thumpN bags $3.75M pre-seed from Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Bollywood backers

AI-native live entertainment discovery and ticketing platform thumpN raised over $3.75M in pre-seed funding. Backers include Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Bollywood artists. Capital will scale its consumer ticketing across music, comedy, festivals and nightlife.

— Filed Fri, 10 Jul, 2026, 15:17 IST · Source Entrackr · Newsletter · Updated

thumpN, an AI-native live entertainment discovery and ticketing platform, raised over $3.75M pre-seed from Bollywood artists and Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma. Funds will expand its consumer-facing ticketing and events platform spanning music, comedy, festivals, and nightlife.

Why this matters

The raise consolidates thumpN's pre-seed backing, with Vijay Shekhar Sharma's family office and Paytm execs anchoring the round as it builds AI-native live entertainment ticketing.

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