Alive App Closes $1 Million to Expand Experience Supply

Alive App, an AI-powered experience-tech platform, has raised $1 million in a seed funding round led by Powerhouse Ventures, with participation from Flipkart Ventures.

The Bengaluru-based startup plans to use the fresh capital to strengthen its product and technology capabilities and expand its experience supply across its existing markets.

Key Highlights

• Alive App raised $1 million in a seed round led by Powerhouse Ventures.
• Flipkart Ventures participated in the funding round.
• The startup offers more than 500 experiences across six Indian markets.
• The company is targeting 3X revenue growth in the coming months.

What is Alive App?

Founded in 2023 by Vivek Kumar, Alive App is an experience-tech platform that helps users discover curated experiences across categories such as adventure, food, wellness, art, culture and learning.

The startup currently operates across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi and Goa. It offers more than 500 experiences through a network of over 400 creators and partners.

Alive App's Funding History

The latest $1 million seed round follows a ₹6 crore pre-seed round raised by Alive App last year. The earlier round was also led by Powerhouse Ventures.

With the latest funding, the company plans to further develop its platform and expand its experience supply.

How Will Alive App Use the New Funding?

Alive App will use the fresh funding to strengthen its product and technology capabilities and increase the supply of experiences across its existing markets.

The company is targeting 3X revenue growth over the next few months. It also plans to increase how frequently users book experiences through its platform.

Alive App's Business Growth

Alive App has expanded to six markets and currently works with more than 400 creators and partners.

The company said that more than 90% of its bookings are for local experiences, reflecting growing demand for activities closer to where consumers live.

The startup also adds around 100 new experiences every month. It said its experience supply in Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and Goa has grown five times faster than during its initial expansion phase.

Alive App has also recorded its first profitable quarter in Bengaluru, which remains its first and largest market.

What Happens Next?

Following the latest funding round, Alive App will focus on expanding its product and experience supply across its existing markets.

The company plans to continue adding new experiences and increase booking frequency while targeting 3X revenue growth in the coming months.

About Alive App

Alive App is an experience-tech platform that helps urban consumers discover curated activities across adventure, food, wellness, art, culture and learning. Founded by Vivek Kumar, the platform operates across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi and Goa, offering more than 500 experiences through a network of 400+ creators and partners. The company is building technology and supply infrastructure for India’s growing experience economy.

Leadership Comments

Vivek Kumar, Founder & CEO, Alive App, said, "Over the last year, the biggest validation for us has been seeing how quickly experiences are being adopted as an upgrade to weekend plans in every city we enter. Mumbai and Chennai are growing much faster than Bengaluru did in its early months, while our supply in the newly launched cities has grown five times faster than in our initial expansion phase. We are now adding around 100 new experiences every month. The opportunity ahead is to make Alive App the default weekend companion for urban India, something people return to every week to discover what they want to do next."

Kshitij Golwalkar, General Partner, Powerhouse Ventures, said, "Alive App stands out as one of the most differentiated and capital-efficient companies we have seen in this category. What is particularly compelling is how the team is using AI not only as a product feature, but across the business to rethink how consumer technology companies can be built, scaled and operated in India. We believe this combination of a strong consumer proposition, differentiated supply and an AI-led operating model gives Alive App the potential to be a leader in India's rapidly growing experience economy."

Read Also - Erad Secures $22 Mn Series A to Expand SME Financing Across the GCC