India, July 7 -- Recently launched live entertainment discovery and ticketing platform thumpN has raised over $3.75 Mn (Rs.35.7 Cr) in its Pre-Seed funding round from a host of investors, including Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma's family office VSS Investco, Paytm CFO Madhur Deora, Hyperlink Brand Solutions' founder VG Jairam and Capitalmind cofounder Shray Chandra. Singers Arijit Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan and Badshah, also joined the startup's cap table.

The startup, which officially launched yesterday (July 6), plans to use the fresh capital to build its AI-powered discovery platform and expand presence across the fast-growing live entertainment ecosystem.

Founded by ex-Paytm Insider COO Varun Khare, thumpN is positioning itself as a...