Eximius Ventures
A pre-seed venture capital firm in Bengaluru and Delhi that backs founders at the idea stage, with a focus on FinAI, Enterprise AI and Consumer AI.
IndiaQuotient
Bengaluru venture firm investing at pre-seed and seed stage in SaaS, B2B marketplaces, brands, social, fintech and consumer; rolling pitches, no fixed call.
A Junior VC (AJVC)
A SEBI-regulated pre-seed venture fund for Indian founders, open to idea-stage and solo teams, with a short application and decisions within weeks.
growX ventures
A venture fund that invests in B2B and deep-tech startups from pre-product to early-growth, with a Pitch to us form and a funding inbox.
Pune Angels Network
Pune angel investor network in Baner that runs monthly startup Pitch Days and paid mentoring programmes for early-stage founders.
NABVENTURES
NABARD's venture capital arm. Its AgriSURE fund invests equity in early-stage agri and rural startups recognised by DPIIT, with no application form: you email the fund directly.
TiE Chandigarh
TiE Chandigarh is the Chandigarh chapter of the TiE entrepreneur network, based at ISB Mohali. Its angel group, TCHAI, invests in and mentors early-stage startups.
Keiretsu Forum India (Bangalore & Delhi-NCR)
Angel investor network for Bangalore and Delhi-NCR where pre-Series A companies with revenue pitch to member investors at monthly virtual meetings.
TiE Ahmedabad
TiE Ahmedabad is the Ahmedabad chapter of the TiE network, with an angel group, a women founders competition, a student accelerator and membership.
Kalaari Capital
Bengaluru technology venture fund backing consumer tech, deep tech and Enterprise AI from Pre-Seed to Series A, with an open pitch form and a women-founder initiative.
Together Fund
Operator-led AI venture fund in Bengaluru, with a 12 weeks SwarmSpace AI Studio and a community for AI builders in the US-India corridor.
Speciale Invest
A deeptech venture fund with offices in Chennai and Bengaluru that backs science and engineering founders at pre-seed and seed, often as the first institutional investor.
Elevation Capital
A sector-agnostic venture firm with offices in Bengaluru and Gurugram that takes pitches from founders at any stage, including the idea stage, through an open form on its website.
ah! Ventures
Mumbai startup investment platform with First Gear, Angel and High Tables fundraising formats and weekly virtual pitch days.
3one4 Capital
An early-stage Indian venture capital fund that backs SaaS, consumer internet, fintech and digital health companies. You pitch it through an online form; it publishes no fixed intake or criteria.
Capital A
Bengaluru early-stage venture capital fund backing manufacturing, deep tech and climate founders. Founders pitch through a form on its website; it also runs the Maxcel programme and the Climathon pitch event.
Z47
Venture firm that backs India-focused founders from seed to Series B, with offices in Bengaluru, Gurugram, Mumbai and GIFT City, and an open inbox for founders.
HealthQuad
Healthcare-only venture capital firm in New Delhi that backs healthcare companies with an established revenue model; founders approach it by email.
Stellaris Venture Partners
Bengaluru venture capital firm that backs founders from idea stage to Series A, and offers a free-to-read Fundamentals library and Startup Navigator one-to-one sessions.
Inflexor Ventures
Technology venture capital firm backing Indian Science, Engineering and Technology founders from Seed to Series A; pitch by email.
Ventureast
One of India's longest-standing venture capital fund managers, investing in early-stage tech since 1997 across deeptech, software, B2B and consumer fintech and health. You approach it by emailing your business plan.
Endiya Partners
A Hyderabad early-stage venture fund that writes the first institutional cheque in enterprise, industrial tech, healthcare and life sciences. It runs no application programme; you write to it.
Yali Capital
A Bengaluru deep tech venture fund backing seed and pre-Series A founders in AI, robotics, semiconductors, life sciences, aerospace and smart manufacturing, with an open pitch inbox.
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.
First Cheque
A Mumbai pre-seed and seed investor writing first cheques into teams at the paper-plan, pre-product and MVP stage across all sectors, with a stated 10-day route from first call to term sheet.
Kae Capital
An early-stage venture fund, with offices in Bengaluru and Mumbai, that backs founders from pre-seed to pre-Series A in AI, manufacturing and more. You pitch through a form on its site.
YourNest Venture Capital
An early-stage DeepTech venture capital firm in Gurugram that backs IP-led startups in AI, robotics, quantum and SpaceTech. Founders pitch through an online form.
1Crowd
Mumbai early-stage venture fund (SEBI Category I angel funds) backing pre-seed to Series A+ startups across sectors; founders pitch by emailing a short company summary.
Upsparks Capital
A Bangalore micro VC run by former founders that backs pre-seed and seed technology startups with a strong India link. You pitch it by sharing a deck through its form.
Malpani Ventures
A Mumbai micro private equity fund that backs frugal, revenue-generating Indian companies. You pitch by email or the website form.
Sprout Venture Partners
A Bangalore early-stage venture fund backing consumption-led and technology-led founders, usually with their first institutional cheque; two SEBI-registered AIF funds.
NEDFi Venture Capital Limited
Guwahati-based investment manager of the North East Venture Fund and two other SEBI-registered Category I venture funds, backing startups in India's north east.
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.
Seafund
An early-stage Bengaluru and Delhi venture fund backing India-based deeptech startups from pre-seed to pre-series A. You pitch through an online form; it publishes no fixed intake window.
Lumikai
Gurugram venture fund that backs only interactive media, digital platforms and games, with an open Pixels programme for idea-stage to early-customer founders.
Equanimity Investments
Mumbai venture capital firm managing SEBI-registered funds that back early-stage Indian startups at seed and pre-Series A, with pitch decks accepted by email.
pi Ventures
A Bengaluru deep-tech venture fund that backs seed and Series A companies in AI, robotics, quantum, life sciences and more, and takes pitch decks by email.
XEED Ventures
A Bengaluru early-stage venture fund, also known as 021 Capital, that takes company pitches through a form on its site.
Athera Venture Partners
Bangalore early-stage VC (formerly Inventus Capital India) that backs Indian Seed to Series A startups in consumer, enterprise software, deep tech and fintech; you pitch through its Submit a Deck form.
Windrose Capital
A Pune early-stage venture fund, founded by entrepreneurs, that takes pitches through an online application form.
Anchorage Capital Partners
A Mumbai fund backed by the Sheth family office, investing across sectors in Indian startups from angel rounds up to Series A.
247VC
Seed-stage venture fund working from Mumbai and Delhi NCR, backing 0-1 founders in advanced manufacturing, deep tech, enterprise tech and consumer tech, with a Pitch to Us form.
Boundless Ventures
Mumbai seed fund that backs AI-native founders across software, hardware, consumer and healthtech, and says it prefers to meet teams before they raise.
BYT Capital
A Bengaluru deep-tech venture fund backing science-led founders from pre-seed to Series A, in areas like semiconductors, space, robotics, biotech and AI. Founders can send a pitch through the site.
BLinC Invest
A Mumbai early-stage venture fund backing education, financial services and healthcare and wellness companies, with a Pitch to Us form on its site.
Dholakia Ventures
Surat-based early-stage venture fund, launched in 2020, investing from pre-seed to Series A across sectors, mostly alongside other investors.
Dexter Ventures
A Bengaluru micro VC fund backing pre-seed and seed-stage Indian startups, grown out of the Dexter Angels syndicate, with an open pitch form on its site.
Finvolve Ventures
Gurugram-based venture fund platform, a joint venture of India Accelerator and Finolutions, running SEBI-registered angel and Category II funds for startups from seed to scale.