# V Laxmikanth

> V Laxmikanth is a seed investor at Pavestone Capital (Hyderabad) backing Software and Logistics. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Pavestone Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pavestone-capital)
- Location: Hyderabad, India
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/v-laxmikanth-vlk-15220520

V Laxmikanth is a seed investor at Pavestone Capital in Hyderabad focused on Software and Logistics. Laxmikanth is a General Partner at Pavestone. He is a pioneer of the Indian IT Industry with more than 35 years of Global Leadership in Business Strategy & Sales, Product & Technical Innovation, Mergers & Acquisitions. He is also part of the NASSCOM GCC Council.For the last 15 years, he has been the India MD and Member of the GlobalExecutive Committee of Broadridge Financial Solutions. Prior to that he established & grew India offices for Global Enterprises such as ADP, D.E. Shaw & Intergraph.He was a Member of the Investment Committee & an LP in Parampara Early-Stage Opportunities Fund.He has extensive experience in building, deploying & supporting large scale Enterprise grade products in SAAS model for global clientele. In addition, he owns a patent for an innovation using Blockchain and has set up Centers of Excellence for AI/ML and Big Data.Laxmikanth holds a Master’s degree in Physics from Karnataka University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Logistics | 1 | 50% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 50% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aerchain | Aerchain provides an enterprise procurement platform that automates sourcing, vendor evaluation, contract negotiation, and compliance using modular artificial intelligence agents. The company’s software is designed to transform traditional procurement workflows by enabling AI-driven intake of requirements, guided sourcing, automated vendoronboarding, intelligent evaluation of proposals, and lifecycle contract management without heavy manual work. Its platform offers configurable workflows and integrations with existing enterprise systems to help procurement teams streamline the full source‑to‑pay process. Aerchain’s approach uses AI agents to interpret natural language inputs, match suppliers from catalogs or market data, generate requests for proposals, evaluate responses, and assist in negotiation tasks. The system also consolidates procurement data to support spend analysis, risk insights, and decision intelligence across sourcing events. Aerchain supports supplier management and procurement orchestration through automated tools that aim to simplify complex multi‑line sourcing and tactical-to-strategic procurement challenges. Its technology interfaces with ERP and procure‑to‑pay systems to extend automation across an organization’s purchasing processes. | $13M | Series A | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| LivNSense Technologies | LivNSense Technologies provides cross-functional insights and predictive foresight by creating live digital twins of the collected data along with the economic impact assessment of every current or potential anomaly. The cloud-agnostic platform is available with on-premises, hybrid and cloud deployment options. | $2.8M | Seed | Dec 25, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Forge Innovation & Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forge-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IndiaMART InterMESH](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indiamart-intermesh) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [THE GAIN](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-gain) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Pavestone Capital

VC Fund

Pavestone Capital operates as a venture capital and private equity firm.

3 contacts available at Pavestone Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sridhar Rampalli | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sridhar-rampalli-d1fe |
| Srikanth Tanikella | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/srikanth-tanikella |
| V Laxmikanth | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/v-laxmikanth |

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## FAQ

### What does V Laxmikanth invest in?

V Laxmikanth invests primarily in Software, Logistics and Internet of Things startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did V Laxmikanth last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for V Laxmikanth closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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