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Funding · 14 October 2026Circle₹25 CrPre-owned goods marketplacecirclestore.in ↗

Circle raises ₹25 Cr to grow beyond Bengaluru

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FundingSeedCommerce & Consumer BrandsBengaluruFounded 2025
  • Circle runs an online marketplace where people buy and sell used products, with checks on each listing
  • Nexus Venture Partners led a ₹25 crore round, joined by Titan Capital, Raveen Sastry and Delhivery's Ajith Pai
  • The money goes to new cities, AI-based pricing and discovery, listing verification and delivery networks

What happened

  • Circle raised ₹25 crore in a round led by Nexus Venture Partners.
  • Delhivery's operations chief and Myntra's co-founder joined as backers.
  • Existing investor Titan Capital also took part.
  • The startup is based in Bengaluru and began in 2025.

Why it matters

  • Funds will take the marketplace to more cities.
  • Part of the money goes to AI tools for pricing and product discovery.
  • Verification and logistics will be strengthened.

The business

  • Circle is a marketplace for pre-owned goods.
  • It was started in 2025.

The founders

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Chirag Kataruka

Co-founder
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Ankit Misra

Co-founder

Who put in money

What happens next

  • Expand to other cities

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Terms in this story

  • Marketplace: A marketplace is a platform that connects buyers with sellers and earns money from the transactions between them, without owning the goods or services itself. Its value grows as more people on both sides join.

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