New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Creedom, an AI-based growth coaching platform for content creators, and Guickly, an enterprise AI cost management platform, have raised fresh funding, the companies said.
Creedom
Creedom, an AI-based platform that acts as a growth coach for content creators, has raised Rs 4.1 crore ($0.4 million) in a seed funding round from angel investors at a valuation of Rs 42 crore.
The round included investors such as Leigh Hopkins, former executive vice president and regional CEO at Walmart; Ravi Iyer; Raghunandan G, founder and CEO of Zolve; and Kartheeswaran KK, co-founder and CEO of Ninjacart. It also saw participation from Raghu Nathan Sethuraman, Senthil Kumar TP, and Govindaswamy Megavarnan, who invested through Startup Singam, a south Indian startup investment show.
The company will use the fresh capital to support product development and to expand into the US.
Founded in 2022 by former Ninjacart employees Naveen Murugan, Naveen Sowriraj and Aswin Dhananjai, the Bengaluru-based startup connects to content creators' Instagram and YouTube accounts, analyzes their performance data, and provides personalised guidance on what content is working, what is not, and what to create next.
Guickly
Guickly, which helps enterprises monitor AI expenses, usage, access, and return on investment (RoI), has raised $4.2 million (Rs 39.8 crore) in a seed funding round led by Engineering Capital.
The round also saw participation from Converge VC, Neon Fund, and several angel investors.
Founded by Prashant Jalan, former applied AI lead at Google, the startup optimises AI usage to maintain performance while preventing cost overruns and eliminating token sprawl. It also helps keep sensitive data on-premises and integrates with existing enterprise technology stacks.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from VC Circle.