Filter Capital

How to reach the firm

• Use the contact form on the Contact page. It asks for your first name, last name, email, subject and message.
• You can also write to the general inbox, contact@filtercapital.com, or call the number listed on the same page.
• The site states no deadline, response time or application window, so keep talking to other investors while you wait.

Before you reach out

• The firm says it invests in growth stage technology-led businesses. If you are at idea or prototype stage, an early-stage fund or a grant programme is a better first step.
• Read the Approach and Portfolio pages. They name software and digital services, consumer, financial and business services as areas it targets.
• Put your stage, your business model and what you want from an investor in the subject and first lines of your message.

What to ask

• The site does not say how large a cheque the fund writes or whether it leads rounds. Ask early.
• Ask how the firm works with founders after investing, since it describes its capital as patient and aimed at long partnerships.

Filter Capital is a growth-stage venture investment firm based in Mumbai. Its site describes it as a firm targeting technology-led businesses in India, and says its co-founders each have nearly two decades of growth investing experience in India. It is not an accelerator or a grant programme: it is an investor, so you approach it as you would any growth-stage fund.

Who it backs

The firm says it invests in promising growth stage technology-led businesses in India and partners with the next generation of Indian entrepreneurs who seek outperformance through their differentiated use of technology. It targets opportunities in software and digital services where companies are expanding into regional and global markets, as well as in consumer, financial and business services. This is a later-stage profile than most early-stage funds, so it will usually suit companies that already have a proven business model and revenue rather than an idea or a prototype.

How it works with companies

The firm describes its capital as patient and intended to form enduring partnerships. It says it takes a long-term approach to building businesses and helps founders with its past experience, its global networks and what it calls a rigorous approach to governance. Its portfolio page lists Capillary Technologies, Chalo, Loadshare, THB, M1xchange, R for Rabbit and Nua, which span loyalty software, bus transport technology, last-mile logistics, healthcare software, supply chain finance and consumer brands for babies and women's wellness. Its media page also carries news of rounds it has taken part in, including a Series C round in Nua led together with Peak XV and a Series B round in R for Rabbit.

Fund structure

The firm's contact page lists Filter Capital India Fund I as a Category II Alternative Investment Fund registered with SEBI, with Filter Capital India Advisors LLP as its manager.

How to reach the firm

The site does not publish an open call, an application form for startups, a deadline or a selection process. The contact page offers a general contact form asking for first name, last name, email, subject and message, along with a general inbox and a phone number. The firm's registered office is in Lower Parel, Mumbai. Use the contact form or inbox, say clearly which stage you are at, and expect a conventional investor conversation rather than a programme with set steps. The site also has an investor log-in area, which is for the fund's own investors and not for founders.