# Desai Ventures

> Desai Ventures is a VC fund in Ahmedabad backing E-Commerce and Food and Beverage. See 23 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ahmedabad, India
- Total investments: 23
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 4%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/desai-ventures
- Website: https://www.desaiventures.io

Desai Ventures is a family office that supports founders and makes investments.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 17% |
| Food and Beverage | 4 | 17% |
| Software | 3 | 13% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 13% |
| Apps | 2 | 9% |

43 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 15 | 65% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 9% |
| Series A | 1 | 4% |
| Series B | 1 | 4% |
| Series F | 1 | 4% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 13 | 57% |
| United States | 3 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 9% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NOC Energy | NOC Energy facilitates the decarbonization of industrial heating without producing any carbon emissions. | $2.7M | Seed | Apr 16, 2026 |  |
| AIRMO | AIRMO is supporting the direct emitters, decision makers and financial institutions to efficiently transition to Net-0 by monitoring their direct emissions from space. With our roots in innovation and a commitment to environmental responsibility, we aim to revolutionize GHG monitoring through advanced satellite technology, proprietary LiDARinstrument and data analytics. We exist to monitor and manage humanity's impact on Earth. | $5.8M | Seed | Mar 12, 2026 |  |
| Nutropy | Nutropy produces real milk ingredients, identical to those produced by cows, to develop premium cheese alternatives that taste just as good as cow’s cheese but are more sustainable, healthier and better for the animals. No animals involved, full cheese experience. | $8.1M | Seed | Oct 23, 2025 |  |
| Adia Thermal | Adia Thermal provides technology that enables heat pumps installations. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| PuriFire Energy | Transforming Waste Water and wet feedstocks into Green Methanol and other sustainable fuels | $3.6M | Seed | Aug 28, 2024 |  |
| Frendy | For Value seeking Bharat users who buy on trust Frendy: a digital shopping experience brings best prices on daily needs in an easy way that replicates how Bharat is already used to buying all with the help of Trusted homepreneurs and Community referrals. | $239.4K | Debt Financing | Jul 16, 2024 |  |
| Ki Hydrogen | Ki Hydrogen is a deep-tech venture that develops waste-to-hydrogen technology. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Nov 30, 2023 |  |
| Frendy | For Value seeking Bharat users who buy on trust Frendy: a digital shopping experience brings best prices on daily needs in an easy way that replicates how Bharat is already used to buying all with the help of Trusted homepreneurs and Community referrals. | $1.9M | Convertible Note | Nov 27, 2023 |  |
| FroGo | FroGo provides frozen delicacies have ready to cook, heat and eat food opetions that are great for everyday quick meals. | $1.2M | Seed | Nov 02, 2023 |  |
| Design Cafe | Design Cafe is an award-winning Home Interior Design firm based in Bengaluru with a focus on the Interior Residential segment. Design Cafe provides end-to-end home interiors and has a presence in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad. Their latest online venture brings to you the best designs, showcases them online and creates easy processes to customizethem for free. The DC team firmly believes that a well-designed home makes space for everything that's part of your life and that good design has the power to change the way you live, work and play. They are working to ensure that this change should be accessible to everyone, irrespective of their project's size, budget or location. | $4.9M | Series B | Mar 29, 2023 |  |

10 of 23 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gruhas](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gruhas-proptech) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Auxano](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/auxano) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HICO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hico-1b42) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Metara Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metara-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SFC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-funding-club) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Desai Ventures invest in?

Desai Ventures invests primarily in E-Commerce, Food and Beverage and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Desai Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Desai Ventures closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 23 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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