# Kanika Mayar

> Kanika Mayar is a seed investor at Vertex Ventures (Bengaluru) backing Manufacturing and AgTech. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vertex Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vertex-ventures)
- Location: Bengaluru, India
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kanika-mayar-43449211/

Kanika Mayar is a seed investor at Vertex Ventures in Bengaluru focused on Manufacturing and AgTech. Kanika Mayar is the Partner of Investment at Vertex Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 25% |
| AgTech | 1 | 13% |
| Beauty | 1 | 13% |
| Medical | 1 | 13% |
| Women's | 1 | 13% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 38% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pilgrim | Pilgrim is a D2C (Direct-to-consumer) business in the beauty space. Pilgrim is a direct-to-consumer startup that manufactures its own range of personal care products. | $23.1M |  | Mar 18, 2025 |  |
| Pilgrim | Pilgrim is a D2C (Direct-to-consumer) business in the beauty space. Pilgrim is a direct-to-consumer startup that manufactures its own range of personal care products. | $8.9M | Series B | Aug 29, 2024 |  |
| Karkhana.io | Quick design validation, transparent pricing and on-demand manufacturing of parts - all from your computer. | $6.3M | Series A | Jan 09, 2024 |  |
| Pilgrim | Pilgrim is a D2C (Direct-to-consumer) business in the beauty space. Pilgrim is a direct-to-consumer startup that manufactures its own range of personal care products. | $13M | Series B | Sep 26, 2023 |  |
| Chattybao | Chattybao platform connects users with local businesses for shopping experience over WhatsApp. | $5M | Seed | Jul 28, 2022 |  |
| Proactive For Her | Proactive For Her is a digital platform for women, offering accessible, personalized and confidential healthcare solutions. | $5.5M | Series A | Feb 16, 2022 |  |
| Onato | Onato is building a technology platform for India’s $100+ billion fruits and vegetables (F&V) industry. | $2.2M | Seed | Oct 19, 2021 |  |
| Karkhana.io | Quick design validation, transparent pricing and on-demand manufacturing of parts - all from your computer. | $1.5M | Seed | Jan 12, 2021 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Narotam Sekhsaria Family Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/narotam-sekhsaria-family-office) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Fireside Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fireside-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mirabilis Investment Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirabilis-investment-trust) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [7Square Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/7square-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Anicut Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anicut-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arkam Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arkam-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Vertex Ventures

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

Vertex Ventures is a global network of operator-investors who manage portfolios in the U.S., China, Israel, India and Southeast Asia. The firm is a trusted partner to some of the world’s most innovative entrepreneurs, supporting them with unmatched operating experience and deep access to the capital, talent, partners and customers they need tobuild truly global businesses.

5 contacts available at Vertex Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aviad Ariel | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aviad-ariel |
| Hanming Wang | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hanming-wang-4337 |
| Jeff Chang | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-chang-tw |
| Kanika Mayar | Partner, Investment | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kanika-mayar |
| Puiyan Leung | Partner, Investment | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/puiyan-leung-70f9 |

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## FAQ

### What does Kanika Mayar invest in?

Kanika Mayar invests primarily in Manufacturing, AgTech and Beauty startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kanika Mayar last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kanika Mayar closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 8 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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