thumpN Raises $3.75 Mn in Pre-Seed Round

The funding came from well-known music artists, including Arijit Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan, and Badshah, along with several business leaders.

Other investors in the round include Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Madhur Deora, Shray Chandra, and VG Jairam.

The company will use the new funding to expand its AI-powered live entertainment platform, making it easier for people to discover events, buy tickets, and helping organizers manage events more efficiently.

"This started from a simple frustration. Discovery today is fragmented across social feeds, algorithms, WhatsApp groups, and word of mouth. The explosion of India's live entertainment market, combined with the shift toward conversational and AI-native consumer behaviour, has created an opportunity to rethink discovery from the ground up," said Varun Khare, CEO of thumpN.

Founded in 2025 by Varun Khare, Shreyas Srinivas and Alaap Gosher, Mumbai-based thumpN is an AI-powered platform that helps people find live events and book tickets. It brings together event discovery, ticket booking, and event management tools for fans, artists, venues, and event organisers.

The platform's main feature is Shadow, an AI assistant. Instead of searching with keywords, users can simply chat with Shadow to find live events that match their interests. Shadow understands what users are looking for, remembers previous conversations and searches events from different sources.

Shadow also gets support from a network of curators, including artists, event promoters, venue experts, and music and entertainment specialists from different cities. Their local knowledge helps the AI provide more accurate and personalised event recommendations.

Besides helping fans, thumpN also supports organisers, artists, venues, and promoters by making it easier to join the platform. It provides useful tools and insights to help them plan, promote, manage, and grow their events.

The platform is launching with a wide variety of live experiences, including music concerts, theatre shows, comedy performances, festivals, nightlife events, sports events, and community gatherings.

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