Startup incubators in Mumbai

SINE, IIT Bombay

SINE, IIT Bombay's technology business incubator since 2004, has backed 550+ startups including Gupshup, ideaForge and ImmunoACT, and now also runs Y-Point, its own early-stage deep-tech VC fund.

RIIDL, Somaiya Vidyavihar University

The incubator of Somaiya Vidyavihar University in Mumbai, open to outside founders as well as its own students, with five bookable labs and a spread of government and corporate funding programmes.

InnoVen Capital

A venture debt lender that provides non-dilutive loans to venture-backed technology startups in India.

Venture Catalysts

100X.VC

Early-stage Indian VC investing through India SAFE (iSAFE) notes. Its website lists no application form, so see here how founders approach it.

Reliance Industries

India's largest conglomerate running JioGenNext, a zero-equity startup accelerator that has incubated 170+ startups with 21 acquisitions.

Sardar Patel Technology Business Incubator (SP-TBI)

DST-listed technology business incubator on the Sardar Patel Institute of Technology campus in Andheri West, Mumbai.

Climake

A climate-finance platform that helps climate ventures raise capital and lease the assets they deploy.

JITO Incubation & Innovation Foundation

JITO's incubation and angel-investment arm in Mumbai, backing early-stage founders through incubation and two angel networks.

VJTI TBI Foundation

Technology business incubator on the VJTI campus in Matunga, Mumbai, supported by the Department of Science and Technology, taking cohorts of energy, clean-tech, IoT and cyber security startups.

BPCL Ankur

Bharat Petroleum's startup arm, Ankur, backs early-stage Indian startups through time-boxed cohorts of the BPCL Ankur Fund — currently between intakes.

Drone Federation of India (DFI)

India's not-for-profit trade body for drones and counter-drones — the route in is paid annual membership, not an application.

Capgemini

Global group whose corporate venture arm makes minority investments in B2B startups, plus a past CSR-focused innovation challenge run with Start-up India.

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is a Mumbai-based FMCG company whose R&D team invites start-ups, suppliers, academics and inventors to submit technical solutions against posted open innovation challenges.

AI & AgriTech Innovation Center

Maharashtra government centre for AI and agri-technology policy, running the state's AI4Agri conference; incubation sits with separate centres at four state agricultural universities.

Avaana Capital

Mumbai and Bengaluru investment firm for deep tech and climate ventures. Co-runs the Startup India Grand Challenge with DPIIT and holds Office Hours for founders.

CEAT Limited

Leading Indian tyre manufacturer under RPG Group, operating across 120+ countries with focus on innovation in sustainable mobility and smart manufacturing.

Government of Maharashtra

Maharashtra's state government supporting startups through its Startup Policy, seed funding, and incubation infrastructure across the state.

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)

HPCL, a Maharatna public sector oil company, runs the Udgam startup scheme: grant-in-aid for innovators taking an energy or petroleum idea to proof of concept and commercialisation, plus a startup challenge with IIT Kanpur.

ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI

The RKVY-RAFTAAR Agri Business Incubator at ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai, funding agri startups from student idea through prototype to seed stage.

IDBI Capital

IDBI Bank's investment-banking and securities subsidiary in Mumbai. For startups it manages SEBI-registered funds for Maharashtra-based companies and advises a state scheme for SC/ST founders.

Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS)

Government of Maharashtra's nodal agency for innovation-driven entrepreneurship, running the Maharashtra Startup Week challenge and a women-founder startup scheme.

Pfizer India

Global pharma company running the INDovation programme with DPIIT, NITI Aayog, and IIT Delhi, offering grants and 18 months of incubation to MedTech startups.

Roche Products

Wholly owned subsidiary of the Roche Group in India. Runs the Drishti HealthTech Challenge for healthtech startups, jointly with DPIIT, and LEAP problem-solving programmes for medical trainees.

SanchiConnect

A free deep-tech network connecting startups, investors, mentors and enterprises, plus a small set of application-based accelerators for deep-tech and fintech founders.

