Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund

Before you pitch

• Check the fit first. RVCF says it works at Seed to Series A, in technology, healthtech, climatetech, agritech and consumer. Read its exclusion list on the impact page.
• Use the pitch form. It is the route the site puts first: fill in the company details, a business description of up to 100 words, and upload your deck as PDF or PPT.
• Prepare the documents it names. RVCF lists a pitch deck, business plan, financial projections, cap table, product information, and legal and compliance documents.
• Show capital efficiency. It says it prefers asset-light models with strong unit economics and a defined exit path.
• Be ready for ESG. It expects portfolio companies to follow ESG standards and to build governance from the start.
• Regional founders are welcome. It states it looks beyond the metros and supports startups from underserved regions across India, not only Rajasthan.

What happens next

RVCF describes screening, due diligence, management discussions and investment committee approval. It gives no fixed timeline and no stated deadline. General questions can go to info@rvcf.org.

RVCF, the Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund, is a professionally managed venture capital firm based in Jaipur. It says it has been investing since 2002, which makes it one of the longer-running institutional venture funds in India, and it describes itself as having 24 vintage years, 4 funds launched and 47 investments. Its investors are institutions: it reports raising its corpus from 15+ institutional investors.

Who it backs

RVCF says it partners generally at the Seed to Series A stage and looks to support its investee companies in later rounds. Its stated sector interests are technology (including AI and deeptech), healthtech, climatetech, agritech and consumer businesses. A separate focus-sectors page also lists education and energy and cleantech, so the list is not tightly fixed. It invests across India and says it focuses beyond the metros, backing companies from underserved regions. It also says it is committed to fostering entrepreneurship in Rajasthan, but does not limit itself to Rajasthan startups.

It prefers capital-efficient, asset-light business models with strong unit economics, a clearly defined exit strategy, and passionate founders with complementary teams. RVCF says it backs first-time entrepreneurs and judges them on vision, execution and market opportunity rather than prior founding experience. It says it often co-invests with angels, other venture firms and institutional investors.

What it does beyond the cheque

RVCF calls its approach nurture capital. On its homepage it lists strategic partnership, ecosystem connect, support with later funding rounds, and governance and scale, including encouraging portfolio companies to meet ESG standards. Its impact page lists businesses it will not invest in: hazardous chemicals, wildlife trade, radioactive materials, adult entertainment, and alcohol (beer and wine excepted), gambling, casinos and tobacco.

Portfolio

Its portfolio page lists its companies, with exits marked. Names include Wooden Street, Fabriclore, Kirana King, FreshoKartz, VitusCare, Inficold, Krimanshi, Mosambee, Aujas and Fanusta. Its news page carries press coverage of rounds and exits.

How to reach them

The site has a Pitch page with a form. It asks for the founder's name, email, contact number, company name, founders' names and a business description of up to 100 words, plus a pitch deck upload in PDF or PPT format. RVCF says founders can submit a proposal through the website or contact the investment team, and that eligible startups go through screening, due diligence, management discussions and investment committee approval. The timeline is not fixed; it depends on the opportunity. The firm is in Jaipur at Ganga Heights, Tonk Road, and lists a general inbox and office phone numbers on its contact page.