Investors

From pre-seed to pre-Series A, IPV fuels ambitious founders, creating breakout successes across industries.

From fintech to climate tech, Alteria Capital backs startups across sectors and stages, typically from Series A to pre-IPO rounds.

growX invests from seed to Series B in deep tech, frontier tech, industrial innovation, defense, space, SaaS, AI, robotics, and climate-tech.

Unicorn India Ventures: Two funds deployed; Fund III raising INR 1,000 crore, INR 800 crore secured.

Blume usually gets involved during the Seed to Pre Series A stage.

Top VCs decode the evolving early-stage investment landscape, sharing insights on fundraising, founder traits, sector trends, and the path to sustainable growth.

In India, the overall number of AI start-ups is estimated to be around 6,200, with over 100 start-ups having raised funds successfully throughout the year.

A well-informed investing strategy is crucial to reaching financial objectives considering changing global trends and market dynamics.

45 per cent of startups in India originate from tier-II and -III cities, a noteworthy trend, backed by the need to solve local problems, diverse funding options, improved infrastructure, robust digital payments systems, and digital-first business models

As of now, WEH Ventures has made 27 investments, mainly in pre-seed and seed-stage startups.

Eximius Ventures targets visionary founders in fintech, SaaS, media, gaming, and healthtech, providing up to USD 500,000 as their first institutional investment to support early-stage startups.

So far, SNV has made 13 investments, which include exciting startups such as Dhruva Space, OnFinance, hypergro.ai, Disprz, SuperK, Samaaro, and others.

With investors' patience growing thin as days go by, this unicorn club is vertically split, albeit unevenly, into two categories – those making profits and those incurring losses

IPV's investment strategy is sector-agnostic, targeting startups from pre-seed to pre-series A stages, with cheque sizes starting at USD 100k and going up to USD 2 million.

Typically, the Gurugram-based firm invests at the seed to series A stages, with an average ticket size ranging from INR 25 lakh to INR 3 crore.

WFC expects sectors like hospitality, healthcare, and data centres to offer diverse investment opportunities.

Since 2019–20, Dhruv has spearheaded 60 investments across various sectors, including notable companies like Stupa Sports Analytics, Basic Home Loan, ApniBus, Volt Money, DrinkPrime, AdmitKard, GenWise, Vama, and Fleek.

IIMA's investment thesis revolves around ideas for solving larger problems in the deep-tech, inclusive-tech, and climate-tech spaces at the earliest stages of their journey.

IIMA Ventures recently introduced its 'Venture Investing Accelerator' to assist amateur investors. IIMA dotes this as an exclusive program to equip the new investors in the community with essential knowledge and know-how to excel at early-stage investing.

Since its inception, Good Capital has invested in over 25 startups across three funds, including sectors like commerce, fintech, healthcare, and logistics.

The Bengaluru-based firm invests in diverse categories, including food and beverage, personal care, health and wellness, and lifestyle, aiming to identify high-potential startups.