# 8i Ventures

> 8i Ventures is a VC fund in Mumbai backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 56 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 56
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 36%
- Last fund: Dec 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/8iventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/8iVentures
- Website: http://www.8i.vc

8i Ventures is a VC fund in Mumbai focused on Financial Services and FinTech. 8i is an early stage VC fund that backs founders removing friction from consumer and SMBs in India. Seeded Category winners like Slice, M2P, Easebuzz, Blue Tokai, Easebuzz, Transbnk and Signzy.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $60k–$4.5M |
| Series A | $23k–$23M |
| Series B | $2.9M–$220M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 11 | 20% |
| FinTech | 10 | 18% |
| Payments | 5 | 9% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 9% |
| Banking | 3 | 5% |

54 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 22 | 39% |
| Series B | 7 | 13% |
| Series A | 6 | 11% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 5% |
| Series C | 3 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 23 | 41% |
| United States | 4 | 7% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Singapore | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Muskaan Khilnani | Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/muskaan-khilnani |
| Vikram Chachra | Founding Partner | 29 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vikram-chachra |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| instafix | Instafix is an on-demand smartphone repair startup that sends certified technicians to customers' doorsteps within 60 minutes to fix phones using genuine parts with a 1-year warranty. | $789.4K | Pre-Seed | May 13, 2026 |  |
| Jurisphere | Jurisphere.ai is an enterprise-grade AI platform tailored for law firms and in-house legal teams, integrating document review, legal research, drafting, and workflow automation into a unified workspace. The company's platform uses attorney verified AI workflows to surface relevant cases and insights from large volumes of legal documents,generate and refine contract drafts. | $2.2M | Seed | May 05, 2026 |  |
| Boba Bhai | Boba Bhai is a bubble tea brand that provides an unique and interactive bubble tea experience in the market. | $4.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| PowerUp Money | PowerUp is a financial technology company that provides innovative solutions for personal finance management. | $12M | Series A | Dec 22, 2025 |  |
| Blinq Mobility | Blinq Mobility is creating a seamless zero-emission ecosystem for sustainable urban mobility using purpose-built vehicles, AI-driven battery swapping, and microfactories. | $479.9K | Pre-Seed | Dec 22, 2025 |  |
| TransBnk | 'TransBnk' is a Transaction Banking Platform that enables Corporate, Commercial, and Institutional clients to conduct agile, secure, and robust transactions using Embedded Finance and SaaS. Their goal is to provide deep subject experience to facilitate smooth domestic cash management and payments transactions. In close coordination withbanks, they provide escrows, trade finance, supply chain financing, and custodial services. | $21M | Series B | Aug 27, 2025 |  |
| Cautio | Cautio is a Visual Telematics company that provides safety and security to drivers and passengers. | $1.8M | Seed | Aug 06, 2025 |  |
| PowerUp Money | PowerUp is a financial technology company that provides innovative solutions for personal finance management. | $7.1M | Seed | Jun 11, 2025 |  |
| Naagin | Naagin is the Original Indian Hot Sauce brand. With an unwavering focus on quality and flavour, we want to represent India’s rich and diverse spice culture and put Indian chillies on the world map.India is the largest consumer and exporter of chillies worldwide, and Indian cuisine is globally renowned for its fiery flavours – but no local brandhas ever truly aligned itself with this reputation. We know food – so we understand the importance of great ingredients. Every batch of hot sauce we bottle brings you a blend of ethically sourced produce, entirely prepared from real vegetables and the highest quality of locally grown Indian chillies. Naagin Sauce is perfect for anyone looking for an instant taste upgrade. It is versatile and can be used as a condiment, cooking sauce or marinade, offering quality and convenience at an affordable price point. | $2.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 04, 2025 |  |
| ReelSaga | ReelSaga produces short films and content for mobile entertainment. | $2.1M | Seed | May 14, 2025 |  |

10 of 56 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does 8i Ventures invest in?

8i Ventures invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Payments startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 56 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is 8i Ventures's check size?

8i Ventures typically joins rounds of $60k–$4.5M at Seed, $23k–$23M at Series A and $2.9M–$220M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds 8i Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact 8i Ventures?

Public channels for 8i Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at 8i Ventures?

The team at 8i Ventures includes Muskaan Khilnani (Analyst) and Vikram Chachra (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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