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Artha Venture Fund
Venture capitalMumbai · Pre-Seed–Seed · 5 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Artha backs India's next generation of category-defining startups, supporting founders from the first cheque through scale (described as '0 to 100'). As India's first micro-VC fund with over 14 years of operating history, it invests across sectors in the Indian market, having built a portfolio of 130+ companies including several unicorns. The firm emphasizes early-stage entry and long-term support to help build category creators across deeptech, fintech, media, mobility and other sectors.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 1, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 15 of 18 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×6Enterprise Software ×6Marketplaces ×5SaaS ×4Consumer ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Cloud Computing ×2Creator Economy ×2
HQs:India×9United States×1
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 22023 · 12022 · 22021 · 18 dated
KarmaLife operates an Earned Wage Access platform in India that provides real-time micro loans and liquidity solutions to gig workers on e-commerce, mobility, logistics, and food-tech platforms.
FintechImpact & Social Good
Rohit Rathi(CEO & Co-founder)inNaveen Budda(CTO & Co-founder)in
Co-investorsSprint VcSingularity Ventures
WYLD operates a platform connecting creators with brands for partnerships and campaigns, operating within India's creator economy.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechMarketplacesIndia, IN
Co-investorsBetter CapitalSingularity Ventures
Agnikul Cosmos designs and manufactures orbital-class launch vehicles, including 3D-printed rocket engines, to provide customizable small-satellite launch services.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechChennai, IN
Srinath Ravichandran(Founder)inMoin SPM(Founder)inSatyanarayanan Chakravarthy(Founder)
Co-investorsSpeciale InvestAnicut CapitalCelesta CapitalDholakia VenturesFundamental VCGlobevestor+9 more
Calligo is a data services company combining data science, privacy, security and engineering expertise with machine learning, data analytics and cloud platforms.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsInvestcorpSeafund
Clientell provides an AI agent that connects directly to a company's Salesforce org to build reports, clean and deduplicate data, manage permissions, and create automations from plain-English requests.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechWilmington, US
Neil Sarkar(Founder)inSaahil Dhaka(Founder)
Co-investorsChiratae VenturesZ5 CapitalBlume Ventures
CoutLoot offers a platform where e-commerce sellers, service providers, and influencers use short product videos to drive sales, manage orders and payments, and control product deliveries.
Creator EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesMumbai, IN
Jasmeet Thind(Founder)in
Co-investors360 NauticaRajul Sandeep JhaveriArtha GroupSOSV
Exotel provides cloud-based business communication infrastructure, offering voice APIs, chat, bots, and contact center tools (CPaaS) that companies use to power customer interactions.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBengaluru, IN
Ishwar Sridharan(Founder)inShivakumar Ganesan(Founder)Siddharth Ramesh(Founder)Vijay Sharma(Founder)
Co-investorsTenacity VenturesA91 PartnersBlume VenturesMumbai AngelsSteadview Capital
Futwork provides voice AI agents with human oversight for e-commerce and direct-to-consumer operations, designed to automate customer service and feedback calls while maintaining quality through human-in-the-loop monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Niranjan Nakhate(Founder)in
Co-investorsKube VCBlume Ventures
InstaAstro is an online astrology platform that connects users in India and abroad with verified astrologers, numerologists, Vastu experts, and tarot readers via call, chat, or live sessions.