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Global life sciences leader running the BioVerse Challenge in partnership with DPIIT to accelerate 500+ Indian biotech startups with technology access, mentorship, and investor connections.

Visa Foundation

Corporate foundation of Visa Inc. deploying grants and impact investments to support financial inclusion and women-led micro and small businesses globally.

WISE SNDTWU Incubation Centre

Incubator for women-led startups at SNDT Women's University's Juhu campus in Mumbai, with pre-incubation, co-working space, labs and mentoring.

Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Women: a three-month in-person business course with three IIMs for established women entrepreneurs in India, plus a free online version.

Ideabaaz

A Hindi reality-TV startup pitch show on Zee TV/Zee5, where founders pitch live to a panel of investors; free to enter, with a separate paid in-person Startup Fest.

FundEnable

A fundraising ecosystem for startup founders: a capital-raising accelerator, end-to-end round support, and its own capital invested in startups.

NABARD

India's government-owned rural development bank — mostly a wholesaler, with one equity route (AgriSURE) a startup can approach directly.

National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC)

Government-owned trustee that guarantees loans made by banks and other lenders to micro units and MSMEs. Founders cannot apply to it directly; the way in is through their own lender.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

SINE, IIT Bombay's incubator and deep-tech accelerator for technology startups, with a Semiconductor accelerator cohort taking applications.

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank)

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) is a statutory export-finance bank in Mumbai. It lends to exporters, backs bank guarantees for MSME exports, and runs Ubharte Sitaare for export-capable companies.

Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Education, Science & Technological Research Trusts Smt. Indira Gandhi College of Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Education, Science & Technological Research Trusts Smt. Indira Gandhi College of Engineering is an institution in Thane, Maharashtra.

Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic, Mumbai

Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic, Mumbai is an institution in Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra.

Thakur college of Engineering and technology

Engineering college in Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra, part of the Thakur Education Group.

Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments (IDEMI), Mumbai

A Government of India technology centre in Mumbai for the electrical and electronics instrument industry, running design, tool room, calibration, testing and free skills training, with a two-year incubation offer at its Bengaluru extension centre.

INDIA SME FORUM

A not-for-profit membership body for Indian MSMEs, based in Andheri West, Mumbai, which also runs CETIBA — a business incubator at three host-institute centres in Mumbai, Jammu and Vadodara.

RISHI DAYARAM AND SETH HASSARAM NATIONAL COLLEGE AND SETH WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL SCIENCE COLLEGE

RISHI DAYARAM AND SETH HASSARAM NATIONAL COLLEGE AND SETH WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL SCIENCE COLLEGE is an institution in Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra.

ATLAS SKILLTECH UNIVERSITY

ATLAS SkillTech University is a new-age urban multidisciplinary university in Mumbai, Maharashtra, focusing on design, management, technology, and law.

Wildlife Conservation Trust

Wildlife conservation trust set up in Mumbai in 2002. Runs the WCT-BEES Grants Programme, which gives small grants for conservation research and grassroots projects in India.

Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

DST NIDHI inclusive Technology Business Incubator (i-TBI)

Zone Startups India

Mumbai incubator run by the BIL Ryerson Technology Startup Incubator Foundation, operating as Zone Startups India, with a year-long incubation programme and a fintech accelerator run with IFSCA.

IIT Bombay (BETiC)

Biomedical Engineering & Technology Innovation Centre at IIT Bombay: medical device prototyping and an industry-linked translation accelerator for device inventors.

Marico Innovation Foundation

Marico Limited's not-for-profit foundation in Mumbai. It runs the Indian Innovation Icons awards and Scale-Up, an equity-free mentoring accelerator for Indian startups.

Zepto

India's quick commerce delivery platform running the Zepto Nova innovation challenge with DPIIT and FSSAI.

100Unicorns

Mumbai accelerator and venture capital fund, formerly 9Unicorns, backing startups from idea to seed stage, with applications open all year.

