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100X

Venture capital

Mumbai · Pre-Seed–Seed · 8 people tracked

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Investment thesis

100X.VC backs early-stage 'moonshot' startups in India, positioning itself as the first VC firm to invest via founder-friendly India SAFE Notes to reduce paperwork and complexity. The firm runs cohort-based classes of portfolio companies, pairing capital with extensive mentoring from a network of over 100 VCs, founders and operators. It emphasizes helping founders prepare for and secure follow-on funding rounds, having facilitated significant follow-on capital across its portfolio. The approach centers on simplifying funding while providing hands-on guidance to shape businesses for hyper-growth.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
HQ
Mumbai, IN
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
19

Team · 8 people

from public directories
Ninad Karpe· Partnerin𝕏
Sanjay Mehta· Partnerin𝕏

Sanjay Mehta is founder of Visionary Brand and an investor with 100X.VC since January 2020, managing a portfolio of over 450 investments that includes four unicorns and companies such as Box8, WoW Momo, and CoinDCX. He has been recognized as an Angel Investor of the Year by Let'sVenture in 2017 and inducted into TIE's Hall of Fame as an Outstanding Angel Investor, and was profiled as one of India's most active angel investors by multiple publications including VCCircle, Inc42, and Forbes.

Utpal Doshi· Partnerin𝕏
Jaitra Narkar· Analystin𝕏
Lipi Panchmia· Associatein
Lohitaksh Dutt· Analystin𝕏
Shobana Prakash· Associatein
Yagnesh Sanghrajka· Investorin𝕏

What they invest in

from 11 of 19 portfolio companies

Consumer ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Direct to Consumer ×2Enterprise Software ×2Fintech ×2FoodTech ×2IoT ×2AgTech ×1

HQs:India×8France×1United States×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 7 portfolio companies
36%
repeat founders
of 11 founders with career history

Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data

Jadavpur University ×3Manipal Institute of Technology ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×6Business & Management ×2Computer Science ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history

EdgeVerve ×2Ola Electric ×2Xelpmoc Design & Tech ×2

Investments · 19 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2024 · 12021 · 78 dated

abCoffeeabcoffee.inin𝕏

abcoffee sells specialty roasted coffee, including blends made from single-origin Arabica and Robusta beans developed for the Indian palate.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechRetail TechMumbai, IN

Abhijeet Anand(Founder)in

PartnerSanjay Mehta· solo GP

Co-investorsRandev Ventures Family OfficeStride VenturesTanglin Venture PartnersNexus Venture Partners

Beyond Snackbeyondsnack.in

Beyond Snack makes Kerala banana chips (banana wafers) in flavors such as peri peri and desi masala, marketed as made from authentic Kerala bananas with no artificial ingredients.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

PartnerSanjay Mehta· solo GP

Co-investorsNabventures

Bugbasebugbase.inin

Cybersecurity marketplace that raised $500K in a round led by 2am VC.

Dhruva Goyal(Founder)in

PartnerSanjay Mehta· solo GP

Co-investors2am VCDholakia VenturesRandev Ventures Family Office

Cellarimcellarim.comin

Cellarim produces beauty and skincare ingredients using enzymatic, cell-free synthesis rather than extraction, fermentation, or conventional chemical methods.

BiotechDeep TechNew Materials

Nisa Mehreen(Founder)inHitesh Rafalia(Founder)

Co-investorsMomentum CapitalVenture Catalysts

Data Sutramdatasutram.comin𝕏

Data Sutram offers an enterprise AI platform that uses external intelligence and agentic workflows to address fraud, credit assessment, and recovery.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Rajit Bhattacharya(Founder)inAisik Paul(Founder)inAnkit Das(Founder)in

PartnerSanjay Mehta· solo GP

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalDMI AIF Sparkle FundLightspeed India PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersVaranium Capital Advisors+4 more

Dezydezy.comin𝕏

Dezy operates dental clinics that use technology such as 3D printers, rapid X-ray equipment, and intra-oral scanners to diagnose and treat dental patients.

ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechBangalore, IN

Hitesh Kakrani(Founder)inJatin Kakrani(Founder)in

PartnerSanjay Mehta· solo GP

Co-investorsChiratae VenturesLeo Capital VenturesMBX CapitalPeak XV PartnerspeerchequeSpring Marketing Capital

EMO Energyemoenergy.inin𝕏

EMO Energy develops an integrated energy management system spanning battery engineering, thermal management, battery intelligence, and charging infrastructure for India's commercial electric vehicle market.

