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Arali Ventures
Seed · IT / SaaS / Enterprise Software · Bengaluru
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Seed
- Primary sector
- IT / SaaS / Enterprise Software
- City
- Bengaluru
- HQ / office
- Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Operating HQ reported as 90, 27th Main Rd, Sector 2, 1st Sector, HSR Layout, Bengaluru 560102. Registered office of Arali Ventures LLP reported as B701, Oceanus Freesia Enclave, Bellandur Main Road, Kaikondranahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560103. (Addresses from third-party registry sources; not published on the official site, which lists no physical address — confirm before use.)
- Fund registered
- 2018
- Investments on record
- 29
- Corpus (as reported)
- "$50M+ AUM across vehicles" per the firm's official site (2026). Operates Fund I and Fund II (Arali Ventures II, a SEBI Cat-I AIF, Reg. No. IN/AIF1/22-23/1050, managed by Arali Investment Manager LLP). Note: exact AUM counter figure was not cleanly legible on the fetched homepage — treat the "$50M+" figure as firm-reported, confirm before quoting in official documents.
- Website
- www.araliventures.in
- Profile ↗
About
Arali Ventures is a Bengaluru-based, seed-stage venture capital firm investing exclusively in B2B / enterprise-technology startups built from India for global markets. It was founded in 2017 (LLP incorporated 12 Dec 2017) and launched as a seed fund in 2018 by Rajiv Raghunandan (Co-Founder & Managing Partner; ex-Infosys BPO, InfraHedge, Arthur Andersen; previously ran seedX advisory) and Arun Raghavan. The firm positions itself as "founder-first, operator-led," writing initial checks of roughly $250K–$1.5M and leading/co-leading seed rounds.
Investment focus
Stage: Seed (leads/co-leads seed rounds; some Series A follow-on). Sector: exclusively B2B / enterprise technology — Enterprise AI, Industrial AI, Fintech Infrastructure, B2B Commerce, HealthTech, Sustainability/Deep-tech. Initial checks ~$250K–$1.5M (Fund II), with follow-on reserves. (Confirmed on official site.)
Cheque size
US$250k-1.5M per company from Fund II (typical initial ~US$0.5-1M), with equal-or-greater follow-on reserves
As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category I — Venture capital — reported as “Seed / micro-VC (early-stage, B2B/enterprise-tech focused) / Cat I”
- IN/AIF1/18-19/0554
- IN/AIF1/22-23/1050
SIDBI Fund of Funds
On the SIDBI FFS list
Funds: Arali Ventures II
Yes — on official SIDBI FFS supported-AIF list (Arali Ventures II)
Notable portfolio
Unbox Robotics; Cynlr; FluxGen; Protecto; BimaKavach; Finbox; Pibit.ai; Oivi; Flo Mobility
Team & organisation
~12 people including ~5 partners; founded/led by Arun R and Rajiv R (Managing Partners), Sujata K (Partner & CFO)
Multi-vehicle: Arali Investment Trust (Angel Fund, SEBI IN/AIF1/18-19/0554) and Arali Ventures II (Category I AIF, SEBI IN/AIF1/22-23/1050); seed-stage B2B/enterprise-tech focus
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Frequently asked
- What does Arali Ventures invest in?
- Stage: Seed (leads/co-leads seed rounds; some Series A follow-on). Sector: exclusively B2B / enterprise technology — Enterprise AI, Industrial AI, Fintech Infrastructure, B2B Commerce, HealthTech, Sustainability/Deep-tech. Initial checks ~$250K–$1.5M (Fund II), with follow-on reserves. (Confirmed on official site.)
- What cheque size does Arali Ventures write?
- As compiled from public sources: US$250k-1.5M per company from Fund II (typical initial ~US$0.5-1M), with equal-or-greater follow-on reserves
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About this record
- ⚑ Private firm — no government/DFI/public-university linkage found; clean. Note: HQ/registered addresses are sourced from third-party registries (ZaubaCorp/D&B), not the official site, and two differing addresses (HSR Layout vs Bellandur) appear — confirm before official use. Earlier-search noise incorrectly associated "Shruti Kapoor / Sandeep Murthy" as founders; actual founders are Rajiv Raghunandan and Arun Raghavan. Shruti Kapoor is a venture partner (ex-Wingman/Clari), not a founder. No fraud/rebrand/name-collision or PE-not-VC issues identified.
Compiled from SEBI registrations and public sources as of 2026-07. iHub India lists investors neutrally and does not endorse, rank, or verify investment terms — confirm all details directly with the investor before transacting.
Sources: https://www.araliventures.in; https://www.ipoplatform.com/investors/arali-ventures