TIH IIT Bombay

IIT Bombay's DST-funded Technology Innovation Hub for IoT — seed investment, rolling grants and a fellowship for IoT founders, separate from the campus incubator SINE.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T)

E-Cell IIT Bombay

Tata Sons

Silver Ridge Accelerator

A privately run accelerator for founders with a working product and early revenue who are building for global markets, led by partner Dhiraj Shah.

Amplifi

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SP Jain Institute of Management Research Center, Mumbai

SPJIMR's Start Your Business programme is a four-month hybrid course for aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage start-ups, run from Andheri West, Mumbai.

thinQbate

thinQbate is a Mumbai startup incubator for early-stage entrepreneurs, working from its workspace, The Space.

TiE Mumbai

The Mumbai chapter of TiE, a non-profit entrepreneurs' network — members get one-to-one mentoring, closed-door investor sessions and the annual TiEcon Mumbai conference.

Venture Nursery

VentureNursery (VN) is India’s first angel-backed start-up accelerator. Established in March 2012 by two like-minded Angel Investors -Shravan Shroff, Founder and former MD, Fame C…

YES BANK

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Bharat Valley

Accelerator and incubator

Incubation Masters

IM Global's startup support arm, running a virtual incubation programme and an AI-powered growth platform for founders worldwide.

LogX

Multi-sector focused startup accelerator

Voyager

Fin-tech accelerator backed by Normura

Powai Valley

Venture capital and startup incubator firm focused on technology based companies

WeTranslate

A life-sciences commercialisation advisory firm that helps innovators move peptides, antibodies and pharma assets from the lab toward global markets.

Rise accelerator

FinTech startup accelerator

Zone Startups India

Startup accelerator

Startup Reseau

Mumbai company that designs and runs accelerator, incubation and market-access programmes for corporates, governments and universities, alongside its own founder programmes.

Strat-O-Cope

Sector agnostic startup accelerator firm

Yes Fintech

Startup accelerator focused on FinTech

Eaglewings Ventures

Early-stage investor in founders rebuilding established Indian industries across deep tech, logistics and supply chain, enterprise tech and consumption, based in Mumbai.

empoWer

Startup accelerator

AccelRevenue

Financial services company that provides revenue financing solutions to startups and businesses

ISME ACE

Startup accelerator focused on Financial Services sector

Catlyz

Catlyz

My Kopcha

Startup incubator and managed co-working space provider

Unicorn Next

Business growth accelerator

IvyCamp

Platform to network with entrepreneurs, mentors, incubators, and investors

GOGO Foundation

Electric vehicle focused startup incubator

Novus Ventures

Sector-agnostic accelerator focused on startups

Palava Accelerator

Accelerator for emerging technology startups, set up by Lodha Group at Palava City in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Its last dated intake was in 2018.

JLL PropTech

Real estate focused startup accelerator

2070 Health

2070 Health is a healthcare venture studio. It researches ideas itself, then recruits founders to build each company with it. It is not an accelerator: there is no cohort to join.

Luxavera Ventures

Venture capital fund and advisory firm focused on startups

Ant Farm

Provider of marketing services

Purple Ventures

Startup incubator & investment bank

Finarcadia

Accelerator and incubator

The Fintech Meetup

A fintech founder community in India that runs events, an affiliated angel fund and a fintech M&A advisory practice.

IvyCap Ventures Advisors

A homegrown Indian venture capital firm, with corporate open-innovation programmes run through its IvyCamp platform.

VStEP

Media and entertainment focused startup accelerator backed by Viacom

Sparknext

Sparknext is a startup accelerator that works hands-on with founders, and also designs and teaches startup education for colleges.

Mumbai Incubator

Sector agnostic venture fund

GrowthCulture Ventures

Provider of funding, mentorship, and community support for B2B tech startups

YES SCALE

Corporate backed venture capital fund and sector agnostic accelerator focused on startups

DIICE

Corporate backed sector agnostic incubator

ProGen

Venture capital fund and accelerator focused on startups

Kapital Advisory

Startup accelerator focused on deep tech, healthcare, and multiple sectors

10000StartupsIndia

Sector agnostic startup incubator

B2B 1K Ventures

A Mumbai investor that backs early-stage B2B technology startups with branding and marketing support in exchange for equity.

