competitors (Public Sources)
    Blinq$25M Series A · May 2025
    $28.5 M
    Linq$20M Series A · Dec 2025 (pivoting to AI)
    $27.8 M
    HiHello$7.5M Series A · Jul 2021
    $10 M
    PoplSeed · 2021
    $2.2 M

    Sources: CB Insights, TechCrunch, Newswire, parsers.vc. Figures verified via published funding announcements. No estimates.

    Investor Takeaway

    Top-tier VCs have already validated this category with $68M+ in disclosed funding to Western players. Yet every one of them is priced in USD, ships from overseas, and has no India go-to-market. Lets Connect is the only contender combining NFC hardware, brand pages and a native Sales CRM at India-affordable price points — and we are entering the market at a fraction of the valuations these competitors raised at.

    Platform Capability Comparison
    Product features only — what users actually get inside the platform.
    CapabilityLets ConnectBlinqHiHelloPoplLinq
    NFC Hardware(via 3rd party)
    Brand Page
    Lead Capture
    Booking (Built-in)(via Calendly)
    Analytics
    CRM SyncBuilt-in (no 3rd party)Salesforce, HubSpotSalesforce, HubSpotSalesforce, HubSpot
    Sales CRM (Native)
    Custom Forms
    Profile Visibility Control
    Source: Public product pages & pricing for each competitor (verified). Lets Connect features are live in production.
    05 · Market Opportunity

    ₹7,309 Cr by 2032. India's NFC market has no leader.

    16.5% CAGR. 75%+ NFC phone penetration. International players still pricing in USD.

    ₹7,309 Cr
    India NFC Market 2032
    16.5% CAGR
    63 M
    Indian SMEs (TAM)
    priced-out of foreign CRMs
    400 M+
    Indian Professionals
    active networkers
    75%+
    NFC-enabled phones
    infrastructure ready
    05 · Revenue Model & GTM

    Five revenue streams. Hardware + SaaS + B2B + Channel.

    Hardware funds the acquisition. SaaS compounds the margin. Franchise & affiliate scale without capital.

    Stream 01
    NFC Card Sales (Hardware)

    PVC · Metal · Wooden cards · ₹299-999. Sold via website, Amazon, Flipkart, retail.

    Core B2C
    Stream 02
    Corporate Bulk Orders

    Branded NFC cards for entire teams. High-volume orders from corporates, startups & events.

    B2B
    Stream 03
    Platform SaaS

    Annual subscriptions · CRM · Analytics · Lead capture · Booking. 85%+ gross margin.

    Recurring · ₹99/yr
    Stream 04
    Affiliate & Reseller

    Influencers, agencies & resellers earn commission per card sold. Zero-overhead growth.

    Zero CAC
    Stream 05
    Franchise Network

    Regional partners scale distribution city-by-city without adding overheads.

    B2B2C
    GTM Strategy — 6 channels
    High Priority
    Organic Social
    TikTokInstagramLinkedInYouTube Shorts
    Long-term
    SEO & Content
    Google OrganicBlogsProgrammatic SEO
    Immediate
    Marketplaces
    AmazonFlipkartEtsyTikTok Shop
    High Intent
    Paid Ads
    GoogleMetaLinkedInYouTube
    Zero CAC
    Influencers
    CreatorsCoachesIndustry Voices
    Community
    College + B2B
    100 Colleges/yrBNIChambersEvents
    06 · Traction

    Profitable. Organic. Globally validated — pre-raise.

    Every number below happened before a single rupee of marketing spend.

    ₹10.3 L

    Organic revenue · 5 months · pre-marketing

    317

    Paying customers across 6 channels

    5.0★

    200+ reviews · Amazon, eBay, website

    50+

    Countries reached with zero ad spend

    “317 customers across 50+ countries — eBay, Amazon UK, Amazon US, Amazon Canada, website, offline. This raise is the first time we are putting fuel on a fire that is already burning.”

