# Ashish Jain

> Ashish Jain is a seed investor at WaterBridge Ventures (New Delhi) backing B2B and Pet. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [WaterBridge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/waterbridge-ventures)
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 47%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashish-jain-0a40789/

Ashish Jain is a seed investor at WaterBridge Ventures in New Delhi focused on B2B and Pet. Ashish Jain is the Partner at WaterBridge Ventures. Ashish Jain attended The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 7% |
| Pet | 1 | 7% |
| Apps | 1 | 7% |
| Legal | 1 | 7% |
| Shoes | 1 | 7% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 53% |
| Series A | 2 | 13% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fairdeal Market | Fairdeal Market enables offline commerce, digitally with all-in-one retail solution. | $156.7K | Series A | May 26, 2026 |  |
| Fairdeal Market | Fairdeal Market enables offline commerce, digitally with all-in-one retail solution. | $3M | Seed | Aug 12, 2025 |  |
| Loopworm | We at loopworm convert waste into protein, we farm 'Black Soldier Fly Larvae' on food waste to produce premium animal feed and pet food. Insects are natural food for fish, this is what nature feeds them, and insects are good for them. Research shows increase in productivity and growth rate for shrimps for insect meal based feed incomparison to conventional fish meal based feed. But the best thing about BSF larvae is that they can feed on any kind of food waste that would have otherwise landed up in a landfill. We therefore use BSF larvae to convert food waste into protein and thus close the circular loop. | $3.3M | Seed | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| LegitQuest | LegitQuest is a legal-tech company that operates an AI-powered legal research platform with Indian case laws. The platform helps the stakeholders to research efficiently with the most advanced search engine developed through cutting edge technology as we have transformed complex data into a user-friendly form to make legal research faster.LegitQuest is run by a versatile team of tech-savvy attorneys, engineers and designers who aim to make the practice of law simpler for its end users. | $648.2K | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 11, 2024 |  |
| Loopworm | We at loopworm convert waste into protein, we farm 'Black Soldier Fly Larvae' on food waste to produce premium animal feed and pet food. Insects are natural food for fish, this is what nature feeds them, and insects are good for them. Research shows increase in productivity and growth rate for shrimps for insect meal based feed incomparison to conventional fish meal based feed. But the best thing about BSF larvae is that they can feed on any kind of food waste that would have otherwise landed up in a landfill. We therefore use BSF larvae to convert food waste into protein and thus close the circular loop. | $3.4M | Seed | Aug 24, 2022 |  |
| Paavan | Paavan aims to reconnect people to Indian roots and make knowledge accessible. | $511.9K | Seed | Jun 21, 2022 |  |
| OneCode | OneCode connects new-age digital-first brands with "relevant" sellers (aka OneCoders) to sell their products and services to trust deficit and less tech-savvy users by building trust through assisted sales and support. The startup acts as a bridge between brands and the end consumers who need physical touchpoints, in-person interactions,training, push, and motivation before buying a product/service. | $13M | Series A | Mar 31, 2022 |  |
| Muvin | Muvin aims to enable youth to get accustomed to banking from an early age in an easy, gamified, and education-powered experience. | $2.7M | Seed | Jan 11, 2022 |  |
| Bijnis | Bijnis is a business-to-business commerce platform that connects footwear manufacturers, retailers, component suppliers, and buyers. The company's platform offers a range of services, including product listings, recruitment, and free requirement and offer postings, to help companies grow and communicate with others, enabling them to obtaintrade leads and expand their business network.Bignis' goal is to use technology to make factories smarter, faster, and more cost-effective so that factory owners can scale and grow their businesses without difficulty. Bijnis currently enables 1000+ Manufacturers to serve 100,000+ Retailers across 12000+ pin codes across India in the Footwear category. | $29.7M | Series B | Sep 28, 2021 |  |
| LegitQuest | LegitQuest is a legal-tech company that operates an AI-powered legal research platform with Indian case laws. The platform helps the stakeholders to research efficiently with the most advanced search engine developed through cutting edge technology as we have transformed complex data into a user-friendly form to make legal research faster.LegitQuest is run by a versatile team of tech-savvy attorneys, engineers and designers who aim to make the practice of law simpler for its end users. | $682.3K | Seed | Apr 05, 2021 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dalton Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dalton-venture) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Info Edge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/info-edge) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Incubate Fund India](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incubate-fund-india) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Z47](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matrix-partners-india) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Nexus Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nexus-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About WaterBridge Ventures

VC Fund · New Delhi, India

WaterBridge Ventures is an early-stage VC’s. They enter in the Seed to Series A stage of a start-up and continue to invest in subsequent rounds of financing. They love to lead and sometimes also co-invest but if they don’t have a value-add construct, they prefer to stay away. They are currently investing in India or in businesses with a strongIndia angle. They look for tech as an exponential enabler in the businesses they invest in.

2 contacts available at WaterBridge Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ashish Jain | Partner & Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashish-jain-8cfb |
| Manish Khetrapal | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/munish-khetrapal |

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## FAQ

### What does Ashish Jain invest in?

Ashish Jain invests primarily in B2B, Pet and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ashish Jain last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ashish Jain closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 15 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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