Dholakia Ventures
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Investment thesis
Dholakia Ventures invests primarily at the pre-seed to Series A stages with checks of $100k-$1M, aiming to be a founder's first commitment. It takes a sector-agnostic approach with a commitment to socially fit sectors and backs companies globally, particularly those with Indian founders or active in the Indian market. The firm typically co-invests rather than leads, positioning itself as an institutional investor with an angel-style, founder-aligned approach that provides unbiased advice and reserves capital for follow-on rounds. It emphasizes speed in decision-making, value-add from operating experience, and active involvement with portfolio companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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What they invest in
from 53 of 67 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×18Consumer ×18E-commerce ×14SaaS ×10Direct to Consumer ×8Fintech ×7Hardware ×6B2B Marketplaces ×5
HQs:India×36United States×4
Who they back
founder profiles across 26 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×132 founders×73 founders×34+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 40 founders with education data
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras ×4Delhi University ×3Indian School of Business ×3National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli ×3Gujarat University ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur ×2INSEAD ×2Jamia Millia Islamia ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 41 founders with career history
Flipkart ×2Gojek ×2OYO ×2Tata Consultancy Services ×2Teach For India ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 founders hold a PhD · 6 hold an MBA (of 41 with degree data)
Investments · 67 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12023 · 12022 · 12018 · 14 dated
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)in
Co-investorsSpeciale InvestAnicut CapitalCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalFundamental VCGlobevestor+9 more
Bebe Burp produces nutritionally-focused baby food products formulated from traditional grains, millets, and natural ingredients without artificial additives or preservatives.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechHealthtech
Shruti Tibrewal(Co-founder)inBharat Tibrewal(Co-founder)inChirag Gupta(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsSprint Vc
Better Opinions operates a prediction market platform in India where users trade on the outcomes of everyday events across categories like sports, politics, and entertainment, with the goal of making trading more accessible and engaging than traditional stock markets.
ConsumerFintechGamingBengaluru, IN
SAMAY JAIN(Founder)inSoumyajit Das(Founder)in
Co-investorsMetaplanetY CombinatorGoodwater CapitalOriginal CapitalSoma CapitalTremis Capital
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-investors8i VenturesMars Shot VenturesY CombinatorSoma Capital
Biddano operates an integrated B2B healthcare marketplace in India connecting pharmacies with distributors and manufacturers for medicine procurement across allopathy, ayurvedic, generic, OTC, surgical, and veterinary categories.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceHealthtech
Co-investorsFirst ChequeWindrose CapitalVenture Catalysts
Cybersecurity marketplace that raised $500K in a round led by 2am VC.
Co-investors100X2am VCRandev Ventures Family Office
An omni-channel platform that consolidates marketing, customer support, and sales tools into a single dashboard.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSBengaluru, IN
Kirushanth Kumar(Founder)in
Co-investorsSprint VcWindrose CapitalY CombinatorAstir Ventures
CarePay provides medical loans and flexible installment financing for healthcare expenses across India.
FintechHealthtech
Gaurav Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsPowerhouse Ventures
ClearDekho is an eyewear retailer offering eyeglasses, sunglasses, and computer glasses under its own and branded product lines.
ConsumerE-commerceHealthtechRetail Tech
Co-investorsSprint Vc
Couch Fashion is a home decor and lifestyle blog publishing articles on interior aesthetics, furniture, lighting, scent, and home air quality.
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Rocket (by DhiWise) is an AI-powered app builder that turns a single natural-language prompt into a full-stack application, generating UI/UX, production-ready code in the user's chosen framework, auto-configured backends (database schemas, authentication, API endpoints), and deployment via GitHub, Netlify, or custom domains.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsCapria VenturesTogether Fund
Gaming
EdgeForce develops deep technology solutions for India's defense and armed forces sector, leveraging AI and advanced computing to support military modernization and smart technologies.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Colonel P Hani(Founder)Colonel (Dr) N Sriramesh(Founder)
FilterPixel is an AI-powered desktop application (Windows and macOS) that helps high-volume photographers cull and edit large photo sets, using genre-specific scoring to select the best images and apply a photographer's editing style consistently.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsSucSEED Indovation
Flam's Connect product builds humanlike AI visual agents that use natural language understanding and low-latency streaming to deliver real-time conversational experiences based on a company's knowledge base.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Shourya Agarwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsRTP GlobalSeafundInventus Capital PartnersTwin Ventures
Flipspaces builds technology solutions for the interior design and construction industry, serving stakeholders across the design, procurement, and supply chain value chain with software and collaboration tools.
