BYT Capital

How to approach BYT Capital

The site has a Submit Pitch button on every page and a Pitch To Us section. The firm says you can be referred by someone in the firm's network or share your deck directly through the site. The site states no deadline or intake window, so treat it as a rolling route in, and send the pitch when your company fits.

Check the fit first

• Stage: pre-seed to Series A.
• Type of company: deep tech with real technology and defensible IP, in areas such as semiconductors, space, robotics, biotech, climate and AI.
• Geography: the firm is Indian, with offices in Bengaluru and Gurugram. The site does not set a location rule, so say where your team and customers are.

What the process looks like

• The firm says it reviews every pitch and aims to get back within a week.
• If your idea resonates, someone from the investment team schedules a first call, described as a friendly, two-way conversation.
• After that, the pitch goes to the partners, and you hear about next steps within 14 days.
• Pitch Day is a presentation to the full investment team, virtual or in person, followed by Q&A.
• If it moves forward, it shares an initial term sheet.

What to put in your pitch

The firm says it backs builders, not pitch decks, so lead with how you think about the problem and what is technically real: the breakthrough, your IP position, what you have built, and what the round will let you prove. A general inbox, info@bytcapital.in, is on the site.

BYT Capital is a deep-tech venture fund with its head office in Bengaluru and a branch office in Gurugram. It invests through BYT Capital Fund I, a scheme of BYT Capital Trust, which the site lists as a SEBI-registered AIF. The firm is run by BYT Avenue Ventures LLP.

What it backs

BYT says it funds science-led companies from pre-seed to Series A, and that if you are building with atoms, algorithms or advanced engineering, it is listening. The focus list on the homepage covers semiconductors, quantum computing, space tech, defence tech, drone technology, robotics and automation, biotech and bioscience, machine learning and generative AI, green hydrogen, green energy and green mobility, agritech, cybersecurity SaaS, data analytics and cloud infrastructure. The About page stresses deep tech, defensible IP and real breakthroughs rather than noise. The portfolio page shows three companies: Octobotics in inspection robotics, Peptris in AI-led drug discovery, and VyomIC in space-based positioning and navigation.

How it works with founders

The firm says it brings strategic guidance, operating expertise, technical insight and strong networks as well as capital, and that it stays through the full innovation cycle. It also says founders lead and it follows, and that it cares more about your thinking than your deck: if the vision is clear and the tech is real, it will lean in.

Team

The site names Amit Chand (Managing Partner), Dr. Dinesh Singh (Partner), Harshika Paliwal (Investment Manager) and Vaishnavi Chandrasekar (Analyst). The team pages describe backgrounds in early-stage investing, AIF fund management and deep-tech ecosystem work. The blog, BYT Perspective, publishes short pieces on topics such as advanced packaging and India's semiconductor opportunity.

What it publishes about its process

The firm sets out the steps on its questions page: a pitch or referral, a first call, a pitch to the partners, a Pitch Day with the full investment team and a Q&A, then an internal review and an initial term sheet if it moves forward.