Grapevine funding, investors and company details

Grapevine is an emerging Networking Platform startup from Bengaluru, working in the space of Social networking platform. Founded by Shreeyash Dharmadhikari, Saumil Tripathi, Jainam Talsania.

Company: Watercooler Chat Private Limited
Sector: Networking Platform
Location: Bengaluru
Founders: Shreeyash Dharmadhikari, Saumil Tripathi, Jainam Talsania
Total funding raised: ₹37.82 Cr

Company overview

Grapevine operates as social networking platform for tech professionals, facilitating anonymous discussions on salaries, career moves, work culture, hiring, layoffs, and industry news across communities from companies like Google, Amazon, Zomato, and Swiggy. It connects 500K+ users through topic-specific forums, recently launching AI products like TAL for personalized job discovery and Round1 for interview practice with feedback. Key activities include scaling these tools via $4.1M funding from Kae Capital, Peak XV Partners, and Ronnie Screwvala, while maintaining free access for honest peer insights and professional networking.

Funding rounds

Latest round: $ 4.10 Mn (₹37.82 Cr.), 2026-03-17. Investors: Kae Capital, Peak XV Partners, Ronnie Screwvala