Circle raises ₹25 crore seed funding led by Nexus Venture Partners

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    "title": "Circle raises ₹25 crore seed funding led by Nexus Venture Partners - ET Entrepreneur",
    "excerpt": "Founded in 2025 by Chirag Kataruka and Ankit Misra, Circle operates a managed marketplace for pre-owned goods, combining AI-led technology, human verification, secure payments and logistics. Managed customer-to-customer (C2C) marketplace Circle has raised ₹25 crore in a seed funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners , with participation from existing investors Titan Capital and Raveen Sastry, co-founder of Myntra. Ajith Pai, chief operating officer of Delhivery, also participated as an angel investor. Event VentureX - The Conclave An investor-only, approval-led conclave built exclusively for people who deploy, allocate or manage investment capital. A 250+-person curated private-capital room. Fri, 04 Dec 2026 Bengaluru Register Now Event The Family Capital Fellowship The Family Capital Fellowship Sat, 12 Dec 2026 Mumbai Register Now Award ET Entrepreneur Awards 2027 The 4th Edition of the ET Entrepreneur Awards marks another milestone in our journey of celebrating India’s most visionary business leaders. Nominations till Mon, 30 Nov 2026 Nominate Now Show More The company will use the capital to expand beyond Bengaluru, invest in AI-powered pricing, product discovery and verification, and grow its network of Trust Hubs and logistics partners. Founded in 2025 by Chirag Kataruka and Ankit Misra, Circle operates a managed marketplace for pre-owned goods , combining AI-led...",
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