# Roots Ventures

> Roots Ventures is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and E-Commerce. See 38 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 38
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 53%
- Last fund: Nov 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rootsventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/RootsVentures
- Website: https://www.roots-ventures.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsvc

Roots Ventures is a venture capital firm.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $427k–$5M |
| Series A | $1.5M–$29M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 8 | 21% |
| E-Commerce | 7 | 18% |
| Health Care | 4 | 11% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 11% |
| Beauty | 3 | 8% |

48 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 18 | 47% |
| Series A | 5 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 13% |
| Series B | 4 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 28 | 74% |
| United States | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan Vyas | Founder | 16 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-vyas |
| Ravinder Vashist | Co-Founder and Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ravinder-vashist |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Novio | Credilio is a digital financial platform that offers loans, credit cards, and advisory services to individuals and families. | $10.7M | Series A | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| Vervesemi | Vervesemi is a fabless semiconductor company that creates ASICs and IPs for sensors and wireless applications by leveraging converter expertise and differentiated analog IPs. Their products include custom ASICs, 5G, and high precision data converters, consumer and industrial data converters, and generic analog IPs. | $10M | Series A | Feb 18, 2026 |  |
| Sports For Life | Sports for Life (SFL) is committed to enhancing youth sports coaching and events. We are committed to improving training and competition in a variety of sports, with the goal of establishing a nationwide network of top-tier sports academies. | $2.4M | Series A | Nov 27, 2025 |  |
| Nova Nova | Nova Nova is a company that specializes in the production of unique food items. Their product range includes signature waffle cookies, choco pockets, and Belgian chocolate bites. Each product is handmade from scratch, demonstrating the company's commitment to quality and innovation. The company also offers new products such as pretzel crackersand choco dipped crunchies. Nova Nova's team of Supernova Chefs work diligently to curate a delightful spread of food items that are designed to melt hearts and satisfy taste buds. | $1.5M | Seed | Oct 29, 2025 |  |
| Cancrie | Cancrie produces sustainable advanced material for energy storage devices. It transforms waste into quality advanced battery material that increases the efficiency of energy storage devices through a simple drop-in solution. | $1.2M | Seed | Jan 22, 2025 |  |
| Sports For Life | Sports for Life (SFL) is committed to enhancing youth sports coaching and events. We are committed to improving training and competition in a variety of sports, with the goal of establishing a nationwide network of top-tier sports academies. | $1.1M | Seed | Oct 11, 2024 |  |
| DailyObjects | Indian e Commerce portal for good worldwide labels of gadget's accessory solutions.DailyObjects.com was established in 2012 by a group of accessory-loving folks who realized that sometimes accessories are as important as the parent product. Today, this portal has transformed into a unique, virtual warehouse of creative and stylishaccessories which simplify and energize your everyday existence. At the moment, more than 150 renowned international brands sell their latest creations on this website, helping consumers embellish, fashionize, refurbish or maximize the functionality of their favorite gadgets/devices. | $10.3M | Series B | Sep 16, 2024 |  |
| GO DESi | GO DESi is a packaged foods startup that manufactures confectionery and regional-focussed treats. The company collaborates directly with farmers, self-help groups (SHGs), and other rural businesses, empowering them to expand and capture a significant share of consumer value in rural India. | $4.9M | Series B | May 02, 2024 |  |
| Accio Robotics | Accio Robotics is a robotics automation firm that specializes in the development of cutting-edge hardware and software automation solutions. The company's goal is to make the robotics market more accessible to businesses. | $1.8M | Seed | Jan 09, 2024 |  |
| Manastu Space | Manastu Space is a space safety and logistics company that provides in-space refueling, life extension, and d-orbiting services. | $3M | Seed | Sep 05, 2023 |  |

10 of 38 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Roots Ventures invest in?

Roots Ventures invests primarily in Food and Beverage, E-Commerce and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 38 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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

Roots Ventures typically joins rounds of $427k–$5M at Seed and $1.5M–$29M 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 Roots Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Roots Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Roots Ventures?

The team at Roots Ventures includes Japan Vyas (Founder) and Ravinder Vashist (Co-Founder and 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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