ConsumerMarketplacesWellness & Fitness
Lemnisk is a composable customer data platform that helps enterprises unify customer information, generate predictive insights, and orchestrate personalized experiences across multiple channels using AI and LLM capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech
Subra(Founder & CEO)Rinku(Co-founder)Praveen(Co-founder)
Co-investorsAthera Venture PartnersMerak VenturesgrowX Ventures
Onsite Teams (Abeyaantrix Technology Pvt Ltd) is a construction ERP and project management SaaS built for Indian contractors, builders, EPC firms, and interior companies, covering BOQ, procurement, labour attendance, billing, and project P&L.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSIndia, IN
Co-investorsFoundamental
OYO operates an online platform for booking budget hotels and homes, offering over 174,000 properties across 35+ countries.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Ritesh Agarwal(Founder)in
Co-investors2am VCDSG Consumer PartnersLightspeed India PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersPeak XV PartnersArtha Group+4 more
Suyash Katyayani(Founder)inManish Taneja(Founder)Rahul Dash(Founder)
Co-investorsIvyCap VenturesPeak XV PartnersPremji InvestSharrp VenturesSpring Marketing CapitalTenacity Ventures+3 more
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
Aravind Sanka(Founder)inPavan Guntupalli(Founder)inRishikesh SR(Founder)inAarvind Sanka(Founder)Rishikesh Ramnath(Founder)Rishikesh S R(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelAdvantedge FoundersSkycatcher FundAstarc VenturesMustard SeedNexus Venture Partners+3 more
TakeMe2Space builds satellite infrastructure for orbital compute, enabling data processing closer to the source in space.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Ronak Kumar Samantray(Founder)in
Co-investorsChiratae VenturesHEC Paris IncubatorSeafundUnicorn India Ventures
Yatrikart operates quick-stop convenience kiosks located at high-traffic points such as railway stations, bus terminals, highways, petrol pumps, hospitals, and campuses.
ConsumerRetail Tech
Shivangee Sharma(Founder)in
Co-investorsShe Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
LendenClubRapido / Urbtranz
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsLemniskacq. by Affle
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesLemnisk · lemnisk.co · Nov 4, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Artha Venture Fund made?
- Artha Venture Fund has 18 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Artha Venture Fund invest at?
- Artha Venture Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Artha Venture Fund focus on?
- Artha Venture Fund focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Artha Venture Fund located?
- Artha Venture Fund is headquartered in Mumbai, IN.
- Does Artha Venture Fund lead rounds?
- Artha Venture Fund has led 4 of the 9 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Artha Venture Fund co-invest with?
- Artha Venture Fund most often shares deals with Celesta Capital, Golden Sparrow Ventures, Llc, Mayfield Fund, among 14 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEpisode 14 with Anirudh Damani, Managing Partner, Artha Venture Fund
Entrepreneur India · Anirudh Damani
Anirudh Damani - Managing Partner Artha Venture Fund | EX VENTURE NIGHT | Speaker Series
LIV-LIFEChannel · Anirudh Damani · youtube.com
Startup Investor Talks ft. Anirudh Damani (Artha Venture Fund)
eChai Startup TV · Anirudh Damani
TiE Academy Faculty : Anirudh Damani - Managing Partner at Artha Venture Fund
TiE Mumbai · Anirudh Damani
Anirudh Damani, Managing Partner, Artha Venture Fund, Tech Supply Chain Conference & Exposition
CPO Innovation (unit of Competitors View) · Anirudh Damani
Co-investors · 10
Blume Ventures is a seed and pre-Series A investment firm headquartered in Mumbai that focuses on early-stage companies in India.
Peak XV Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm investing across seed, venture, growth and later stages, backing companies across borders in India, Southeast Asia and beyond. It also runs the Surge program.
Rocketship.vc is a data-driven venture capital firm that uses data science and a large database of startup activity to identify and invest in promising companies globally.
Celesta Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with early-stage deep-technology startups, providing capital alongside operational support in scaling technology, go-to-market strategy, team building, and customer and partner introductions.
DSG Consumer Partners is an investor that backs early-stage, insurgent consumer brands across India and Southeast Asia, acting as a hands-on partner beyond providing capital.
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General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
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.
V3 Ventures is an early-stage investment firm backing purpose-driven consumer brands and consumer technology businesses globally, with teams in the US, Europe and India. It was founded by entrepreneurs and is backed by Verlinvest.
100X.VC is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups using founder-friendly India SAFE Notes, combining funding with mentorship and network support to help founders scale.
Firms observed investing alongside Artha Venture Fund, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Artha Venture Fund's recorded portfolio.
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