Affluense AI raises pre-seed round led by Zeropearl VC

Affluense AI, the intelligence platform empowering how businesses connect with affluent customers, has raised Rs 3 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by Zeropearl VC along with participation from Kunal Shah, founder and CEO of CRED, Pravin Jadhav, and other investors.

The fresh funds will be utilized for product development, market expansion, technology infrastructure, and talent acquisition, Affluense said in a press release.

Co-founded by Sumit Sahu and Rishi Kumar, Affluense empowers businesses serving affluent customers to discover, understand and connect with high-net-worth individuals more effectively. The startup offers solutions such as deep research enrichment, connect AI, trending deals and AI-powered network graphs.

Affluense AI aims to transform prospecting workflows into data-driven, relationship-first engines, enabling clients across wealth management, luxury goods, real estate and automotive sectors to accelerate growth at scale.

Affluense has partnered with several wealth management firms, where users are reporting significant improvements in the rate of affluent client acquisition.