VC Firms in India
304 VC firms in India. 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.
GoMassive
GoMassive Earth Network is a Gurugram-based climate innovation network that runs climate-tech accelerators and backs climate startups through its investment syndicate.
InnoVen Capital
A venture debt lender that provides non-dilutive loans to venture-backed technology startups in India.
100X.VC
Early-stage Indian VC investing through India SAFE (iSAFE) notes. Its website lists no application form, so see here how founders approach it.
Chiratae Ventures
A venture capital firm in Bengaluru, formerly IDG Ventures, that backs technology startups. Its Chiratae Sonic DeepTech programme gives a 48-hour first response; the 2025-26 window has closed.
StartupLanes
An angel network and startup ecosystem run by SL Enterpreneurs that connects founders with investors and takes a success fee.
Antler India
Day-zero venture investor in Bengaluru, the India arm of the global firm Antler — it runs an AI residency for founding teams, invests directly year-round for equity, and hosts a free invite-only community for people who have not started yet.
JITO Incubation & Innovation Foundation
JITO's incubation and angel-investment arm in Mumbai, backing early-stage founders through incubation and two angel networks.
Gemba Capital
A Bengaluru pre-seed and seed venture fund backing founders in Fintech, Consumer Tech and B2B Platforms.
888VC
Bengaluru venture firm that runs the GRO8 accelerator, a 12-week programme for early startups with global plans, and syndicates investments across India, the US and the UAE.
Prime Venture Partners
An early-stage venture capital fund in Bengaluru, sector agnostic, that aims to be the first institutional cheque. Referral-first; no application form.
Campus Fund
A Bengaluru venture fund that backs only student founders - current students, and graduates or dropouts of the last three years - with a first pre-seed cheque and an always-open application.
8X Ventures
A SEBI-registered Category II deeptech venture fund with offices in Chennai, Noida and Dubai, backing founders from Pre-Seed to Series A.
Silverneedle Ventures
Hyderabad venture firm at T-Hub investing at Seed and Series A in Deeptech, SaaS and AI; reach it by email at its own domain.
Next Bharat Ventures IFSC Private Limited
Impact investor at GIFT City backing revenue-generating rural and informal-economy ventures, through a three-month Bengaluru residency that ends in an equity investment decision.
Peak XV Partners
Venture capital firm, formerly Sequoia Capital India, backing founders from seed to growth — its Surge seed platform takes applications from founders year-round.
Capgemini
Global group whose corporate venture arm makes minority investments in B2B startups, plus a past CSR-focused innovation challenge run with Start-up India.
Amazon India
Amazon India's routes for startups: the Smbhav Venture Fund for early-stage companies, the Propel accelerator for D2C brands going global, and Saheli Accelerate for women entrepreneurs.
Avaana Capital
Mumbai and Bengaluru investment firm for deep tech and climate ventures. Co-runs the Startup India Grand Challenge with DPIIT and holds Office Hours for founders.
IDBI Capital
IDBI Bank's investment-banking and securities subsidiary in Mumbai. For startups it manages SEBI-registered funds for Maharashtra-based companies and advises a state scheme for SC/ST founders.
NEDFi
Development finance company in Guwahati offering business loans to enterprises in India's eight north-eastern states, with startup venture funds managed through its subsidiary NEDFi Venture Capital.
Titan Capital
Early-stage venture capital firm in Gurugram, backing pre-seed and seed founders since 2011, with an always-open pitch form and no deck required.
Upaya Social Ventures
Bangalore-based nonprofit that invests in and accelerates early-stage Indian businesses creating dignified jobs for people in extreme poverty.
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.
FundEnable
A fundraising ecosystem for startup founders: a capital-raising accelerator, end-to-end round support, and its own capital invested in startups.
NABARD
India's government-owned rural development bank — mostly a wholesaler, with one equity route (AgriSURE) a startup can approach directly.
