8X Ventures

Be the kind of company it shows

• Read the portfolio page first. Every company there is deeptech, mostly in the four sectors the firm names. If your product is not hardware, materials, energy, bio or core electronics, this is probably not your fund.
• Lead with the technology and what is hard about it. The firm says it wants to understand deeply and build patiently, so expect questions on how long it takes to reach a product and who the first customers are.

Use the route it publishes

• Use the enquiry form on the contact page, or write to the pitch inbox listed there. Attach a short PDF deck, which the form allows.
• The page says the firm replies within 24 to 48 hours. If you hear nothing, do not assume a no or a yes: it also says a submission creates no obligation to respond.
• The site lists no deadline or open call, so there is no stated intake cycle to plan around.

Before you send

• Say which stage you are at. The portfolio spans Pre-Seed to Series A, so state your stage, your traction and what the round is for in the first lines.
• Mention any patents, pilots or purchase orders. The firm reports 70+ patents across its portfolio companies.
• Say where you are based. The firm lists offices in Chennai, Noida and Dubai.

8X Ventures is a deeptech venture firm with offices in Chennai, Noida and Dubai. Its Chennai office sits at IIT Madras Research Park in Taramani. The investing vehicle is 8X Ventures Fund I, a SEBI-registered Category II alternative investment fund, run by 8X Technology Management Private Limited. The firm says it was founded in 2021, starting with SPV-based investments, and that its purpose is to close the gap between breakthrough technology and the capital that can scale it.

Who they back

The firm backs founders building what it calls the technological foundations of the next economy. Its homepage names four sectors: precision manufacturing, electronics and communication, energy, and biotech. The portfolio gives a clearer picture than the labels. It includes encryption and data-security hardware, indigenous electrical connectors, optical interconnects for AI computing, ultrasonic sensing for industrial settings, liquid propulsion for launch vehicles, microwave and plasma systems, enzyme engineering, counter-drone systems, passive cooling and copper nanomaterials. This is hard technology with long development cycles, not consumer apps or thin software.

Stage

The portfolio on its site is labelled by stage, and the labels run from Pre-Seed and Seed through Pre-Series A, Series A and Series A+. It reports 17 deeptech companies backed. If you are a deeptech team with a working prototype and early customers or pilots, you are in the range the portfolio shows. If you are pre-technology or a pure software business, the evidence on the site points elsewhere.

How they work

The firm describes its approach in three words: find early, understand deeply, build patiently. It also publishes a seven-stage founder journey that runs from discovery, research and technology validation through customer access, capital strategy and governance to long-term scale. Its team page lists a managing partner, partners and board advisors with industrial backgrounds, plus mentors and an investment and portfolio team. It also runs an annual gathering called LP Day for deeptech builders, investors, founders and mentors, with galleries for 2025 and 2026 on its media page.

How to reach them

The contact page has an enquiry form where you give your name, email, company and a message, and can attach a PDF deck. The page says the firm replies within 24 to 48 hours, and it also lists a pitch inbox on the firm's own domain. It adds that submitting a form creates no obligation for the firm to invest, respond or enter into discussions. The site does not publish a cheque size, a fund size, a deadline or an application window, so treat it as a rolling, relationship-led route rather than a programme with an intake.