Top 10 Art VC (Venture Capital) Funds in India in January 2026

Last updated: Jan 2026 A list of 10 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Art startups based in India. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Art companies from India. We update this investor list every month.

Top 10 Art VC (Venture Capital) Funds in India in January 2026

Investor	Art India investments
LVX Ventures	3
Empower Investment	1
China Merchants Venture Capital	1
Electronic Soul Ventures	1
JITO Angel Network	1
SAIF Partners	1
Virtu Propdeal	1
Times Internet	1
SHAREit	1
Longying Network	1

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Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Internet
Seed, Series A, Angel
India, United States, Italy

Portfolio highlights

Clean Fanatics — Clean Fanatics offers expert house cleaning, painting, pest control, and civil services in Bangalore. Book today for a spotless, well-maintained home!
Planys Technologies — Planys Technologies is an IIT Madras incubated company that provides submersible robotic inspection and survey solutions using Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). Planys has its head office in Chennai where it indigenously designs and manufactures compact ROVsPlanys brings world class technology and cutting-edge innovations in underwaterrobotics and diagnostics in the shallow-mid depth segment. Planys’ technology spans the domains of marine robotics, advanced Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE), and post-inspection analysis. Planys provides a holistic service offering to customers through a design level fusion of ROV manufacture, operations and structural diagnostics. Planys is the first and currently the only OEM of ROVs in the Indian Sub-continent.Planys was founded by IIT Madras alumni and faculty who have been working together on various projects since 2012.
The Wedding Company — The Wedding Company provides the best wedding services in India. Book end-to-end wedding planning services online with us and grab the best deals for your wedding, engagement, reception, and other events.

Empower Investment was founded in 2012 in Shanghai, China. Their investment covers early-stage ventures, mid-stage growth, and securities in the public market. With headquarters in Shanghai, the company established branch offices in Beijing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Chengdu. Empower Investment has invested in over 150 high-tech and high-growthcompanies on a global scale covering regions including China, U.S, India, South Korea, Vietnam and Hong Kong. Their portfolio companies include fast-growing industries such as internet, AI, big data, automation & robotics, financial technology, cultural creativity, advanced materials, and healthcare.The Empower team has extensive experience in both deep technologies and financial services including internet, computer science, electronic engineering, materials science, auditing and investment banking. Some team members were serial entrepreneurs. With candidness and empathy, the team is eager to find and partner with the most visionary, determined and down-to-earth entrepreneurs. It always brings great excitement and pleasure to build a bright future with them.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
Angel, Series A, Seed
China, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

SideChef — Your digital resource for all home cooking needs. Browse 18,000 step-by-step recipes personalized to your diet and taste, for every skill level.
Hongpeng Airlines — Hongpeng Airlines is committed to developing, designing, and producing low-cost airplane engines.
Xunyuan Technology — Xunyuan Technology is a bio-refining and bio-manufacturing platform company based on non-grain carbon sources.

China Merchants Capital is engaged in alternative investment and asset management.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Automotive, Internet
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Haizol.com — Haizol connects buyers with verified suppliers for custom manufacturing. Submit RFQ for CNC machining, molding, casting, and more. Get quotes within 24 hours.
Saigan Technology — Saigan Technology focuses on the research, development, production and sales of a new generation of high-performance flexible tactile sensors and robotic electronic skin.It has flexible sensing technology and is committed to developing into an internationally leading flexible sensor company.
Shanghai Taiyang Technology — Founded in 2011, Shanghai Taiyang Technology Co., Ltd. is a fine chemical enterprise specializing in high-end special materials integrating R&D, production, and sales. The company is headquartered in Shanghai and has established a number of wholly-owned subsidiaries in Nantong, Taizhou, Fangchenggang, and other places in Jiangsu, with R&Dcenters and production bases respectively.

Electronic Soul Ventures is an investment firm.

Investment focus

Media and Entertainment, E-Commerce, Art
Angel, Series A
China, India

Portfolio highlights

mytech — mytech is a new cross-border retail services platform.
SUnTeng — SUnTeng provides full-process marketing technology solutions.
Smarto — Smarto is an IOT technology company vertical to the logistics field. Committed to creating a logistics IOT cycle ecology. Link users, logistics, platforms, and merchants to empower perception, and interaction, improve efficiency, and save resources for each package. Based on IOT technology, it provides solutions for circular environmentalprotection, smart logistics, and packaging carbon neutrality.

