Circle, a Bengaluru-based full-stack platform for buying and selling pre-owned products, has raised ₹3.4 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by early-stage VC firm Titan Capital. The round also saw participation from Raveen Sastry (Co-founder of Myntra).
The funds raised will be used to strengthen its AI verification stack that includes guided pricing, auto condition grading, and catalog matching, while deepening category depth across electronics and household goods.
Founded in 2025 by Ankit Misra and Chirag Kataruka, Circle is a customer-to-customer (C2C) marketplace designed to make buying and selling pre-owned goods safer and more convenient. The platform enables AI-verified listings, managed doorstep logistics, and secure payment flows that remove the uncertainty and risks typically associated with C2C transactions.
Circle combines AI-led verification with a full-stack operational layer to bring trust, quality assurance, and accountability to every transaction. On Circle, buyers receive verified products with doorstep delivery and complete payment protection. Sellers can list in seconds, get transparent pricing, and receive instant payouts once their item is picked up and verified.
Since its soft launch in August 2025, Circle has onboarded 17,000+ users in Bengaluru, with strong early traction in categories like electronics, furniture, appliances, and home goods.
Over the next 12 months, Circle plans to stay focused on these two core segments, establish Circle as Bengaluru’s default choice for buying and selling pre-owned goods, and expand to additional cities by the end of 2026.
Circle is currently operational in Bengaluru and will expand to other major Indian cities soon.
Chirag Kataruka, Co-founder, Circle, said, “We are building a C2C platform where trust is built into every transaction. Our goal is simple: make buying pre-owned goods feel as safe and seamless as buying new, while unlocking savings for buyers and income for sellers.”
“Indian households today own more products and replace them faster than ever, yet resale remains broken. Circle’s trust-first approach and full-stack model can unlock one of the largest consumer opportunities of this decade,” said a spokesperson for Titan Capital.
