Investors Backing Seed Startups
130 investors on our list back Seed startups, 29% of the 447 we list. Seed is for a working product with early customers, where the money goes into finding out how the business grows. They are 130 VC firms, 57 micro VCs and 24 angel networks; 122 are based in India.
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Quake Capital Partners
United States
U.S.-based venture fund that invests in pre-seed and seed startups for equity. It requires U.S. C-Corps or similar en...
Chiratae Ventures
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
A venture capital firm in Bengaluru, formerly IDG Ventures, that backs technology startups. Its Chiratae Sonic DeepTe...
Gemba Capital
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
A Bengaluru pre-seed and seed venture fund backing founders in Fintech, Consumer Tech and B2B Platforms.
Campus Fund
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
A Bengaluru venture fund that backs only student founders - current students, and graduates or dropouts of the last t...
8X Ventures
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
A SEBI-registered Category II deeptech venture fund with offices in Chennai, Noida and Dubai, backing founders from P...
Silverneedle Ventures
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Hyderabad venture firm at T-Hub investing at Seed and Series A in Deeptech, SaaS and AI; reach it by email at its own...
NEDFi
Guwahati, Assam, India
Development finance company in Guwahati offering business loans to enterprises in India's eight north-eastern states,...
Titan Capital
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Early-stage venture capital firm in Gurugram, backing pre-seed and seed founders since 2011, with an always-open pitc...
DART Ventures
Switzerland
Equity investor in early-stage Swiss and European deep-tech health and climate startups, with a US expansion programm...
SuperCharger Ventures
United Kingdom
Accelerators and an investment arm for EdTech and Future of Work startups, run from Malta with a Saudi joint venture.
Shark Ventures
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Gurugram seed and early-stage investor that is sector agnostic, open to co-investing, and mentors the startups it backs.
BlueSky
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Gurugram-based firm that invests in technology-led ideas at pre-seed and seed and offers incubation, product engineer...
Meteor Venture
Gurugram, Haryana, India
An invite-only investor network, integrated with Startup Angel Network, backing Seed to Pre-Series A startups with de...
Pentathlon Ventures
Pune, Maharashtra, India
A Pune seed-stage venture fund backing AI-enabled B2B tech startups from India, taking pitches through a contact form.
Olive Venture Partners
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Investment platform backing Seed to Series A companies in life sciences and TechBio (mainly Europe) and next-gen tech...
Anthill Ventures
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
A venture investor with its India office in Hyderabad, backing seed to Series A startups in health, climate and urban...
Real Time Angel Fund
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
SEBI-registered angel fund based in Jaipur that invests in startups raising a seed to pre-Series A round, alongside a...
Venture Garage
Delhi, Delhi, India
Delhi NCR investor network that curates startups and runs their fundraising with angels, VCs, family offices and stra...
Hyderabad Angels
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Hyderabad angel network, founded in 2010, that backs seed and pre-seed startups across India and takes applications t...
LVX Ventures
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Investor platform where founders raise Pre-Seed to Series A or later rounds, get a paid investment-style assessment,...
Ankur Capital
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Early-stage deep tech venture firm in Mumbai backing scientists and engineers in energy, materials, biotech and agrit...
TiE Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
TiE Chandigarh is the Chandigarh chapter of the TiE entrepreneur network, based at ISB Mohali. Its angel group, TCHAI...
TiE Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
TiE Ahmedabad is the Ahmedabad chapter of the TiE network, with an angel group, a women founders competition, a stude...
Kalaari Capital
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Bengaluru technology venture fund backing consumer tech, deep tech and Enterprise AI from Pre-Seed to Series A, with...
Speciale Invest
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
A deeptech venture fund with offices in Chennai and Bengaluru that backs science and engineering founders at pre-seed...
ah! Ventures
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Mumbai startup investment platform with First Gear, Angel and High Tables fundraising formats and weekly virtual pitc...
3one4 Capital
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
An early-stage Indian venture capital fund that backs SaaS, consumer internet, fintech and digital health companies....
Stellaris Venture Partners
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Bengaluru venture capital firm that backs founders from idea stage to Series A, and offers a free-to-read Fundamental...
