Top 50 Startup Investors in India in December 2024
A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Venture capital startups based in India. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Venture capital companies from India. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Startup Investors in India in December 2024
Investor | Venture Capital India investments |
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Flipkart | 2 |
Tiger Global Management | 2 |
Accel | 2 |
ANME | 1 |
Chiratae Ventures | 1 |
Scott Shleifer | 1 |
Karanpal Singh | 1 |
Shalini Chhabra | 1 |
Madan Padaki | 1 |
Lakshmi Narayanan | 1 |
Arihant Patni | 1 |
Vikram Gandhi | 1 |
Better Capital | 1 |
Utsav Somani | 1 |
Auxano | 1 |
Haldiram’s Family Office | 1 |
DMI AIF Sparkle Fund | 1 |
Prashanth Prakash | 1 |
Alpha Wave Global | 1 |
Winter Capital | 1 |
Suhail Sameer | 1 |
Varanium Capital Advisors | 1 |
Ranjan Pai | 1 |
Alpha Wave Global | 1 |
Chiratae Ventures | 1 |
Enam Holdings | 1 |
Ratan Tata | 1 |
U.S. International Development Finance Corp | 1 |
Dholakia Ventures | 1 |
Ritesh Jain | 1 |
Sanjay Nayar | 1 |
InCred Capital | 1 |
Binny Bansal | 1 |
Mukesh Bansal | 1 |
1Digi | 1 |
Virendra Gupta | 1 |
Sujeet Kumar | 1 |
Nordstar | 1 |
Gabelhorn Investment | 1 |
Mahesh Ramachandran | 1 |
Arun Jain | 1 |
Vikram Gandhi | 1 |
Sachin Bansal | 1 |
Elevation Capital | 1 |
Neeraj Goenka | 1 |
Samarthya Investment Advisors | 1 |
Bergwelt | 1 |
Norwest Venture Partners | 1 |
Amit Patni | 1 |
Sony Innovation Fund | 1 |
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Internet, Shopping
- Corporate Round, Series A, Series B
- India, Singapore, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Myntra — Myntra is an e-commerce platform for buying branded footwear, apparel, and accessories for men and women.The company aims to give consumers the power and ease of purchasing fashion and lifestyle products online. It offers fashion and lifestyle products such as Nike, Adidas, Puma, Lee, Levis, Wrangler, Arrow, Jealous 21, Biba, Fabindia, US Polo,and the likes to offer a wide range in latest branded fashion and lifestyle wear. Myntra develops an in-house application called ‘Style Studio’, a virtual dressing room aimed at making online shopping fun and interactive for shoppers. The company’s fashion property ‘Star N Style’ is an effort to bring youth icons together to build a strong and direct brand connect with its customers. Style Mynt, Myntra’s very own style blog style offers season’s fashion trends, tips from celebrities, and expert recommendations from acclaimed designers and celebrity stylists.Ashutosh Lawania, Raveen Sastry, Sankar Bora, Mukesh Bansal, and Vineet Saxena co-founded the company in Bangalore, Karnataka in 2007.
- Flipkart Marketplace — Flipkart Marketplace is a subsidiary entity of Flipkart.
- Shadowfax — Best last mile delivery service provider across Food, E-commerce, Groceries, Pharma, FMCG, Consumer durables, Auto, BFSI, Telecom, Freight forwarding & Apparel.
Founded in 2001, Tiger Global Management, LLC (“Tiger Global”) is a New York-based investment firm pursuing a long-term approach to investing in leading, global public and private companies that leverage technological innovation. Tiger Global’s public equity business includes fundamentally oriented long/short, long-focused and crossoverstrategies, targeting investments in high-quality, public growth companies. The private equity business invests in early through late stage companies that pursue innovative approaches to new and existing industries, building on over 20 years of experience investing in hundreds of businesses in more than 30 countries with more than 90 portfolio company IPOs. With a strong track record investing across sectors and stages, Tiger Global aims to be a thought partner to companies and their management teams across their lifecycle in public and private markets. The Firm’s mission is to generate world-class returns for its investors and to do so in a way that makes its employees, partners and portfolio companies proud.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Series B, Series A, Series C
- United States, India, China
Portfolio highlights
- Cresta — Self-service, live coaching, and post call insights. AI that uncovers expertise so teams can make every customer conversation count.
- Kong — Kong powers APIs and microservices with the world's most popular open source API gateway and industry-leading service connectivity platform. Kong is funded by leading VC firms, including Index Ventures, a16z, CRV, GGV, Tiger Global, Stanford University, Jeff Bezos, and Eric Schmidt.
- Checkmate — Integrate over 100 ordering platforms directly to your restaurant POS system and manage all your ordering platform menus in one place.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- United States, India, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Cyera — Cyera provides organizations with data reality for cloud data security. Cyera was founded in 2021 and was headquartered in San Mateo, USA.
- Taito.ai — We automate employee performance enablement with AI, letting your people drive their growth and development, instead of just analyzing it.
- Blip — Digital communication solutions from Take Blip provide smarter contacts with your customers. See what the chatbots can do!
We are a group of angel investors based mainly in the Middle East, USA, Europe, India and South East Asia. We support startups through investments and guide them throughout their journey.
We invest in companies that are innovative in problem solving, add value to the stakeholders, with a focused team, with potential to grow fast and truly scalable.We have invested in various domains and exploring the opportunities that can create value for all.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Analytics
- Angel, Funding Round, Seed
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Pikkol — Pikkol is a technology-centric firm that helps customers choose the right mover for all their needs. A customer can easily book a move with Pikkol. A booking can be completed in 3 simple steps1) Enter the move details: The customer can provide details about their date of shifting, type of house and item inventory. Through our App they canupload photos and create the list, making a house inspection unnecessary.2) Review quotes: An enquiry is sent to all approved packers and movers who are capable of providing the service level selected by the customer. Pikkol evaluates a mover thoroughly before allowing them to submit quotes to customers. The customer will receive quotes from multiple vendors.3) Book & move: The customer can choose a packer and mover based on the reviews and ratings from various customers. On Pikkol, only verified customers who have availed the service are allowed to give ratings. Several spurious reviews exist on other platforms, making it very difficult to identify the right packer and mover.
- SellerApp - E-Commerce Data Analysis — SellerApp is a data analytics company which aggregates data about the e-commerce space and enables Sellers with Intelligence and seamless Management. With Data, technology and intelligence SellerApp empower Sellers to accelerate growth and maximize the potential of global e-commerce. SellerApp Founders: Dilip Vamanan and Brij Purohit Founded: Dec2016 The growing complexity with multiple platforms and sales channels makes the life of any seller difficult in terms of product research, product listings, and competitive pricing. The ability to unlock this friction point to millions of sellers across the world will empower sellers and open up millions of products to world consumers.
- 91Squarefeet — We design & build offices, retail shops, and warehouses. Started in 2019, we have delivered 1100+ projects for 65 brands in 150 cities in India.
