VC fund (Cat I) · SEBI registry
White Whale Venture Fund
Early stage (Pre-Series A) · Fintech · Mumbai
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Early stage (Pre-Series A)
- Primary sector
- Fintech
- City
- Mumbai
- HQ / office
- Mumbai, Maharashtra (Worli head office; Fort registered address)
- Fund registered
- 2021
- Investments on record
- 14
- Corpus (as reported)
- ~INR 111 cr (firm-wide, AIF/PMS)
- Website
- whitewhale.in
- Profile ↗
About
White Whale Venture Fund is the SEBI Cat I venture AIF of White Whale Partners, a Mumbai investment firm founded in 2017 by Shapath Parikh and Kunal Vora that gives family offices and individuals access to early/mid-stage Indian startups on a sector-agnostic basis with co-investment alongside the manager.
Investment focus
Early to mid-stage venture capital; sector-agnostic (consumer, fintech/financial services, healthcare, education). Cat I AIF
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category I — reported as “Cat I”
- IN/AIF1/21-22/0999
SIDBI Fund of Funds
None found
Notable portfolio
M2P Fintech; Blue Tokai Coffee; Vahdam Teas; iD Fresh Food; Mintoak; The Indus Valley; XYXX
Team & organisation
~2-10 employees (LinkedIn: ~6). Founders Shapath Parikh & Kunal Vora (co-founders); Hardik Doshi (Head of Portfolio Management).
Boutique asset-management group (White Whale Partners 2017 / White Whale Ventures 2020 / White Whale Advisors 2021) with 3 verticals. White Whale Venture Fund = SEBI-registered Category I AIF (deal-by-deal, equity & debt, early/growth stage). Also received SEBI nod for a Category II AIF secondaries fund (INR 250 Cr target). HQ: 1502 Lodha Supremus, Worli, Mumbai 400018; registered office: 206 Prospect Chambers, Fort, Mumbai 400001.
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Frequently asked
- What does White Whale Venture Fund invest in?
- Early to mid-stage venture capital; sector-agnostic (consumer, fintech/financial services, healthcare, education). Cat I AIF
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About this record
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.whitewhale.in/venture-capital; https://in.linkedin.com/company/white-whale-partners