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Early stage (Pre-Series A) investors.

Investors whose compiled focus is Early stage (Pre-Series A) — listed neutrally with sector, city and cheque size.

116

investors on the register — listed neutrally, A to Z

VC fund (Cat I)

3F Ventures

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Pharma & Life sciences · Mumbai

Equity-free grants: Micro Grant INR 50k-1 Lakh; Indie Grant INR 10k-15k; wildcard stipend ~INR 10k/month (per own site). Not a conventional equity AIF chequeContact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

5 RIVERS CAPITAL TRUST I

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Private credit / Debt · Mumbai

USD 1-12 million per case (litigation/dispute finance)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

77 EAST VENTURE FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Food & FMCG (D2C) · Bengaluru

Not disclosed (Cat I AIF; SEBI min investor commitment INR 1 Cr)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

8X VENTURES FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · New Delhi

Early-stage deeptech cheques (not precisely disclosed on site); Fund II corpus INR 200 Cr + INR 100 Cr greenshoe targeting 18-20 startupsContact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

A88 TRUST

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · New Delhi

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

ABANS INVESTMENT TRUST

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Public markets (listed equity) · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Activate Platform Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · Mumbai

USD 500K - 3M (approx INR 4-25 Cr) per cheque, inception/early-stageContact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Aditya Birla Special Situations Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Mumbai

VC fund (Cat II)

AGRI-SURE - AGRI FUND FOR START UPS AND RURAL ENTERPRISES

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Rural / Bharat · Mumbai

Up to INR 25 crore per investee (Direct Scheme); up to 5% of corpus per AIF (Fund-of-Funds Scheme)Contact on file

Angel fund (Cat I)

ALT VENTURE CAPITAL FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Bengaluru

Contact on file

Private equity (Cat II)

ALYXIS VENTURE PARTNERS TRUST

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Public markets (listed equity) · Bengaluru

Contact on file

Private equity (Cat II)

Ambit Arcadia Secondaries Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Financial services (non-tech) · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

Art Ventures Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · New Delhi

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

Atmanirbhar Laghu Vikas Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Manufacturing & Industrials · Mumbai

SIDBI FFSContact on file

Private equity (Cat II)

Bharath Transformation Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · Chennai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

Blu Network Advantage Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

Blue Ashva Varenya Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · Mumbai

Angel/early-stage cheques (Cat I Angel AIF); typically small angel-stage tickets, exact range not disclosed (platform-wide deals up to ~USD 1-5M)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

BlueGreen Trust I

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Climate & Clean energy · Mumbai

INR 7-12 Cr per startup (per Inc42/Entrepreneur)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

BluePrint Ecosys Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Climate & Clean energy · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Bombay Capital Trust 1

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Private credit / Debt · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

Bowden Syndicates

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Ahmedabad

VC fund (Cat II)

BRAHM CAPITAL PARTNERS

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · IT / SaaS / Enterprise Software · Pune

Contact on file

Private equity (Cat II)

CG India Investment Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Financial services (non-tech) · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

Cheekotel Development Catalyst Private Limited

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · New Delhi

VC fund (Cat I)

CHEEKOTEL PRIVATE LIMITED

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Noida

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Cinnamon Wealth Investment Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Media & Entertainment · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

COINMEN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Private credit / Debt · New Delhi

Contact on file

Angel fund (Cat I)

CONTRARIAN VRIDDHI TRUST

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Impact & Social · Mumbai

VC fund (Cat I)

DICKEY SPECIAL SITUATION INVESTMENT TRUST

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Private credit / Debt · New Delhi

Contact on file

Angel fund (Cat I)

Disruption Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Media & Entertainment · Mumbai

INR 10 lakh - 75 lakh per companyContact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

EagleGenus Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Bengaluru

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

EXFINITY INDIA FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · Bengaluru

Approx INR 6.5-13 Cr per company (disclosed for Exfinity Technology Fund Series II; B2B/deep-tech early stage)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

EXFINITY TECHNOLOGY FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · IT / SaaS / Enterprise Software · Bengaluru

INR 6.5 Cr to INR 13 Cr per company; ~15-18 companies targeted (Series II, per PitchBook)SIDBI FFSContact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

First Assetz SME Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Bengaluru

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

Getfive Opportunity Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Manufacturing & Industrials · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

GREEN INDIA VENTURE FUND - II

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Impact & Social · New Delhi

INR 4.5-30 Cr per investmentContact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Green Marble Venture Capital Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · New Delhi