Chiratae Ventures is a global network of venture capital funds with approximately $3.6 billion under management and a portfolio of over 220 companies built over the last 15 years. The Chiratae Ventures network is comprised of five independent partnerships managing funds in North America and Asia. Each partnership makes investments on behalf of itslimited partners, including International Data Group (IDG), the world's largest IT media company. By combining the IDG platform – an unparalleled combination of global publishing, market research (IDC), and conferences and exhibition resources – with years of hands-on experience in early-stage company building, each Chiratae Ventures fund helps companies understand their markets better and penetrate them faster than their competition.With partnerships in the USA, Korea and multiple locations throughout China, India and Vietnam, the IDG Ventures network offers the international perspective and the local market expertise to help companies grow from start-ups to global success stories.
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Investment focus
- Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- India, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
- Blitzscale Technologies — WMall hai khaas ladies ke liye ek online mall. WMall pe aap Kapde, Jewelery, Cosmetics, Ghar ka samaan, kitchen ka samaan, baccho ke liye kapde, toys etc ki shopping MRP se 30-70% discount pe kar sakte hai. Blockbuster Deals: WMall har din kuch products pe deta hai extra discount.
- ShopDeck — ShopDeck helps sellers to create their ecommerce store/website, manage logistics, payment and everything for a business to sell stuffs online.
- Dezy — Smiles.ai is India's leading dental clinic with 100+ expert dentists and has 300+ dental care centers in major cities like Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Indore, Lucknow, and Kolkata. Find the best dentist nearby.
Scott Shleifer - Partner @ Tiger Global Management
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Internet
- Series D, Series C, Series A
- United States, India, China
Portfolio highlights
- Go1 — GO1 provides a platform that allows companies to upscale their workforce with on-demand training and a dynamic content-driven platform for companies that are Open to Learn. The funding follows an integration with Microsoft Teams, which enables organizations using Teams to learn directly within their workplace ecosystem. Individuals can now find,consume, share, and discuss learning resources from its library of online learning resources.
- Vest — Vest is an app-based brokerage that wants to provide Latin American savers with access to American assets that are differentiated by product, pricing, and content. Latin Americans are known for saving, but many prefer to do so in cash or in zero-interest savings accounts.
- AppsForBharat — AppsForBharat is a product studio focused on building apps for spiritual and devotional needs of Indian users.
Karanpal Singh is a steel and mining industrialist and the founder of Hunch Ventures which has been investing in multi-stage companies since 2012.As these investments evolved into larger businesses, Hunch evolved into an organized venture fund and has now taken several large bets across multiple sectors. Hunch has been backing visionary foundersin various industries from Air Mobility, Fine Arts, Sustainable Food Supply chains and food security, Ports and Logistics, Healthtech, F&B, Lifestyle Media and several B2B SaaS platforms. It has investments in India, Canada, the US, Tanzania, Singapore, UAE and the United Kingdom and has now pivoted to environmentally conscious and sustainable businesses. Hunch is one of the largest independent aggregators of food-related infrastructure and technologies and has built the platform for global food technology companies to come to India and establish a local presence.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Information Technology, Health Care
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- India, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Skylark Drones — Drone data platform by Skylark Drones is used by surveying, volume measurement for construction & inspection teams in infrastructure, mining, solar energy, agriculture & utilities.
- The Quorum Club — The Quorum Hyderabad A modern reflection of the city's DNA. Enjoy The Q Hyderabad's members-only lounge for work and relaxation in a cultural metropolis.
- Green Frontier Capital — Green Frontier Capital is India's first investment firm that focuses on growth companies which are delivering breakthrough innovation in green industries.
Shalini Chhabra is a Managing Partner at Incipia Advisors LL.
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Investment focus
- Software, Analytics, Finance
- Seed
- India
Portfolio highlights
- Tan90 — Instant cold gel ice pack! We are manufacturers of gel ice packs in India. A Reusable Ice Pack, Insulated Delivery Cooler Bags, Plastic Pads, or Tan90 High-Quality PCM cooling liquid are the refrigerant.
- Haqdarshak — Haqdarshak is a technology-enabled platform working to transform how Indian citizens learn about, apply for, and benefit from, government schemes. The company is composed of a group of passionate social entrepreneurs using technology to impact the next billion. The team comprises of individuals from diverse background who have come together out ofcommon interest and passion. The investor community represents individuals holding prestigious positions in different companies across various sectors.
- Finarkein Analytics — Finarkein Analytics offers no-code workflow orchestration and data analytics platform for digital platforms.
Madan Padaki is the Co-Founder and CEO at 1BRIDGE.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Software, Analytics
- Seed
- India
Portfolio highlights
- LabInApp — Intuitive Labs is a company on a mission of revolutionizing science learning through 3-dimensional virtual graphics. Our real-time computer graphics technology helps people to interact, visualize and explore the science.
- YNOS Venture Engine CC — YNOS is an intelligent technology platform that helps entrepreneurs find investors for startup & vice versa. It offers a range of products & programs to solve challenges of early stage ventures.
Lakshmi Narayanan - Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors @ Cognizant
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Investment focus
- Analytics, Venture Capital
- Seed, Angel
- India
Portfolio highlights
- EKAM — Looking for unique and premium candle collections for your interiors? Find both scented and unscented candles online in jars, pillars, tea light candles and more. *Imported Fragrance* Upto 50% Off On Selected Range
- YNOS Venture Engine CC — YNOS is an intelligent technology platform that helps entrepreneurs find investors for startup & vice versa. It offers a range of products & programs to solve challenges of early stage ventures.
Arihant is the Managing Director of Patni Financial Advisors, a wealth management company that advises high net worth families on a wide range of investment options. He is also Co-founder and Director at Nirvana venture Advisors. Arihant began his career at his family business, Patni Computer Systems, one of the leading Indian IT businesses of thetime, where he held positions in the computer software and human resources departments, as well as being a business development and marketing executive. Subsequently, Arihant worked as a Business Strategy Consultant for Fidelity Investments in Boston.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Apps, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Innovist — Onesto Labs Private Limited is an unlisted private company. It was incorporated on 18 October, 2018 and is located in Central Delhi, Delhi. It is classified as a private limited company.The company has two directors - Rohit Chawla and Sifat Khurana.
- Punt Partners — Punt Partners is a company that provides marketing technology services. It provides results through the use of proprietary data, technology, and services.
- The Yarn Bazaar — The Yarn Bazaar is a modern, efficient, and transparently managed marketplace for yarn buyers and sellers to discover real-time yarn prices, information, and market trends.
Vikram Gandhi is very renowned businessman and an investment banker. Vikram Gandhi is the founder & CEO of VSG Capital Advisors and also founded Asha Impact. Vikram Gandhi is an alumni & a faculty member at the Harvard Business School (HBS). He worked with Credit Suisse & Morgan Stanley etc. Know more about Vikram S Gandhi visit uswww.vsgcapital.com & ashaimpact.com
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Credit, FinTech
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- India, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Janaadhar — Welcome to Janaadhar for innovative affordable housing development and precast construction services. Discover how we turn aspirations into reality with authenticity, sustainability, and innovation.
