# Derbi Foundation

> Derbi Foundation is a VC fund in Bangalore backing Software and Health Care. See 30 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bangalore, India
- Total investments: 30
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/derbi-foundation/about/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/derbifoundati0n
- Website: http://www.derbifoundation.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derbifoundation

Derbi Foundation is a VC fund in Bangalore focused on Software and Health Care. Dayananda Sagar Entrepreneurship Research & Business Incubator (DERBI) Foundation is a Technology Business Incubator with the objective of incubating technology ventures. DERBI Foundation is a not for profit section8 company recognized and supported by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 9 | 30% |
| Health Care | 9 | 30% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 17% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 17% |
| Internet of Things | 4 | 13% |

50 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 37% |
| Funding Round | 11 | 37% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 13% |
| Angel | 2 | 7% |
| Grant | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 25 | 83% |
| United States | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dr. Lakshmi Jagannathan | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 2 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Coexin | Coexin develops Electronic Cognitive Diagnostic and Exercise tools for mental fitness. |  | Seed | Sep 06, 2022 |  |
| Vidcare Innovations | Vidcare Innovations is a startup that develops portable health tests to make diagnostic testing convenient, accessible, and available to everyone. | $300K | Pre-Seed | Aug 25, 2022 |  |
| Semantic Web Tech Private Limited | Semantic Web Tech (SWT) is a data science company with core strengths in building knowledge integration platforms using semantic intelligence technologies. SWTs Genomics AI vertical is focused on building cutting edge data analysis software for Genomics Diagnostics and Research. The Genomics vertical is building a cloud-based SaaS platform foraffordable and comprehensive analysis of genome variants using digitized DNA generated by Next Generation Sequencing technologies to enable diagnosis and research of rare genetic disorders in humans. SWTs Public Data Applications vertical focusses on building monetizable services and products using open data available on the public domain. | $160K | Pre-Seed | Jul 13, 2022 |  |
| Bagmo Pvt Ltd | Bagmo Pvt Ltd, a Cochin based startup, incubated in Maker village, is a spun-out company of BIRAC’s Social Innovation Immersion program on maternal and child health. We focus on healthcare needs by engineering innovations and operation management techniques. |  | Seed | Jun 26, 2022 |  |
| ASPIC Innovations | ASPIC Innovations focuses on developing products and solutions for education, health and agriculture sector using AI/ML and IOT. |  | Seed | Apr 08, 2022 |  |
| Sychedelic | Neuphony believes in unlimited potential of human mind and strives toward unlocking it to bring out the best in them. Neurofeedback has been scientifically proven to be a powerful tool to improve the overall health of your brain including improving memory, sleep quality and reducing stress and anxiety. Neuphony brings you the benefits ofneurofeedback at the comfort of your home with the help of our headband and a mobile application. The headband measures the electrical activity of your brain and the mobile app based on the sensor data recommends you meditation techniques to achieve your desired state. Over sessions it trains your brain on how to achieve the desired state itself. ConsumerTech, HealthTech, Mental Health, Wearables, Neurofeedback, Mindfulness and Meditation | $266.3K | Seed | Dec 24, 2021 |  |
| Sychedelic | Neuphony believes in unlimited potential of human mind and strives toward unlocking it to bring out the best in them. Neurofeedback has been scientifically proven to be a powerful tool to improve the overall health of your brain including improving memory, sleep quality and reducing stress and anxiety. Neuphony brings you the benefits ofneurofeedback at the comfort of your home with the help of our headband and a mobile application. The headband measures the electrical activity of your brain and the mobile app based on the sensor data recommends you meditation techniques to achieve your desired state. Over sessions it trains your brain on how to achieve the desired state itself. ConsumerTech, HealthTech, Mental Health, Wearables, Neurofeedback, Mindfulness and Meditation | $266.3K | Seed | Dec 24, 2021 |  |
| Biovantis | Biovantis ensures clinical development compliance in clinical trial and drug development process for companies. |  | Seed | Nov 02, 2021 |  |
| Zeuron.ai | Zeuron is building a platform to assess, monitor progression, and support therapy for brain and brain-related disorders. Using serious phy-gital gamification, our solution targets neurological, musculoskeletal, and metabolic conditions by analyzing the brain, body, and behavior for more effective care. Our flagship product, MiMo – the world’s firstneuro-compute phygital gaming system – forms the core of our brain-inspired platform that bridges neuroscience and MedTech while powering a developer ecosystem for rare disorders and digital health innovations. The platform integrates high-performance computational hardware, a brain-inspired operating system, a sensor and actuation suite, AI applications, an immersive app engine, and an analytics engine for data-driven insights and decision-making. | $13.6K | Grant | Sep 15, 2020 |  |
| KBCols sciences | KBCols sciences is a technology-driven startup in the field of bioprocess technology. |  | Seed | Aug 26, 2020 |  |

10 of 30 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ah! Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [IIMA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ciie-iim-ahmedabad) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [Padup Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/padup-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tyke](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tyke) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Atal Incubation Centre - Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atal-incubation-centre-center-for-cellular-and-molecular-biology) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Derbi Foundation invest in?

Derbi Foundation invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Derbi Foundation?

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### Who are the partners at Derbi Foundation?

The team at Derbi Foundation includes Dr. Lakshmi Jagannathan (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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