VC fund (Cat I) · SEBI registry
ZEROPEARL VC TRUST
Pre-seed / Idea · Food & FMCG (D2C) · Gurugram
At a glance
- Stage focus
- Pre-seed / Idea
- Primary sector
- Food & FMCG (D2C)
- City
- Gurugram
- HQ / office
- Gurugram, Haryana (Sector 45)
- Fund registered
- 2024
- Investments on record
- 45
- Corpus (as reported)
- Fund I closed at ~Rs 159 crore (~$18M) in 2025 (oversubscribed ~3.5x vs Rs 80 cr target)
- Website
- zeropearl.vc
- Profile ↗
About
ZEROPEARL VC TRUST is the SEBI Category I AIF trust of Zeropearl VC, a Gurugram-based pre-seed venture firm founded in 2024 by Bipin Shah investing in early-stage D2C, B2C and GenAI/SaaS startups.
Investment focus
Pre-seed / early-stage VC; sector-agnostic with focus on D2C brands, B2C, and GenAI/SaaS
Cheque size
Pre-seed/seed cheques; firm makes only ~12-15 investments/year (solo-GP, ~45 startups planned over fund life). Specific per-cheque range not disclosed on site
As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.
SEBI registration
SEBI AIF Category I — reported as “Cat I”
- IN/AIF1/24-25/1719
SIDBI Fund of Funds
None found — Fund I (INR 159 Cr) LPs are 18 unicorn founders + 21 IPO-bound entrepreneurs (~52%), global funds-of-funds and select family offices; no SIDBI/government FoF disclosed
Notable portfolio
Gully Labs; Cura Care; Zanskar; Catalogus; Akinna; Supply6; Tryo
Team & organisation
Solo GP — Bipin Shah (Founder & Managing Partner); founder-only thesis, very small team
Trust-based single-fund Category I AIF (VC fund), solo-GP managed; pre-seed/seed stage
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Frequently asked
- What does ZEROPEARL VC TRUST invest in?
- Pre-seed / early-stage VC; sector-agnostic with focus on D2C brands, B2C, and GenAI/SaaS
- What cheque size does ZEROPEARL VC TRUST write?
- As compiled from public sources: Pre-seed/seed cheques; firm makes only ~12-15 investments/year (solo-GP, ~45 startups planned over fund life). Specific per-cheque range not disclosed on site
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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://zeropearl.vc; https://inc42.com/buzz/bipin-shah-led-zeropearl-vc-closes-maiden-fund-at-inr-159-cr/