8i Ventures
Venture capitalMumbai · Pre-Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
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Investment thesis
8i Ventures positions itself as an early believer in founders building enduring companies. The firm backs startups from their earliest stages, often reinvesting across a company's journey. Its portfolio and founder testimonials emphasize a strong presence in India's fintech ecosystem, supporting the country's emergence as a global fintech hub, alongside consumer and other sectors. Beyond capital, the firm highlights being a genuine long-term partner to founders, providing clarity, patience and hands-on value from the earliest 0-to-1 phase and well beyond scale.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 28 of 45 portfolio companiesFintech ×14SaaS ×14Consumer ×11AI & Machine Learning ×10Enterprise Software ×9Mobility & Transportation ×4E-commerce ×3Direct to Consumer ×2
HQs:India×16United States×3Brazil×1New Zealand×1Singapore×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×63 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli ×3Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×7Computer Science ×3Business & Management ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history
Housing.com ×2
Investments · 45 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 32024 · 32022 · 18 dated
ElectricPe (Wattapp Technologies) operates a retail and service network for electric two-wheelers in India, running physical Mobility Centers, selling low-speed EV scooters, and offering technicians and warranty-backed service.
CleantechConsumerHardwareMobility & TransportationRetail TechBengaluru, IN
Co-investorsBlume VenturesAxilor VenturesSupermorpheus
M2P Fintech provides fintech infrastructure and supports fintech startups and entrepreneurs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSChennai, IN
Madhusudanan R(Co-founder)inMuthukumar A(Co-founder)inPrabhu Rangarajan(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalBEENEXTFlourish VenturesHelios Investment PartnersInsight PartnersMUFG Innovation Partners+8 more
Aircall is an AI-powered cloud platform that combines intelligent voice agents, automated workflows, and real-time coaching for sales and support teams.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Xavier Durand(Founder)inJonathan AnguelovinOlivier PailhesinPierre-Baptiste BéchuinQuentin NickmansinScott Chancellor(CEO)in
Co-investors3founders500 GlobalBalderton CapitalFJ LabsFundersClubHemisphere Ventures LLC+12 more
BharatX offers a "buy now, pay later" service that splits purchases into three installments via UPI with zero interest, targeting merchants in fashion, apparel, and electronics categories.
FintechBengaluru, IN
Mehul Jindal(Co-Founder & CEO)inShyam Murugan(Founder)inEeshan Sharma(Founder)inSiddharth Venu(Founder)in
Co-investorsDholakia VenturesMars Shot VenturesY CombinatorSoma Capital
Co-investorsSnow Leopard Technology Ventures
CarWale is a digital platform offering tools and services to help car consumers evaluate and purchase vehicles at competitive prices from verified dealers.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesMobility & TransportationRetail TechNavi Mumbai, IN
Tufail Khan(Founder)inBanwari Lal Sharmain
Co-investorsSierra Ventures
Cautio builds AI-powered dual-lens dashcams and a fleet-monitoring platform that provide live video streaming, GPS tracking, trip replay, and real-time detection of distraction, fatigue, and risky driving.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Ankit Acharya(Founder)in
Co-investorsAntlerVenture Catalysts
Cautio builds AI-powered dashcams and a fleet monitoring platform that track vehicles, stream live video, and analyze driver behavior and risk signals in real time.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Ankit Acharya(Founder)in
CBREX operates an AI-powered recruitment platform that connects pharmaceutical manufacturers with specialist recruiters to fill production and quality control roles at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Gautam Sinha(Founder)inKarunjay Anand(Founder)in
Co-investorsWaterBridge Ventures
Easebuzz is a full-stack payment platform providing payment acceptance, payouts, and financial operations solutions through plug-and-play APIs for businesses in India.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMumbai, IN
Rohit Rai(MD & CEO)Amit Kumar(CTO & Director)inParimal K Shivendu(Executive Director)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersVaranium NexGenVaranium Capital Advisors
Freo is an Indian digital banking platform offering credit lines, UPI payments, savings products, insurance and credit scores.
Anuj Kacker(Founder)in
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersHyderabad AngelsPegasus India Evolving Opportunities FundRTP GlobalPrime Venture Partners
Grest sells refurbished Apple devices — iPhones, MacBooks, iPads, AirPods, and Apple Watches — in India, each put through 50+ quality checks and sold with warranty, no-cost EMI, and 7-day replacement options.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerce
Hyperface provides a suite of software products for banks and financial institutions to run rewards, customer engagement, onboarding, co-branded cards, decisioning, and custom credit programs.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBengaluru, IN
Aishwarya Jaishankar(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalFundamental VCWhite Venture CapitalXeed Ventures3one4 CapitalFlipkart Ventures+1 more
Naagin is an Indian food brand that makes hot sauces, cooking sauces, dips, and spice products using Indian chillies and ingredients rooted in Indian culinary traditions.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
OnArrival provides a full-stack travel platform that enables businesses to embed flights, hotels, insurance, activities, and ancillaries into their offerings.
SaaSTravel & Hospitality
Ankit Sawant(Founder)in
Co-investorsGood CapitalInvestopad
Oolka is an AI-powered credit management app for Indian consumers that reads users' credit reports, files disputes with bureaus, negotiates with lenders on overdue loans, and tracks EMI and credit card payments to keep them on time.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechBengaluru, IN
Utkrishta Kumar (UK)(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelLightspeed Venture PartnersZ47Lightspeed India Partners
Paytm operates a digital payments app in India that lets consumers pay at stores, pay bills, do mobile recharges, transfer money, and book movie and travel tickets.
