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Pneucons bags pre-Series funding from Ather CEO Tarun Mehta, others

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Pneucons, a B2B industrial marketplace startup, has closed its undisclosed pre-series investment round driven entirely by social media engagement. The round also saw participation from Tarun Mehta, co-founder & CEO of Ather Energy. The proceeds will be used to expand the team, focusing on more cross-border transactions across major engineering categories like fire safety, pneumatics and hydraulics, industrial automation, plastic & packaging, electric cables and products and power tools. Founded in 2022 by Pritesh Lakhani, Pneucons is a B2B industrial marketplace startup building an ONDC-like infrastructure. Serving SMEs and MSMEs in India’s industrial sector, Pneucons addresses challenges such as credit defaults, opaque pricing, and the availability of genuine quality products. The Ahmedabad based startup claims to have presence in over 42 countries with 7,000 buyers and 70 sellers, all acquired through word of mouth. It has executed cross-border transactions in 12 countries. It counts established enterprises and government entities such as Indian Railways, Indian Oil, L&T Suffin, Telangana Power Plant, and ISRO as its clients. As per the company, sellers from tier II and III cities are directly exporting & importing industrial equipment via Pneucons.