Pre-Seed · Limited Allocation · Closing July 2025

India's weddings run on WhatsApp. The invite should too.

500M Indians share invites on WhatsApp. No one has built the invitation layer. Until now.

One link. Every event. Live RSVPs. Real-time updates. No app download.

10 Customers in 8 Weeks₹0 Ad Spend~90% Gross Margin
02 — The Problem

10M weddings a year. Still running on paper and WhatsApp forwards.

01

₹16K–48K Wasted

Per wedding. On paper. Venue changes? Every card is trash. No way to update 500 guests.

02

WhatsApp Chaos

10–15 groups for locations, parking, schedule changes. Guests still call the morning of: 'Where is the venue?'

03

Zero Data Back

RSVPs via WhatsApp replies + Excel. Per-event headcounts? Impossible. Caterers guess. Couples stress.

800M smartphones. 500M WhatsApp users. 350M UPI transactions/day. The infrastructure is ready. The invitation hasn't caught up.

03 — The Solution

One link replaces everything.

A live invitation that doesn't just announce the wedding — it manages it.

Scratch-to-Reveal Save-the-Date

Guests scratch to reveal the date. They screenshot. They re-share. Built-in virality, zero spend.

Live RSVP Dashboard

Real-time headcounts per event — Mehndi, Haldi, Baraat, Reception. No WhatsApp polling. No Excel.

Events + Google Maps

Every event gets its own card — date, time, venue, dress code, one-tap navigation. Always current.

Digital Shagun

Coming Soon

Contactless gift transfers built into the invite. For NRI guests and premium weddings.

04 — How It Works

30 minutes to set up. Zero friction for guests.

01

Couple creates invite

Pick a template. Add events. Customize the URL. Live in under 30 minutes.

02

Share on WhatsApp

One link. No app download. No login. Guests RSVP per event in 30 seconds.

03

Manage everything live

Real-time dashboard. Headcounts update instantly. Venue changes push to all guests.

05 — See It Live

Don't take our word for it. Open a real invite.

These are live client sites. Tap, scratch, RSVP — experience the full product.

The Scratch-to-Reveal Mechanic

Guests receive a WhatsApp link → open a golden scratch card → reveal the wedding date. They screenshot it. They reshare it. Every invite becomes an ad — at zero cost.

Average invite is seen by 200–500 people. That's built-in virality.

05 — Market Size

₹10 lakh crore market. Zero digital leaders.

India's wedding spend is shifting online. The invite is the entry point.

TAM
0 Lakh Cr

Total Indian wedding industry, 10–12M weddings/year

SAM
0 Cr

~2M urban weddings × ₹1,999 avg

SOM (Year 3)
0 Cr

15,000 orders, conservative

The average Indian couple now manages 80% of wedding logistics via WhatsApp. The invite is the last artifact that hasn't gone digital.

06 — Business Model

90% margins. Three price points. Two revenue channels.

Shubh

Budget segment

₹999per wedding
  • Core invite
  • Basic events page
  • Limited RSVPs
  • Standard templates
Most Popular

Shaadi ★

Sweet spot

₹1,999per wedding
  • Unlimited RSVPs
  • Custom URL
  • Full events page
  • Background music
  • All standard templates

Shaahi

NRI + premium

₹4,999per wedding
  • Timezone auto-detect
  • Digital Shagun (coming soon)
  • White-glove onboarding
  • Priority support

Active Revenue

D2C Orders

₹999 / ₹1,999 / ₹4,999 per wedding

B2B White-label

₹10,000/year per partner · recurring

Future Streams (Year 2–3)

Digital ShagunAI Video BackgroundsVendor MarketplaceStudio SaaS Tier
₹1,999 Avg Order Value~90% Gross Margin
07 — Traction

Paying customers. Zero ad spend. Pure pull.

10

Paying Customers

8 wks

Time to 10 Customers

₹0

Ad Spend

20%

Referral Rate

"Yaar this is so beautiful. Please share the link with everyone. I can't believe this is digital." 🤍

— Client, Delhi, 2024

08 — The Flywheel

Every invite is a customer acquisition engine.

01

Couple creates invite

30 min setup. Live on WhatsApp.

02

300 guests open the link

Scratch-to-Reveal → screenshots → reshares.

03

5 engaged couples see it

"Where did you get this?" → organic lead.

04

2 become customers

20% referral rate. Zero acquisition cost.

