In an age where landlords in Bengaluru are demanding LinkedIn profiles of potential tenants and rejecting them based on their score in 12th boards, this landlord has impressed the internet after investing ₹8 lakh in his tenant’s start-up.
The tenant, named Pawan Gupta, is the co-founder and CEO of a matrimony app called Betterhalf AI. He took to Twitter to narrate the story of how he found an unexpected investor in his landlord.
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Gupta praised the entrepreneurial spirit of Bengaluru residents and said the city is called the “Silicon Valley of India” for a reason. Using the hashtag Peak Bengaluru moment, he wrote, “In a tough business landscape, I found an unexpected investor in my landlord. He recently invested $10K in my start up @betterhalfai. Truly amazed by the entrepreneurial spirit everyone in Bangalore shows. Silicon Valley of India for a reason. #peakbengalurumoment.”
He also shared a screenshot of the conversation he had with his landlord. “I’m investing in you, honestly. All the best and hope you reach the greatest of heights. Dropped the investment. $10K,” the landlord’s text messages read.
The start-up, Betterhalf AI, is called “India’s new age matrimony app” and “India’s first marriage super app”, to “find a compatible life partner and make your happily ever after a reality”.
Gupta’s tweet had nearly 200 likes and over 200 retweets at the time this article was being written, and Twitter users flooded the comment section with shocked and impressed replies.
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“Is that actually in $ ?? That’s great funding. Best wishes,” a user wrote, to which Gupta replied, “Yes – that’s correct. Bangalore surprises you.” 10,000 dollars are worth ₹8.24 lakh.
“This is such a great news!” another reply read. Other responses included “Woah how cool is this,” and “This is something viral.”
