New Delhi, July 11 -- Mumbai-based live entertainment startup thumpN has raised more than $3.75 million in pre-seed funding from a mix of music artists and business leaders as it looks to build an AI-native event discovery and ticketing platform for India's growing live entertainment market.

The round includes backing from Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Paytm CFO Madhur Deora, Capitalmind co-founder Shray Chandra, Hyperlink Brand Solutions founder VG Jairam, and music artists Arijit Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan and Badshah.

Speaking to CIOL, Varun Khare, Chief Executive Officer of thumpN, said the funding gives the company a healthy runway for the next couple of years. He said the capital will primarily be used to strengthen its product ...