Soch Group

Corporate backed accelerator and incubator focused on Indian startups

GroTog

Sector agnostic startup incubator & VC firm

LaunchQube

Venture capital-backed accelerator and incubator focused on multiple sectors

Starterbites

Startup investment advisory firm providing incubation service

Plugin Alliance

Government of India backed startup accelerator focused on Hardware sector

Toflo

Startup incubator focused on FinTech sector

Estrela Global Ventures

Mumbai-based investment group that also runs mentorship programmes for idea-stage founders, early-stage startups and students.

Idea Wave Labs

Startup incubator for technology companies

88mph

Accelerator providing founder-centric support for tech startups

NextNiche Ventures

Sector agnostic startup accelerator

MACCIA Incubation Center

Sector-agnostic accelerator focused on startups

GenNext Hub

Corporate backed startup accelerator

UnLtd India

Incubator for early-stage social entrepreneurs, running a free three-stage programme: Test, Build, Grow.

NuStart

Incubator focused on sports, nutrition, and technology sectors

Maharashtra State Innovation Society

Government based organization offers platform to nurture entrepreneurial aspirations

India Connection

Business accelerator and incubator

CIBA Mumbai

A Navi Mumbai startup incubator for early-stage technology founders, running incubation, a seed programme and walk-in mentoring.

Digicita

Sector agnostic startup studio

TISS Incube Foundation

Incubator for social enterprises based at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, with an 18-month programme for social ventures.

Innocorp Ventures

Sector agnostic accelerator and venture capital focused on early-stage investments

Antennae Ventures

Accelerator and venture capital firm focused on multiple setors

TCS Incubation

Corporate backed start up incubator

DCF Ventures

Startup accelerator focused on multiple sectors

Invenio Incubator

Venture capital-backed incubator focused on multiple sectors

Signal Ventures

Venture capital fund and accelerator focused on early-stage tech startups

GenX Ventures

Mumbai startup studio: co-found one of its listed ventures, or have a team built around your own idea.

Arenja Holdings

Venture capital and incubator focused on healthcare sectors

Techinnovadors

Sector agnostic accelerator focused on businesses and startups

MentorCap

Company offering services focused on asset management, investment, and business scaling

Catch'em Young

Platform connecting entrepreneurs, mentors, and investors

3015 Venture Studio

Sector agnostic accelerator focused on startups

Next Star Venture Capital

Venture capital and startup incubator focused on multiple sectors

SPTBI

Technology business incubator in Mumbai, run as an initiative of Sardar Patel Institute of Technology.

DreamX

Startup accelerator focused on sports sector

100 Watts

Venture capital and accelerator focused on multiple sectors

HDFC Accelerator Engagement Programme

Fintech focused startup accelerator

GoStart Accelerator

Sector agnostic accelerator focused on startups

Naman Angels India Foundation

Mumbai angel network and startup support platform that mentors founders and connects them with investors through a deal flow network.

26ideas

Full stack venture studio firm

Neoble

Startup consultant providing opportunity discovery, brand architecture, market launch, and investor syndication

MU Ideas

Academic institution backed sector agnostic incubator

Scaleminds

Startup accelerator

SociaLinked

Incubator focused on startups business directory based out of India

Fintech OI

A fintech ecosystem initiative in India, run as a newsletter with events and a market-access programme for foreign fintechs.

DCB Bank Innovation Carnival

Startup accelerator backed by DCB Bank focused on the fin-tech sector

Reliance Foundation

Reliance Foundation runs scholarships for students, online skilling courses and a fellowship for social-sector women, and has run grant calls for non-profits. Most of its programmes are not for startups.

Aspire For Her

Aspire For Her is a women's career and empowerment organisation in Mumbai. Its HumSafal programme accelerates women-led enterprises through aggregator organisations.

Galderma

Nykaa

Tata Power

SonyLIV

Sony Pictures Networks India's OTT platform, and the applicant portal for Shark Tank India — the country's premier business reality show where founders pitch to a panel of investor Sharks for on-air equity investment.

