# Vikas Verma

> Vikas Verma is a seed investor at Avaana Capital (Mumbai) backing Education and Industrial. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Avaana Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avaana-capital)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikas-verma-aa14974

Vikas Verma is a seed investor at Avaana Capital in Mumbai focused on Education and Industrial. Vikas Verma is based out of Mumbai, Maharashtra and is the Partner of Avaana Capital. Vikas previously worked at Sun Group as an Operating Partner. Vikas Verma attended Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| Industrial | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |
| Infrastructure | 1 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mekr | On-Demand manufacturing platform for electronics industry | $7M | Series A | May 12, 2026 |  |
| TSUYO Manufacturing | TSUYO Manufacturing Motors is a manufacturing company for Electric Vehicles in Three Wheeler Segment. | $4.5M | Seed | Oct 29, 2025 |  |
| Shiksha Finance | Shiksha Finance is a RBI licensed Non Bank Finance Company (NBFC) providing loans for asset creation, working capital and school fees in the education sector.Their loans are targeted at education entrepreneurs who seek to improve access to quality education with a particular emphasis on middle and low-income communities. Such entrepreneurs aretypically driven by a mission to deliver higher quality education outcomes for children in their neighborhood. It is not uncommon for such schools to face a lack of funds to expand their classrooms and physical infrastructure, besides having inadequate access to academic and extracurricular tools for their students. This lack of capital is what Shiksha Finance aims to address, by providing finance and loans. | $6.6M | Private Equity | Feb 13, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lightrock india (Aspada)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aspada) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lightrock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lgt-lightstone) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Titan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/titan-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Zephyr Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zephyrmanagement) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Avaana Capital

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

Avaana backs exceptional entrepreneurs who are building innovative products and solutions to enable real impact.

3 contacts available at Avaana Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anjali Bansal | Founder and Chairperson | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anjali-bansal |
| Shruti Srivastava | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shruti-srivastava-37fc |
| Vikas Verma | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vikas-verma-244a |

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## FAQ

### What does Vikas Verma invest in?

Vikas Verma invests primarily in Education, Industrial and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Vikas Verma last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vikas Verma closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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