Ankur Capital
Venture capitalIndia · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
Investment thesis
Ankur Capital backs India's deep technology founders—scientists and engineers building hard IP companies targeting global markets from inception. The firm focuses on early-stage investment in overlooked sectors including energy hardware, materials science, synthetic biology, and precision agriculture. Rather than merely investing, Ankur builds ecosystem infrastructure through initiatives like ThinkAg and the Deep Science Forum, providing structural early access to founders before formal fundraising begins. The firm combines operational expertise in commercializing hard technologies with hands-on support spanning fundraising, technical problem-solving, and strategic guidance.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 2 of 42 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×1Biotech ×1Digital Health ×1FoodTech ×1Healthtech ×1Medical Devices ×1Wellness & Fitness ×1
HQs:India×1United States×1
Investments · 42 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathHealthSutra produces food products from ancient millets including jowar, bajra, and ragi in modern formats for health-conscious families. The company operates in the food and wellness sector in India.
FoodTechWellness & FitnessIndia, IN
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Ankur Capital invest at?
- Ankur Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Ankur Capital focus on?
- Ankur Capital focuses on AgTech, Biotech, Deep Tech, Energy, New Materials.
- Where is Ankur Capital located?
- Ankur Capital is headquartered in India, IN.
Images
Similar investors
1955 Capital invests in early-stage companies emerging from scientific breakthroughs in biology, materials, and computation. The firm focuses on translating foundational science into scalable commercial enterprises, partnering closely with founders and scientists from discovery through growth.
DCVC is a deep tech venture capital firm with over a dozen years of experience backing entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve trillion-dollar problems across industries including AI, climate, materials science, robotics, space, and biology.
Innovestor is a Finnish investment manager that operates across venture capital, real estate, and energy storage sectors. The firm invests in early-stage technology and life science startups, energy-efficient commercial real estate, and battery storage and solar solutions. Innovestor also provides corporate venturing advisory services.
New York Ventures is the venture capital division of Empire State Development, New York State's economic development agency, investing in early-stage and growth-phase startups across the state's innovation sectors.
Playground is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage deep tech startups focused on solving fundamental technological challenges in computing, AI, automation, and materials science. Based in Palo Alto, the firm partners closely with technical founders to build transformative businesses.