# Project Hero

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/project-hero

- Industry: Internet
- Headquarters: Bangalore, India
- Website: www.projecthero.in
- Total disclosed funding: $3.6M
- Latest round: Seed (Apr 2, 2022)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Based in Bengaluru, India, and founded in 2021 by Satya Vyas, Pukhraj Grewal, and Raghu Chopra, HardHat Technologies Pvt Ltd, dba Project hero is a digital platform that enables contractors of various sizes and helps them recruit and manage the daily-wage workforce, typically, construction workers. In September 2022, Project Hero raised INR 255 million in Seed funding co-led by Ankur Capital and Omidyar Network India, with participation from Titan Capital.

The firm offers mobile and web-based apps that give contractors access to a pool of construction workers that specialize in trades like bar bending, shuttering, masons, painters, etc. Contractors can post jobs and manage the workforce, pay daily wages, mark attendance and perform other activities using the firm’s platform. Alternatively, Construction workers get direct access to jobs, and training, track PF accounts and access financial products and services using this platform.

The company intends to use the September 2022 funding to scale up its technology, onboard more talents on the platform, and expand its market presence.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Apr 2, 2022, $3.2M — Ankur Capital, Titan Capital, Omidyar Network India
- Seed, Aug 5, 2021, $0.5M — Titan Capital

## Investors

- Titan Capital — Seed
- Ankur Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ankur-capital) — Seed
- Omidyar Network India (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/omidyar-network-india) — Seed