Inflexor Ventures
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Technology venture capital firm backing Indian Science, Engineering and Technology founders from Seed to Series A; pi...
Ventureast
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
One of India's longest-standing venture capital fund managers, investing in early-stage tech since 1997 across deepte...
Endiya Partners
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
A Hyderabad early-stage venture fund that writes the first institutional cheque in enterprise, industrial tech, healt...
Yali Capital
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
A Bengaluru deep tech venture fund backing seed and pre-Series A founders in AI, robotics, semiconductors, life scien...
First Cheque
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
A Mumbai pre-seed and seed investor writing first cheques into teams at the paper-plan, pre-product and MVP stage acr...
Kae Capital
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
An early-stage venture fund, with offices in Bengaluru and Mumbai, that backs founders from pre-seed to pre-Series A...
YourNest Venture Capital
Gurugram, Haryana, India
An early-stage DeepTech venture capital firm in Gurugram that backs IP-led startups in AI, robotics, quantum and Spac...
1Crowd
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Mumbai early-stage venture fund (SEBI Category I angel funds) backing pre-seed to Series A+ startups across sectors;...
Upsparks Capital
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
A Bangalore micro VC run by former founders that backs pre-seed and seed technology startups with a strong India link...
Sprout Venture Partners
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
A Bangalore early-stage venture fund backing consumption-led and technology-led founders, usually with their first in...
India Internet Fund
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Early stage venture fund founded in 2011 with offices in New Delhi and New York, backing Indian technology and consum...
Seafund
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
An early-stage Bengaluru and Delhi venture fund backing India-based deeptech startups from pre-seed to pre-series A....
Lumikai
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Gurugram venture fund that backs only interactive media, digital platforms and games, with an open Pixels programme f...
Equanimity Investments
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Mumbai venture capital firm managing SEBI-registered funds that back early-stage Indian startups at seed and pre-Seri...
pi Ventures
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
A Bengaluru deep-tech venture fund that backs seed and Series A companies in AI, robotics, quantum, life sciences and...
Athera Venture Partners
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Bangalore early-stage VC (formerly Inventus Capital India) that backs Indian Seed to Series A startups in consumer, e...
Anchorage Capital Partners
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
A Mumbai fund backed by the Sheth family office, investing across sectors in Indian startups from angel rounds up to...
247VC
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Seed-stage venture fund working from Mumbai and Delhi NCR, backing 0-1 founders in advanced manufacturing, deep tech,...
Boundless Ventures
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Mumbai seed fund that backs AI-native founders across software, hardware, consumer and healthtech, and says it prefer...
BYT Capital
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
A Bengaluru deep-tech venture fund backing science-led founders from pre-seed to Series A, in areas like semiconducto...
Seed investors at a glance
- 130 of the 447 investors we list name Seed among the stages they back (29%).
- By type: 130 VC firms, 57 micro VCs and 24 angel networks.
- In India, the most are in Karnataka (36), Maharashtra (29) and Haryana (16).
- By city, the most are in Bengaluru (35), Mumbai (28) and Gurugram (15).
- The sectors they name most often are Deep Tech (49), FinTech (45), HealthTech (23) and AI (22).
- The other stages these investors name most often are Pre-Seed (62), Series A (54) and Pre-Series A (23).
These are counted from the profiles listed above, so they move as investors are added or change their focus.
Questions founders ask
What does the Seed stage mean to an investor?
Seed is for a working product with early customers, where the money goes into finding out how the business grows.
What should I show an investor who backs the Seed stage?
Show customers who use the product repeatedly, how you found them and what you have learned about what works. Be ready to explain the market in your own words, not only with a large figure.
How many investors back the Seed stage?
We list 130 investors that name Seed among the stages they back, out of 447 in the directory. The count changes as profiles are added and checked.
Which kinds of investor back the Seed stage?
Counting the profiles here: 130 VC firms, 57 micro VCs and 24 angel networks. Open a profile to see the other stages and sectors the investor covers.
Can I approach an investor that backs more than one stage?
Yes. Many investors name several stages and decide on fit, not on a fixed label. Read the profile for the sectors and the kind of company the investor has backed, then confirm the current focus on the investor's own site before you write.