QuickReply.ai, a WhatsApp Marketing and Automation platform, has raised $1.14 Million in a seed round led by Leo Capital. The round also saw participation from Pentathlon Ventures, GSF, entrepreneurs and angel investors like Deepak Diwakar (Co-founder, MindTickle), Azhar Iqubal (Co-founder & CEO, Inshorts), and Dinesh Agarwal (Founder & CEO, Indiamart).

QuickReply.ai plans to deploy the raised capital largely towards talent acquisition, product development, bolstering its tech infrastructure, and research & development. The Start-up is also looking to allocate funds towards marketing and global expansion. 

Founded in 2021 by Himanshu Gupta and Hridayesh Gupta, QuickReply.ai  claims to offer an end-to-end WhatsApp engagement tool for D2C (direct–to–consumer) Brands and Online Stores. It aims to revolutionise the marketing landscape by facilitating genuine and interactive communication between businesses and their customers. Driven by technology, the company promotes a personalised and collaborative approach that could foster long-lasting customer relationships and retention.

Speaking on the round, QuickReply.ai’s Co-founder & CEO, Himanshu Gupta said, “Gaining early traction across India, our product has been integrated as a core customer engagement and retention tool, by over 250+ businesses. Following extensive growth over the last 18 months, this seed funding will be significant for us to further strengthen our proposition and drive innovation at a more rapid pace.” 
 
Hridayesh Gupta, Co-founder & CTO, QuickReply.ai noted, “As a company operating in the communication-tech space, we recognize that WhatsApp is poised to disrupt traditional methods of business communication such as SMS, email, and push notifications. By leveraging the unique capabilities of WhatsApp, we believe that we can empower businesses to build stronger and more personalised relationships with their customers. We are delighted to be at the forefront of this evolution in the messaging industry and excited about the opportunities it presents.”

Commenting on leading QuickReply.ai’s seed funding, Leo Capital’s Partner Dinesh Singh, “Following our core thesis, we are bullish about tech-oriented solutions for businesses across stages and geographies. WhatsApp has already established itself as a major customer engagement and retention tool, entirely superseding emails and other traditional mediums in some sectors."