# Betterhalf (YC W21)

Betterhalf is India's first and only matrimony super app without parents

## Elevator pitch
Betterhalf is India’s first and only matrimony app without parents. We are the first and only marriage super app in India offering end-to-end matrimony and wedding products to urban Indians, who are the primary decision makers for their marriage and wedding decisions, unlike their parents who were in the driver’s seat a decade ago.

- Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/betterhalf
- Entity ID: wefunder:company:83569
- Last updated: 2026-06-22T05:03:19Z
- Generated at: 2026-06-22T16:50:33Z

## Quick facts
- 🔥 300% user growth in 9 months; 1M MAU
- 📈 Revenue grew 215% in 6 months; $2.5M Annualized Revenue
- 💓 100M messages, 5M matches, 10,000 marriages
- 💏 Non-matchmaking segments constitute 1/3rd of gross revenues
- 🌆 We are operating profitably in 20 tier 1 cities of India
- 💸We’ll believe we'll hit $100M Gross Annualized Revenue in 48 months

## Active fundraises
- wefunder:fundraise:113828: 4(a)(6) open (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:44300: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:44319: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)

## Story
Note: future revenue projections cannot be guaranteedNote: 1) Future projections cannot be guaranteed.  $5.3M of our $6M is already committed.  2) The campaign is not meant for Indian residents. As per the government of India guidelines, Indian residents aren’t allowed to participate in this campaign.

## FAQ
1. **Hi, Congratulation for your application which moves in the right direction the marriage in India 👍 A little sad that there is no discount for the first investors and the investors perks useless to foreign investors**
   - Hi Regis, Thanks for the comments. Round is already 90% subscribed and we'd like to be consistent to our investors who have filled the round. As an additional gesture to the Wefunder community, we've added perks to the investors filling up the first $100k. I'd recommend you to utilize this. In our cap table, we have not offered discount to any investors in previous and the current round. Hope this brings transparency and adds your confidence to invest. Pawan Gupta - CEO
2. **Hi, company vision is very good , but company not generate profit. in update of financial year 2022 company loss double money compare of 2021 , EPS -$0.75. Please share idea to company make profit.**
   - By December 2022, Betterhalf has turned as a contribution margin positive company. The per month gross revenue is at $200k while the monthly burn rate is under $150k. With this trajectory, we could be EBIT profitable in 9-months if profitability is the main goal. We'd like to balance growth at this stage while continuing a controlled burn rate. From Series A ($200k monthly gross revenue) to Series C ($2m monthly gross revenue), growth is prioritised and then optimising for profitability is th...
3. **Are you currently raising funds through VC under similar conditions as this round?**
   - We just announced $8.5M Series A round in March, 2023. We’re thankful to all of you for backing our ambitious plans on building a matrimony / wedding platform in India. We may do a Series A - extension if VCs would like to chat. Please let me know if you have any intros to make. Key press releases below: Times Of India: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/matrimony-app-betterhalf-raises-usd-8-5-mn-funding-fro[…]ram-co-founder-others/articleshow/98363880.cms?from=mdr CNBCTV18: https://www.cnbc...
4. **Can Indian resident Individual participate in this wefunder campaign for Better half?**
   - Yes, you can do by Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) route. We have a private page on AL India as well where we can add you. Could you suggest the investment amount you would be looking? Please share your email and we can help you with this.
5. **Can I invest directly in smaller amount ($500 to $1000); I am based in India.**
   - As per the deal page, the minimum investment syndicate lead is open to accept is INR 1L ($1250)

