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Chiratae Ventures

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

Gurugram · Seed–Late Stage · 12 people tracked

Also known as Chiratae Ventures International

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Investment thesis

Chiratae Ventures backs technology-driven startups in India across stages, from seed through follow-on growth. Its Chiratae Sonic seed initiative offers fast-track seed investments of $500K to $2M with a 48-hour turnaround, while its Spotlight program provides one of the country's largest follow-on funding platforms. The firm supports founders through additional programs including Showcase (connecting investors with portfolio companies), Midas (educating family offices on venture capital), and awards recognizing entrepreneurial achievement. It positions itself as a long-term partner to portfolio companies as they scale.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
Check
$500K – $2M
HQ
Gurugram, IN
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2006
Last 12 months
5 investments
AUM
$1.3B
Tracked investments
114

Team · 12 people

from public directories
Sudhir Sethi· Founder and Chairmanin
Amish Dedhia· Principal - Growth and Exitin
Mandeep Julka· Vice President - Investmentsin

What they invest in

from 67 of 114 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×26SaaS ×21Consumer ×13Fintech ×11Enterprise Software ×9Healthtech ×9B2B Marketplaces ×6Sales Tech ×6

HQs:India×37United States×7Singapore×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 23 portfolio companies
39%
solo founders
9 of 23 mapped founding teams
45%
repeat founders
of 22 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×92 founders×113 founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 23 founders with education data

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×3Delhi University ×2Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology ×2SRM IST Chennai ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3

2 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 22 with degree data)

Investments · 114 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 42025 · 22024 · 32023 · 22021 · 12018 · 113 dated

ERGOSergos.inin𝕏✓ verified

Ergos operates a "Grainbank" platform that lets farmers store grain at farmgate warehouses, convert it into tradable digital assets, obtain credit against stored grain through partner banks and NBFCs, and sell their produce to buyers.

AgTechB2B MarketplacesFintechBengaluru, IN

Kishor Kumar Jha(CEO and Director)Praveen Kumar(COO and Director)

Co-investorsAavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedTrifecta Capital Advisors

Inspektlabsinspektlabs.comin𝕏✓ verified

Inspektlabs develops a computer vision platform that automates visual inspections of physical assets using photos and videos, serving industries that require asset assessment and damage evaluation.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSNew Castle, US

Devesh Trivedi(CEO)inSanchit(CPO)in

Co-investorsIFCScrum VenturesBetter CapitalFirst ChequeTechstarsTitan Capital

TakeMe2Spacetm2.spacein✓ verified

TakeMe2Space is building an orbital data centre — a constellation of six satellites with on-board compute that process Earth observation data in space to deliver AI-derived intelligence rather than raw data, reducing transmission costs and latency.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSpace Tech

Co-investorsHEC Paris Incubator

Squadcast, Inc.Jun 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

San Francisco, US

Board seatVenkatesh Peddi· per SEC Form D · $6M raise · filed Oct 2021

Co-investorsDNX PARTNERSNexus Venture PartnersNexus Ventures

Aetheraetherbiomedical.comin𝕏

Aether Biomedical develops the Zeus multi-articulating bionic hand and an ecosystem of prosthetic devices, control systems, and connected digital tools.

HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsJ2 VenturesJoyance PartnersStory VenturesSunfish PartnersSunfish Partners

Aether Biomedical
AgroStaragrostar.inin𝕏

AgroStar builds technology solutions for Indian farmers, combining agricultural inputs, crop care products, and farm implements with digital platforms and farmer-focused applications.

AgTechB2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureIndia, IN

Shardul Sheth(CEO & Co-Founder)Sitanshu Sheth(COO & Co-Founder)

Co-investorsAavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedAccelAlteria CapitalEvolvence India FundStride Ventures

Aroleaparoleap.com

Co-investorsSauce.vc

Artium
Artium Academyartiumacademy.comin𝕏

Co-investorsAnicut Capital

Aura Smartaura-smart.comin𝕏

Aura Smart offers a marketplace and smart home platform (Aura OS) that connects smart devices from over 3500 brands into a single app, supporting security, automation, entertainment, and networking.

