- Expected participation: 250+ investors and 100+ founders.
- Designed to accelerate uprounds and fundraising cycles for PedalStart-backed startups.
- Investors gain access to PedalInvest, a 1,200+ member elite investor community.
- First edition resulted in ₹5 crore+ funding for four startups.
National, 28 November 2025 – PedalStart, India’s fastest-growing operator-led startup accelerator, has announced the second edition of its flagship multi-city offline series, Founder-Investor Fusion 2.0. The initiative brings together India’s most promising early-stage founders and influential investors across Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Delhi-NCR, creating a powerful platform for high-intent investing, curated networking, and faster deal flow.
Following the success of its debut edition, Fusion 2.0 is expected to convene 250+ investors and 100+ carefully selected startup founders. Each city-level chapter will feature live pitching sessions by PedalStart-backed ventures, alongside real-time investor interactions, strategic discussions, and on-the-spot funding commitments.
“Fusion 2.0 is a game-changing platform designed to help our portfolio startups raise uprounds faster and at stronger valuations,” said Manas Pal and Aditya Darolia, Co-Founders of PedalStart. “Investors today want quality, and founders need visibility. When both are curated with intent, capital moves faster. Fusion 2.0 doubles down on our mission to back early-stage founders beyond MVP, supporting them until they achieve meaningful scale or raise Series A.”
Fusion 2.0 also provides investors access to PedalInvest, PedalStart’s exclusive community of 1,200+ elite investors, where members contribute not just capital but also knowledge, connections, and hands-on support to startups.
The first edition of Fusion earlier this year saw 150+ investors and 60+ founders, resulting in ₹5 crore+ in cumulative funding for four PedalStart portfolio startups. With stronger traction profiles and curated investor participation this time, Fusion 2.0 is expected to deliver outcomes at an even higher velocity.
Participation is invite-only and free-of-cost for selected startups.
