# Pi Ventures

> Pi Ventures is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 62 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bangalore, India
- Total investments: 62
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 65%
- Fund size: $40M
- Last fund: Aug 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pi-ventures
- Website: http://www.piventures.in/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/piventuresin

Pi Ventures is a VC fund in Bangalore focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. We are India's first and largest deeptech VC fund. We back ambitious founders building deeptech startups which solve global problems. Areas of focus include AI, quantum computing, blockchain infrastructure, material science, synthetic biology, spacetech and robotics.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $953k–$6.5M |
| Series A | $4M–$8.2M |
| Series B | $17M–$27M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 13 | 21% |
| Software | 8 | 13% |
| Machine Learning | 7 | 11% |
| Health Care | 6 | 10% |
| Biotechnology | 4 | 6% |

79 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 26 | 42% |
| Series A | 15 | 24% |
| Series B | 4 | 6% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 3% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 28 | 45% |
| United States | 8 | 13% |
| Singapore | 2 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Manish Singhal | Founding Partner | 18 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manish-singhal |
| Shubham Sandeep | Managing Director | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shubham-sandeep |
| Umakant Soni | Founding Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/umakant-soni |
| Yogesh Pakhale | President, Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yogesh-pakhale |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pranos Fusion | Pranos Fusion is a fusion energy company that provides baseload power, plasma modeling, and AI-driven clean energy technology. | $6.8M | Seed | Mar 24, 2026 |  |
| Velmenni | Velmenni, having developed Li-Fi, now comes among one of the most valued organizations in the world of optical wireless data transmission. Founded in 2012, Velmenni became the first venture to explore the universe of visible light communications technology in India. With our prime product, Li-Fi, we're disrupting the world of datacommunication.We have created a LiFi-based mesh network solution which helps in transferring data across long distances. The product makes setting up wireless networks in ground, motion & air possible, where optical cable infrastructure is difficult to implement.Our team has been working on Li-Fi for the past 5 years. It has pioneered in achieving several technological milestones. Today, our main focus is on optimisation of speed efficiency and seamless connectivity within the Li-Fi domain.We live to innovate. We like to collaborate. Let's touch base. | $3.2M | Seed | Mar 17, 2026 |  |
| Armatrix Automations | Armatrix Automations is a manufacturer and designer of industrial and defense robotics. | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Feb 25, 2026 |  |
| Aule Space | Founded in 2024 by Jay Panchal, Nithyaa Giri, and Hrishit Tambi, Aule Space is developing autonomous satellites equipped with docking capabilities. These "jetpack" satellites are designed to attach to existing satellites in orbit, providing them with additional propulsion to extend their operational lifespan.Aule Space is an on-orbitservicing company developing autonomous satellites capable of performing Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking(RPOD) subsystems.It provides space robotics affordable and scalable to unlock a sustainable in-space economy and expand humanity's reach in space exploration, starting with extending the life of satellites that are running out of fuel with our jetpacks.Aule Space is developing autonomous satellites capable of performing Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking (RPOD). These satellites are designed to approach, inspect, dock with, and physically attach to other objects in orbit to extend their operational life, inspect assets, or enable controlled retirement. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Jan 14, 2026 |  |
| Moonrider | Moonrider is an electric tractor technology company focused on developing heavy-duty electric tractors designed to reduce farming costs and improve operational efficiency for farmers and fleet operators. With a focus on reliability and reduced upfront cost of ownership, Moonrider tractors enable sustainable farming practices with a mission toenhance farm profitability and productivity. | $6M | Series A | Dec 03, 2025 |  |
| Lightspeed Photonics | Lightspeed Photonics is a building of modular optoelectronic processors and interconnects for data centers and near-edge computing. | $6.5M | Seed | Nov 26, 2025 |  |
| immunitoAI | ImmunitoAI is a life sciences (biotech) platform that leverages AI to revolutionize antibody discovery & therapeutics. | $6.1M | Series A | Nov 25, 2025 |  |
| Helex | Helex uses its own genomics data, bioinformatics, and intelligent data-driven platform to create, verify, and distribute therapy-specific gRNAs. Founded in 2021 and is based in New York. | $3.5M | Seed | Oct 30, 2025 |  |
| Green Aero Propulsion | Green Aero Propulsion is a deep-tech startup focused on developing next-generation gas turbine engines and green hydrogen-based propulsion technologies aimed at decarbonizing the aviation and shipping industries. | $1.6M | Seed | Jul 09, 2025 |  |
| Repello AI | ARTEMIS by Repello AI hunts for vulnerabilities in your AI applications by simulating attacks that malicious actors would use. ARTEMIS tests, identifies, and helps remediate security risks before they can be exploited in production environments. This is powered by world's largest AI-specific threat intelligence repositories.Key Features: 1.Simulates real-world attacks against your AI systems 2. Maps vulnerabilities across your AI infrastructure 3. Provides actionable mitigation recommendations 4. Adapts to evolving threats as your AI applications growBuilt by security engineers to protect AI from attackers. Secure your AI early in development and throughout deployment | $1.2M | Seed | Jun 12, 2025 |  |

10 of 62 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Pi Ventures invest in?

Pi Ventures invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 62 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Pi Ventures's check size?

Pi Ventures typically joins rounds of $953k–$6.5M at Seed, $4M–$8.2M at Series A and $17M–$27M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Pi Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Pi Ventures?

Public channels for Pi Ventures include LinkedIn, the website linked on this profile and Facebook. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Pi Ventures?

The team at Pi Ventures includes Manish Singhal (Founding Partner), Shubham Sandeep (Managing Director) and Umakant Soni (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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