ConsumerHardwareIoT

Beepkartbeepkart.com

BeepKart is a platform related to used two-wheeler/vehicle sales that continues to support its existing customers with post-sales assistance.

E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsStellaris Venture Advisors 2 LlpVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Vertex Ventures

Bizongobizongo.comin𝕏Oct 2023 · $50M

Bizongo provides a B2B supply chain digitization platform and working capital solutions for enterprises and their vendor businesses in India.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Aniket DebSachin Agrawal(Founder)inAnkit Tomar

Co-investorsAccelAddVentures by SCGFundamentumLiquidity CapitalStride VenturesTrifecta Capital Advisors+5 more

Blowhornblowhorn.com

Last-mile logistics and transportation for India

Santosh Desai(Founder)in

Co-investorsCapria VenturesDraper AssociatesTrifecta Capital Advisors

BONUSHUB DIGITAL SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
Bonushub.Cobonushub.co.in

BonusHub is a digital payments platform providing a payments-as-a-service acquiring solution for point-of-sale terminals (Android POS, m-POS, Linux POS), covering transaction authorization, routing, fraud detection, and clearing and settlement.

FintechRetail TechSaaS

Bouncebounceinfinity.comin𝕏

Bounce Infinity manufactures electric scooters with detachable batteries for urban mobility.

HardwareMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsAccelPeak XV PartnersB CapitalMaverick VenturesQualcommQualcomm Ventures

Buystarsbuystars.com

Co-investorsSaison CapitalSprint Vc

Bytelearnbytelearn.com
Cavli Wirelesscavliwireless.comin𝕏

Cavli Wireless provides end-to-end IoT solutions including cellular IoT modules (LPWAN, LTE Cat 1/1bis/Cat 4, 5G), integrated eSIM connectivity, and device management software such as its Hubble platform for FOTA/DFOTA and remote SIM management.

Cloud ComputingHardwareIoT

Co-investorsQualcomm Ventures

Claimbuddyclaimbuddy.inin𝕏

ClaimBuddy provides health insurance claim assistance for patients and hospitals in India, helping check claim eligibility, arrange documentation, and file claims to reduce rejections.

Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTech

Ajit Patel(Founder)Khet Singh Rajpurohit(Founder)

Co-investorsFirst ChequeLVX VenturesRebright Partners

Clientellgetclientell.comin𝕏Apr 2024 · $2.5M

Clientell offers an AI tool that performs Salesforce administration tasks directly inside a user's org, such as building Flows and generating test data, while the user inspects and validates the results.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Neil Sarkar(Founder)in

Co-investorsZ5 CapitalArtha Venture FundBlume Ventures

Clientellclientell.comJul 2018

Ocala, US

Chad Walker(Executive Officer, Director)Mitch Neff(Executive Officer, Director)Ronald Shawn Voigt(Executive Officer, Director)Erin Blair(Executive Officer, Director)

Climatclimat.today
Climat Today
Contravaultcontravault.comin

ContraVault AI is an AI platform for bid and tender teams that reads RFPs and tender documents, extracts requirements, flags risks and contradictions, drafts Go/No-Go decisions, and assembles submission-ready bid packages.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS

Co-investorsTitan Capital

Cropincropin.comin𝕏

Cropin builds an agriculture cloud platform with an agentic AI layer (OrbitAI) that digitizes field operations, farmer engagement, and provides ML-ready data pipelines and analytics for food and agriculture companies.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningSaaSBengaluru, IN

Krishna Kumar(Founder)in

Co-investorsAnkur Capital

Ctrlbctrlb.aiin𝕏Nov 2025 · $2.5M

CtrlB provides a high-performance log-search and observability platform, using a distributed query engine with Parquet ingestion, indexing, and parallel execution over object storage.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Adarsh Srivastava(Founder / CEO)inBalasubramanian P(Co-Founder / Lead Engineer)in

CultFit
Curefitcult.fitin𝕏

cult.fit offers fitness memberships (cultpass) providing access to group classes, gyms, at-home workouts, and sports facilities, along with weight-loss coaching, workout gear, and wellness services.

