Vishesh Rajaram
Managing Partner @ Speciale Invest
Chennai, India
Vishesh Rajaram is a seed investor at Speciale Invest in Chennai focused on Software and Aerospace. Vishesh has been with Ventureast since early 2007, managing investments of the Proactive Fund. He has been involved in deals in the consumer services, infrastructure services, clean environment, industrial enzymes, semiconductors, direct marketing and consumer loyalty management sectors. Vishesh has worked extensively with entrepreneurs in assessing their business models and assisting them in the process including strategic acquisitions, attracting additional investment, identifying key management team. Vishesh led the acquisition of Loyalty Rewards by eYantra; played a key role in Vysr, a web services company, gaining access to Indian internet firms and leveraging the India advantage; was instrumental in raising additional rounds of funding to fuel Saisudhir's growth and routinely helps other early stage portfolio companies like Richcore in their business development efforts. As an entrepreneur prior to joining Ventureast, Vishesh took over the management and turned around a distressed specialty chemicals business, which he later exited by selling to a leading Italian chemicals company. His past work experience, in corporate banking with ICICI Bank, and in the Assurance and Business Advisory practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers has given him a solid base to build his deal flow network. e has also worked with ICICI Bank in their corporate banking division managing a significant SME debt portfolio, and with PricewaterhouseCoopers in their Assurance and Business Advisory practice.
- Total investments:
- 45
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 73%
Last updated:
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Industries Vishesh Rajaram invests in
Stages Vishesh Rajaram invests in
Countries Vishesh Rajaram invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$6.2M
- Pre-Seed
- $908k–$2M
- Series A
- $4.8M–$10M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (11%)
- Aerospace 5 (11%)
- Energy 4 (9%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (9%)
- Manufacturing 3 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 18 (40%)
- Pre-Seed 11 (24%)
- Series A 5 (11%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (4%)
- Series B 1 (2%)
Country
- India 23 (51%)
- United States 2 (4%)
- United Kingdom 1 (2%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| QNu Labs is the first and only Indian company to develop Quantum cyber-security products using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Technology. QKD solves the problem of key distribution by allowing the exchange of a cryptographic key between two remote parties with unconditional security over a quantum channel. | $21M / Series A / Sep 09, 2026 | ||
| Inspecity build human homes that go beyond the constraints of our current planetary systems and establish a new economy in space. | $10.5M / Seed / Aug 27, 2026 | ||
| GalaxEye enables businesses to make better Decisions & perform operations efficiently via Space Technology. | $4.8M / Series A / Mar 12, 2026 | ||
| Newtrace develops novel electrolyzers for affordable green hydrogen production at scale. | $6.2M / Seed / Mar 10, 2026 | ||
| Peptris Technologies is a artificial intelligence (AI)-powered drug discovery company. | $7.7M / Series A / Feb 18, 2026 | ||
| A revolutionary cell design and manufacturing concept that eliminates battery cell heating at the source, allowing us to realize the full potential of fast charging while avoiding cell degradation. | $3M / Seed / Feb 13, 2026 | ||
| Founded in February 2025 by Yeshwanth Reddy and Hemaditya Prasad, Unmannd is developing systems for the future of defence logistics and aerial security. Its first product, Titan, is a heavy-duty drone designed to carry and deliver supplies. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Sep 30, 2025 | ||
| VyomIC is a deep-tech startup developing a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide highly accurate, secure, and sovereign Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) services. Their technology offers centimeter-level positioning and nanosecond-level timing with spoofing-proof and jamming-resistant signals, aiming to serve autonomoussystems and critical operations globally without relying on foreign navigation networks like GPS. | $1.6M / Pre-Seed / Sep 22, 2025 | ||
| Sthyr Energy specializes in zinc-air batteries designed for grid-scale and renewable energy storage. | $1M / Seed / Jun 25, 2025 | ||
| QNu Labs is the first and only Indian company to develop Quantum cyber-security products using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Technology. QKD solves the problem of key distribution by allowing the exchange of a cryptographic key between two remote parties with unconditional security over a quantum channel. | $7.1M / Series A / Apr 30, 2025 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Speciale Invest
Speciale Invest is an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in tech-driven and deep-tech startups. The firm focuses on supporting innovative ventures that leverage advanced technology to solve complex problems and create transformative solutions.
Speciale Invest Contacts
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Arjun Rao
General Partner
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Dhanush Ram
Investment Manager
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Vishesh Rajaram
Managing Partner
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FAQ
What does Vishesh Rajaram invest in?
Vishesh Rajaram invests primarily in Software, Aerospace and Energy startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 45 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Vishesh Rajaram invest in?
Vishesh Rajaram typically joins rounds of $1M–$6.2M at Seed, $908k–$2M at Pre-Seed and $4.8M–$10M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Vishesh Rajaram's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Vishesh Rajaram took part in.
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When did Vishesh Rajaram last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Vishesh Rajaram closed in Sep 2026. Shizune tracks 45 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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