UPES
Runway Incubator, run by UPES in Dehradun, offers equity-free grants, mentoring and AI-focused angel investment to Indian startups from idea to early revenue.
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA)
Incubation, acceleration and early-stage investment from IIM Ahmedabad's innovation centre, now trading as IIMA Ventures.
AWE Funds
Early-growth venture equity fund manager investing in tech-led and deep-tech startups, mainly in India, at Pre-Series A to Series A, with a gender-smart lens. Founders can apply through an open form on its website.
NextUnicorn.Fund
A VC fund running a twice-yearly equity accelerator, a pre-incubation track, a standalone mentorship programme, and a global startup pitch series.
100Unicorns
Mumbai accelerator and venture capital fund, formerly 9Unicorns, backing startups from idea to seed stage, with applications open all year.
50K Ventures
A pre-seed investor and venture studio in Hyderabad that co-builds B2B AI SaaS products alongside founders.
Axilor
Seed fund for early-stage startups, plus a venture curation programme for HealthTech and life-science ideas, based in Bengaluru.
GSF India
Early-stage Indian technology investor since 2012, with an online consumer founder cohort, an angel investing academy and an angel fund.
IA India Accelerator
IA India Accelerator is a Gurugram-based, fund-led accelerator. It runs mentorship programmes, venture funds, an angel network, a venture studio and workspace hubs for startups.
Asisa Advisors LLP
A venture capital advisory firm in Gurugram, running a founder advisory service, a VC training course and a startup-evaluation tool.
Shark Ventures
Gurugram seed and early-stage investor that is sector agnostic, open to co-investing, and mentors the startups it backs.
BlueSky
Gurugram-based firm that invests in technology-led ideas at pre-seed and seed and offers incubation, product engineering and business acceleration support.
Jetapult
Jetapult backs indie and mobile game studios with capital, operational support and its own AI toolset.
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.
Fibonacci X
A Gurugram venture accelerator and investing syndicate of founders, HNIs and family offices that backs early and growth-stage ventures and takes pitches through a form on its site.
Lucknow Angel Network
Lucknow angel network that connects founders in Lucknow and other Tier 2 cities with early-stage investors, and offers paid one-to-one mentoring.
Eaglewings Ventures
Early-stage investor in founders rebuilding established Indian industries across deep tech, logistics and supply chain, enterprise tech and consumption, based in Mumbai.
EPSRR Holdings
A Kozhikode-based venture capital firm that invests in startups and young entrepreneurs across sectors including QSR, healthcare tech and fintech.
Growth Sense
A startup investor running a SEBI-registered angel fund, a later-stage AIF and idea-to-investor advisory, with offices in Akola, Ahmedabad and Mumbai.
Meteor Venture
An invite-only investor network, integrated with Startup Angel Network, backing Seed to Pre-Series A startups with deal access, growth support and mentoring.
Wolfpack Labs
A venture studio that co-founds, funds and scales consumer and food startups with founders from day one.
Superfuel Ventures
Gurugram firm that runs the Superfuel Foundry accelerator, invests through its venture fund Startup Superfuel, and offers fundraising help to start-ups.
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How to approach VC firms in India
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 India 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
- 304 of the 2755 organisations we list in India (11%) are tagged "VC / Investor".
- By stage focus, the most common are Seed (122), Series A (61) and Pre-Seed (60).
- By sector, the most listed are FinTech (77), Deep Tech (72) and HealthTech (40).
- By state, most are in Maharashtra (85), Karnataka (80) and Haryana (38).
- By city, most are in Bengaluru (78), Mumbai (77) and Gurugram (36).
- Many are also tagged Accelerator (52) and Incubator (39), 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 India?
We list 304 VC firms in India, out of 2755 startup support organisations we list there. The count updates as profiles are added and verified.
Where in India are most VC firms based?
Counting the profiles on this page, most are in Maharashtra (85), Karnataka (80) and Haryana (38).
How do I approach VC firms in India?
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 India 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.