- CreditEnable — Get the most affordable business loans with CreditEnable! Explore low interest rates, check eligibility in one minute, and apply for your dream business loan today. Dream Big. Borrow Smart!.
- Greenway Appliances — Product design and manufacturing start-up developing innovative solutions for the mass market. India's largest maker of clean cookstoves and maker of the Greenway Free TV - home satellite TV system.
Better is a global venture capital firm that backs bold innovators on day zero.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Slikk — Slikk is a fashion brand that aims to deliver value within seconds and drip within minutes
- Autodraft Ai — Autodraft Ai helps you craft compelling animations with unparalleled style and consistent character portrayal.
- Honestly — Honestly is an AI-enhanced beauty and personal care platform that uses technology to provide individualized suggestions and improves the user experience through innovation.
Looking for - Passionate founders looking to target a market with tremendous future potential and stands to be disrupted by a new entrant. Crucial that the product / service is not easily replicable and the domain expertise of the company is a deterrent to fresh entrants.Keen interest in - Clean Technology, Consumer Internet, EnterpriseSoftware, Health Care, Mobile, SaaSSkills - Angel Investing, Financial Modelling & Valuation, Information Technology, Portfolio Management, Risk Management
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Investment focus
- Apps, Financial Services, Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
- Supply6 — Supply6 is the perfect balance of the 6 essential micro and macro nutrients in one wholesome meal.
- Ninecamp — Ninecamp is a food and beverage company. They anticipate creating new and unique brands with a strong emphasis on high-quality offerings in product, service, and design.
- Alt Carbon — Alt Carbon operates as a climate tech platform.
“Auxano” represents growth! A two-pronged approach - Growth in wealth & entrepreneurship. To identify & invest in value unlocking businesses, Auxano drives its vision to create wealth for its investors.
The current entrepreneurial expansion is marking a new era of enterprise. The start-ups today are generating more wealth for its investorsin lesser time than the predecessors. Invest in this next gen asset class and ride the wave of wealth creation with a commitment ranging from Rs. 25 Lacs - Rs. 1 Cr. , with the drawdown spread over 18-30 months, across SEBI registered CAT I (Angel) and CAT II AIF.
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Investment focus
- Software, Education, EdTech
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India
Portfolio highlights
- LoanKuber — LoanKuber is the lowest cost lender to Yest-to be Bankable - enabling borrowing with trust and confidence.
- Moonshine Meadery — Mead is an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with various fruits and spices. It is the oldest fermented beverage known to man with evidence dating to 7000 BC. Meads have been present in various cultures through the ages - the Vikings drank it before battle, ancient Indian texts mentioned it and Greek and Roman historians have discussedit. There have also been numerous references in literature, from Shakespeare and Lord of the Rings to Harry Potter and even Game of Thrones. The last decade has seen a resurgence that has taken this versatile archaic drink out of history and into the limelight as the fastest growing craft beverage in the world.
- Himshakti — Bringing power of Himalayas in the form of seasoned salt, pink salt (sourced from India) and various other authentic Himalayan food products such as millets, spices, rice, juice, etc to your home. We are the first company to launch Indian pink salt. We also cater to restaurants and supply our products pan India.
Haldiram’s Family Office is an investment firm
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Investment focus
- Credit, Energy, FinTech
- Seed, Series A
- India
Portfolio highlights
- GetVantage — GetVantage is a revenue based finance platform provides alternative financing solutions for startups & digital brands to drive sales and increase revenue.
- BatX Energies — BatX Energies is the India's largest Lithium(Li) Ion Battery Recycling Company which produces battery grade materials to create eco-friendly sustainable energy source.
- Zippee — ZFW Dark Stores enables 30 Min, 2 Hour, & Same-Day deliveries for E-commerce brands through next-gen fulfillment, network of dark stores, & last-mile infrastructure across India. This capital-light approach is helping brands like Epigamia, Unilever, Rage Coffee, NOTO, and Baskin Robbins expand without upfront capital, overheads, &headaches.Our platform integrates seamlessly with all industry platforms to provide brands with complete visibility into supply-chain ops & customers: significantly improving customer loyalty, RTOs, & costs.E-commerce is becoming increasingly competitive with shifting brand loyalties. Stay ahead of the curve & be closer to your customers by offering them super-fast deliveries.If you're a D2C brand in India that wants to boost profitability & customer experiences- reach out & say hi!
Sparkle Fund invests in early-stage start-ups and fintech companies that create innovative solutions for the digital financial sector.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Series C
- India
Portfolio highlights
- EazyDiner — Best restaurants in Delhi NCR: Book online restaurant reservation with a guaranteed deal. Check ✔ deals ✔ menu ✔ reviews of the best restaurants in Delhi NCR.
- Quickwork — Quickwork is a no code, enterprise-grade iPaaS, which enables developers and enterprises to build workflows, publish APIs and manage conversations, as described below - 1. Build workflow journeys and go live with 1,000s of pre-integrated apps from business, consumer, artificial intelligence, business intelligence, messaging and IoT domains. 2.Build, consume and publish APIs quickly in a few clicks. Expose your APIs to your partners and vendors with zero anxiety around security. 3. Setup and manage conversations with live chat, chatbots and IoT devices in real-time devices across multiple messaging channels and protocols.
- Bharat Housing Network — Bharat Housing Network provides funding, technology, and infrastructure to affordable housing finance institutions in order to increase co-lending and accelerate home development.
Prashanth Prakash joined Accel in 2008.Prashanth began investing in Indian technology start-ups in 2004, well before they acquired global attention. He started his investing career as a co-founder of Erasmic, one of India’s first early-stage funds. Prior to that, he founded two enterprises in the Internet and multimedia publishing domains.As akey member of Accel’s India team, Prashanth focuses on consumer Internet services, online marketplaces, and SaaS. He has led investments in Agrostar, BlueStone, BookMyShow, Clevertap, FabHotels, Glowroad, HolidayMe, HomeLane, InfraMarket, PropTiger, QwikCilver (acquired by Pine Labs), Rentomojo, TeaBox, and other early-stage companies.Prashanth is from Bangalore and holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Delaware and an undergraduate degree in computer science.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Internet, Retail
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- India, United States, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
- 1BRIDGE — 1Bridge provides a wide range of aspirational products and digital services at the doorsteps of village consumers.
- Vilcart — Vilcart is the bridge between Rural Consumers and the Manufacturers/Primary Market.
- YNOS Venture Engine CC — YNOS is an intelligent technology platform that helps entrepreneurs find investors for startup & vice versa. It offers a range of products & programs to solve challenges of early stage ventures.
Alpha Wave is an investment company that has three main verticals; private equity, private credit, and public markets. The objective of the private equity partnerships is to invest in best-in-class venture and growth stage companies and endeavors to be helpful, long-term partners to these exceptional founders and management teams; credit, whichincludes direct private lending to businesses looking for funding solutions; and public markets in an uncorrelated strategy.Alpha Wave has offices in New York, Miami, London, Monaco, Madrid, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, Bangalore, and Sydney.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Mitra Chem — Mitra Chem is innovating and commercializing iron-based cathode materials to enable mass-market electrification for electric vehicles, energy storage solutions and beyond.