ConsumerSports TechWellness & FitnessBangalore, IN

Mukesh Bansal(Founder)

Co-investorsBetter CapitalExfinity VenturesKalaari CapitalSouth Park Commons

Curefoodscurefoods.in

Ankit Nagori(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelIron PillarNordstarStride VenturesTrifecta Capital Advisors

Deepfencedeepfence.io𝕏

Co-investors33NAllegisCyber CapitalBright Pixel Capital

Dezy (smiles.ai)
Dezy Consumer Branddezy.comin𝕏

Dezy operates a network of dental clinics offering services such as teeth cleaning, aligners, implants, root canals, and extractions, along with digital consultations and free online dental assessments.

ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechBangalore, IN

Hitesh Kakrani(Founder)inJatin Kakrani(Founder)in

Co-investorsPeak XV Partnerspeercheque

Dr. Pawsvisitdrpaws.comin

Dr.

ConsumerHealthtech

Co-investorsSauce.vc

DreamVu Inc
DreamVu Roboticsdreamvu.comin

DreamVu is a physical AI research lab that builds a proprietary single-shot omnidirectional 3D camera system to capture real-world datasets for training robot foundation models.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics

Co-investorsBroad Street Angels

Eatfiteatfit.in

EatFit provides prepared meals made with whole grains, calorie-counted portions, and no trans fats, chemicals, or deep frying.

ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsTrifecta Capital AdvisorsIron Pillar

EMBexmyb.com

Nishant Behl(Founder)inRohan Raj Barua(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalTanglin Venture Partners

EMITRR* Local Servicesemitrr.comin𝕏

Emitrr provides a communication platform for businesses that includes text-enabled business phone lines, team messaging, appointment scheduling and reminders, review generation, bulk SMS/MMS, and website lead-capture forms.

Marketing TechSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsAxilor Ventures

Exlyexlyapp.cominMar 2024 · $6.2M

EXLY is a platform for creators to monetize content through courses, live workshops, and webinars, with built-in CRM, payment processing, and marketing tools.

ConsumerCreator EconomyEdTechSaaSNew Delhi, IN

Sidharth Rawat(Founder)inSuyash Sinha(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorLightspeed Venture PartnersMayfield IndiaVenture Highway

Expand My Business
Expertiaexpertia.ai

Bengaluru, IN

Akshay Gugnani(Founder)

Co-investorsEndiya Partners

Expertia AIexpertia.coinMar 2025

Expertia AI uses deep learning and explainable natural language processing to rank job candidates for small and medium-sized employers.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechBangalore, IN

Kanishk Shukla(CEO)inAkshay Gugnani(CTO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstEndiya Partners

Fibefibe.inin

Fibe offers instant personal loans and cash disbursals through a mobile app, letting consumers in India apply for credit, calculate EMIs, and repay flexibly.

ConsumerFintech

Ashish Goyal(Founder)in

Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersTrifecta Capital AdvisorsEight Roads VenturesIFCInternational Finance Corporation

Freehandfreehand.aiin𝕏

Freehand builds AI agent teams that audit vendor and carrier invoices, enforce contracts, and resolve billing disputes across enterprise supply chains, posting validated outcomes back to ERP systems with an auditable trace.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain

Nitin Jayakrishnan(Founder)inAbhijeet Manohar(Founder)in

Co-investorsBattery VenturesIron PillarNewBuild.VCNext47

Frinksfrinks.ai

Co-investorsPrime Venture Partners

Getshopsegetshopse.com

ShopSe is a payment acceptance platform that offers affordability options at checkout, including pre-approved EMIs, credit card EMIs, and digital finance for customers without credit cards, sourced from multiple lenders.

