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India’s Leading Platform for Cross-Border Startup Growth

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Mission

To support the growth of global startups by enabling seamless market entry, strategic partnerships, and access to curated knowledge, tools, and networks.

Vision

To build the world’s most trusted cross-border innovation ecosystem, where ideas transcend border & global scale becomes the norm, not the exception.

To build the world’s most trusted cross-border
innovation ecosystem, where ideas transcend borders & global scale becomes the norm, not the exception.

Backed by Visionaries

The Circle FC is part of the Hunch Venture portfolio, a multi-stage, sector-agnostic investment firm committed to empowering entrepreneurs with patient, long-term capital and strategic guidance.

With a diverse portfolio spanning lifestyle media, fine arts, hospitality, sustainable food supply chains, ports and logistics, Healthtech, air mobility, and B2B SaaS platforms, Hunch Ventures drives innovation across critical industries.

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30+

Investments

7+

Countries

$1Bn+

AUM

5+

Sectors

India’s Premier Innovation Spaces

Our programs are embedded in The Circle.Work – premium co-working spaces in India. From plug-and-play workspaces to collaborative labs, we empower ideas from day one.

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Centers

3000+

Seats

100+

Clients

100+

Events Hosted

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Meet Our Team

Karan Pal Singh

Karan founded Hunch Ventures and The Circle Work to support bold innovators, guided by instinct-led investing across sectors like health, retail, hospitality, education, media, and emerging tech

Amit Dutta

MD & Managing Partner, Hunch Ventures With 30+ years in marketing, sales, and P&L leadership, Amit transitioned from building ventures in lifestyle and specialty tea to venture capital at Hunch Ventures

Rajiv Bathla

CEO, The Circle.Work. Rajiv brings over 25 years of leadership experience in the service industry, previously heading Customer Service Operations at American Express Banking Corp, India.

Nemesisa Ujjain

VP & Head, The Circle FC

With 15+ years in startup and corporate innovation, Nemesisa has led NASSCOM’s Industry Partnership Program and drives high-impact collaborations for CII and leading global corporates

Maaz Siddiqui

Program Manager, The Circle FC
Maaz manages startup operations at The Circle FC, leveraging 5 years of experience to drive sourcing, investor connects, and strategic value creation for incubated startups

Shivam Upadhyay

Program Manager, The Circle FC

Shivam leads investor scouting and partner connects at The Circle FC, bringing experience from a Climate-Tech angel fund to help startups scale through strategic growth.