IDFC FIRST Bank

Indian bank whose IGNITE programme runs incubation, accelerator and CSR grant routes for climate and green-tech startups.

Aditya Birla Capital Foundation

Qmet Tech, IIT Bombay

The National Quantum Mission's quantum sensing and metrology hub at IIT Bombay, funding quantum sensing startups through NextSense.

Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC)

Maharashtra's state industrial infrastructure agency — it allots industrial plots, built-up space and small sheds through the MILAAP portal, and runs the MIDC Grand Challenge.

Standard Chartered Bank

A foreign bank offering collateral-free business loans to Indian companies, sole proprietors and partnerships.

InCred Financial Services Limited

UGRO Capital Limited

A listed MSME lender offering secured and business loans, including loans against property, embedded finance and machinery finance.

Axis Bank Ltd.

Axis Bank Ltd., a private sector bank and a Member Institution of the government's Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS).

IDBI Bank Ltd

Union Bank of India

Public sector bank with loan schemes for women-owned businesses, SC/ST and women entrepreneurs starting greenfield ventures, and MSME exporters.

ICAR-CIFE Agri-Business Incubation (ABI) Centre

Incubation centre at ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai, backing fisheries and aquaculture entrepreneurs with institute labs, mentoring and market links. No fixed intake: contact the Officer-in-Charge.

Khadi and Village Industries Commission

Government of India body for khadi and village industries, based in Mumbai, with schemes for khadi institutions, village industries, PMEGP and skill training.

Jagriti Yatra

A 15-day, 8000-km entrepreneurship train journey across India for selected youth and experienced facilitators, run by a non-profit.

FlexiLoans

RBI-registered lender offering collateral-free business loans, term loans and supply chain finance to Indian MSMEs, applied for online.

DCB Bank

Private sector bank with 480 branches, offering SME working capital and a business loan against property through its Business page.

AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre

Atal Incubation Centre on the NMIMS Mumbai campus, funded by the Atal Innovation Mission. Sector agnostic, with a focus on healthcare and pharma, IT and manufacturing.

Alsisar Impact

Mumbai-based incubator for early-stage social enterprises from frontier and conflict-affected regions, run by an impact-investing advisory company.

AIC-NIFIE Incubation Foundation for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

A Section 8 technology incubator run from IIM Mumbai, with office-based and virtual incubation and a pre-incubation programme for early ideas.

Ankur Capital

Early-stage deep tech venture firm in Mumbai backing scientists and engineers in energy, materials, biotech and agritech. No application form; approach by introduction or email.

A Junior VC (AJVC)

A SEBI-regulated pre-seed venture fund for Indian founders, open to idea-stage and solo teams, with a short application and decisions within weeks.

WaveX (Waves Startup Accelerator), IICT Mumbai

Government media and entertainment startup accelerator under the WAVES initiative, with an incubation centre at IICT Mumbai and investor pitching through WaveX Live.

growX ventures

A venture fund that invests in B2B and deep-tech startups from pre-product to early-growth, with a Pitch to us form and a funding inbox.

NABVENTURES

NABARD's venture capital arm. Its AgriSURE fund invests equity in early-stage agri and rural startups recognised by DPIIT, with no application form: you email the fund directly.

L&T Finance Ltd (LTF)

Non-banking financial company of the L&T group; runs RAISE and its Pitch Point startup showcase for AI in financial services.

ah! Ventures

Mumbai startup investment platform with First Gear, Angel and High Tables fundraising formats and weekly virtual pitch days.

First Cheque

A Mumbai pre-seed and seed investor writing first cheques into teams at the paper-plan, pre-product and MVP stage across all sectors, with a stated 10-day route from first call to term sheet.

1Crowd

Mumbai early-stage venture fund (SEBI Category I angel funds) backing pre-seed to Series A+ startups across sectors; founders pitch by emailing a short company summary.

Malpani Ventures

A Mumbai micro private equity fund that backs frugal, revenue-generating Indian companies. You pitch by email or the website form.

