8i Ventures
Venture capitalMumbai · Pre-Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
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 25 of 45 portfolio companiesFintech ×14SaaS ×13Consumer ×10AI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×7Mobility & Transportation ×3Direct to Consumer ×2FoodTech ×2
HQs:India×13United States×2Brazil×1New Zealand×1
Investments · 45 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 36 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)
Co-investorsBetter CapitalBEENEXTFlourish VenturesHelios Investment PartnersInsight PartnersMUFG Innovation Partners+7 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 AnguelovOlivier PailhesPierre-Baptiste BéchuQuentin Nickmans
Co-investors3founders500 GlobalBalderton CapitalFJ LabsFundersClubHemisphere Ventures LLC+7 more
Founder-led company backed by 8i.
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 Combinator
Coffee brand backed early by 8i.
Co-investorsSnow Leopard Technology Ventures
CarWale is an online automotive marketplace for buying new and used cars in India, offering car listings by budget, brand, and fuel type, along with price comparisons and dealer offers.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
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
CBREX operates a recruitment platform that helps organizations attract, screen, and hire talent by managing the hiring pipeline and improving communication between hiring managers and candidates.
HR TechSaaS
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)Parimal K Shivendu(Executive Director)
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
Hyperface offers a "Credit Cards as a Service" platform that lets banks and brands design, configure, launch, and manage credit card and credit line programs, including credit on UPI and co-branded cards.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBengaluru, IN
Aishwarya Jaishankar(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalFundamental VCXeed Ventures3one4 CapitalFlipkart VenturesGlobal Founders Capital
Naagin makes Indian hot sauces formulated for the Indian palate, avoiding purees and high fructose corn syrup.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
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)
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
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)inLee Fixel(Director)
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationFundamentumGMO VenturePartnersgrowX VenturesPeak XV PartnersStandard Capital+6 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)Rodrigo Teijeiro(Founder)inDiego Escobar(Executive Officer)Gustavo 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)
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-investorsCapria VenturesGemba Capital Venture PartnersKalaari CapitalStellaris Venture Advisors 2 LlpVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Arkam Ventures
slice offers a UPI-linked credit card, a zero-balance savings account with daily interest tied to the RBI repo rate, instant cashback deals, and automatic spending categorization.
ConsumerFintechSaaS
Rajan Bajaj(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalDG Daiwa VenturesDMI AIF Sparkle FundEmphasis VenturesGMO VenturePartnersMSA Novo+3 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-investorsAccionGMO VenturePartnersArkam Ventures
Triple-A provides stablecoin payment infrastructure that lets businesses accept and send payments in stablecoins and local currencies, covering e-commerce checkout, invoice payments, and global payouts.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Co-investors1982 VenturesInsignia Ventures PartnersPeak XV PartnersShorooq Partners
ZenStatement offers an AI platform that centralizes and standardizes financial data, automating reconciliation, collections, payout validation, and cash flow forecasting across order-to-cash workflows.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investors3one4 Capital
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
Easebuzz · thesaasnews.com · Jun 2, 2026
Slice · m.economictimes.com · May 26, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has 8i Ventures made?
- 8i Ventures has 22 tracked investments, including 1 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 12 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamVCs Are in the Business of Backing Olympians | Vikram Chachra, 8i Ventures | The Offline Network
The Offline Network · Vikram
VC Firm 8i Ventures Founding Partner Vikram Chachra Optimistic On Investments In Digital Credit
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