Next Orbit Ventures

What the site actually tells you

• The firm publishes no pitch page, application form, eligibility rules or deadline. Do not expect a structured intake.
• The only stated routes are the contact form, the general enquiries inbox and the phone number on its contact page.
• It does not state that it is open to unsolicited pitches, so treat a first message as an enquiry, not an application.

Check the fit first

• Its venture page names artificial intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, blockchain and the Internet of Things for one fund, and consumer and technology companies for the other.
• The consumer and tech mandate mixes early-stage, growth and turnaround situations, so a company with some traction will read better than an idea-stage one.
• Its Growth Fund III names technology, electronics, infrastructure and growth companies as its focus.
• It is also a debt and private equity manager, so be clear in your message whether you are asking for equity.

Writing to them

• Use the form's subject line for your stage and sector in one line.
• Say what the company does, what stage it is at and what you are raising, in a few sentences.
• Its latest news posts date from 2022, so ask directly whether the venture funds are currently investing.

Next Orbit Ventures is a multi-asset fund manager based in Andheri West, Mumbai. It describes itself as investing in the debt and equity of growing companies, and says it has been active in partnership-based private equity investing since 2012. Venture capital is one of five strategies on its site, alongside private equity, public equities, real estate and debt, so it is an investor with a venture arm rather than a pure early-stage venture fund.

What the venture strategies cover

Its venture capital page names two funds. The Digital Transformation Fund is described as a joint venture with AMD, USA, investing in innovative companies in artificial intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, blockchain and the Internet of Things. The Consumer and Tech Fund invests in innovative and scalable companies in the consumer and technology sectors, with a strategic mix of early-stage, growth and turnaround opportunities, including management buyouts and special situations. A founder should read that as a mixed mandate: early-stage is named, but so are growth and turnaround situations.

The firm says it follows a partnership-focused approach, and lists timely capital for high-impact scalable ventures, customised 360-degree mentoring and stock-exchange listing as its key success factors. It also states that it has 15 portfolio companies on the venture side, 8 of them listed.

Regulatory status

Its fund pages show a SEBI-registered Next Orbit Ventures Fund in the VCF Category I, managed by NOVF Business Advisory Services Limited, and Next Orbit Growth Fund III, a Category III Alternative Investment Fund focused on long-term capital appreciation, managed by Next Orbit LLP. Growth Fund III names technology, electronics, infrastructure and growth companies as its primary focus.

How to reach them

The site has no pitch page, no application form and no stated intake process. What it publishes is a contact page with the Mumbai office address, a phone number, a general enquiries inbox on its own domain and a short contact form asking for name, email, phone, subject and message. If you think your company fits the technology, AI or consumer-tech focus, that form or the enquiries inbox is the only route the firm states. It does not say it is open to pitches, how quickly it replies, or what a founder should send, so keep the first message short and specific about your stage and sector.

Its news section carries items from 2022, mostly about a semiconductor project, so check how active the venture side is before investing time in an approach.