Investors Backing Series A Startups
62 investors on our list back Series A startups, 14% of the 447 we list. Series A is for a product customers keep paying for, where the question is how to turn that into a repeatable way of growing. They are 62 VC firms, 17 micro VCs and 5 angel networks; 61 are based in India.
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Chiratae Ventures
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
A venture capital firm in Bengaluru, formerly IDG Ventures, that backs technology startups. Its Chiratae Sonic DeepTe...
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,...
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...
Venture Garage
Delhi, Delhi, India
Delhi NCR investor network that curates startups and runs their fundraising with angels, VCs, family offices and stra...
LVX Ventures
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Investor platform where founders raise Pre-Seed to Series A or later rounds, get a paid investment-style assessment,...
Kalaari Capital
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Bengaluru technology venture fund backing consumer tech, deep tech and Enterprise AI from Pre-Seed to Series A, with...
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...
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;...
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...
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...
Finvolve Ventures
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Gurugram-based venture fund platform, a joint venture of India Accelerator and Finolutions, running SEBI-registered a...
Earth Fund
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
A SEBI-registered venture fund from Brigade Group and Gruhas, backing Pre-Series A and Series A urbantech, real estat...
PeerCapital
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Bengaluru early-stage venture fund backing Seed to Series A startups in digital consumption and Applied AI; publishes...
Prath Ventures
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Mumbai seed to Series A venture firm for Indian consumer brands and enablers. It leads or co-leads rounds and asks fo...
CDM Capital
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
A Mumbai operator-led seed to Series A fund backing India-based founders in fintech, AI-native enterprise and the rea...
a99 VC
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Chennai-based SEBI Cat I & II AIF investing in manufacturing and infrastructure companies in India, from seed to Seri...
Arkam Ventures
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Bengaluru early-stage venture capital firm investing from Seed to Series B in AI, fintech, deeptech, manufacturing an...
Centre Court Capital
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
A Mumbai venture capital fund backing Seed to Series B founders in sports, fitness and wellness, and gaming in India....
SamVed Ventures
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Early-stage venture capital fund for India and emerging markets, backing tech-enabled startups for the middle and asp...
July Ventures
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Bengaluru venture capital firm backing B2B and digital platform startups that already have recurring revenue and are...
Blume Ventures
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Mumbai-based early-stage venture firm backing Indian founders from pre-seed to pre-Series A across consumer, SaaS, fi...
Lok Capital
Gurugram, Haryana, India
An India-focused impact investor, established in 2004, backing Series A to C companies in financial services, food an...
Cornerstone Ventures
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
A Mumbai venture capital fund backing enterprise tech and SaaS companies with proven customers. No pitch form is stat...
WestBridge Capital
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
An evergreen-fund investor in Indian technology businesses with a Bangalore advisory office; the site lists a general...
Aavishkaar Capital
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
A Mumbai impact venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage companies in financial inclusion, food and agricult...
Exfinity Venture Partners
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
A Bengaluru venture capital firm backing early-stage B2B companies in DeepTech, AI-native software and B2B platforms...
InfoEdge Ventures
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Corporate venture arm of Info Edge Ltd. in Gurugram, backing sector-agnostic, tech-enabled Indian start-ups from Pre-...
Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Jaipur venture capital firm investing since 2002, backing Seed to Series A startups across India in technology, healt...
Bharat Innovation Fund
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Ahmedabad and Bengaluru venture fund backing seed and Series A deep-tech companies in healthcare, agriculture, renewa...
Rukam Capital
New Delhi, Delhi, India
A New Delhi venture capital firm investing in early-stage consumer brands, with an open pitch form and a four-step ev...
Auxano
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Gurugram venture capital firm running two SEBI-registered AIFs, investing at Seed, Series A and pre-IPO stages in fin...
RPSG Capital Ventures
Gurugram, Haryana, India
A Gurugram consumer-brands venture fund investing in online-first D2C brands and consumer enablers, with a Get in tou...
Alkemi Growth Capital
New Delhi, Delhi, India
New Delhi venture and growth fund investing only in healthcare and wellness companies that already show product-marke...
Sangam
Alto Pilerne, North Goa, Goa, India
Goa-based climate venture fund backing STEM-led, IP-driven startups from seed to early Series-A; the site offers one...
Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Early-stage, sector-agnostic venture fund for Southeast Asia and India, with offices in Bangalore and Gurugram. Found...
Norwest
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Global multi-stage VC and growth equity firm with an India team in Mumbai, investing in early- to mid-stage and growt...
ValleyNXT Ventures
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Indore-based venture fund and accelerator, SEBI-registered as a Category I AIF, backing pre-seed to Series A deep-tec...
Hyderabad Angels Fund (HAF)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Hyderabad-based Category I venture capital fund that backs traction-stage startups from Pre-Series A to Series B and...
C4D Partners
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Impact fund manager with an India office in Bengaluru, backing small and growing businesses with equity for livelihoo...
Series A investors at a glance
- 62 of the 447 investors we list name Series A among the stages they back (14%).
- By type: 62 VC firms, 17 micro VCs and 5 angel networks.
- In India, the most are in Karnataka (21), Maharashtra (11) and Haryana (8).
- By city, the most are in Bengaluru (21), Mumbai (11) and Gurugram (8).
- The sectors they name most often are FinTech (26), Deep Tech (25), Healthcare (15) and Consumer (13).
- The other stages these investors name most often are Seed (54), Pre-Seed (20) and Series B (13).
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 Series A stage mean to an investor?
Series A is for a product customers keep paying for, where the question is how to turn that into a repeatable way of growing.
What should I show an investor who backs the Series A stage?
Show a repeatable way of finding customers, the economics of each customer, and how a larger team and more money would change the pace. Expect detailed questions on the numbers.
How many investors back the Series A stage?
We list 62 investors that name Series A 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 Series A stage?
Counting the profiles here: 62 VC firms, 17 micro VCs and 5 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.