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

GrowMo360 Capital Management Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Private credit / Debt · Hyderabad

Not disclosed by firm (Cat II AIF; SEBI minimum investor commitment INR 1 Cr applies)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Gruhas Collective Consumer Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Food & FMCG (D2C) · Bengaluru

Targets companies with revenue INR 5–20 Mn; 10–15 deals from INR 100 Cr corpus (typical cheque ~INR 5–15 Cr inferred, not officially disclosed)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

GSF VENTURE CAPITAL FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Gurugram

Accelerator program invests approx USD 1 Mn per company (early-stage)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

GUJARAT BIOTECHNOLOGY VENTURE FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Pharma & Life sciences · Ahmedabad

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

HPCL Startup Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · Mumbai

Equity investment plus grant-in-aid funding to Proof-of-Concept stage, released in milestone-linked instalments; specific cheque range not disclosedContact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

IFI CINETECH ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT TRUST

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Media & Entertainment · Mumbai

INR 5-100 Cr per content project; INR 3-15 Cr per media-tech startup (minimum LP subscription INR 1 Cr)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

IKP VENTURE TRUST - I

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Pharma & Life sciences · Bengaluru

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

IMPRINTS VC FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Semiconductors & Electronics · Bengaluru

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

IMVESTA ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · New Delhi

INR 1 Cr minimum investment (close-ended Cat I VC fund); acts as SME IPO anchor investorContact on file

Angel fund (Cat I)

INCRED VENTURES INDIA ANGEL FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Sector agnostic · Mumbai

Angel Fund (Cat I sub-category); SEBI angel-fund norms allow INR 10 lakh-25 Cr per investee; IVIAF-specific cheque not separately disclosedContact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

INCUBE CONNECT FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Impact & Social · Ahmedabad

VC fund (Cat I)

INDUSAGE TECHNOLOGY VENTURE FUND I

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · Bengaluru

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Innovex Capital

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Infrastructure · Bengaluru

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

ISF Special Opportunity Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · MSME & SME finance · New Delhi

~USD 200K to USD 3-4 mn (approx INR 1.5-30 Cr)Contact on file

Private equity (Cat II)

J1 Capital Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Media & Entertainment · Bengaluru

Contact on file

Angel fund (Cat I)

Jamwant Ventures Angel Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · SpaceTech & Defence · New Delhi

INR 0.5-4 Cr (Rs 50 lakh to Rs 4 Cr per investment)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Jamwant Ventures Fund II

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · SpaceTech & Defence · Mumbai

USD 1-5 Mn per startup (~INR 8-42 Cr)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Kroyana Special Situations Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Private credit / Debt · Bengaluru

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

KumKutch Finance Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Media & Entertainment · Bengaluru

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

LAGHU VIKAS TRUST

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · MSME & SME finance · New Delhi

VC fund (Cat I)

Lead Angels Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · IT / SaaS / Enterprise Software · Mumbai

Min investor commitment INR 25 lakh (Lead Invest NxtGen); ~10-12 startups/yrContact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

Madhya Pradesh MSME Fund Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Sector agnostic

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Maharashtra Defence and Aerospace Venture Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · MSME & SME finance · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

MAHARASHTRA LAGHU VIKAS TRUST

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Mumbai

Up to INR 25 Cr (~USD 3.9 Mn) per investee companyContact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

MAITREYI DIGITAL INDIA FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

Manipur Startup Venture Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed

INR 10 lakh to INR 3 Cr per startupContact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

MANUFACTURING VALUE ADDITION FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Manufacturing & Industrials · Kolkata

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

NAKSHATRA SPECIAL SITUATION FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed

Not disclosed (SEBI SSF norms require min investor commitment INR 10 Cr; INR 5 Cr for accredited investors)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

NanoPocket Ventures Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

New Age India Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Fintech · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

OCM India Opportunities XI Alternate Investment Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Private credit / Debt · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

OCM INDIA OPPORTUNITIES XII ALTERNATE INVESTMENT FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Private credit / Debt · Mumbai

Contact on file

Angel fund (Cat I)

OnePoint44 Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Media & Entertainment · Bengaluru

INR 6-8 Cr initial cheque (Java Capital Fund III)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Oorja Capital Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Rural / Bharat · Bengaluru

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

PANDARA TRUST

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Parami Growth Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Private credit / Debt · Mumbai

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VC fund (Cat II)

Peak Ventures Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Climate & Clean energy · Mumbai