Equanimity Investments

Mumbai venture capital firm managing SEBI-registered funds that back early-stage Indian startups at seed and pre-Series A, with pitch decks accepted by email.

Anchorage Capital Partners

A Mumbai fund backed by the Sheth family office, investing across sectors in Indian startups from angel rounds up to Series A.

247VC

Seed-stage venture fund working from Mumbai and Delhi NCR, backing 0-1 founders in advanced manufacturing, deep tech, enterprise tech and consumer tech, with a Pitch to Us form.

Boundless Ventures

Mumbai seed fund that backs AI-native founders across software, hardware, consumer and healthtech, and says it prefers to meet teams before they raise.

BLinC Invest

A Mumbai early-stage venture fund backing education, financial services and healthcare and wellness companies, with a Pitch to Us form on its site.

Colossa Ventures LLP

Mumbai-based venture capital manager backing early-stage startups founded or co-founded by women, through its Colossa WomenFirst Fund.

Incubate Fund Asia

A pre-seed and seed venture fund for India and Southeast Asia, the Asian arm of Japan's Incubate Fund, with offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru. Sector agnostic.

Roots Ventures

A Mumbai early-stage, sector-agnostic venture firm with SEBI-registered funds, taking pitches through a contact form and an inbox.

Prath Ventures

Mumbai seed to Series A venture firm for Indian consumer brands and enablers. It leads or co-leads rounds and asks for a warm introduction.

All In Capital

A Mumbai pre-seed and seed venture fund for Indian founders, with an application form, a founder-angel network and portfolio-founder introductions as routes in.

4U Venture Partners

A Mumbai pre-seed and seed venture fund, run by Four U Venture Partners LLP, backing India-first founders in AI, SaaS, consumer tech and frontier tech. It publishes no application form.

CDM Capital

A Mumbai operator-led seed to Series A fund backing India-based founders in fintech, AI-native enterprise and the real economy. Founders can pitch through a form on its site.

Cedar Hill Capital

Mumbai early-stage VC fund backing India-founded AI-first enterprise technology startups for Financial Services, from first enterprise customers up to Series A.

Peak Sustainability Ventures

Mumbai climate venture fund that backs early-stage deep-tech companies in new energy, food systems, water and wider climate across India and Asia.

Rockstud Capital

Mumbai-based, SEBI-registered angel fund investing at Seed to Pre-Series A in manufacturing-led deep-tech: defence, space, advanced manufacturing and climate hardware.

Sharrp Ventures

The Mariwala family's investment office in Mumbai, backing Indian consumer, consumer tech and health tech companies from seed, with a stated pitch route.

Sun Icon Ventures

Mumbai-based Category II AIF that invests in Indian startups from seed to pre Series A across sectors, with an open online pitch form.

2am VC

An India-only venture fund investing at pre-seed and seed, often as a startup's first institutional investor, with offices listed in Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Blue Ashva Capital

A multi-strategy Indian asset manager whose venture arm backs deep tech and impact companies at Pre-Series A and Series B, with a Pitch to Us form on its site.

Cactus Partners

A venture capital firm with offices in Mumbai, Gurugram, Bengaluru and GIFT City, backing early growth-stage Indian companies in advanced manufacturing, technology and consumer.

Centre Court Capital

A Mumbai venture capital fund backing Seed to Series B founders in sports, fitness and wellness, and gaming in India. Founders reach the team through a contact inbox and note form.

GrowthCap Ventures

Mumbai-based, operator-led SEBI-registered Category II AIF backing pre-seed and seed founders in fintech, AI and deep tech across India.

Pegasus India Evolving Opportunities Fund

A Mumbai impact-focused venture fund, run by Pegasus FinInvest, that backs asset-light Indian startups in fintech, healthtech, edtech and cleantech.

PROMAFT Partners

Mumbai venture capital fund, a SEBI Category II AIF, built around product market fit and long-term, hands-on backing of bold founders.

