Qoruz, a Bengaluru-based creator intelligence and collaboration platform, has raised $500,000 in funding from The Chennai Angels as part of its ongoing $1 million pre-Series A round. The round also attracted investment from senior marketing executives, agency heads, and entrepreneurs from the media and advertising sectors.
Previously, the startup secured ₹4.5 crore in seed funding from Dexter Angels and the IIM Indore Alumni Fund.
According to a press release, Qoruz will use the fresh capital to enhance its AI capabilities, expand into new industry verticals, and strengthen its global footprint—particularly in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Founded in 2014 by Praanesh Bhuvaneswar, Prabakaran B, Aditya Gurwara, and Priya Vivek, Qoruz enables brands to discover, assess, and collaborate with creators in a data-driven, structured manner. The platform aims to turn influencer marketing into a measurable and strategic channel, moving beyond traditional intuition-based approaches.
“We’re not just building a platform, we’re building an ecosystem for the creator economy, where creators are central to how products are discovered, trusted, and bought. For this to scale meaningfully, it needs more than connections; it needs infrastructure. This capital allows us to deepen that foundation and bring operational precision to a space that has long operated on instinct,” said Praanesh Bhuvaneswar, co-founder and CEO of Qoruz.
Looking ahead, Qoruz aims to achieve $30 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) by 2026, with plans to grow enterprise client adoption at a rate of 3x year-over-year. Furthermore, the company claims that over 1,000 brands and agencies—including Amazon, Flipkart, Jiostar, Dabur, L’Oréal, and Coca-Cola—have already adopted its platform to support and scale their creator marketing initiatives.