CleantechEnergyIoTMobility & Transportation

Sheetanshu TyagiinRahul Patelin

PartnerSanjay Mehta· solo GP

Co-investorsRandev Ventures Family OfficeTransition VCTransition

Fyllofyllo.inin𝕏

Fyllo builds IoT sensor devices, hyper-local weather forecasting, and crop-specific agronomy models that provide data-driven irrigation, fertigation, and disease-prediction recommendations to farmers.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoTBengaluru, IN

Sudhanshu Rai(Co-Founder)inSumit Sheoran(Co-Founder)in

PartnerSanjay Mehta· solo GP

Co-investorsCapria VenturesIndia QuotientTitan CapitalAmbria CapitalArcadian CapitalEminence Ventures+2 more

Knorishknorish.comin𝕏

Knorish Academy Builder is a platform for creating and managing online courses and knowledge businesses, now integrated into Edbound AI's B2B marketing infrastructure.

Creator EconomyEdTechMarketing TechSaaS

Kinner N Sacchdev(Co-Founder & CEO)inRakhi Wadhwa(Co-Founder)Kinner Sacchdev(Founder)inAbhimanyu Kumar Vatsain

PartnerSanjay Mehta· solo GP

Co-investorsPentathlon VenturesRandev Ventures Family OfficeSprint Vc

Movingmoving-osny.frSeed · Jun 2021

Moving Osny is a fitness club offering group classes, personalized coaching, and wellness amenities such as a sauna.

Sports TechWellness & FitnessOsny, FR

Co-investorsAndera PartnersAntlerBlume Ventures

Pipeshiftpipeshift.comin𝕏Pre-Seed · Jul 2024 · $150K

Pipeshift provides managed inference infrastructure for deploying and scaling AI models with low latency and high reliability.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Arko C(CEO)inEnrique Ferrao(CTO)inPranav Reddy(CIO)inArko Chattopadhyay(Founder)

Co-investorsArka Venture LabsGood News VenturesMyAsiaVCSenseAI VenturesStrategxy Ventures LLCY Combinator+4 more

Pocketlypocketly.inin

Pocketly provides unsecured microloans up to ₹50,000 to young Indians without requiring collateral, with instant fund disbursement and streamlined onboarding.

ConsumerFintech

PartnerSanjay Mehta· solo GP

Co-investorsDholakia Ventures

Super Scholarsuperscholar.inSeed · Dec 2021

Co-investors2am VCDholakia VenturesJITO Angel Network

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Cora HealthHealthy BarksInstaSellRed Basil TechnologiesSimpliClariFyWizzy Softech

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has 100X made?
100X has 19 tracked investments.
What stage does 100X invest at?
100X invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does 100X focus on?
100X focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is 100X located?
100X is headquartered in Mumbai, IN.
Who does 100X co-invest with?
100X most often shares deals with Randev Ventures Family Office, Dholakia Ventures, B Capital Group, among 26 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Sanjay Mehta, Founder, and Partner at 100X.VC with Kaushik Bose | IIT BOMBAY E-CONCLAVE'22

E-Club, SJMSOM, IIT Bombay · Sanjay Mehta

Sanjay Mehta, Founder, 100X.VC speaks at Community Connect @t-hubHyd | @MyStartupTV

MyStartup TV · Sanjay Mehta

Investor’s Insights by Sanjay Mehta, Founder & Partner, 100X.VC Live

moneycontrol · Sanjay Mehta

BT CEO Immersives With Sanjay Mehta, Founder & Partner, 100X.VC

Business Today · Sanjay Mehta

Startup India AMA Session with Sanjay Mehta, Founder & Partner – 100X.VC

Startup India · Sanjay Mehta

CapitalCall Podcast Episode 02: Sanjay Mehta, 100X.VC

TechCircle · Sanjay Mehta

Images

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Co-investors · 9

Astir Ventures

Astir Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley, Hyderabad, and New Jersey, focused on funding and mentoring entrepreneurial ventures.

Both backed · 1
Uncorrelated Ventures

Uncorrelated Ventures is an early-stage investment firm backing infrastructure software and hardware companies, with over $750M in AUM across three active funds and early investments in 100+ companies.

Incisive Ventures

Incisive Ventures is a pre-seed venture fund based in Seattle that backs technology companies focused on reducing friction at scale.

$250K – $500K
Venture Catalysts | India's First Integrated Incubator

Venture Catalysts++ is an early-stage investment platform and angel network based in India that connects founders with angels, VCs and industry investors, offering curated deal flow, due diligence, mentoring and portfolio support.

Artha Venture Fund

Artha Venture Fund is an Indian micro-VC firm backing early-stage startups from first cheque to scale, positioning itself as India's first micro-VC fund. It is registered with SEBI as a Category I AIF.

Avaana Capital

Avaana Capital is an India-focused deep tech investment firm backing founders using frontier innovation to build globally competitive solutions.

Blocktower Capital

BlockTower Capital, a digital-asset and crypto investment firm, was acquired by and rebranded as Arca as of April 30, 2025.

Firms observed investing alongside 100X, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with 100X's recorded portfolio.

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