## Team
- Pawan Gupta (Cofounder & CEO)
- Rahul Namdev (Cofounder & CTO)

## Q&A
- Q: Hi, as this round is coming to an end can you update your recent traction? How many monthly active users currently? What is the current revenue run rate/revenue in May? How much runway do you currently have? Thanks
  - A: The details are updated on the Wefunder details page. Latest numbers from May, 2023: Matchmaking is $175k per month Astrology is $10k per month Wedding bookings have crossed $125k bookings from $10k per month in 6-months. This is a new division in the company and we are going full force on this. Wedding Loans have launched this month Note for wedding bookings: (1) Order booked value is in INR. For dollar conversation, please take a conversion of INR 82 per Dollar (2) The realisation of projects are between 20-30% as these wedding books are n advance and we're looking to get to 50% through productisation, consultation, and standardisation of service on wedding venue, decorations and photography by December, 2023.
- Q: Also, a few other questions as I'm considering investing. Per Similarweb, the app analytics platform, from December 2022 to May 2023 Downloads have gone from 235k per month to 113k per month and for the same time period daily Active Users have gone from 22k to 17.7k. Are metrics trending down? IS there a seasonality factor? Please explain/add some insight into that.
  - A: Thanks for investing Yosef. The MAU are in the range of 1 to 1.1M. Google algo on search and play store went through several updates between December, 2022 to March, 2023. It's less of seasonality at this point because of scale we operate, and more because of algorithm updates from Google. Our north star metrics revenue and progress has been shared here: https://wefunder.com/updates/165130-wefunder-campaign-closing-on-june-29th-2023-in-48-hours
- Q: Hi there, no updates from you for a while. Could you please share what is happening?
- Q: Also please share the last 3 months revenue and monthly burn rate data? Thanks.
  - A: Thanks for asking. As we are closing the round in 48 hours (June 29th, 2023), the revenue updates are shared here: https://wefunder.com/updates/165130-wefunder-campaign-closing-on-june-29th-2023-in-48-hours Latest numbers from May, 2023: Matchmaking is $175k per month Astrology is $10k per month Wedding bookings have crossed $125k bookings from $10k per month in 6-months. This is a new division in the company and we are going full force on this. Wedding Loans have launched this month Note for wedding bookings: (1) Order booked value is in INR. For dollar conversation, please take a conversion of INR 82 per Dollar (2) The realisation of projects are between 20-30% as these wedding books are n advance and we're looking to get to 50% through productisation, consultation, and standardisation of service on wedding venue, decorations and photography by December, 2023.
- Q: I have invested in the company. But I would expect the quarterly updates from BetterHalf team, to gain more confidence in the company's progress. I have not seen any lead investor giving updates to wefunder investors. Here is the quote from wefunder team. Wefunder is not responsible after funding is closed. "It's important to note that Wefunder is a platform that allows early stage private companies to raise funds from the crowd. We provide the technology that makes this possible and offer everyday investors the opportunity to be early investors in companies they are excited about. After an offering is closed, we encourage each company to provide regular investor updates. However, ultimately, we cannot control what a company decides to do after its offering is closed. As we prioritize protecting our investors, we want to assure you that any company that behaves in such a way significantly harms its chances of conducting another offering on Wefunder."
  - A: This is applicable for investors with investments beyond $100k clearly communicated. We'll be happy to share the annual report to the lead investor. If you chose to invest beyond this limit, please feel free to get in touch.
- Q: hi, i have invested, but still didn't get any acknowledgment from betterhalf. also i want to know how much equity i received for my investment.
  - A: For any investment, Wefunder would have sent you an acknowledgement over email. You'll receive investment documents from Wefunder team once this campaign is closed. You are investing in Wefunder SPV and your first point of contact will be be Lead Investor / Wefunder Team. The process to close investment documents can take 4-6 weeks or longer.
- Q: Is this company still around? I haven't heard anything in years. What's happening?
- Q: Hey guys, it's been awhile. Can we get an investor update?
  - A: We are sending an update to all investor emails by Wednesday, December 4th. The updates have been regularly going to investors in our cap table including Wefunder email at updates@wefunder.com. Apologies, this has reached you.
- Q: How is this company doing? No updates since 2023.
  - A: We are sending an update to all investor emails by Wednesday, December 4th. The updates have been regularly going to investors in our cap table including Wefunder email at updates@wefunder.com. Apologies, this has reached you.
- Q: How about an update for the investors? It's been nine months since we heard anything on this.
  - A: We are sending an update to all investor emails by Wednesday, December 4th. The updates have been regularly going to investors in our cap table including Wefunder email at updates@wefunder.com. Apologies, this has reached you.
- Q: When can wefunder investors expect some kind of updates, either from Betterhalf or the lead investor? It's been completely silent ever since this deal closed. All of my other investments provide regular updates, I wish Betterhalf and Gabriel Jarrosson would do the same.
  - A: We are sending an update to all investor emails by Wednesday, December 4th. The updates have been regularly going to investors in our cap table including Wefunder email at updates@wefunder.com. Apologies, this hasn't reached you.
- Q: when will i receive my betterhalf subscription? Already been 3 months since i invested
  - A: Will get this activated. Can you send your userid to pgupta@betterhalf.ai and cc to anu@betterhalf.ai Will get this activated right away.
- Q: 1) I'm interested in your growth, so - as opposed to when your Wefunder campaign began - how many monthly active users do you currently have, and what is your current monthly revenue? 2) What's the exit strategy?
  - A: Monthly active users are in the range of 1 to 1.1M. The revenue details are updated on the Wefunder details page. Latest numbers from May, 2023: Matchmaking is $175k per month Astrology is $10k per month Wedding bookings have crossed $125k bookings from $10k per month in 6-months. This is a new division in the company and we are going full force on this. Wedding Loans have launched this month Note for wedding bookings: (1) Order booked value is in INR. For dollar conversation, please take a conversion of INR 82 per Dollar (2) The realisation of projects are between 20-30% as these wedding books are n advance and we're looking to get to 50% through productisation, consultation, and standardisation of service on wedding venue, decorations and photography by December, 2023. The post has been sent on Wefunder update today: https://wefunder.com/updates/165130-wefunder-campaign-closing-on-june-29th-2023-in-48-hours
- Q: Waiting for reply: I'm an Indian citizen residing in India. I've invested through wefunder, we would my shares will get allocated
  - A: We are looking to close the campaign in 2-4 weeks. Expect in July, you'll get confirmation from Wefunder.
- Q: Hello! Do you still need more investors for this campaign? Contact me on this Email Robertorsiniinvestment@gmail.com
  - A: If you can share it to your network, this would be useful. Our investors do that organically. We are not doing any paid campaigns to promote this case to open investments to our fans and community members.