- Mstack Chemicals — A B2B platform connecting global companies for cost-effective chemical sourcing.
- Marea Therapeutics — Marea Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology firm that uses the most recent advancements in human genetics to create first-in-class, next-generation medications for cardiometabolic illnesses.
Winter Capital is an international growth markets investment firm focusing on consumer industries going through technology-enabled change. Winter Capital invests in growth equity in South & South-East Asia, the Middle East and MENA in four core verticals: EduTech, FinTech, HealthTech, and RetailTech.Funds advised by WCA, with over $1bn inassets and invested across 3 funds in over 40 portfolio companies. Winter Capital provide portfolio companies with deep market knowledge and expertise.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Education, FinTech
- Series A, Series C, Series E
- Russian Federation, India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Innoviti — Innoviti develops payments processing, credit distribution, and payments management software solutions. It offers uniPAY, a unified payment and card management system for retailers; quickEMI, a solution that provides consumers the option of paying for their purchases in installments on their credit cards; pgEMI, a solution that provides consumersthe option of paying for their purchases in installments; and fastCollect, an automated collection technology for banks and retailers/online megastores. Innoviti serves markets, such as retail, mobile, lifestyle, entertainment, jewelry, education, cabs, holidays, hotels, restaurants, wellness, healthcare, online, and banks.
- Curefoods — Curefoods democratizes access to food on a sustainable basis. They focus on operations management for cloud kitchens and the online food ordering market.
- Legit Group — Legit Group is a multi-brand cloud kitchen conceptor and operator. By better understanding customer perception and implementation of technology, we aim to maximise utilisation of kitchen resources, control food costs through better predictive modelling of customer demands in order to boost food deliveries more scientifically.
Suhail Sameer Attended Chief Executive OfficerChief BharatPe . Suhail Sameer Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Fashion, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- VECROS — VECROS is a robotics company that provides industrial inspections at scale using computer vision and autonomous systems. The company's drone agnostic operating system JETPIX aims to solve the issues of drone operations. Jetpix is an AI and computer vision-based system that can auto scan a large area and generate anomaly reports on the go. Theusers can secure their infrastructure very quickly with just a click of a button and nothing else.
- GenWise — GenWise is the best app for Indian Elders. Get Emotional Support on Call through Saathi | Generate Good Morning wishes with Whatsapp Greetings | Get Account statements with Risk-Free Passbook
- Lorien Finance — Lorien Finance is a cross-border FinTech platform providing affordable student loans and retail banking services to immigrants (students and temporary workers) moving to the US.
Varanium Capital Advisors is a SEBI-registered portfolio management company that provides investment solutions to high networth individuals (HNI) and institutional clients, through customized investment products across a vast spectrum of traditional and alternate asset classes. Varanium Capital Advisors is an investment advisor to Varanium AssetManagement. Varanium Asset Management offers US Dollar denominated investment opportunities across debt, equity, and structured notes through its funds to offshore investors.Varanium Capital Advisors was founded on 1990 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India
Portfolio highlights
- Metafin — Metafin Cleantech Finance - Solar & Clean Technology Financing and Loans
- Navadhan Capital — Navadhan Capital offers capital to under-banked households.
- Bharat Housing Network — Bharat Housing Network provides funding, technology, and infrastructure to affordable housing finance institutions in order to increase co-lending and accelerate home development.
Ranjan Pai is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Aarin Capital Partners.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Mobile Apps, Finance
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India
Portfolio highlights
- InCred — InCred Finance a new-age tech and analytics-driven NBFC. It offers Personal loans, Education Loans and Business.
- HerKey (formerly JobsForHer) — HerKey (formerly JobsForHer) is India’s largest career engagement platform that unlocks opportunities, learning, and communities for women in India by connecting them with career champions.HerKey has been at the forefront of developing scalable solutions to increase women's participation in the Indian workforce. Incepted in 2015, HerKey(formerly JobsForHer) works with over 10,000 companies across India that prioritize diversity and inclusion and has assisted them in engaging with and recruiting women. HerKey is dedicated to promoting the professional development of women in their careers. The platform connects women with the right jobs across levels, provides learning opportunities to enable them to upskill and reskill, and provides mentorship to women wanting to start, restart, or advance in their professions. The company's vision is to enable women to realize their full potential by connecting them with the right opportunities, learning, and communities.HerKey has grown to service over 3.5 million women across India and plans to scale to power 30 million women’s careers in India.HerKey seeks to be the dependable companion for every woman on her career journey, enabling her growth, opening up opportunities, creating meaningful engagement, and facilitating her career journey – onwards & upwards.HerKey - Your Career Companion at Every Phase of Life Because we understand that a woman’s career journey traverses through life phases. Opportunities | Learning | Communities
- NewSpace — NewSpace is a Aerospace Research and Technologies Industry, It designs and develops Persistent Drones for Earth Observation and Communications.
Alpha Wave is an investment company that has three main verticals; private equity, private credit, and public markets. The objective of the private equity partnerships is to invest in best-in-class venture and growth stage companies and endeavors to be helpful, long-term partners to these exceptional founders and management teams; credit, whichincludes direct private lending to businesses looking for funding solutions; and public markets in an uncorrelated strategy.Alpha Wave has offices in New York, Miami, London, Monaco, Madrid, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, Bangalore, and Sydney.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
- Series B, Series A, Series C
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Mitra Chem — Mitra Chem is innovating and commercializing iron-based cathode materials to enable mass-market electrification for electric vehicles, energy storage solutions and beyond.
- Mstack Chemicals — A B2B platform connecting global companies for cost-effective chemical sourcing.
- Marea Therapeutics — Marea Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology firm that uses the most recent advancements in human genetics to create first-in-class, next-generation medications for cardiometabolic illnesses.
IDG Ventures India is a leading technology venture capital fund in India. The fund is part of IDG Ventures, a global network of technology venture funds with over $6 billion under management with over 220 investee companies and 10 offices across Asia and North America. IDG Ventures has been an investor in companies including Funzio, Ctrip, Tencent,Baidu, Netscape, BabyCenter, Sohu, Vancl and VinaGame. In India, IDG Ventures has invested in companies such as Flipkart, Myntra, Yatra, Newgen, Brainbees (FirstCry.com), Vserv, Manthan Software, Valyoo (Lenskart.com), Actoserba (Zivame.com), NestAway and Hiree. More information about IDG Ventures is available at www.idgvcindia.com
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Metadome.ai — Metadome is a metaverse that provides the no-code infrastructure to millions of creators and brands to build immersive experiences for the virtual world.Metadome is a persistent virtual world, and all experiences (including shopping) will be driven by 3D and AR/VR. Brands will be able to represent themselves in Metadome, and creators will beable to engage through tools that allow everyone to interact, collaborate, learn, play, work, create, trade, transact and buy virtual goods.
