# Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

> Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is a VC fund backing Health Care. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.iitk.ac.in/

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is a VC fund focused on Health Care and E-Commerce. IIT Kanpur - Electrical Engineering Degree

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 3 | 75% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 25% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 25% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 25% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Grant | 1 | 25% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Srikant Sastri | Visiting Professor of Practice | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/srikant-sastri |
| Abhay Karandikar | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abhay-karandikar |
| Abhijit Sathe | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abhijit-sathe |
| Indranil Saha | Assistant professor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indranil-saha |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mild Cares | Mild Cares empower women with products that promote health, sustainability, and confidence, paving the way for a healthier planet and lifestyle. |  | Corporate Round | Apr 22, 2025 | https://www.gynocup.com |
| Noccarc | Noccarc is a revolutionary medical device company at the forefront of healthcare innovation. Our smart medical devices are just the beginning of our mission to transform the healthcare industry through technology. With our smart, connected devices and digital platform, we enable hospitals to have real time data accessibility, digitize patient dataand automate workflows. | $2M | Seed | Feb 13, 2024 | https://noccarc.com/ |
| Sputnik Brain | Sputnik Brain is a Samsung, IIT Madras & UNDP(United Nations Development Programme) backed deeptech R&D startup building a nonsurgical brain computer interface to unleash a stress-free human civilization with cutting edge clinically backed neuroscience.Distinguished as one of the top 3 startups in Samsung & IIT Delhi's SFT out of18,000+ teams, being one of the 12 shortlisted grant recipients of the United Nations Development Programme Youth Co:Lab in India, and the winner of IIT Kharagpur's Empresario out of 2000+startups in the country, their mission is to build and distribute a breakthrough neural infrastructure to unshackle the entire human civilization from neurobiological suffering. |  | Grant | Oct 10, 2023 | https://sputnikbrain.com/ |
| Phool | Phool uses floral waste to make patented organic fertilizer and incense sticks. | $529.1K | Seed | Jan 01, 2018 | https://phool.co/ |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Balmer Lawrie — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IAN Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indian-angel-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SIDBI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sidbi) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SIDBI Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sidbi-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Social Alpha](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/social-alpha-79e0) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sunn91 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sunn91-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur invest in?

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur invests primarily in Health Care, E-Commerce and Neuroscience startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 4 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 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur?

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### Who are the partners at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur?

The team at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur includes Srikant Sastri (Visiting Professor of Practice), Abhay Karandikar (Director) and Abhijit Sathe (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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