# Ritu Verma

> Ritu Verma is a seed investor at Ankur Capital (Mumbai) backing AgTech and Farming. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ankur Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ankur-capital)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 70%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/pub/ritu-verma/1/626/390

Ritu Verma is a Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Ankur Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 4 | 20% |
| Farming | 3 | 15% |
| Agriculture | 3 | 15% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 10% |
| Sustainability | 2 | 10% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 55% |
| Series A | 2 | 10% |
| Series B | 2 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 12 | 60% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Turiyam AI | Turiyam AI develops a full-stack AI compute platform optimized for GenAI inference at scale, combining custom hardware, hybrid memory, and compiler software for radically low total cost of ownership (TCO). Drawing from India's open digital infrastructure like Aadhaar and UPI, it emphasizes openness using RISC-V hardware, CUDA-free middleware,and open models to make intelligence accessible globally. ​ | $4M | Pre-Seed | Dec 12, 2025 |  |
| Offgrid Energy Labs | Innovate chemistry, materials & design using commonly available, eco-friendly materials to built efficient & safe batteries for the sustainable future. | $15M | Series A | Sep 01, 2025 |  |
| Saswat Finance | Saswat's purpose is to empower rural people with basic financing options powered by the newest technologies in order to assist close the economic gap between urban and rural areas. | $2.6M | Seed | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| Vimano | Vimano is an advanced materials and manufacturing startup building components for several types of electrochemical devices and systems. | $2.9M | Seed | Apr 07, 2025 |  |
| IBISA | IBISA is an index-based insurance marketplace with satellite adoption. Inclusive mutual risk sharing solution with low fees and fast assessment and payment. Crop Protection for Smallholder Farmers | $3M | Seed | Jun 25, 2024 |  |
| D-Nome | D-Nome is a health-tech startup working on molecular solutions for simple and affordable genomics-based diagnostics | $1.5M | Seed | Jan 21, 2023 |  |
| MyoWorks | MyoWorks is an edible fungal mycelium-based 2D and 3D scaffolds which will support the production of cultivated meat products |  | Seed | Oct 13, 2022 |  |
| D-Nome | D-Nome is a health-tech startup working on molecular solutions for simple and affordable genomics-based diagnostics |  | Seed | Oct 13, 2022 |  |
| D-Nome | D-Nome is a health-tech startup working on molecular solutions for simple and affordable genomics-based diagnostics |  | Seed | Oct 13, 2022 |  |
| IBISA | IBISA is an index-based insurance marketplace with satellite adoption. Inclusive mutual risk sharing solution with low fees and fast assessment and payment. Crop Protection for Smallholder Farmers |  | Seed | Aug 16, 2022 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Z47](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matrix-partners-india) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Elevation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elevation-capital-6e8a) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [8X Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/8x-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Better Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-capital-e839) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lightspeed India Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners-india) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Ankur Capital

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

Ankur Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in digital and deep science technology companies. Founded in 2014, Ankur Capital is known for taking contrarian bets to uncover and unlock opportunities in overlooked markets across India. They were the first institutional investors in notable companies including Captain Fresh (supplychain tech), Cropin (agri SaaS), Rupifi (B2B BNPL), String Bio (biotech); and Vegrow (agritech).

2 contacts available at Ankur Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rema Subramanian | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rema-subramanian |
| Ritu Verma | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ritu-verma |

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## FAQ

### What does Ritu Verma invest in?

Ritu Verma invests primarily in AgTech, Farming and Agriculture startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ritu Verma last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ritu Verma closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 20 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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