Sorin Investments

Early-stage venture capital firm with offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru, backing founders in fintech, health tech, D2C, consumer tech, B2B tech and AI/SaaS.

V3 Ventures

Early-stage venture investor in consumer brands, backed by Verlinvest, with an India team in Mumbai and a pitch route by email.

Panthera Growth Partners

A growth equity firm with a Mumbai office that invests in Indian companies after product-market fit and takes enquiries through a contact form.

Blume Ventures

Mumbai-based early-stage venture firm backing Indian founders from pre-seed to pre-Series A across consumer, SaaS, fintech, deep tech and more; pitches by cold write-in or mutual friend.

Astarc Ventures

Mumbai early-stage VC fund of the Astarc Group Family Office, investing Pre-Series A to Pre-IPO in tech companies, with a business-plan upload on its site.

Cornerstone Ventures

A Mumbai venture capital fund backing enterprise tech and SaaS companies with proven customers. No pitch form is stated; the site gives a contact inbox and an invite-only founder community.

Aavishkaar Capital

A Mumbai impact venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage companies in financial inclusion, food and agriculture, and essential services, with a separate credit fund. Founders write to a role inbox.

Whiteboard Capital

A Mumbai early-stage venture fund backing ideation, pre-seed and seed founders, sector agnostic, with a pitch form on its site.

Lightbox

A Mumbai venture capital firm backing early-growth consumer brands in India, with a pitch form and a pitches inbox on its site.

WEH Ventures

Early-stage venture fund backing pre-seed and seed founders across fintech, consumer, agri-tech, deeptech and more; SEBI-registered AIFs with offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Alteria Capital

A venture debt fund in Mumbai and Gurugram for VC-backed startups from Series A onward, with an enquiry form on its site.

Norwest

Global multi-stage VC and growth equity firm with an India team in Mumbai, investing in early- to mid-stage and growth businesses. No pitch form is published; the contact page lists the Mumbai office.

SIDBI Venture Capital Limited

Mumbai-based fund manager, a wholly owned subsidiary of SIDBI, running SEBI-registered venture funds for start-ups, MSMEs, space and export-oriented companies.

Green Frontier Capital

A climate-tech venture capital firm with offices in New York and Mumbai that backs India-centric green businesses in mobility, energy, agriculture, food and waste.

Piper Serica

A Mumbai asset manager, SEBI-registered, whose Angel Fund (a Category I AIF) invests in early-stage deep-tech startups such as spacetech, AI, electronics, semiconductors and fintech.

Artha Venture Fund

Artha is a Mumbai venture capital firm with offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. Its flagship fund backs Indian startups from Seed Plus to Series A, and founders send a deck through a form on its site.

Filter Capital

A Mumbai growth-stage venture firm backing technology-led businesses in India; founders reach it through a contact form and general inbox.

Equirus InnovateX Fund

An early-stage tech venture fund run by entrepreneurs and managed by Equirus Wealth, backing seed founders in deep tech, SaaS and fintech. You pitch through a form on its page.

RPG Ventures

Corporate venture arm of the RPG Group in Mumbai, backing early stage health, technology, automobile and infrastructure businesses.

Acumen Fund

A global impact investor, formerly Acumen Fund, with an India team in Mumbai that backs early-stage social enterprises through a solicitation form on its site.

White Unicorn Ventures

A Mumbai investment firm that describes itself as providing seed funding and early-stage support, and takes funding applications through a form on its contact page.

Next Orbit Ventures

Mumbai multi-asset fund manager with two venture strategies: a Digital Transformation Fund (AI, IoT, blockchain) and a Consumer and Tech Fund.

Ayra Ventures

A Mumbai private investment firm that says it provides patient capital to purposeful consumer businesses, from early to growth stage.

Launch Capital

A Mumbai angel fund, registered with SEBI as a Category I alternative investment fund, that takes startup proposals through its website and invests across industries except liquor, online gaming and crypto.

Sky Impact Capital

A Mumbai investment firm focused on healthcare, education and consumer, stage-agnostic from venture studio to pre-IPO; reachable through its investor relations inbox.