# Karthik Bhat

> Karthik Bhat is a seed investor at Force Ventures backing Food and Beverage. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Firm: [Force Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/force-ventures-3142)
- Location: Bangalore, India
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karthik-bhat-8221b61/

Karthik Bhat is a seed investor at Force Ventures in Bangalore focused on Food and Beverage and B2B. Karthik Bhat

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $535k–$3.9M |
| Series A | $10M–$25M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 3 | 21% |
| B2B | 2 | 14% |
| Consumer | 2 | 14% |
| Payments | 2 | 14% |
| Retail | 1 | 7% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 43% |
| Series A | 2 | 14% |
| Angel | 1 | 7% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 7% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unbox Robotics | Unbox Robotics's 1st product is the World's 1st of its kind patent pending AI-powered parcel sorting robotic system that gets installed 10X faster, saves 50+% space and improves productivity by more than 5X. And the system needs 50% fewer robots than that of the competition! |  | Secondary Market | Jan 20, 2026 | https://unboxrobotics.com/ |
| Unbox Robotics | Unbox Robotics's 1st product is the World's 1st of its kind patent pending AI-powered parcel sorting robotic system that gets installed 10X faster, saves 50+% space and improves productivity by more than 5X. And the system needs 50% fewer robots than that of the competition! | $28M | Series B | Jan 20, 2026 | https://unboxrobotics.com/ |
| Adukale | Adukale is a food manufacturing company specializing in south Indian snacks, instants, masalas, powders, and sweets. | $1.3M | Seed | Apr 24, 2024 | https://adukale.com/ |
| Vidyut | Vidyut offers end-to-end solutions for purchase and financing to resale which provide superior economics on electric vehicles compared to petrol & diesel vehicles. | $10M | Series A | Feb 08, 2024 | https://www.vidyuttech.com/ |
| Vidyut | Vidyut offers end-to-end solutions for purchase and financing to resale which provide superior economics on electric vehicles compared to petrol & diesel vehicles. | $3.9M | Seed | Dec 08, 2022 | https://www.vidyuttech.com/ |
| Anveshan | Anveshan produces food products that focus on traditional processing methods and direct sourcing from agricultural communities. Its product portfolio includes A2 ghee, wood-pressed and cold-pressed oils, honey, flour, spices, sweeteners, and other pantry staples designed for everyday consumption. The company works with farm-based productionnetworks and uses small-batch processing techniques such as bilona churning and cold pressing to prepare selected products. Anveshan also conducts batch testing and traceability checks as part of its food production process while supporting sourcing relationships with farmer communities. | $2M | Seed | Sep 08, 2022 | https://www.anveshan.farm/ |
| Wyld | Wyld is a phygital payment card and mobile app, solely designed for active social media users. | $348.3K | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2022 | https://www.getwyld.in/ |
| Prolance | Prolance simplifies the process of executing interior projects through automation and aggregation, thus eliminating errors, cost escalations and ensuring predictability for everyone in the interior business. | $534.7K | Seed | Feb 09, 2022 | https://www.prolance.co.in |
| Credgenics | Credgenics is an NPA resolution platform backed by investors including Accel Partners and Titan Capital. The company works with financial institutions, Banks, NBFCs, and Digital lending firms to improve collections efficiency using technology, automation intelligence, and optimal legal routes in order to facilitate the resolution of stressedassets. | $25M | Series A | Jul 10, 2021 | https://www.credgenics.com/ |
| Auric (Zenith Drinks Private Limited) | Auric is a Beauty & Wellness brand based on Ayurveda, Plant-Based ancient science from India. It is a digital first, D2C brand with presence in India & US. Natural, Low calories beverages is the first entry point to enter lifestyle of millennials.The brand is nicely positioned between aspiration & convenience as well as Western Logic& Eastern Wisdom. The product on other hand is at crossroads of Supplement Benefits & Grocery ConvenienceTailwinds - #Provenance #BeautyFoods #Wellness #Yoga | $2M | Seed | Jun 28, 2021 | https://www.TheAuric.com |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Force Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/force-ventures-3142) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Venture Catalysts](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturecatalysts) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [3one4 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3one4) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Capital A](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-a-5a4d) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Redstart Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redstart-labs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [100Unicorns](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/9unicorns) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Karthik Bhat invest in?

Karthik Bhat invests primarily in Food and Beverage, B2B and Consumer startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Karthik Bhat's check size?

Karthik Bhat typically joins rounds of $535k–$3.9M at Seed and $10M–$25M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Karthik Bhat participates in.

### How do I contact Karthik Bhat?

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### When did Karthik Bhat last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Karthik Bhat closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 14 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?

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