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VC fund (Cat II)

Pegasus India Evolving Opportunities Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Impact & Social · Mumbai

Early-stage VC cheques (USD 40M fund corpus); typical early-stage impact tickets, exact range not disclosedSIDBI FFSContact on file

Private equity (Cat II)

PhillipCapital Private Equity & Venture Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Prana Venture Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Financial services (non-tech) · Bengaluru

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

RESILIENT INDIA INVESTMENT TRUST

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Private credit / Debt · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

Resurgent Venture Capital Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Media & Entertainment · Gurugram

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

RHI HOLDINGS TRUST

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Bengaluru

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

RRR Strategic Growth Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Rukam Sitara Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Food & FMCG (D2C) · New Delhi

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Sampattika Investment Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Ahmedabad

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

SAVEDA VENTURE CAPITAL FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Kolkata

Private equity (Cat II)

SH India Opportunities Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Media & Entertainment · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

SHORELINE VENTURES FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Pune

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Silicon Road India Venture Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Logistics & Supply chain

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Sporos Capital

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Sector agnostic · Gurugram

Contact on file

Angel fund (Cat I)

SteerX Angel Fund I

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · HealthTech & Digital health · Gurugram

INR 0.5-5 Cr (cheque size depends on stage/startup need)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

SUNRISE INDIA GROWTH TRUST

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Ahmedabad

None disclosed (early-stage / SME-focused; minimum investor commitment not published)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Synapses Venture Capital Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · New Delhi

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

Tata Capital Innovations Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · IT / SaaS / Enterprise Software · Mumbai

USD 2-10 Mn per investment (early-stage technology ventures)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

TECH VISION FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Hyderabad

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

TECHNOLOGY VENTURE FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Mumbai

VC fund (Cat II)

THIRD EYE CINEMA FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Media & Entertainment · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

TILT VENTURES

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Bengaluru

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

TOMORROW CAPITAL TRUST

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · EdTech & Skilling · Mumbai

INR ~8 Cr to 50+ Cr per deal (per portfolio examples disclosed on site)Contact on file

Private equity (Cat II)

Torus AIF Master Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Public markets (listed equity) · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Translation Endeavors Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Ahmedabad

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

UK India Development Cooperation Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Climate & Clean energy · Mumbai

Fund-of-funds: invests at the AIF-fund level (commits into SEBI Cat I/II AIFs) rather than direct startup cheques; specific commitment size per AIF not publicly disclosedContact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Unitary Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Financial services (non-tech) · Bengaluru

USD 1-5 million (approx INR 8-40 Cr)SIDBI FFSContact on file

Private equity (Cat II)

Unlock Capital Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

V-Cube Ventures Investment Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · EV & Mobility · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Vaillant Alternative Investment Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Food & FMCG (D2C) · Mumbai

Contact on file

Angel fund (Cat I)

Value Angels Investment Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Not disclosed · Mumbai

Contact on file

Private equity (Cat II)

Vayam Capital Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Public markets (listed equity) · Gurugram

Contact on file

Private equity (Cat II)

Vehaan Alternative Investment Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Fintech · Gurugram

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

VENTURE CAPITAL FUND FOR SCHEDULED CASTES

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Sector agnostic · New Delhi

Not publicly disclosed on site (concessional financing for SC-promoted enterprises)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

VENTURE GURUKOOL INVESTMENT TRUST

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Fintech · New Delhi

SIDBI FFSContact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

VSS INVESTMENTS FUND

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · New Delhi

Not disclosed (early-stage AI/EV; ticket size not made public)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Waterfield Capital Trust

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Sector agnostic · Mumbai

Fund of Funds minimum investor commitment INR 1 Cr; wealth/family-office advisory mandates INR 5-100 Cr+ (these are client minimums, not portfolio-fund cheque sizes)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

White Whale Venture Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Fintech · Mumbai

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

Whitespace Alpha - Special Situations Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Travel & Hospitality · Hyderabad

Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

WintWealth Alternate Fund

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Private credit / Debt · Bengaluru

Contact on file

Angel fund (Cat I)

Wisdom Angels

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Sector agnostic · Mumbai

Advisory mandate sizes USD 1-50 mn (equity); angel cheques via Wisdom Angels platform (smaller, not specified)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Zeca Fund I

Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Climate & Clean energy · Bengaluru

INR 2-3 Cr per startup (sweet spot: $0.5M-$1M rounds at $3-6M valuation)Contact on file

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