- Pepsales — Pepsales is a AI Led Product Demo Automation software for B2B SaaS Companies to create personalized and live product demos to increase their sales.
- Fibe — Get instant loans up to Rs. 5L with tenures up to 24 months & rates as low as 2.5% p.m. Check your eligibility now.
Enam Holdings is a privately managed principal investment group with a 30 year heritage of investing in the Indian capital markets.
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- Retail, Information Technology, Software
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- India
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- CoverSure — CoverSure leverages AI to provide personal insurance advisory services, delivering tailored solutions to clients. The company is committed to solving practical problems faced by insurance holders in India, helping them use their policies more effectively. Its platform is backed by data-led customization and targets insurance products andinsurance-connected experiences.CoverSure was founded by a group of entrepreneurs who collectively bring years of consumer and insurance experience along with digital intelligence & data science.
- Corvi LED Light — Corvi’s strong credentials in sophisticated and innovative product design, but also because here’s a great chance to democratise high-end technology. A combination of solid state technology, minimalist design and quality manufacturing allows a higher light output of light against per watt of power consumed; if we can scale appropriately, imaginethe impact not just in India, but across the world,’’ Mr. Munjal said. He expressed confidence that Corvi would, in time, play an important part in not just showcasing India’s manufacturing capability, but also reduce dependence on imports – a true example of “Make in India”.
- Ethereal Machines — Explore precision in custom part manufacturing. From prototyping to production, our 5-axis CNC machining transforms your designs into high-quality components.
Heading the Tata Group since 1991, Ratan Tata is the Chairman of Tata Sons, holding company of the Tata Group and major Group companies including Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power and more. He is also Chairman of two of the largest private sector promoted philanthropic trusts in India. During his tenure, the Group hasfurther expanded its global reach, with its revenues growing over eleven-fold to around USD$70 billion, after the most recent acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover. Tata joined the Tata Group in December 1962. After serving in various companies, he was appointed the Director-in-Charge of the National Radio & Electronics Company Limited (Nelco) in 1971. In 1981, he was named Chairman of Tata Industries, the Group's other holding company, which he was responsible for transforming into the Group's strategy think-tank and a promoter of new ventures in high-technology businesses. He is associated with many organizations in India and abroad in varying capacities, some of which are the government of India’s Investment Commission, the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry, South Africa’s International Investment Council, several prestigious universities and several philanthropies. Tata received a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture from Cornell University in 1962, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1975.The government of India honored Tata with one of its highest civilian awards, the Padma Vibhushan, this year.
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- E-Commerce, Internet, Health Care
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- India, United States, Singapore
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- GOQii — GOQii is headquartered in California with offices in Mumbai and Shenzhen. It is dedicated to enabling a permanent shift to a healthier lifestyle with the combination of advanced wearable technology, the world's leading experts, coaches and karma. GOQii focuses on sustained engagement & goal reinforcement and offers a complete ecosystem asa single integrated solution, which is a powerful combination of technology and human connection. GOQii is a collaboration of some of the world's leading experts and an amazing management team who are driven by a passion for healthy sustainable living, and who believe that all of us contain boundless potential. GOQii's goal is to enable millions of people across the world to "be the force" by helping them unleash their untapped potential.
- Repos energy — Repos energy is a e-commerce of Fuel to move towards a carbon neutral future.
- Goodfellows — Goodfellows aims to offer companionship to lonely senior citizens.
U.S. International Development Finance Corp is America’s development bank.
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- Financial Services, Finance, FinTech
- Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Funding Round
- India, United States, Kenya
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- SAEL — SAEL is the brand for an end-to-end solution for agro-energy products and services. They have successfully forayed into procurement, processing, refining, warehousing, and distribution of rice, rice by-products, solvent extraction, and renewable energy solutions. They are into technological innovation, sustainable energy creation, conversion, andutilization, powering sustainable and scalable farming practices, and promoting and safeguarding the interests of producer-consumer interests. They have rice mills, and the main product is different varieties of rice. They also have biomass and solar-based power plants and are expanding solar and biomass power plants. They also have a warehouse for food storage.
- BasiGo — BasiGo is an early-stage e-mobility start-up looking to revolutionize the public transportation sector by providing matatu owners with a cost-effective electric alternative to diesel buses.
- Indorama Fertilizers — Indorama Fertilizers operates a world-class, 1.4 million metric tonnes per annum urea manufacturing facility based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The plant has been developed to global environmental, social and construction standards. It plays a key role in supporting the agricultural sector in Nigeria by providing a reliable supply of fertilizers forlocal farmers, thereby enabling import substitution and supporting the diversification needs of the Nigerian economy. Indorama Fertilizers is also advantageously located to serve neighboring West African countries and key Western hemisphere markets, including North America, South America and Europe
Dholakia Ventures is an investment firm.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, Saint Kitts and Nevis
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- Nitro Commerce — Nitro Commerce provides AI tools to help them reach their greatest potential.
- Ghost Kitchens — Join the fastest growing restaurant company in the country
- WTF Gyms and Technology — WTF: Revolutionizing the Fitness Landscape in IndiaIn today's fast-paced world, maintaining a healthy lifestyle has become increasingly challenging. Traditional gym models often fail to cater to the diverse needs and preferences of the modern fitness enthusiast. This is where WTF steps in, with a mission to redefine the gym experience inIndia and make fitness more accessible, engaging, and enjoyable for everyone.WTF aims to address the common pain points in the fitness industry by offering innovative solutions that combine cutting-edge technology, personalized fitness plans, and expert coaching. By integrating virtual classes, AI-powered coaching, and tailored workout plans, WTF creates a unique fitness ecosystem that transcends conventional gym models and provides a comprehensive, personalized approach to health and wellness.The impact of WTF's approach is evident in the impressive growth statistics of its partner gyms. About 50% of the WTF gyms have experienced remarkable growth of at least 70% during the last 12 months, while 30% have seen growth anywhere between 20 to 40%. These figures showcase the power of WTF's partnership and the mutual benefits that arise from their collaboration with gym owners.In conclusion, WTF is on a mission to revolutionize the fitness industry in India by addressing the challenges faced by gym-goers and gym owners alike. Through the use of innovative technology, personalized fitness offerings, and a strong emphasis on community-building, WTF is poised to transform the way India stays fit and healthy.
Experienced Digital & technology leader, lead change in industries - financial services, Fin-tech, Shipping, Telecom and Government, currently building an enabling function to build bank of the future.Ritesh comes from an entrepreneurial background, he has experience in building & mentoring successful businesses – A Wealth ManagementCompany, corporate uniforms business, Investor & Mentor for start-ups, Ritesh holds non-executive with start-ups and corporates, and as a mentor offers technical expertise and advise to Parliamentary Digital Service in UK and Advisor for payment regulatory and other Governments.
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- FinTech, Financial Services, Internet
- Series A, Pre-Seed, Seed
- India
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- BharatX — BharatX is a Fin-Tech startup that enables any Consumer-facing app/website in India to offer Credit to their users by integrating its APIs. It can enable white-leballed journeys like of "Buy Now, Pay Later","Credit Line", "Try and Buy", "Pay in 3", "Postpaid", etc.