B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTechMumbai, IN
Kunal Sharma(Founder & CEO)Ankur Muchhal(Co-Founder)Vikash Anand(Co-Founder)Mrinal Sharma(Co-Founder)Ritesh Ranjan(Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer)
Co-investorsIncubate FundIron Pillar
Freightify provides a SaaS platform for freight forwarders to procure, manage, and quote freight prices, as well as create digital storefronts and track shipments in real time.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Raghavendran Viswanathan(CEO)
Co-investorsBetatron Venture GroupChakra Growth FundRiso CapitalTMVTradeworksNordic Eye Venture Capital
GalaxEye builds satellites and Earth Observation systems, including OptoSAR imagery that combines optical and radar data to deliver imaging regardless of weather, time, or terrain.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Suyash Singh(Founder)inRakshit Bhatt(Founder)inSatya Chakravarthy(Founder)inKishan Thakkar(Founder)in
Co-investorsFalconX VenturesLVX VenturesMela VenturesSeraphim SpaceUpsparks CapitalAnicut Capital+1 more
Ghost Kitchens India operates cloud kitchens and celebrity-led quick-service restaurants, building food brands from India with centralized operations and multi-brand leverage.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFoodTechIndia, IN
Co-investorsSprint Vc
Goat Brand Labs works with direct-to-consumer brands to help them scale and expand internationally, providing operations, branding, sourcing, and marketing support.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceBengaluru, IN
Rishi Vasudev(CEO and Co-Founder)inRameswar Misra(Co-Founder)inAnshuman Khanna(Co-Founder)inShouvik Roy(Chief of Brand Marketing)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalTrifecta Capital AdvisorsTiger Global Management
GrayQuest offers zero-interest monthly EMI payment plans for school and college fees, allowing parents and students to pay education fees in installments.
EdTechFintech
Co-investorspeercheque
Hypergro (a product of TruVi) is an AI platform that generates video ads from a text prompt, producing concepts, scripts, and visuals in minutes.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechBengaluru, IN
Abhijeet Kumar(Founder)inNeha Soman(Founder)inRituraj Biswas(Founder)in
Co-investorsTDV PartnersUpsparks CapitalAstir VenturesSilverneedle Ventures
Altergo provides a digital twin platform for managing grid-scale battery assets.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyBayside, US
Akhil Aryan(Chief Executive Officer)Alex Collet(Chief Technology Officer)Jean-Baptiste Collet(Head of Software Engineering)Akhil Panjwani(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsChakra Growth FundRiso Capital
MATTER develops technology solutions focused on carbon neutrality and environmental impact, targeting practices and processes that affect households across India.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodIoTMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsCapital2BSucSEED IndovationTransLink Capital
Melorra designs contemporary jewellery inspired by global fashion runways, created for everyday wear rather than special occasions.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceIndia, IN
Saroja Yeramilli(Founder & Promoter)in
Co-investorsLIGHTBOX VENTURESSprint VcLightbox
Neverinstall provides virtual desktop infrastructure and cloud PC solutions for teams seeking scalable, secure workspaces with simplified IT management.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
Nitro Commerce builds AI-driven revenue infrastructure and marketing solutions for ecommerce brands, focusing on privacy-first, cookieless growth systems that unify marketing, data, and customer retention.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Umair Mohammed(Founder & CEO)inShamail Tayyab(Co-Founder & CTO)inPratik Anand(Co-Founder & CBO)inNikhil Garg(Founder & CPO of Zodiac by Nitro Commerce)in
Oben Electric designs and manufactures electric motorcycles, such as the Rorr Evo, featuring LFP battery cells, IPMSM motors, and a connected app for diagnostics and ride stats.
CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Madhumita Agrawal(Founder & CEO)in
Oditly is a SaaS platform that replaces manual check sheets and spreadsheets with digital workflows, using AI-powered image analysis (Photon) to verify that operational tasks were executed and to trigger corrective actions.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsMela Ventures
Palette Brands is a house of direct-to-consumer consumer product brands—including Ember (non-stick cookware), Totem (Apple accessories), and Unbottle (reusable bottles)—targeting aspirational affluent Indian consumers in the mass premium segment.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceBengaluru, IN
Siddharth Gadodia(Co-founder)inHimanshi Tandon(Co-founder)in
Indian AI-based asset performance management SaaS provider for solar, wind and storage assets, acquired by IBM in 2024.
