Advantedge Founders
Venture capitalNew Delhi · Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
AdvantEdge positions itself as India's first and most successful mobility fund, investing at the earliest institutional stage in mobility, EV and energy startups. The firm believes India is undergoing an epochal shift in transportation, citing rapid growth in EV adoption and the emergence of a broad new ecosystem. It typically invests up to $1M in a company's first institutional round, favoring strong, balanced founding teams with a compelling value proposition, demonstrated product-market fit, customer traction and revenue visibility. The team describes itself as 'Investorpreneurs' — former founders who have built, scaled, sold and failed at companies, aiming to support portfolio founders with operational learnings.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 18 of 30 portfolio companiesMobility & Transportation ×7Consumer ×6Marketplaces ×6SaaS ×5B2B Marketplaces ×4Fintech ×4Hardware ×4Energy ×3
HQs:India×15
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAmbak is a fintech marketplace in India that connects home buyers and loan distributors with over 50 lending partners, using a proprietary bank rule engine and credit score tools to match users with financiers.
B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaS
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
Baaz Bikes manufactures electric scooters and swappable batteries for gig workers and last-mile delivery services in India.
EnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationDelhi, IN
Anubhav Sharma
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
Bombay Play develops hybrid casual mobile games focused on social, multiplayer play with friends.
ConsumerGaming
Oliver Jones(Co-founder)Abhas Saroha(Co-founder)
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
Bytebeam provides a platform for building and managing IoT devices for enterprises developing smart hardware products.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsHardwareIoTSaaS
Gautam BT(Co-Founder & CEO)Ravi Teja(Co-Founder & CTO)Bharadwaaj R(Co-Founder & VP-Embedded)Achal Kothari(Co-Founder & VP-Business)
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
Chalo provides a live bus-tracking app and a tap-to-pay Chalo Card that lets riders in India see real-time bus arrival times and pay for bus travel.
ConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
Exponent develops battery packs and charging systems optimized for rapid charging of electric vehicles, particularly buses and commercial EVs, in India.
Climate TechEnergyMobility & TransportationBengaluru, IN
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
FrontPage is a media product built by Frontdotpage Pvt Ltd, a company founded by former technology and product professionals from major Indian internet companies.
FintechMedia & EntertainmentBengaluru, IN
Avijit Sharma(Founder)in
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
iimjobs is an online recruitment platform in India that connects job seekers with senior roles in fields such as Banking & Finance, Consulting, Research & Analytics, Sales & Marketing, HR, IT, and Operations.
Future of WorkHR TechMarketplaces
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
IndiaLends is an online lending platform in India that offers personal loans and credit products, and provides users with free access to their credit reports.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFintechMarketplacesDelhi, IN
Gaurav Chopra(Founder)
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
Intoglo provides door-to-door full-container-load ocean freight shipping between India and the USA, handling shipping lines, customs brokerage, and trucking directly.
Logistics & Supply Chain
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
Moonrider is an automotive company developing electric tractors.
AgTechCleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationBangalore, IN
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
Park+ is a mobile app for car owners in India that started with finding and booking parking spaces and expanded to cover other car-related needs such as insurance renewal, FASTag services, and challan (traffic fine) payments.
ConsumerFintechMobility & TransportationSaaSDelhi, IN
Amit Lakhotia(Founder & CEO)Hitesh Gupta(Co-Founder & CPTO)
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
Rapido operates a bike taxi and intra-city ride service in India, connecting riders with two-wheeler drivers for affordable urban commuting.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationBangalore, IN
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
Sheru.se builds a cloud-based platform that allows utilities and energy companies to deploy and manage distributed battery storage without capital expenditure.
Cloud ComputingEnergySaaS
Ankit Mittal(CEO, Founder)Shikhar Sharma(COO, Founder)Nakul Mehan(CTO, Founder)
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
Skylark Drones builds software infrastructure for the drone ecosystem, including AI-based analytics that turn aerial data into business insights, secure flight execution tools for service providers, and airspace compliance for manufacturers.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechIoTRoboticsSaaS
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
Tripoto is an online travel community platform where users publish and browse trip itineraries, destination guides, and travel stories, and can request quotes for curated tour packages from verified partners.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
Wootz provides advanced engineering and export-grade manufacturing solutions from India, aimed at helping businesses scale and compete globally.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareHardwareLogistics & Supply Chain
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
Zingbus is a bus ticketing and transportation service operating across 500+ cities in 18+ states across North, West, and South India, offering online ticket bookings through its website and mobile app.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalityGurugram, IN
Prashant Kumar(Founder)inRavi Verma(Founder)inMratunjay Beniwal(Founder)in
PartnerKunal Khattar· solo GP
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Advantedge Founders invest at?
- Advantedge Founders invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Advantedge Founders's typical check size?
- Advantedge Founders typically writes checks of $1M.
- What sectors does Advantedge Founders focus on?
- Advantedge Founders focuses on Cleantech, Consumer, Energy, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS.
- Where is Advantedge Founders located?
- Advantedge Founders is headquartered in New Delhi, IN.
- Does Advantedge Founders lead rounds?
- Yes, Advantedge Founders leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamHow To Network With Investors ft. Kunal Khattar, AdvantEdge Founders | Paritosh Pathak
Paritosh Pathak · Kunal Khattar
100x Entrepreneur | Episode 19 | Kunal Khattar, Founder and Managing Partner of AdvantEdge Founders
100x Entrepreneur · Kunal Khattar
Teaser of podcast feat. Kunal Khattar, AdvantEdge Founders, Early Stage Mobility VC Fund
100x Entrepreneur · Kunal Khattar
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