Medial App secures $120,000 in funding led by FirstCheque VC

Social media platform Medial App has raised $120,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by FirstCheque VC, with participation from angel investors including Nayan Jadeja, Rohitashwa Choudhary, Ankit Aggarwal and others.


With a beta-stage user base of over 5,000, Medial is set to launch by the end of January 2024 officially.


Led by Niket Raj Dwivedi, Aishwarya Raj Pandey, Prateek Kaien and Harsh Dwivedi, Medial App aims to revolutionise professional social networking by focusing on real learning and growth in the startup ecosystem.

The platform offers non-clickbait news, industry updates and advice in tech, product, and UI/UX domains, promoting transparent and inclusive workplace conversations.

Niket Raj Dwivedi, founder and chief executive, Medial App, emphasised the company's vision to offer a distinctive experience and bridge the gap for younger users on professional social media platforms.

"Medial is designed to be a meaningful content- and consumption-led professional network instead of a thoughtless connection-led network. We are working towards creating a world-class company-profiling suite and a responsive job board within a strict timeline so that candidates are not left hanging after applying to jobs and allowing companies to showcase themselves better to prospective talent," he added.

“Niket and his team have the right mix to solve the social media problems of today. They want to purify the experience by helping people read only unique content and share their perspectives without fearing being judged,” Prateek Agarwal of FirstCheque remarked.