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Mukesh Bansal (Meraki Labs)
Bengaluru, Karnataka
At a glance
- HQ / office
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Corpus (as reported)
- Personal net worth ~Rs 3,420 crore (Hurun India Rich List 2025, rank 762; ~USD 700M est.)
- Website
- merakilabs.com
- Profile ↗
About
Meraki Labs is the Bengaluru venture studio/incubator founded in 2020 by Mukesh Bansal (IIT Kanpur; co-founder Myntra — sold to Flipkart for ~Rs 2,730 cr in 2014; co-founder Cult.fit), which incubates and seed-funds deep-tech and consumer companies; leadership also includes ex-Google executive Peeyush Ranjan. Its portfolio, listed on its own live website, includes Groww, Skyroot Aerospace, Nurix AI, NextLeap, Gigforce, Fermi AI, Lyskraft and WeTrade; Bansal is currently also building Nurix AI (raised USD 27.5M seed from Accel and General Catalyst).
Investment focus
Incubation + pre-seed/seed (venture-studio model with a 'Catalyze' seed program) · Deep tech, applied AI, consumer tech, fintech, spacetech, health
Cheque size
Seed cheques reported at USD 250K–5M (Tracxn/press); incubation support for paper-stage ideas
As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.
SEBI registration
Not a SEBI AIF / offshore
Notable portfolio
Groww; Skyroot Aerospace; Nurix AI; NextLeap; Gigforce; Fermi AI; Lyskraft; WeTrade
Team & organisation
Mukesh Bansal (co-founder Myntra, Cult.fit; founder Nurix AI)
Strong: Bansal is an IIT Kanpur alumnus (UP institution) with an active seed vehicle writing USD 250K–5M cheques into deep-tech/AI — directly relevant as anchor angel/mentor for UP EDC deep-tech and consumer cohorts.
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Frequently asked
- What does Mukesh Bansal (Meraki Labs) invest in?
- Incubation + pre-seed/seed (venture-studio model with a 'Catalyze' seed program) · Deep tech, applied AI, consumer tech, fintech, spacetech, health
- What cheque size does Mukesh Bansal (Meraki Labs) write?
- As compiled from public sources: Seed cheques reported at USD 250K–5M (Tracxn/press); incubation support for paper-stage ideas
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About this record
- ⚑ none (note: Bansal's personal bandwidth is currently on Nurix AI; Meraki Labs remains active — site republished May 2026)
Compiled from 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.merakilabs.com (fetched 2 Jul 2026, HTTP 200; /about-us and /companies pages); https://tracxn.com/d/accelerator-incubator/merakilabs/__3WGmHO_CZeW5oXAlVOgQ6MdJkI1Dh9elEjcswUvL1NA; https://www.scribd.com/document/951367215/931599149-Hurunn-India-Rich-List-Oct-2025