Olive Venture Partners

How to apply

• Use the Apply for Funding form on the firm's website: it asks for startup and founder details, industry, country, stage and a pitch deck.
• Pitch for Seed to Series A. Idea-stage companies are outside the stage the firm states.
• Match your company to the sectors it names: life sciences and TechBio (Europe), or AI/ML, deeptech, cybersecurity, enterprise software and SaaS (India).
• Speak to its 12-point criteria in your deck: the problem, scalability, financial performance, team, market and technology.
• The site publishes no intake calendar or response time, so apply once and follow up politely at the general enquiry inbox.

Olive Venture Partners (OVP) describes itself as a global investment platform that supports early-stage companies across life sciences and next-generation technology. Its primary focus is biotechnology, TechBio and life sciences innovation in Europe, where it says scientific breakthroughs are reshaping healthcare, therapeutics and diagnostics. In parallel it works with high-potential emerging technology startups in India, including companies building platforms in AI/ML, deeptech, cybersecurity, enterprise software and SaaS.

Who it backs

The firm says it typically co-invests in Seed to Series A stage companies, so it is not a fit for idea-stage founders without a product or early traction. For Indian founders the India-centred side of the platform is the relevant one: next-gen technology and software companies, with selective opportunities across Europe. If you are building in life sciences or TechBio, the firm's stated centre of gravity is Europe, so expect it to look at the European angle of your company.

What founders get besides capital

Beyond funding, Olive Venture Partners lists support services: fundraising help for Seed to Series A rounds, strategic advisory on licensing, out-licensing and partnership opportunities for clinical and commercial stage life sciences companies, and ancillary help with fundraising documents such as the pitch deck and financial model, business structuring and advisory, and accounting and secretarial services.

How to approach them

The site has an Apply for Funding page with an online form. It asks for the startup name, founder name, contact details, industry, website, country, startup stage and a pitch deck, with optional supporting documents. There is also a separate page for people who want to join as limited partners. The firm says it evaluates potential investments against a 12-point criteria that covers the depth of the problem, scalability of the business model, financial performance, management team, market potential and the innovative technology involved. The site names two founding partners, Mohd Saif and Naresh Kumar. It lists its headquarters in Malviya Nagar, New Delhi, and a second office in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and gives a general enquiry inbox on its own domain.

Things to know

The portfolio page shows only sector labels, such as biotech, SaaS, EV mobility, enterprise IT, edtech, fintech and deep tech, without company names, so you cannot check past investments from the site. The website footer carries a 2023 copyright, and the site does not publish a fund size, intake calendar or response time. Apply once with a clear deck, and match your pitch to the sectors and stage it names.