    07 · The Team · India

    A founder-led operator team scaling NFC across India.

    Investors back people first. A hands-on founder who built the entire platform, guided by two 30-year core mentors - already shipping, already profitable, already scaling.

    1
    Founder-Led
    108+
    Combined Years of Experience
    100%
    Platform Built In-House
    2
    30+ Yr Core Mentors
    Founders

    The operator core - building product, running operations and owning the engineering stack end-to-end.

    AB
    Arun Babu Veeranki
    Co-Founder & CEO · 10+ Yrs
    ProductTechnologyStrategyDigital Marketing

    Leads product, technology and strategy. 10+ years in digital marketing and web development; designed and built the LetsConnect platform end to end and is the named inventor on the UK patent application.

    SM
    Swathi Mothipally
    Co-Founder, Commercial & Customer Success · Commercial
    SalesPartnershipsMarketplacesCustomer Success

    Leads sales, partnerships, marketplace channels (eBay, Amazon, TikTok Shop) and customer experience.

    BT
    Brahma Teja Challa
    Co-Founder, Operations & Compliance · Operations
    FulfilmentSupply ChainQuality ControlCompliance

    Leads fulfilment, supply chain, quality control and regulatory/compliance, ensuring every card ships on time and to spec.

    Our Core Mentors

    Backed by 60+ years of business-building wisdom.

    Two veteran operators advise the company on scaling, product strategy and multi-market execution — bringing decades of pattern-recognition that money alone cannot buy.

    J
    Jagadish
    Core Mentor · Business Scaling · 30+ Yrs

    Three decades of building, scaling and exiting businesses. Advises on go-to-market, organisational design and global expansion strategy.

    A
    Ayyappa
    Core Mentor · Product & Operations · 30+ Yrs

    30+ years across product, operations and corporate governance. Mentors on unit economics, supply chain and multi-market execution.

    Why this team wins: a founder who already scaled a UK consumer brand to £5M+, a COO running dual-country ops, an 8-year CTO owning the stack, dedicated AI & ecommerce leads, and two 30-year mentors guiding strategy — all operating at an India cost base with UK/US/UAE pricing. That is the moat.

    08 · Financials & Unit Economics

    59% gross card margin. 85%+ SaaS margin. ₹818 Cr by Year 3.

    Clean unit economics on both hardware and software. Profitable from Year 1.

    Unit Economics
    NFC Business Card
    ₹399
    MRP · PVC · Metal · Wooden
    ₹45
    NFC Chip
    ₹55
    Card + Print
    ₹25
    Packaging
    ₹40
    Logistics
    Cost
    ₹165
    Profit
    ₹234
    Margin
    59%
    Recurring Revenue
    Platform SaaS
    ₹99/yr
    CRM · Analytics · Booking
    30%
    Y2 Renewal Rate
    85%+
    SaaS Margin

    Premium features unlock for ₹99/yr. Active card base compounds year on year — pure-margin recurring layer on top of hardware.

    🇮🇳 India — 3-Year Revenue Projection
    MetricYear 1
    20 L cards
    Year 2
    50 L cards
    Year 3
    2 Cr cards
    Investment₹15 Cr₹37.50 Cr₹150 Cr
    Card Revenue₹79.80 Cr₹199.50 Cr₹798.00 Cr
    Card Profit₹46.80 Cr₹117.00 Cr₹468.00 Cr
    SaaS Renewal (85% margin)₹5.94 Cr₹20.79 Cr
    Total Revenue₹79.80 Cr₹205.44 Cr₹818.79 Cr
    Net Profit₹37.80 Cr₹92.05 Cr₹385.67 Cr
    Y1 Revenue / Investment
    ₹218 Cr
    Y3 Net Profit
    10×
    Scale Y1 → Y3
    10 · What You Get

    15% equity. Clear path to IPO.

    One fixed offer. No negotiation, no dilution surprise. ₹15 Cr into Lets Connect India buys you 15% fully-diluted equity, full investor rights, and a defined exit path through FY 2028-29 (NSE Emerge / Mainboard) IPO or secondary.

