Pune Sales Hiring Platform Scooter Raises ₹1.5 Crore Pre-Seed

5 Oct 2026, 7:01 pm · 10h ago · 1 min read · Indian Startup Times

Amount

₹1.5 Cr

Stage

Pre-Seed

Lead

AJVC

Pune-based recruitment startup Scooter has raised ₹1.5 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by Aviral Bhatnagar’s venture fund AJVC. Founded in 2024 by Kartik Mandrekar and Saumya Seth, Scooter operates a dedicated recruitment platform focused specifically on hiring sales professionals. The startup aims to make the recruitment workflow faster, objective, and more efficient for candidates and hiring managers alike. Scooter plans to deploy the newly raised capital towards product development, enhancing platform capabilities, expanding its candidate network, and refining its specialized evaluation infrastructure for sales talent across high-growth tech companies and enterprise businesses.