Affluense AI, the intelligence platform redefining how businesses connect with affluent customers, has raised ₹3 crore in its pre-seed funding round led by Zeropearl VC.
The round also saw participation from Kunal Shah (Founder and CEO of CRED), Pravin Jadhav (Founder and CEO of Dhan), and a group of early customers who strongly believe in the venture.
The funds raised will be used for product development to sharpen AI capabilities and expand data integrations, market expansion to accelerate customer acquisition and build sales teams, technology infrastructure to scale cloud systems and strengthen security, and talent acquisition to bring in leading AI engineers and data scientists.
Founded in 2023 by Sumit Sahu and Rishi Kumar, Affluense AI is an AI-powered platform that helps businesses discover and engage HNI & UHNI individuals with real-time, 360° profiles.
Affluense AI has already partnered with several of India’s premier wealth management firms, where users are reporting significant improvements in the rate of affluent client acquisition. By automating research-heavy workflows and transforming fragmented information into actionable insights, the platform allows professionals to reclaim valuable time and focus on cultivating trusted relationships. Its suite of solutions brings together Deep Research Enrichment for 360-degree prospect profiling, Connect AI for identifying affluent individuals across professions, Trending Deals for real-time opportunity tracking across more than 150 news sources, and AI-powered Network Graphs to map warm referral pathways. With this combination, Affluense AI is positioning itself to become the definitive platform for wealth managers, luxury brands, real estate companies, and automotive firms that seek to engage with the world’s most affluent customers.
Sumit Sahu, Co-founder of Affluense AI, said, “This investment validates our vision, and we are fortunate to have the trust of Kunal Shah, Pravin Jadhav and Zeropearl VC. Their confidence reinforces our mission to revolutionize firm engagement with affluent individuals and build the definitive platform that transforms prospecting into a genuine advantage across wealth management, luxury, real estate and automotive sectors.”
Bipin Shah, Managing Partner at Zeropearl VC, said, “Affluense is solving a mission-critical challenge in how firms’ approach & acquire affluent clients better across sectors. Their AI-first platform provides clarity and precision in a space long plagued by inefficiency. We are excited to partner as they bring intelligence and scalability to this market.”