Real Customer Journey

Ramya & Kishan, Delhi

  1. 1Found Shaadi.digital via Instagram DM
  2. 2Paid ₹2,999 on first contact
  3. 3Invite shared with 350+ guests
  4. 43 guests asked "Who made this?"
  5. 51 converted to paying customer within a week

Total cost to acquire the referral customer: ₹0.

08 — Competitive Moat

No one owns the invite. We do.

PlayerPriceRSVP SystemReal-Time UpdatesViral MechanicGuest Data
Printed Cards₹16K–48K
WedMeGood / WeddingWireVendor-focused
Canva / Generic ToolsFree–₹500
Shaadi.digital₹999–4,999

WhatsApp-Native

Every shared invite trains guests to expect digital. First mover locks in behavior. No app download, no friction.

Intent Database

Every Save-the-Date captures wedding date, location, and budget signal — 4–8 months before the wedding. This data compounds. Competitors start cold.

Built-In Virality

Each invite is seen by 200–500 guests. Scratch-to-Reveal gets screenshotted and reshared. CAC approaches zero at scale.

The White Space

10–12M weddings/year. The most shared artifact of every wedding — the invitation — has no digital-first, premium player. We're creating the category.

09 — Go-to-Market

B2B-led. Four channels. Compounding returns.

Photographers and planners are the real distribution. D2C validates. Partners scale.

1

B2B Partner Channel

Primary growth engine

₹10K/year per partner. 50 photographers & planners Year 1. Each refers 10–20 couples. Near-zero CAC.

₹5L recurring revenue · 500–1,000 referrals/year
2

Free Save-the-Date → Lead Capture

Zero-CAC top of funnel

Couples create a free Save-the-Date. We capture name, phone, wedding date — 4–8 months before the wedding.

Target: 500 leads/month by Month 6
3

Performance Marketing

Meta + Google Ads

₹60K/month starting Month 3, scaling 30% MoM. Save-the-Date as the top-of-funnel hook.

Gated on pixel data — launches Month 3
4

Influencer Seeding

Organic amplification

40–50 micro-influencers get free premium access. Scratch-to-Reveal drives organic resharing at zero cost.

Each influencer wedding = 200–500 guest impressions
10 — The Founder

Built by the customer.

AK

Areeb Khan

Founder & CEO

ProductDesignGrowthFull-Stack

Why Areeb

  • Built the entire product solo — design to code
  • Experienced the pain firsthand as an Indian groom
  • 10 customers. Zero ad spend.
  • Marrying Oct 2026 — his own product's biggest test

Founder-Market Fit

Areeb is getting married Oct 2026 — his wedding is the product's highest-profile case study and ultimate dogfood test.

Bottom-Up Path to ₹1 Cr

Year 1500 orders → ₹15L(D2C + early B2B partners)
Year 25,000 orders → ₹1.5 Cr(B2B channel + paid acquisition at scale)
Year 320,000 orders → ₹6 Cr(Category leader. Series A territory.)

₹3K AOV. 90% gross margin. No TAM hand-waving — just math.

Revenue Projections

3-Year Revenue Dashboard

Interactive projections across B2B, B2C, and Performance Marketing. Adjust inputs and watch the numbers update instantly.

3-Year Revenue

₹47.90 L

CAGR

1.4%

Top Channel

B2C

Channel Split

B2B7%
B2C90%
Performance3%

Adjust Assumptions

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Revenue by Stream

YearB2BB2CPerformanceTotal
Year 1₹1,00,000₹14,39,280₹35,982₹15,75,262
Year 2₹1,10,000₹14,39,280₹45,977₹15,95,257
Year 3₹1,20,000₹14,39,280₹59,970₹16,19,250
Cumulative₹3,30,000₹43,17,840₹1,41,929₹47,89,769

"This isn't a donation. It's a bet on the largest wedding market in the world — backed by a working product, a clear model, and a founder who won't stop."

— Areeb Khan, Founder

12 — The Ask

₹5,00,000 to build the acquisition engine.

Friends & family round. Limited to ₹10L total. 50% already committed.

This round closes July 2025. Next raise at 3–5× valuation.

Why Now

  • Oct–Feb 2025 season = 6M weddings. Acquisition engine must be live by September.
  • First-mover window: 12–18 months before copycats can enter.
  • Founder's wedding (Oct 2026) = highest-profile case study in the market.
  • No dominant digital player in India. Category is wide open.
40%

Paid Acquisition

30%

Team (Ops + Dev)

20%

Product & Design

10%

Legal & Compliance

Milestones

Month 3

Meta Pixel live. Landing page converting. 15 B2B partners contacted.

Month 9

250 orders. 25 B2B partners active. CAC benchmarked.

