Horizen Ventures
VC Fund
Bangalore, India
Horizen Ventures is a VC fund in Bangalore focused on E-Commerce and Tea. Horizen Ventures was founded in 2004 as an early stage fund focused on India-based technology and internet firms. In 2006, Horizen Ventures signed an exclusive partnership deal with SoftBank China & India Holdings. Since then, Softbank has made 21 investments and Horizen Ventures’ portfolio has grown to 6 companies, 5 of which areco-investments with Softbank.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 43%
Last updated:
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Industries Horizen Ventures invests in
Stages Horizen Ventures invests in
Countries Horizen Ventures invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 2 (29%)
- Tea 1 (14%)
- Sales 1 (14%)
- Mobile 1 (14%)
- Delivery 1 (14%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (43%)
- Seed 2 (29%)
- Funding Round 1 (14%)
Country
- India 2 (29%)
- China 1 (14%)
- Singapore 1 (14%)
- United States 1 (14%)
- United Kingdom 1 (14%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kumar Vanka
Co-Founder & Partner
|
Co-Founder & Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Philip Kiracofe
Co-Founder & Partner
|
Co-Founder & Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acromobile helps businesses to create an integrated mobile customer experience to acquire new customers, drive revenue, and improve customer service. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2019 | ||
| Radiance is an online game developer and computer graphic outsourcing company. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2019 | ||
| Saankhya TechNeering is an Engineering and Consulting Company based in Bangalore, India, catering Services to worldwide customers.Saankhya TechNeering specialises in providing end-to-end engineering and allied services to Consultants, EPC Contractors, Owner-Operators and Ancillary units of Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Metallurgical, Power,Process and Industrial Plants.Saankhya TechNeering is promoted and managed by a group of professionals with over a million engineering hours of expertise and thus enables the customers to leverage the efficiencies of our expertise, time-to-deliver and economies of scale.Our services are supplemented by a team of skilled, knowledgeable and dedicated experts to help customers in lowering project cost and faster project accomplishment, yielding in quicker and bettter Return on Invsetment.Our unique businesss philosophy and the values we adhere, is evident from the ever growing customer base and the least attrition rate since the insecption of the Company in 2005. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2019 | ||
| WhereIsMyTransport is a leading mobility technology company and central source of complete public transport data for emerging-market megacities. Working on the ground in Africa, Latin America, Southeast Europe and South and Southeast Asia, we digitalise network information from all modes of public transport and maintain data accuracy as thesedynamic systems change. Our products and data services improve the public transport experience, and inform industry-leading clients. | $1.5M / Seed / Aug 31, 2016 | ||
| WhereIsMyTransport is a leading mobility technology company and central source of complete public transport data for emerging-market megacities. Working on the ground in Africa, Latin America, Southeast Europe and South and Southeast Asia, we digitalise network information from all modes of public transport and maintain data accuracy as thesedynamic systems change. Our products and data services improve the public transport experience, and inform industry-leading clients. | $918.3K / Seed / Sep 01, 2015 | ||
| Teabox designs an online platform intended that organic tea and tea-based products direct from the source. The company's online tea shop delivers fresh Indian teas sourced directly from the tea gardens in Darjeeling, Assam, the Nilgiris and Nepal, enabling consumers to get access to 100% fresh and organic tea without compromising on aroma andflavor. | $1M / Seed / Mar 14, 2014 | ||
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FAQ
What does Horizen Ventures invest in?
Horizen Ventures invests primarily in E-Commerce, Tea and Sales startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Horizen Ventures?
The team at Horizen Ventures includes Kumar Vanka (Co-Founder & Partner) and Philip Kiracofe (Co-Founder & Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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