VC Firms in Delhi
29 VC firms in Delhi. Venture capital firms invest pooled fund money in startups in return for equity, so they back companies they think can grow very large rather than ones that are merely profitable. Each profile shows the stages and sectors the firm backs; start with the ones that match your stage and sector and ignore the rest.
SAMRIDH Impact Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Grant and debt financing for healthcare enterprises in India, run by SAMRIDH Impact Solutions, a subsidiary of IPE Global Ltd.
Indian Angel Network (IAN)
Indian Angel Network (IAN Group), an angel network and group of SEBI-registered venture funds that has backed early-stage Indian startups since 2006. Founders pitch by submitting a plan.
VSJ Fincap
A boutique financial services firm run as the family office of Varinder Singh Jawanda, backing startups as an angel and pre-Series A investor.
AdvantEdge
An early-stage venture capital fund that backs technology-led mobility startups, based in Delhi with a GIFT City office.
Indo-Arab Angels network
New Delhi cross-border angel network for Indo-Arab startups and investors. It co-invests at SEED to pre Series 'A' and offers Middle East expansion support.
Duane Park
Duane Park is the holding and investment company of investor Anurag Bhargava, backing companies from seed to scale.
Olive Venture Partners
Investment platform backing Seed to Series A companies in life sciences and TechBio (mainly Europe) and next-gen technology startups in India.
Growth Strategy Ventures
Growth Strategy Ventures LLP runs the GSV Accelerator, a three-month programme for founders, and the GSV Syndicate Fund, which sources early-stage deals.
Venture Garage
Delhi NCR investor network that curates startups and runs their fundraising with angels, VCs, family offices and strategic buyers. It is a fundraising partner, not a cohort programme.
HealthQuad
Healthcare-only venture capital firm in New Delhi that backs healthcare companies with an established revenue model; founders approach it by email.
IFCI Venture Capital Funds Limited
IFCI's venture capital arm in New Delhi. It manages ministry-backed funds that give concessional finance to Scheduled Caste, Backward Classes and Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs, plus a fund for senior-citizen start-ups.
India Internet Fund
Early stage venture fund founded in 2011 with offices in New Delhi and New York, backing Indian technology and consumer startups. No application form; get in touch to schedule a meeting.
Merak Ventures
A New Delhi early-stage venture fund backing India-centric, B2B and emerging-technology startups at pre-seed and seed; founders write to a stated funding inbox.
Leo Capital
A cross-continental early-stage fund backing pre-seed and seed founders in AI, fintech, SaaS and healthtech, with an India hub in Bengaluru. Pitch through its website form; no warm intro needed.
Rukam Capital
A New Delhi venture capital firm investing in early-stage consumer brands, with an open pitch form and a four-step evaluation process.
Alkemi Growth Capital
New Delhi venture and growth fund investing only in healthcare and wellness companies that already show product-market fit; the site has a founders' form and a general inbox.
IIT Delhi Angels
The official angel network of IIT Delhi, backing pre-seed and seed startups from the institute's students, alumni, faculty and staff, with monthly pitch days.
HealthKois
New Delhi healthcare impact fund, a successor to HealthQuad I and II, investing in high-growth healthtech, biopharma, medtech and healthcare delivery companies.
W Health Ventures
A healthcare company creation fund with a Delhi office that builds its own companies and recruits founding teams to lead them; reach it at its role inbox.
Bharat Founders Fund
An early-stage venture group of Indian founders who back the next generation of founders building for Bharat. You reach them through the Pitch to us form on their site.
She Capital
A New Delhi venture firm that backs early-stage female founders and startups building for women. It publishes a Reach out form, no deadline and no stated cheque size.
Delhi Angels
Delhi angel investment network for early-stage startups. Apply through its online form; the process runs from evaluation to due diligence.
Green Marble
An early-stage climate venture fund in New Delhi that backs science and engineering-led founders. You reach it through its contact page and general inbox.
Breathe Capital
An early-stage venture fund registered with SEBI as an AIF, backing India-based tech companies from the formation round up to Series A. Founders reach it through a pitch form.
World V Fund
SEBI-registered venture capital fund (WORLD 5) investing from seed to series B and later in matured, profit-focused Indian businesses across a dozen sectors.
Imperier Holdings
Sector agnostic startup accelerator and venture capital firm
OTP Ventures
Early-stage venture capital fund and accelerator and incubator
Venture Gurukool
Sector agnostic accelerator and venture capital firm
Xscale
Company is a VC-backed sector agnostic accelerator and incubator
Wider lists
Other lists in Delhi
VC / Investor elsewhere
How to approach VC firms in Delhi
A venture capital firm invests a fund raised from outside investors, which is why it looks for companies that can return the whole fund: large markets, fast growth and a team that can build it. That is a narrow filter. Many good businesses are not venture-shaped, and for them grants, angels or debt are a better fit than a VC round.
VC firms in Delhi differ most on stage and sector. Some write the first cheque into a company at seed, some come in at Series A or later, and some only back one theme such as fintech, climate or consumer. Use the stage and sector on each profile to build a short list, and read what the firm has said publicly about what it wants before you write.
Timing and proof matter. A first meeting is easier to get with some evidence in hand: users, revenue, a pilot or a clearly better product. If you are earlier than that, a pre-seed or micro-VC fund, an angel network, or a grant or incubator programme is usually the more realistic first step, and a VC can follow once there is something to show.
The numbers on this page
- 29 of the 221 organisations we list in Delhi (13%) are tagged "VC / Investor".
- By stage focus, the most common are Seed (13), Series A (6) and Pre-Seed (5).
- By sector, the most listed are Deep Tech (4), Healthcare (4) and HealthTech (4).
- Many are also tagged Accelerator (5) and Incubator (4), so the same organisation can appear on more than one list.
Before you pitch a VC firm
- Does the firm invest at your stage, or would you be too early or too late for it?
- Does it back your sector, and has it invested in a direct competitor?
- How does it take pitches: a form, a named partner or only introductions?
- What does it usually ask for in return, and does it take a board seat?
- Which founders has it backed, and would they recommend working with it?
- Does it reserve money to invest again in later rounds?
Frequently asked questions
How many VC firms are there in Delhi?
We list 29 VC firms in Delhi, out of 221 startup support organisations we list there. The count updates as profiles are added and verified.
How do I approach VC firms in Delhi?
Start from the profile of each one: confirm it backs your stage and sector, find how it takes pitches (an online form, a named contact or a warm introduction), and send a short note with what you build, who it is for and what you have achieved so far. A focused note to a few good-fit investors does more than a mass mail to all of them.
What stage do VC firms in Delhi invest at?
It varies by firm. The stage mix shown on this page is counted from the profiles we list; open each firm's profile to see the stages it backs, and shortlist only those that match yours.