Bengaluru-based social networking platform Oopar Club, the startup has successfully raised INR 5 million in its maiden pre-seed funding round. The funding was led by startup community-builder PedalStart, with participation from angel investor Ankitt Jain, Co-Founder of Paper Arizona. This marks a crucial milestone for Oopar Club, which had been self-funded since its inception in 2022.
Oopar Club is revolutionizing the social networking landscape with its unique community-driven approach. The platform aims to create a one-of-a-kind ecosystem that empowers adults to forge genuine connections, socialize, and prioritize personal growth, all through a single platform. With a strong emphasis on technology, gamification, and community engagement initiatives, Oopar Club is dedicated to tackling the pervasive challenges of urban loneliness, isolation, and stagnant personal development, particularly among young and middle-aged working professionals in tier 1 and tier 2 cities across India.
Having already demonstrated a robust proof of concept, Oopar Club plans to utilize the newly acquired pre-seed capital to enhance its technology infrastructure and flagship platform. Additionally, the funding will facilitate talent acquisition to strengthen the core team and drive user growth initiatives. With this infusion of capital, Oopar Club aims to significantly expand its paid community memberships, targeting a tenfold increase within the next year. Furthermore, the startup plans to broaden its offline presence, extending operations to over 20 Indian cities.
“We at Oopar Club are laser-focused on enabling a superlative quality of social life in a bid to ensure that all of us can thrive personally and socially; and to that end, we curate our club members and design a plethora of activities and experiences for them every month to foster meaningful conversations and connections. This funding round not only offers a great validation to our steady execution so far, but also provides a major boost to our tech, product and community at large. Going ahead, we will be curating more and more offline experiences and activities, as we continue to strengthen our community and its shared goals. Also, we have multiple game-changing initiatives ready to be rolled out in the upcoming months, including a personalized communication engine for our club members that we believe shall significantly enhance overall happiness and fulfilment for our community members,” Sagar Agrawal, Pragya Srivastava and Sourabh Akash, Co-Founders of Oopar Club, said in a joint statement.
This successful pre-seed funding round underscores investor confidence in Oopar Club’s innovative approach to fostering meaningful connections and addressing the evolving needs of today’s urban population. As the startup continues to scale and diversify its offerings, it is poised to make a meaningful impact on socialization and personal growth in India’s dynamic digital landscape.
“At a time when the loneliness epidemic is looming and emerging as a major threat to the mental and emotional well-being of youngsters across India, Oopar Club has adapted a brilliant innovative approach to solving this critical societal issue and ensuring that every individual can have access to a happening and productive social life. We at PedalStart were particularly impressed by the founders’ vision and dedication in solving the urban loneliness paradox, and could also see their consistent efforts vis-à-vis making it easier and fun for people to make new friends as an adult. We look forward to extending our continued support to Oopar Club to help them grow faster and scale effortlessly”, commented Manas Pal and Aditya Darolia, Co-Founders of PedalStart.
Oopar Club is a community-driven omni-channel platform that enables people to live their life to the fullest with the help of socializing and making new friends as an adult. Whether you’re new in town, surrounded by work colleagues with whom you only discuss spreadsheets, or simply craving a better quality of life, Oopar Club has got you covered! Through Oopar Club, you not just make real connections, but you can also use this social circle to inspire and enable yourself to focus on your personal hobbies and habits.