JITO Angel Network is backed by JITO's 15000+ Industrialits, Businessmen and HNI's of the Jain community spread worldwide. They provide Business support that accelerates the growth of startups.

Investment focus

Education, E-Commerce, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
India, France, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Kyari — Kyari is a plant nursery and online home garden store that offers indoor plants, succulents, planters, and pots online.
BatX Energies — BatX Energies is the India's largest Lithium(Li) Ion Battery Recycling Company which produces battery grade materials to create eco-friendly sustainable energy source.
Select Brands — Select Brands is an Information Technology and Internet firm that manufactured consumer goods in unconventional markets.

SAIF Partners is a leading private equity firm that provides growth capital to companies in Asia.Our primary areas of focus include Information Technology, Internet, Mobile, Consumer Products and Services, Healthcare, Cleantech, Education, Modern Agriculture, Financial Services & Manufacturing.SAIF Partners was founded in 2001 andcurrently manages over $4 billion in capital. With over 100 investments since its inception, SAIF has become one of the largest and most active funds in the region. SAIF is a long-term investor with local teams in Hong Kong, China, and India.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Internet
Series B, Series A, Series C
China, India, United States

Portfolio highlights

AI Prime — AI Prime is a life sciences company focused on developing oncology therapeutics targeting the growth and proliferation of cancer cells.
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TravelTriangle — TravelTriangle.com is an exciting new way of buying trips online in India (currently). They promote local travel agents and get you best trips from them. They have created a marketplace where travelers can interact with local travel agents. This also empowers local travel agents to come online and compete with big fishes. Travelers on the otherhand get customized trips at cheap prices and also with a taste of local salt. The dreams of a heavenly vacation are often overshadowed by the nightmares of one that turns out to be total disaster due to technical hitches. A holiday today can be more taxing than your workplace if not planned right. The misfortunes like travel agent's craftiness, the discontent over the abode, all travel and no rest can actually be done without! It's a vacation after all! Bringing to the same platform an assortment of agents with the best they have to offer, traveltriangle.com gives the traveller a chance to compare and choose the one most suited to him. Once you have submitted your trip request, you're poured with options; competing quotes from travel agents on your desired holiday plan. Hence, you are saved the trouble of calling up and negotiating with travel agents individually. Also, the reasonable quotes of travel agents add to your delight! exclaims Sanchit, flaunting of the winning cards up his sleeve.While traveltriangle.com is soon going to expedite newer spaces, it is continually striving to improve its present services to give its visitors worldwide a splendid vacation! So, the next time you have so much as a thought of a holiday; let traveltriangle.com take care of the rest and you would be glad you did.

Virtu Propdeal Pvt Ltd is a Kolkata-based fund focused on real estate and technology investments. Virtu's investments to date have included land, construction, and technology deals across India. We are investors in the future—in new homes, new communities, new ideas. We align ourselves long term. We can be patient, but also decisive whenthe moment is right. We seek opportunities that represent the India to come, in companies run by the kinds of Indians we all ought to become. We look forward to making an impact and being good stewards of our people and our capital.Virtu's directors are actively sourcing new opportunities and welcome inquiries through inquiry@virtugroup.in

Investment focus

Art, E-Commerce, Marketplace
Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

PosterGully — Buy Awesome Merch Online. Posters, iPhone Cases, T-Shirts, Notepads, Stickers, Keychains, Decals, Laptop Skins, Badges, Mousepads & More! Cash on Delivery.

Times Internet builds premium digital products that simplify and enhance the everyday lives of people. We are India’s largest digital products company with presence in a wide range of categories across news, entertainment, marketplaces and transactions.Many of our products are market leaders and iconic brands in their own right. TOI, ET,Cricbuzz, Gaana, MX Player, Dineout, Indiatimes, MensXP, iDiva, NBT, Gradeup among others are products that bring you closer to your interests and aspirations. Website - http://www.timesinternet.in Industry - Internet Company size - 1,001-5,000 employees Headquarters Gurgaon, Haryana Type - Privately Held Founded 1999 Specialities e-commerce, Advertisement Solutions, News and Entertainment, Start-up acceleration, Music streaming services, AdTech, Merger & A, Acquisition, Sports, Classified, and Startup Investment