Innovesta Group

Choosing the right route

• You have an idea and want a builder: the Innovesta Venture Studio.
• You need advice on fundraising or growth: startup advisory. Book a consultation from the advisory page.
• You want to raise money: register on the website and submit a funding application from your dashboard. The syndicate sees only startups the group has pre-vetted.
• You want finance without giving up equity: the business finance introductions. Ask which lender would be involved.
• You are entering India from abroad: India market entry advice, requested through the contact form.

How applications work

• Funding routes start with a registration on the website, followed by an application from your dashboard.
• Advisory and venture studio enquiries start with the Book a Consultation button.
• For India market entry, choose "Global Growth" under "Which Service Do You Need?" on the contact form.
• General questions can go to info@innovestagroup.com.

What to check before you commit

• The site does not state equity, fees or selection criteria for most services. Ask for these in writing before you agree to anything.
• The site does not name the lenders in its finance introductions.
• The syndicate's vetting criteria are not published.
• The site gives no date for its network figures. Ask for current numbers if they matter to your decision.

Innovesta Group is an advisory firm for startups that also builds some of them from an idea. Its website describes it as a global growth, funding and advisory platform, and says it was founded in 2010 by former entrepreneurs and industry veterans. Its contact page gives its international headquarters as Sydney, Australia.

What it offers

The group says it does more than advise. Its venture studio works with founders who have an idea and aims to take it from concept to a minimum viable product in 90 days. In that role the group describes itself as a technical and strategic co-founder. The site does not state the terms of that role, including any equity or fee.

Its startup advisory covers fundraising strategy, investment roadmapping, global growth, digital delivery, and co-founder and board matching. The site says the advisory team includes experienced entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts who give hands-on guidance. Founders can book a consultation through the site.

The group also runs a funding route. Startups register on the website and then submit a funding or grant application from their dashboard. The site names ultra-high-net-worth investors, its own Innovesta Syndicate, NRIangels.ai, venture capital firms, family offices and other funding partners as sources. The site does not name a grant programme, a grantor or an eligibility rule, so this route should not be read as a grant scheme.

The Innovesta Syndicate is a group of high-net-worth investors. The group says it presents only startups it has pre-vetted as high-potential to the syndicate. The site does not say how the syndicate invests or what the vetting involves.

Separately, the group introduces businesses to working-capital loans, equipment financing and revenue-based financing. The site does not name the lenders, and it does not say the group lends money itself.

Who can apply

The venture studio is for entrepreneurs with an idea. The funding route is open to startups and businesses seeking funding or grants. The finance introductions are for businesses that want finance without giving up equity, according to the site. The group also runs a CXO Club, a community of C-level executives. The site does not describe a selection process for the venture studio or the advisory service, and it does not state geographic limits for most of its services.

Market entry and talent

For startups and established enterprises that want to enter India, the group offers advice on market research, go-to-market planning, partnerships and regulatory guidance. The site says this is meant to give a startup the right insights, partnerships and operating strategies for a smooth entry. Enquiries go through the contact form on the site.

TalentQ is the group's jobs service. It lists curated startup roles across functions and connects candidates with founders and hiring managers.

Who runs it

The site names no individual leaders. It says the group was founded in 2010 by a team of former entrepreneurs and industry veterans.

Scale and partners

The group's site gives network sizes. These are the group's own claims, and the site gives no date for them. It says it has access to more than 200 high-net-worth investors, more than 500 angel investors, more than 150 institutional venture capital funds, more than 100 family offices, and 30 million or more non-resident Indians worldwide. The site also names trade and investment bodies it works with, including NASSCOM, CII, TiE, FICCI and ASSOCHAM, without describing the relationship.

Locations

The contact page gives the group's international headquarters as Sydney, Australia. A related site, innovestavc.com, lists an India office in Mumbai and offices in Gurgaon and Nagpur. The group's own site does not mention those India offices.