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersHyderabad AngelsPegasus India Evolving Opportunities FundMumbai AngelsVenture Catalysts
Co-investorsSprint Vc
PROTOUCH is a direct-to-consumer beauty and personal-care brand selling at-home devices and cosmetic products, including hair styling and growth tools, LED facial masks, skin-lift and dermaplaning devices, teeth-whitening products, and serums.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
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Co-investorsHyderabad AngelsJITO Angel Network
SpoofSense provides an API and native SDKs for web, iOS, and Android that detect facial liveness, deepfakes, presentation attacks, and camera injection attacks during identity verification.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
STAGE is an Indian streaming platform offering original shows and movies in regional languages including Haryanvi, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, and Gujarati.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentDelhi, IN
Vinay Singhal(Founder)inShashank Vaishnav(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalLVX VenturesSupermorpheus
Co-investorsA'Z AngelsSprint VcSucSEED IndovationTracxn labsHashed
SBI Life Insurance Company Limited is an India-based life insurer offering savings-oriented, protection, and market-linked insurance plans across participating, non-participating, and linked product segments.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechFintechInsurTechSocial
Ajay Lakhotia(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesFundamental VCLVX VenturesRoots VenturesSpring Marketing CapitalSquareOne Capital
str8bat produces cricket-related content and appears to operate in the cricket sports space, publishing blogs such as tributes to cricket figures.
GamingIoTSports TechBengaluru, IN
Gagan Daga(Founder)inRahul Nagar(Founder)in
Co-investorsSucSEED IndovationTechstars
Co-investors2am VCJITO Angel Network
The company makes ChargeBot, a charging solution that lets all-electric landscaping crews stay charged throughout the day, making electric equipment more cost effective than gas.
CleantechEnergyHardwareSan Francisco, US
JOSHUA GILBERT(Executive Officer, Director)GOPAL ERINJIPPURATH(Director)TOM BRADLEY(Director)
Vidyakul is an online learning platform offering live and recorded classes, e-books, notes, and practice tests for students in classes 9-12 and entrance exam preparation, delivered in local Indian languages.
EdTech
Co-investorsJITO Angel Network
WickedGud makes healthier packaged noodles and pasta using whole wheat, lentils, oats, chickpeas, and other grains instead of refined flour (maida), palm oil, MSG, or artificial colours.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHealthtech
Bhuman Dani(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsOrios Venture PartnersTitan CapitalHyderabad Angels
WTF Gyms operates an integrated fitness ecosystem in India that converts local neighbourhood gyms into tech-enabled fitness centers, offering AI-driven fitness plans, personalized training, nutrition, and wellness services.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSports TechWellness & Fitness
Zerocircle develops bio-based materials as sustainable alternatives to conventional plastic for packaging applications.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsMumbai, IN
Co-investors1CrowdTrousdale Ventures
Zippee provides rapid delivery infrastructure for consumer brands in India, using a network of dark stores and last-mile fleets to enable 30-minute, 60-minute, 120-minute, and same-day delivery.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechIndia, IN
Madhav Kasturia(Founder)in
Co-investorsEndurance CapitalChakra Growth FundExpert DOJORiso CapitalSprint Vc
Zypp Electric is an India-based EV rental platform that rents electric scooters and loaders to gig-economy delivery workers, providing IoT-enabled vehicles, battery-swapping infrastructure, and 24/7 support.
CleantechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Akash Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsChakra Growth FundLVX VenturesRiso CapitalShell FoundationSprint VcSupermorpheus+5 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
GalaxEye · officechai.com · Aug 22, 2026
Stage · blog.mean.ceo · Aug 19, 2026
Agnikul · thehindu.com · Jul 29, 2026
Zypp Electric · whalesbook.com · Jul 28, 2026
Flam · itbrief.news · May 18, 2025
Hypergro · incubees.com · Mar 19, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Dholakia Ventures made?
- Dholakia Ventures has 67 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Dholakia Ventures invest at?
- Dholakia Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Dholakia Ventures's typical check size?
- Dholakia Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What sectors does Dholakia Ventures focus on?
- Dholakia Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Dholakia Ventures located?
- Dholakia Ventures is headquartered in Surat, IN.
- Does Dholakia Ventures lead rounds?
- Dholakia Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Dholakia Ventures co-invest with?
- Dholakia Ventures most often shares deals with Sprint Vc, LVX Ventures, Chakra Growth Fund, among 60 tracked co-investors.
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