AI-native live entertainment platform thumpN has raised more than $3.75 million in a pre-seed funding round backed by musicians, entrepreneurs and business leaders.
The investors include Arijit Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan and Badshah, along with Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Madhur Deora, Shray Chandra and VG Jairam.
thumpN plans to use the capital to expand its technology platform, which brings live-event discovery, ticketing and on-ground tools into a single ecosystem for fans, artists, venues and event promoters.
Founded in 2025 by Varun Khare, Shreyas Srinivas and Alaap Gosher, the startup is building its offering around the way people search for and experience live entertainment. Instead of asking users to navigate conventional search pages and event listings, thumpN allows them to discover experiences through natural conversations.
At the centre of this approach is Shadow, the company’s conversational AI agent. It is designed to understand what users are looking for, retain the context of a conversation and evaluate events from multiple sources before making recommendations.
The system is supported by a network of contributors that includes artists, promoters, venue insiders, genre specialists and city-based tastemakers. Their local knowledge and on-ground inputs are intended to improve the relevance of Shadow’s recommendations over time.
This combination gives thumpN a discovery model that draws on both artificial intelligence and human cultural insight. For users, the aim is to make event discovery feel more personal and conversational, particularly when they may not have a specific artist, venue or event in mind.
The platform also addresses the operational side of the live entertainment business. thumpN offers AI-native tools and partner-focused infrastructure for organisers, artists, venues and promoters. These tools are designed to help partners understand their audiences more clearly and support the planning, marketing and scaling of events.
The startup is entering the market with a pipeline of live experiences spanning music, theatre, festivals, nightlife, sports and community-led events.
Its investor roster brings together people from both the entertainment and technology sectors. The participation of established musicians also aligns closely with the company’s focus on building discovery and ticketing infrastructure for live experiences.
With the pre-seed round completed, thumpN will now focus on expanding its platform and strengthening the technology and contributor network behind Shadow.
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