E-commerceFintechSaaSMumbai, IN

Yagnesh Desai(Co-Founder & CBO)

Getvantage, Homepagegetvantage.co

Bhavik Vasa(Founder)in

Co-investorsDMI AIF Sparkle FundSony Ventures CorporationVaranium NexGen

Getwithubgetwithub.com
GlobalBeesglobalbees.com

Co-investorsPremji InvestTrifecta Capital Advisors

Good Meetingsgoodmeetings.aiin𝕏

GoodMeetings builds a sales productivity platform aimed at making sales interactions and meetings more effective for customer-facing revenue teams.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsFirst ChequeSupermorpheus

Gullak
Gullak Moneygullak.moneyin𝕏

Gullak provides an automated savings and investment platform for Indian consumers, enabling wealth accumulation through digital gold and simplified investment tools.

FintechBengaluru, IN

Naimisha Rao(Founder)inDilip Jain(Founder)inManthan Shah(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetter CapitalGMO VenturePartnersKira StudioLVX VenturesY Combinator

HealthifyMehealthifyme.comOct 2024

Digital health and wellness platform helping users adopt healthier lifestyles and manage lifestyle diseases.

Tushar Vashisht(Founder)inMathew Cherian(Founder)Sachin Shenoy(Founder)in

Co-investorsAthera Venture PartnersHealthQuadSamsung NextSilver Lake PartnersBlume VenturesClaypond Capital+6 more

Healthplixhealthplix.comin

HealthPlix provides an online and offline electronic medical record (EMR) platform and clinic management software for doctors and healthcare facilities in India, including prescription tools, teleconsultation, and specialty-specific modules across 16 medical specialties.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsKalaari CapitalAvataar Venture PartnersLightspeed Venture Partners

Hevodatahevodata.comin𝕏

Hevo is a no-code data pipeline platform that combines extraction, loading, and dbt-based modeling with operational visibility across data sources.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Manish Jethani(Founder)in

Co-investorsPeak XV PartnersTracxn labsQualgro

Hexahealthhexahealth.com

Co-investors3one4 Capital

Houseeazyhouseeazy.comin

HouseEazy is a real estate platform for buying and selling resale residential properties, handling verified title-checked homes, refurbishment, documentation, and mortgage support.

AI & Machine LearningMarketplacesPropTech

Co-investorsAccel

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The page presents itself as an online casino ("Vavada") offering slots, live dealer games, and sports betting, primarily targeting players in Russia and CIS countries.

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Chiratae Ventures made?
Chiratae Ventures has 103 tracked investments, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Chiratae Ventures invest at?
Chiratae Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is Chiratae Ventures's typical check size?
Chiratae Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
What sectors does Chiratae Ventures focus on?
Chiratae Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Medical Devices, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
Where is Chiratae Ventures located?
Chiratae Ventures is headquartered in Gurugram, IN.
Does Chiratae Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Chiratae Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Chiratae Ventures co-invest with?
Chiratae Ventures most often shares deals with Trifecta Capital Advisors, Accel, Axilor Ventures, among 103 tracked co-investors.

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Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Big mark change: Chiratae Ventures’ Sudhir Sethi speaks on increasing investment in Deep Tech

ANI News · Sudhir Sethi

"Significant value creation happens in the later part” -TCM Sundaram Founder & VC Chiratae Ventures

StartupTN · TCM Sundaram

Sustainability Karma - Season 3 | Episode 11: Featuring Sudhir Sethi, Chairman, Chiratae Ventures

Sustainability Karma · Sudhir Sethi

Sudhir Sethi, Founder and Chairman, Chiratae Ventures -FirstCry Goes Public

Chiratae Ventures · Sudhir Sethi

Indiaspora G20 Forum: Sudhir Sethi, Chiratae Ventures & Peyush Bansal, Lenskart Solutions

Chiratae Ventures · Sudhir Sethi

Sudhir Sethi, Founder & Chairman, Chiratae Ventures, in conversation with Govindraj Ethiraj

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