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Overview

Who we areWe are a US-based $8M venture capital fund. We write $300,000 initial checks to exceptional founders in pre-seed to seed rounds in Indian Founders.
Value addOur Rise Program is led by our Ventures Partners with each of them owning a vertical.



Anand Rao is an AI/ML expert

Anand was previously the global head of PWC's AI practice. He also serves as a professor of AI at CMU. He received his PhD in Artificial Intelligence in 1988. He brings an expansive network and collaboration opportunities for Indian AI startups in the US.



Michael Marmor leads SaaS/DevTools

Michael built software companies in India for 15 years. He and I have worked together for several years. His brilliant mind and clarity adds tremendous value to our startups in both their product development and GTM.



Venkat Raju specializes in Deep Tech

Venkat is a twice-successful seasoned entrepreneur and technologist. He is mentor to various accelerators and advisor to select funds. Venkat loves complex technologies and is an avid personal investor.



Ashwin Kandoi leads Fintech

Ashwin built, led and sold Winjit to Schneider. Winjit is an IOT, AI, Fintech and Blockchain technology company which develops software solutions.



We have strong access to exceptional overseas and local funds for subsequent raises or filling the current round. Our global investors include 60+ global LPs, primarily from the US and Europe, including a seed investor in Huggingfaces, the CEO of a Data-labelling AI business, and senior executives at Amazon, Nintendo, and others.

Firm typeVC
Global HQ

Cinnabar Hills, Embassy Golf Links Business Park, Challaghatta, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560071, India

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Thesis

Funding requirementsWe invest in DeepTech, SaaS (Infra), AI (Infra) and DevTools
Funding stages1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue
LeadSometimes
Check size$300k to $400k
Target countries USA Germany UK India

Team

Afreed FaizanAnalyst
I invest in SaaS, DeepTech, AI, DevTools and FinTech (Infra).

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