# KiaOra Ventures

> KiaOra Ventures is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Haryana, India
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://kiaoraventures.com/

KiaOra Ventures is a VC fund in Haryana focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. KiaOra is an investment and consulting firm that makes strategic investment in start-ups, where they believe they add value by leveraging its global experience in successfully running and turning around businesses. The firm also works with established organizations on their growth strategy, leadership development, and executive coaching to helpthem achieve greatness.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 38% |
| Software | 2 | 25% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 25% |
| B2B | 1 | 13% |
| Tea | 1 | 13% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

6 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Balvinder Singh Kalsi | Chairman and Managing Director | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/balvinder-singh-kalsi |
| Harphool Dahiya | Finance Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harphool-dahiya |
| Vinod Yadav | Investment Growth Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vinod-yadav |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fyllo | Fyllo is an IoT and AI based precision agriculture service company | $3.9M |  | May 30, 2024 |  |
| Fyllo | Fyllo is an IoT and AI based precision agriculture service company | $4M | Series A | May 30, 2024 |  |
| BluSmart Mobility | Blu Smart Mobility is a provider of electric shared smart mobility platform for transportation. Blu Smart is an all-electric, shared, and smart mobility platform for ride-sharing, car-sharing, and scooter-sharing. Blu Smart is a 100% electric mobility platform that partners with electric vehicle manufactures. | $24M | Series B | May 23, 2024 |  |
| Prescinto | Prescinto is the brain of a solar plant delivering Actionable Intelligence to Increase Generation. Prescinto's AI-powered platform collects your plant data, applies data science models to identify causes for underperformance, and suggests work orders to plant crew to increase generation. | $6.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 13, 2022 |  |
| Fyllo | Fyllo is an IoT and AI based precision agriculture service company | $2M | Seed | May 13, 2022 |  |
| Instoried | Instoried is an augmented writing platform which improves customer interest and engagement. The platform helps content writers in e-commerce, news, FMCG and other verticals to optimise emotions in their marketing content. | $10M | Series A | Apr 07, 2022 |  |
| Vahdam Teas | Vahdam Teas is a digitally native tea company that focuses on sourcing and selling premium quality teas directly from Indian plantations to consumers worldwide, eliminating middlemen to ensure freshness and provide better returns to farmers. | $23.6M | Series D | Sep 08, 2021 |  |
| TurboHire | TurboHire is a globally recognized "Intelligent" and "Configurable" Talent Acquisition Platform for Enterprises. It uses "augmented intelligence" to assist enterprise recruiters make 3x better and faster talent decisions. TurboHire is led by a stellar leadership team comprising alumni from Google and Microsoft withacademic pedigree form the IITs, NITs, ISB, IIM, and SCMHRD. | $1M | Seed | Nov 05, 2020 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IAN Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indian-angel-network) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Triveni Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/triveni-trust) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [India Quotient](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/india-quotient) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Pritt Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pritt-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SIDBI Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sidbi-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does KiaOra Ventures invest in?

KiaOra Ventures invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Machine Learning 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.

### How do I contact KiaOra Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at KiaOra Ventures?

The team at KiaOra Ventures includes Balvinder Singh Kalsi (Chairman and Managing Director), Harphool Dahiya (Finance Manager) and Vinod Yadav (Investment Growth Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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