- LEO1 — Financepeer is a unique peer to peer lending platform designed to address financial needs of self-employed, entrepreneurs & salaried individuals through a highly secure, digital medium.
- Basic Home Loan — Compare and apply online for best interest rates on home loan, loan against property, balance transfer. Calculate your EMI instantly.
Sanjay Nayar is the CEO at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
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- Financial Services, Sales, Retail
- Series B, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States
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- FlexiLoans — FlexiLoans is an online lending platform started with an endeavour to solve the problem that SMEs face in accessing Quick, Flexible and Adequate funds for growing their Businesses. Over 80% of Loan proposals from SMEs currently are rejected by institutional channels on account of inadequate financial history or collaterals. With the fast andubiquitous digital adoption in India and increased avenues to leverage data analytics, they are standing on the verge of Banking transformation in this country which will help us efficiently cater to the large untapped and unserved demand. They wish to make the ‘social and alternative scoring’ of SMEs and Individuals a big opportunity for the economy that will far out place the limited insights that financial bureau provide. They believe our technology-powered online marketplace is the best model to meet the financial requirements of SME’s who do not have credit history and hence cannot avail loans from traditional banking channels.
- Brown Living — Brown Living is a sustainable lifestyle platform offering a wide range of products helping individuals make eco-friendly choices, by prioritizing ethical sourcing, waste reduction, and conscious living. With a strong focus on sustainability and social impact, we want to revolutionize the way people consume and live.
- Uniqus Consultech — Uniqus Consultech offers Accounting & Reporting Consulting.
InCred Capital provides integrated financing solutions and advisory services to corporate and institutional clients.
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- FinTech, Finance, Lending
- Series A, Angel, Convertible Note
- India
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- hBits — hBits is an online real estate ownership tech platform.
- TeamNest — World-class Payroll and HR software for Rs 2 / employee / day. TeamNest automates Payroll, Attendance, Leaves, Expenses, Compliance, Timesheets, and Helpdesk for small and medium businesses.
- Lendingkart — Lendingkart is an online financing company dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and small businesses with Working Capital Loans. They use Analytics and Big data scoring to evaluate their customer’s business. They are a small and motivated team of bankers, data scientists, and techies trying to make a difference in the world of small businessfinancing.
Binny Bansal is an Indian software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. In 2007 he co-founded the e-commerce platform Flipkart with Sachin Bansal (not related) and was serving as the Chief Operating Officer until 11 January 2016 and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer. In January 2017 he was promoted to Group CEO of Flipkart. Binny is fromChandigarh and graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi with a degree in Computer Science and Engineering.
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- Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States, Singapore
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- OppDoor — Launch your Amazon Brand into Thriving International Markets. OppDoor is a Growth Partner for Amazon Brands.
- Leela Life — Timeless Indian wellbeing secrets for peaceful and joyful living
- Alltius — Alltius is an AI-driven platform for conversational assistance in software products primarily to help and guide users in their product journeys.
Mukesh Bansal is the Founder of Lyskraft. He previously worked at Myntra as a Founder. Mukesh Bansal attended the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
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- Financial Services, Apps, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Series F
- India
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- NuShala — NuShala assures advance fees for all the students on the 1st of every month and end-to-end collection so owners can focus on growth.
- Virgio — Women's & Men's Clothing and Accessories | Shop Trendy Fashion Online
- Truva — Truva is a proptech company that specializes in home buying and selling. We have deep expertise in Powai and provide an unparallel customer experience when it comes to buying apartments that are up for resale. We have multiple properties in Hiranandani, Lake Homes, Nahar and Raheja Vihar
1Digi is an Investment management firm.
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- B2B, SaaS, FinTech
- Seed
- India
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- actyv.ai — Large enterprises are using actyv.ai to transform their supply chains and to empower their Channel Partners. They can onboard partners faster, get paid instantly and improve the financial health of their supply chain. And more.
- Kneady — Kneady is a business-to-business e-commerce platform. Kneady enables manufacturers, producers, traders, suppliers, and brands to reach out to untapped markets and sell their products across the country with payment security and complete transparency.
Viru brings over 20 years of rich management experience in the Telecom industry including in companies like Bharti Airtel, Trilogy, OnMobile and BPL Mobile.In 2007, Viru is a Founder of VerSe Innovation Pvt Ltd which is now shaping India’s real Mobile Internet through Dailyhunt, iPayy & Operator Services. Verse is now a 500 strong team. Virubrings in the energy and drives product development and operations at Ver Se & it’s his passion to make information available to every Indian their own language & Dailyhunt, the flagship product strives to achieve just that. It is among the most downloaded app that offers array of offerings across Local News, eBooks, Magazine.Under his leadership, Ver Se won many accolades like –1. mBillionth 2013 Award for News & Journalism2. GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2013: Best Publishing Product or Service3. Opera App Awards 2012 :Newshunt has been chosen as Top Entertainment App in Java & Symbian App4. Android App Expo: Won Second place for Best App at Google Development App expo 20135. Nielsen top ten mobile consumed in India. Only one in News Category6. India Digital Awards 2012: Top Mobile App NewsHunt7. Navteq Global LBS Challenge, 2011, Grand Prize Winner8. NASSCOM Emerge AppFame, 2011: Top 7 Mobile Apps9. Mobile India: Winner, Mobile India Entrepreneur Demo Showcase, 201010. Best Mobile App, AppJam Bangalore, 2010Viru holds a Master’s Degree in Management from IIT Mumbai & enjoys brainstorming with his team and is always on the look - out for the new idea that will transform and further strengthen the bridge between technology and common man. He loves his junk food and chai and it’s not uncommon to see him catching up with his team with his favorite phrase – Kyon Bhai, Aur kya chal raha hai?.
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- Training, Education, Performing Arts
- Seed, Series A
- India
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- Kafqa Academy — HGO909, situs slot terpercaya di Indonesia. Nikmati berbagai game slot gacor, live RTP, dan peluang maxwin. Daftar sekarang untuk pengalaman judi online terbaik.
- D'Moksha Homes — D’Moksha Homes is a textile company that focuses on retailing hand-made fabrics like linen, hemp, and lyocell.
- G.O.A.T Brand Labs — Purpose G.O.A.T is mono-maniacally focussed on the audacious goal of Making Indian D2C brands world...
Sujeet Kumar - Co- Founder @ Udaan
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- Internet, E-Commerce, Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, Singapore, Kenya
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- Vidyut — Vidyut offers end-to-end solutions for purchase and financing to resale which provide superior economics on electric vehicles compared to petrol & diesel vehicles.
- Pizza Wings — Pizza Wings is a pizza brand, known for fresh, high-quality pizzas and more, available for dine-in, takeout, or delivery.
- Third Wave Coffee — Third wave coffee is a manufacturer and distributor of easy coffee bags that help to make barista-quality coffee anytime without any equipment. The third wave roasts coffees in small batches and introduce specialty cofee.