Month 18

500 orders. ₹10L revenue. Series A conversations initiated.

What if we don't raise?

We keep building. The product is live. Customers are paying. Areeb's wedding is Oct 2026 regardless — that case study happens with or without funding.

But ₹5L now buys 6 months of acceleration: paid acquisition, B2B partnerships, and a head start before the Oct–Feb wedding season. Without it, we grow slower. With it, we own the category before anyone else shows up.

This isn't survival money. It's speed money.

"12 months from now, every urban Indian couple will Google 'digital wedding invite.' We intend to own that search."

— Areeb Khan

Shaadi.digital — Investor Returns

What happens to
your money?

Move the slider. See exactly when you get paid, how much you earn, and what your stake could be worth if we win.

How much are you investing?

Rs. 5,00,000
Rs. 1LRs. 25L
10.00%
Equity stake you own
permanently
Rs.15.00L
Maximum cash payout
(3x your investment)
Apr 2026
Month you receive
your first payment

Month by month

Here is exactly when your money comes back.

You receive 5% of our gross monthly revenue once we cross Rs. 2,00,000/month. Payments continue until you have received 3x your investment.

Apr 2026
+Rs.12,196 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.12,196 of Rs.15.00L
Paying
May 2026
+Rs.13,396 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.25,592 of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Jun 2026
+Rs.16,595 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.42,187 of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Jul 2026
+Rs.19,993 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.62,180 of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Aug 2026
+Rs.24,192 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.86,372 of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Sep 2026
+Rs.28,190 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.1.15L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Oct 2026
+Rs.32,788 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.1.47L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Nov 2026
+Rs.37,386 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.1.85L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Dec 2026
+Rs.43,184 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.2.28L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Jan 2026
+Rs.47,282 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.2.75L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Feb 2026
+Rs.50,781 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.3.26L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Mar 2026
+Rs.54,780 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.3.81L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Apr 2027
+Rs.64,280 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.4.45L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
May 2027
+Rs.66,779 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.5.12L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Jun 2027
+Rs.68,879 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.5.81L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Jul 2027
+Rs.71,479 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.6.52L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Aug 2027
+Rs.74,078 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.7.26L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Sep 2027
+Rs.77,278 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.8.04L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Oct 2027
+Rs.80,378 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.8.84L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Nov 2027
+Rs.83,677 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.9.68L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Dec 2027
+Rs.87,377 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.10.55L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Jan 2027
+Rs.91,677 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.11.47L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Feb 2027
+Rs.96,076 paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.12.43L of Rs.15.00L
Paying
Mar 2027
+Rs.1.01L paid to you
Total returned so far: Rs.13.44L of Rs.15.00L
Paying

The honest comparison

What if you put this money somewhere else?

Same investment. Same 3 years. Three different outcomes.

🏦
Option 1
Fixed Deposit
Year 1Rs.5.35L
Year 2Rs.5.72L
Year 3Rs.6.13L
Rs.6.13L
Total value after 3 years
7% annual return
📈
Option 2
Nifty 50 Index
Year 1Rs.5.60L
Year 2Rs.6.27L
Year 3Rs.7.02L
Rs.7.02L
Total value after 3 years
12% annual avg (Nifty 50 historical)
💍
Option 3
Shaadi.digital
Year 1 paidRs.3.81L
Year 2 paidRs.9.63L
Year 3 paidRs.1.56L
Rs.15.00L
Cash returned (revenue share)
+ 10.00% equity forever

The long game

You own a piece of this company. Forever.

After your revenue share cap is hit, your equity stays with you permanently. Here is what that stake could be worth.

If Shaadi.digital reachesYour 10.00% stake is worth
Rs. 1 Crore valuation
Year 3 revenue target
Rs.10.00L2.0x
Rs. 10 Crore valuation
3–5 year target
Rs.1.00Cr20.0x
Rs. 50 Crore valuation
Market leader
Rs.5.00Cr100.0x
Rs. 100 Crore valuation
Category dominant
Rs.10.00Cr200.0x

You paid Rs. 5,00,000 for this stake. Your revenue share already paid you back Rs.15.00L. Everything in the table above is pure upside — money you have not yet counted.

Shaadi.digital is not a card.

It is infrastructure.

Have questions about the numbers? Let's talk it through together.

Talk to Areeb on WhatsApp

These projections are forward-looking estimates based on stated assumptions and are not a guarantee of returns. Revenue share payments depend on actual business performance. Equity valuations are illustrative scenarios, not promises. Invest only what you are comfortable with.