ConsumerFintechTravel & HospitalityNoida, IN
Co-investorsElevation CapitalK2 GlobalRoots VenturesSapphire VenturesSoftBank Vision FundUnanimous Capital+1 more
Bengaluru wealthtech running a SEBI-registered, zero-commission mutual fund advisory app for Indian retail investors.
Prateek Jindal(Founder)in
Co-investorsKae CapitalAccelBlume VenturesDeVC
Razorpay provides payment processing APIs and financial services for online merchants, schools, and ecommerce businesses, offering payment acceptance, disbursement, current accounts, and working capital loans.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBengaluru, IN
Harshil Mathur(Founder/CEO)inShashank Kumar(Founder)in
BoardLee Fixel(Director)
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationFundamentumGMO VenturePartnersgrowX VenturesPeak XV PartnersStandard Capital+10 more
RecargaPay is a Brazilian mobile financial app offering fixed-income CDB investments (issued by RP Financeira, a Central Bank–regulated institution), with returns of 107% to 110% of the CDI, FGC protection, and a minimum investment of R$50.
ConsumerFintechMiami, BR
Alvaro Teijeiro(Executive Officer, Director)inRodrigo Teijeiro(Founder)inDiego Escobar(Executive Officer)inGustavo Victorica(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSteven Schlenker(Director)Anil Pereira(Director)
Co-investorsDN CapitalFuel Venture CapitalNext Billion Capital PartnersSquareOne CapitalStaenberg Venture PartnersTheVentureCity
ReelSaga is an Indian short drama streaming app offering serialized short-form video shows in full HD.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentMumbai, IN
Ritesh Pandey(Co-Founder (Tech))inShanu Vivek(Co-Founder & Head of Product and Data)inShubh Bansal(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsPICUS CAPITAL
Rocketlane is an AI-powered platform that unifies service delivery, project management, and customer experience by automating workflows, resource allocation, and business operations through intelligent agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Deepak Bala(Founder)inVignesh Girishankar(Founder)inSrikrishnan Ganesan(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCAll In CapitalFirst ChequeFoster VenturesInsight PartnersZ47+2 more
Signzy provides identity verification and onboarding software that lets companies verify, onboard, and monitor users, with tools for phone/email/device checks, identity and business verification, AML sanctions and PEP screening, transaction monitoring, and digital contracting.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Ankit Ratan(Founder)in
Co-investorsArkam VenturesCapria VenturesGemba Capital Venture PartnersKalaari CapitalStellaris Venture Advisors 2 LlpVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.+1 more
slice is an Indian full-stack small finance bank (India's first fintech-turned-bank after merging with North East Small Finance Bank) offering consumer banking products such as savings accounts, fixed deposits, UPI, a UPI credit card, and credit/borrowing services.
ConsumerFintechSaaSBangalore, IN
Rajan Bajaj(Founder, MD & CEO)in
Co-investorsAdvent InternationalBlume VenturesInsight PartnersTiger Global ManagementBetter CapitalDG Daiwa Ventures+7 more
Slice is a platform that facilitates fractional home ownership, allowing multiple individuals to co-purchase properties and reduce barriers to entry for first-time homebuyers.
FintechLegalTechPropTechSaaSAuckland, NZ
Co-investorsTechstarsAccelBlume VenturesElevation CapitalInsight PartnersJibe Ventures+2 more
Slice provides software tools for medical affairs and life sciences professionals working in biotech, pharma, and contract research organizations, addressing workflow inefficiencies and document management challenges.
BiotechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsElevate VenturesAccelBlume VenturesElevation CapitalInsight PartnersPeak XV Partners+1 more
Slice makes a "healthy soda" with prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics, real fruit juice, and 5g or less of sugar, without high fructose corn syrup.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsSpiral Sun VenturesAccelBlume VenturesElevation CapitalInsight PartnersPeak XV Partners+1 more
TBX (TransBnk) is a financial infrastructure company providing infrastructure, platforms, APIs, and connected workflows for transaction banking, lending, and treasury operations.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAccionArkam VenturesGMO VenturePartnersBessemer Venture Partners
Triple-A offers stablecoin and cryptocurrency payment processing for IT and cloud service businesses, letting them accept payments at checkout with next-day bank settlement in a preferred currency.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSSingapore, SG
Eric(Founder)
Co-investorsShorooq Partners1982 VenturesInsignia Ventures PartnersPeak XV Partners
A financial management platform that centralizes accounting data from disparate systems (ERPs, payment gateways, platforms) to provide clarity and control for finance teams in B2C and D2C businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Sourabh
Co-investors3one4 Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BbetterBlinq MobilityBlue TokaiBobaBhaiCreditailDescryptDifenzHeybbetterNaaginPocketfinPowerUpRefold AIRetailXRevise
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPaytm · tipranks.com · Aug 22, 2026
Freo · perthnow.com.au · Aug 15, 2026
Cautio · dakota.com · Aug 12, 2026
M2P · siliconindia.com · Jul 19, 2026
Razorpay · indianstartupnews.com · Jul 17, 2026
RocketLane · infotechlead.com · Jul 9, 2026
Aircall · cooley.com · Jun 6, 2026
Easebuzz · thesaasnews.com · Jun 2, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has 8i Ventures made?
- 8i Ventures has 45 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does 8i Ventures invest at?
- 8i Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does 8i Ventures focus on?
- 8i Ventures focuses on Consumer, Fintech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is 8i Ventures located?
- 8i Ventures is headquartered in Mumbai, IN.
- Does 8i Ventures lead rounds?
- 8i Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does 8i Ventures co-invest with?
- 8i Ventures most often shares deals with Better Capital, DMI AIF Sparkle Fund, Emphasis Ventures, among 29 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does 8i Ventures back?
- Across 5 deals with disclosed amounts, 8i Ventures has joined rounds of $3M – $30M (median $7M).
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