Nordstar partners with transformational growth companies seeking strategic and operational expertise, advice and capital.
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- E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, India, United Kingdom
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- klikit — Founded in 2021, klikit is a Singapore-based venture helping restaurants across Southeast Asia grow their business. With a first-of-its-kind enterprise technology stack, klikit helps restaurants become far more efficient in food delivery operations, while also connecting restaurants to role-model creators to launch virtual food brands for extrarevenue. This team of 30 led by ex-Gojek, Uber, Twitch, Nike and other alumni is backed by Global Founders Capital, Wavemaker Partners, Uber alumni syndicate Moving Capital, Gojek co-founder Kevin Aluwi, Nuseir Yassin of NasDaily, Radish Fiction Founder Seung-yoon Lee, and more.In its first seven months, klikit has serviced over US$2.8 million in food delivery orders across 150 brands in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore, as well as Taiwan and Australia.We’re hiring — join us as we help restaurants take back their power in food delivery! http://bit.ly/joinklikit
- Silkhaus — A seamless, sophisticated experience you can rely on. Choose from the wide variety of furnished Boutique Flats and apartments for short and long-term stays from Silkhaus.
- BOND — Get closer to the people and products behind your screen than ever before. Step inside creator wardrobes. Shop their edits. Swipe their curations. Be inspired. We're bringing you a new way to discover.
Gabelhorn Investment is an investment firm.
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- Apps, Fitness, Wellness
- Series A, Series D
- India
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- Cult.fit — Join our group workouts, gym sessions, and sports like swimming, badminton & more. Experience unlimited fitness sessions with cultpass, Book your Free Trial now!
- Mensa Brands — Mensa Brands is an investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs to build digital brands and scale them. The firm's business model involves investing working capital and picking up equity in other D2C startups and scaling their brands' presence online. Its platform helps expertise in driving growth, product, merchandising, technology,supply chain, product, and access to global markets that help founders get a lucrative financial exit while they transform their business through a successful partnership.
Mahesh Ramachandran
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- Apps, FinTech, Payments
- Seed
- India
Portfolio highlights
- YNOS Venture Engine CC — YNOS is an intelligent technology platform that helps entrepreneurs find investors for startup & vice versa. It offers a range of products & programs to solve challenges of early stage ventures.
- Zerone Microsystems Private Limited — Zerone Microsystems is a bleeding-edge payment fintech firm. Zerone Microsystems is the inventor of ZUP (Zerone Unified Payment) Technology, a cross-platform mobile app for frictionless payment between smartphones. ZUP Technology has enabled the smartphone to smartphone payments. We convert cheapest of smartphones into a POS machine using our ZUPproximity payment technology, with no additional hardware and no need for NFC. Replacing the entire POS Infrastructure through a VPOS on cheapest of Smartphones.
Arun Jain is the Chairman and Managing Director of Intellect Design Arena Limited. Intellect is a specialist in applying true Digital Technologies, the world's first full spectrum Banking and Insurance technology products company, across Global Consumer Banking (iGCB), Central Banking, Global Transaction Banking (iGTB), Risk, Treasury andMarkets (iRTM) and Insurance (Intellect SEEC). With revenues of USD 124 Mn and employee base of around 4000, Intellect powers over 200 leading Banks and Financial Institutions around the globe with its suite of Products.Arun commenced his entrepreneurial journey by setting up Nucleus Software Workshop in 1986. In 1993, he founded Polaris Software Lab, which recorded a CAGR of nearly 200% during the seven year period 1993-2000. This path of deep domain expertise, vision and planning began in 1993, with just $250 and a dream. His journey was guided by two strong beliefs - (1) ordinary people coming together to achieve extraordinary results, if the dreams are Big (2) the power of the organizational subconscious in realizing the vision. Intellect is his third venture, in pursuit of his vision to make India the IP Capital towards the next growth wave for the IT Industry. Arun's passion in creating a technology product power house from India made Intellect a reality.Arun is passionate about Design Thinking as a science to create biggest impact on Individual and organizational performance. He visualizes it as a platform for learning and applying, with a child like curiosity to ask questions, forming the foundation of the practice of Design Thinking. An avid practitioner, Arun also evangelizes Design Thinking through public workshops. FinTech 8012, the World's first Design Center dedicated to Financial Technology is a testimony of his commitment to Design Thinking. He architected the creation of this Center from Concept to Execution.Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award to Arun at the India's premier ICT Event, Connect 2016. He has received multiple awards including 'INDO ASEAN Business Initiative Award', 'ICICI Venture - CII Connect Entrepreneur Award', 'Visionary of India 2014-15', amongst others in recognition of his contribution to the Industry and the Society. His contribution was recognized by the Times Group, with an award and a feature in a book titled 'Pathfinders' that lauds the achievements of extraordinary personalities in the IT & ITES industry.He holds / has held positions in CII, MMA, STPI, National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) and the Indo American Chamber of Commerce. He has been the Chairman of CII BANKing TECH Summit from 2014-2016, for three consecutive years.A social engineer by nature, Arun has been working towards creating a better community. Ullas Trust, founded in 1997, with the purpose of igniting young minds and guiding them to realizing their dreams, has since reached out to over 2,00,000 children from the economically challenged sections of Government, Municipal and Aided Schools.This brainchild of Arun provides vital professional skills to adolescent children across the country nurturing the "Can do" spirit among the young minds.Continuing his Social Connect initiatives, Arun has recently launched 'Project Samriddhi'. Samriddhi is dedicated to holistic human development in India, through the design and development of projects that are sustainable and capable of scale to positively impact the larger population. Through START-UP Nukkad, another unique initiative for Start-up Entrepreneurs, Arun conducts special workshops for them to understand their purpose and nurture and mentor their innovative thinking.Arun holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering.
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- Analytics, Venture Capital, Service Industry
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- India
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- Centricity — We at Centricity offer a simple yet cost-effective & transparent wealth management platform that helps investment professionals better manage their client portfolios.
- YNOS Venture Engine CC — YNOS is an intelligent technology platform that helps entrepreneurs find investors for startup & vice versa. It offers a range of products & programs to solve challenges of early stage ventures.
Vikram Gandhi is very renowned businessman and an investment banker. Vikram Gandhi is the founder & CEO of VSG Capital Advisors and also founded Asha Impact. Vikram Gandhi is an alumni & a faculty member at the Harvard Business School (HBS). He worked with Credit Suisse & Morgan Stanley etc. Know more about Vikram S Gandhi visit uswww.vsgcapital.com & ashaimpact.com
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- Financial Services, Finance, FinTech
- Series A, Seed, Series D
- India, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Janaadhar — Janaadhar provides financial services for the real estate industry.
- CreditEnable — Get the most affordable business loans with CreditEnable! Explore low interest rates, check eligibility in one minute, and apply for your dream business loan today. Dream Big. Borrow Smart!.
- Greenway Appliances — Product design and manufacturing start-up developing innovative solutions for the mass market. India's largest maker of clean cookstoves and maker of the Greenway Free TV - home satellite TV system.