    The Offer
    15%
    Fully-diluted equity · fixed · non-negotiable
    Your Cheque
    ₹15 Cr
    Post-Money Valuation
    ₹100 Cr
    Pre-Money Valuation
    ₹85 Cr
    Year 3 Revenue Plan
    ₹818.79 Cr
    15% Fully-Diluted Equity
    Locked allocation in Lets Connect India entity. Fixed offer — non-negotiable cap to protect founder control through Series A.
    Board Observer / Seat
    Observer seat at 5%+ check size · full board seat at 10%+ · quarterly board meetings, monthly KPI dashboard.
    1× Non-Participating Preference
    Liquidation preference protects principal on any exit below valuation · broad-based weighted-average anti-dilution.
    Pro-Rata + Tag-Along
    Right to participate pro-rata in Series A / B to defend ownership · tag-along on any founder secondary sale.
    Information Rights
    Monthly management accounts · quarterly investor letter · audited annual P&L · full access to data room.
    IPO Path · FY 2028-29 (NSE Emerge / Mainboard)
    Targeted listing window FY 2028-29 (NSE Emerge / Mainboard) once consolidated revenue crosses scale threshold · secondary buyback option available from Series B.
    Year 3 Stake Value · Valuation Scenarios

    Based on planned Year 3 revenue of ₹818.79 Cr and net profit of ₹385.67 Cr, applied to standard SaaS-hardware hybrid revenue multiples. Conservative anchored to slow-growth comparables; upside reflects category leaders.

    Conservative
    revenue multiple
    Company Valuation
    ₹2,456 Cr
    Your 15% Stake Worth
    ₹368 Cr
    24.5× cash-on-cash on investment
    Base Case
    revenue multiple
    Company Valuation
    ₹4,094 Cr
    Your 15% Stake Worth
    ₹614 Cr
    41× cash-on-cash on investment
    Upside
    revenue multiple
    Company Valuation
    ₹6,550 Cr
    Your 15% Stake Worth
    ₹983 Cr
    65× cash-on-cash on investment

    Illustrative only · not a forecast or guarantee of returns. Stake value crystallises on a liquidity event (Series A/B secondary, strategic acquisition, or IPO). Actual valuation set by future market-clearing investors.

    11 · Fundraise Ask

    Raising ₹15 Cr — Year 1 India operations.

    Every rupee mapped to inventory, marketing, team and machines. Profitable in Year 1.

    Seed Round · India
    ₹15 Crore
    Year 1 — India Operations
    ₹79.80 Cr
    Y1 Revenue (20 L × ₹399)
    ₹37.80 Cr
    Y1 Net Profit
    20 L
    Cards Year 1
    13 cities
    Launch markets
    Use of Funds · Year 1
    📦
    Cards & Tags Inventory
    40% of total
    ₹6.00 Cr
    📣
    Paid Marketing
    30% of total
    ₹4.50 Cr
    👥
    Team & Office
    20% of total
    ₹3.00 Cr
    ⚙️
    Machines & Printing
    7% of total
    ₹1.00 Cr
    ✈️
    Misc (Travel & Visits)
    3% of total
    ₹0.50 Cr
    📣 Paid Marketing Budget · Year 1 · ₹4.50 Cr
    ₹50 L
    Google Ads
    ₹1.5 Cr
    Influencers
    ₹50 L
    LinkedIn Ads
    ₹50 L
    Meta Ads
    ₹1.5 Cr
    Events & Outdoor
    10 · Take the Meeting

    Let's build India's next category leader.

    Tell us your ticket size. We'll send the full deck and book a call within 48 hours.

    Founder-led conversations, no junior intermediaries.
    Full data room access for serious investors.
    1:1 product walkthrough — CRM, NFC, dashboard.

    Founder-handled within 48 hours. Email arun@letsconnectcard.com