After completion of his degree, Sachin Bansal joined Techspan company where he has served for few months. In 2006, he joined Amazon.com India as a Senior Software Engineer. Then he got Binny Bansal into Amazon.com and after 6 months they both decided to leave Amazon. They initially thought of starting a comparison search engine but realized thatthe market for E-commerce in India was very small. Hence, after leaving Amazon in 2007, they founded Flipkart as an E-commerce company.Sachin Bansal and his business partner Binny Bansal launched Flipkart from an apartment in Bangalore with 400,000 rupees ($6,500) cash. In 2007 during the early days of Flipkart Sachin Bansal and his business partner Binny Bansal used to deliver books across Bengaluru on their scooters and in October 2015 they showed up at the doorsteps of some customers, personally delivering goods in order to gain insights from the online buyers.And now, Sachin Bansal is the CEO of Chaitanya Rural Intermediation and Development Services.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Debt Financing, Seed, Series A
- India, United States
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- Spare8 — Spare8 is a micro-investment app for investing money in digital gold, enabling everyone to start their investment journey through its flagship feature- micro-investment.
- U Gro Capital — U Gro Capital is a fintech platform that provides lending services for SMEs. U GRO Capital is a BSE-listed, technology-focused, small business lending platform. The company is focused on addressing the capital needs of small businesses operating in select eight sectors by providing customized loan solutions.
- Navi Technologies — Lightning fast UPI payments, instant Cash Loans & Home Loans, smart investments in Mutual Funds & Digital Gold, comprehensive Health Insurance - all in one app.
Elevation Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on consumers, enterprises, logistics, and B2B.
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- Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- India, United States, France
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- Atlys — Atlys is the world's leading visa platform with 99.5% on-time delivery for over 150 destinations.
- Everstage — Everstage is a modern, no-code platform to automate commissions and motivate sales teams with real-time visibility and insights on their commissions
- Vridhi Home Finance — Vridhi Home Finance, is a Housing Finance Company (HFC) offers various affordable home loans at best interest rates for every individual.
Neeraj Goenka
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- Local, Travel, Leisure
- Seed, Series A
- India
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- InvenZone — Tiktaktogel adalah agent togel hongkong pools dengan hadiah terbesar di kelasnya situs idn, kini tiktaktogel menghadirkan live draw togel hongkong agar para bettor dapat menyaksikan secara langsung tanpa adanya manipulasi keluaran angka.
- SeekSherpa — SeekSherpa is a Delhi-based mobile travel marketplace. SeekSherpa, which is still in test mode, was part of the January batch of VentureNursery. The accelerator conducts about two bootcamps a year for eight startups each.
- G.O.A.T Brand Labs — Purpose G.O.A.T is mono-maniacally focussed on the audacious goal of Making Indian D2C brands world...
We are entrepreneurs at heart and if you are an entrepreneur building an innovative product or solving a tough problem, we want Samarthya to be your first port of call. We would like Samarthya to be the force multiplier for you by connecting you to transformational capital and domain experts to fuel your growth.
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- Internet, Software, Education
- Seed, Funding Round
- India
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- GetWork — Looking to hire top talent for your organization? GetWork is the platform for you! With a candidate pool of 1.9M+ job seekers, you can easily post your job and find the perfect candidate for your needs. Sign up today and start hiring with GetWork.
- MProfit Software — MProfit - India's best portfolio tracking app for Stocks, Mutual Funds, Bonds, NPS, PPF & more. Auto-import data, get Capital Gains, XIRR & other reports. Try free today!
Bergwelt
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- E-Commerce, Venture Capital, Financial Services
- Series A
- India
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- Mensa Brands — Mensa Brands is an investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs to build digital brands and scale them. The firm's business model involves investing working capital and picking up equity in other D2C startups and scaling their brands' presence online. Its platform helps expertise in driving growth, product, merchandising, technology,supply chain, product, and access to global markets that help founders get a lucrative financial exit while they transform their business through a successful partnership.
Norwest Venture Partners is a global venture and growth equity investment firm with over $15.5 billion in capital. Learn more about how Norwest helps CEOs and founders scale their businesses.
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- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Series B, Series C, Series A
- United States, India, Israel
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- Montara — One platform, all the tools you need: Data Pipelines, Catalog, Lineage, Observability. Deliver better data products, faster, with Montara.
- Divi — Divi is a scalp and hair health brand with clean and effective products designed to promote healthier, fuller looking hair.
- Nuvig Therapeutics — Nuvig Therapeutics is advancing innovative and transformational therapies that are designed to induce natural mechanisms to restore immune homeostasis, rebalance immune function following inflammation, and improve the treatment options for patients. Nuvig is building a pipeline of novel immune therapeutics for chronic inflammatory and autoimmunediseases.
Amit is Co-founder & Chairman at Nirvana Venture Advisors and is a promoter shareholder of Patni Computers. Patni Computers Ltd. was a pioneer in Indian ITES. The promoter family stake in Patni Computers was divested in May 2011 in a sale to iGate Corporation at value of $1.5 billion. Amit has 22 years’ experience in technology, software andprojects. He has extensive experience in the computer hardware and components market in India and overseas. In his various roles, Amit has independently ensured implementation of Greenfield projects and launched new business operations.As a Whole time Director of PCS Technologies Ltd., a listed Indian company in the computer hardware and manufacturing space, Amit was responsible for setting-up the copper clad laminates business. Subsequently he was Managing Director of PCS International Pvt. Ltd. with the responsibility of expanding PCS Technologies hardware business in UAE and Africa. Thereafter, Amit developed Health Management Systems, a healthcare software product that was marketed by PCS Technologies Ltd.Amit is a Director of the Board of Patni Financial Advisors the family office of the Patni Family. Amit has done his BS in Accounting and Masters from Babson College, USA.
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- Travel, Artificial Intelligence, Local
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States
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- MinHash — DomainMarket.com sells premium domain names to entrepreneurs, businesses, and nonprofits that want to dominate their online marketplaces and control great brands.
- FindURClass — FindURClass is a search and discovery platform that provides its users with information on all extracurricular activities and hobby classes, in and around their area. The platform shortlists classes based on class type, location, age, and price. Its users also get access to user reviews and ratings and even book their classes online.FindURClasswas launched in 2013 and is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Wellness Forever Medicare — Wellness Forever the Leading online pharmacy in India. Order wide range of healthcare products and medicines online at you doorstep with Quick & hassle-free delivery!
Sony Innovation Fund is investing in technology-driven transformational companies shaping the future of business, entertainment and society.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Funding Round, Series B, Series A
- United States, Japan, United Kingdom
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- GEMESYS — Gemesys creates a chip that functions similarly to the human brain in order to overcome processing constraints and empower AI with the hardware it needs to complete its destiny
- Congrant — Congrant is a fundraising platform that collects donations and charity for NPOs, social enterprises, and voluntary organizations.
- Flower — We enable the energy system of tomorrow by combining pioneering technology with flexible assets, allowing clean energy to power society
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