Fundraising Fox
Dholakia Ventures
Venture capitalSurat · Pre-Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
Find your way into Dholakia Ventures
Each arrow is one introduction. Sign up to fill in the first one.
Ask Sunil Cavale to introduce you to Viraj Shah
You →Sunil · together at Indira Gandhi National Open University →Viraj
Ask Jamie Chen to introduce you to Dravya Dholakia
You →Jamie · together at Semester At Sea / ISE →Dravya
Ask Sam Okafor to introduce you to Dixita Jariwala
You →Sam · together at Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat →Dixita
- Nitin Savaliya36 people can intro you
- Nishant Batra4 people can intro you
Sign up to find every way you can get introduced to Dholakia Ventures
- Your email: who you already know at Dholakia Ventures, and who your contacts know
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: people you know who worked, studied or invested with the Dholakia Ventures team
- Your LinkedIn: the connections who can make the intro for you
We rank every route by how warm it is, so you raise on warm intros instead of cold emails.
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
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 55 of 68 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×19Consumer ×18E-commerce ×14SaaS ×11Direct to Consumer ×8Fintech ×7Hardware ×6Marketing Tech ×6
HQs:India×36United States×4
Who they back
founder profiles across 31 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×162 founders×93 founders×34+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 45 founders with education data
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras ×5Delhi University ×3Indian School of Business ×3National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli ×3Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani ×2Gujarat University ×2INSEAD ×2Jamia Millia Islamia ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 41 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×21Business & Management ×12Computer Science ×10Finance & Accounting ×5
Where their founders worked beforefrom 46 founders with career history
Flipkart ×2OYO ×2Tata Consultancy Services ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 founders hold a PhD · 6 hold an MBA (of 47 with degree data)
Investments · 68 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 22023 · 22022 · 62018 · 112 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 CapitalArtha Venture FundCelesta CapitalFundamental VCGlobevestor+9 more
Ambient Scientific develops ultra-low power AI processors for edge devices, using proprietary analog compute technology to enable always-on AI without reliance on cloud infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
Co-investorsAllegion Ventures
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-investorsMetaplanetTaurus VenturesY CombinatorDragon CapitalGoodwater CapitalJames Beshara Fund+5 more
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 CombinatorKube VCMyAsiaVCSequoia Capital+3 more
BHuman is an AI video platform that lets users record one video (or generate one from a text prompt with an AI presenter) and automatically produce personalized versions for thousands of recipients, customizing names, companies, images, links, and spoken details from a CSV, API, or CRM.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsMistral Venture PartnersGetVantageMumbai AngelsNB VenturesTitan CapitalVenture Catalyst
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
Broomees is a marketplace connecting customers with verified, experienced household service professionals.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerMarketplacesSaaS
Co-investors2am VCMAGIC Fund
Cybersecurity marketplace that raised $500K in a round led by 2am VC.
Dhruva Goyal(Founder)in
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)inMOHIT KUMAR(Founder)in
Co-investorsSprint VcWindrose CapitalY CombinatorAstir VenturesBaceFractal+3 more
CarePay provides medical loans and flexible installment financing for healthcare expenses across India.
FintechHealthtech
Gaurav Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsPowerhouse Ventures
ClearDekho sells eyeglasses, sunglasses, and computer glasses through a franchise-based retail model.
ConsumerE-commerceHealthtechRetail Tech
Shivi Singh(Founder)in
Co-investorsAroa Venture PartnersNB VenturesSprint VcGemba Capital Venture PartnersVenture Catalysts
Couch Fashion is a home decor and lifestyle blog publishing articles on interior aesthetics, furniture, lighting, scent, and home air quality.
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsWe Founder Circle
OLake provides an open-source data ingestion engine optimized for Apache Iceberg that accelerates data movement from databases with CDC support and a clean interface.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsLewes, US
Shubham Baldava(Founder)Rohan Khameshra(Director)
Co-investorsFirst Cheque
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 VenturesAccelIndia QuotientSalesforce 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)inMalhar Patil(Founder)in
Co-investors9Unicorns Accelerator FundRTP GlobalSeafundUpsparks CapitalInventus 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 SpaceSpeciale InvestUpsparks 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
Karan Tanna(Founder)in
Co-investorsGVFL Ltd.Sprint VcNB Ventures
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 CapitalFlipkart VenturesTrifecta Capital AdvisorsNordstarTiger Global ManagementVenture Catalysts
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
Hoopr provides a catalog of licensed, copyright-safe music recorded by musicians in India, along with AI tools that match soundtracks to videos and a built-in editor.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsThe Chennai AngelsIPVVenture Catalysts
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-investorsFiiRESilverneedle VenturesTDV PartnersUpsparks CapitalAstir 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
Karnival offers an integrated platform combining interactive digital receipts, marketing automation, loyalty points, NPS, surveys, and product reviews for retail brands across physical and digital store formats.
Marketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Siddharth Mishra(Founder)in
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 VENTURESLightboxSprint VcAlteria CapitalSymphony International HoldingsVenture Catalysts
My3DMeta turns a single uploaded photo into 3D models, jewelry, and 3D-printed figurines, using AI generation combined with human artist refinement.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsHyderabad AngelsAccelNestThe Chennai Angels
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
Ram Pasala(Founder)in
Co-investorsCallapina CapitalSpeciale Invest
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
Co-investorsCornerstone Ventures
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
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
Co-investorsIPV
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
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
Co-investorsAnicut CapitalTitan CapitalGVFL Ltd.
Unable to determine — the page provides only minimal content (email signup, cookie notice, and footer information).
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
Kartikeya Bhardwaj(Founder)in
Co-investorsJITO Angel Network
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 VenturesSupermorpheusThe Chennai Angels
A cross-border investing platform that pivoted to become Borderless, offering multi-currency banking and global payments for emerging market consumers.
Co-investorsA'Z AngelsAuxanoJuly VenturesSprint VcSucSEED IndovationTracxn labs+1 more
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 VenturesRise CapitalRoots VenturesSpring Marketing Capital+5 more
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
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-investorsTitan CapitalOrios Venture PartnersHyderabad AngelsVaranium Capital Advisors
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 Ventures3one4 CapitalRainmatter
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-investors9Unicorns Accelerator FundChakra Growth FundGoodyear VenturesIAN GroupLVX VenturesPeaceful Progress+10 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
HoncJugyahMy MandiNowPurchaseOptimized Electro TechProdoSuper Scholar
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHoopr · medianews4u.com · Feb 23, 2026
HyperGro · india.entrepreneur.com · Oct 4, 2025
Flam · globenewswire.com · May 13, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Dholakia Ventures made?
- Dholakia Ventures has 68 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, 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, 2am VC, among 76 tracked co-investors.
Similar investors
Draper Associates is a global early-stage venture capital firm that has funded transformative technology companies since 1985, backing founders across AI, crypto, healthcare, aerospace and other frontier fields.
Kindred Capital is an early-stage venture firm that backs mission-driven founders across technology sectors, launching its first fund in 2016.
A.GAIN (formerly IDC Ventures), powered by the IDC Network, is a capital creation company investing across venture and alternatives through four strategy areas: Technology, Credit, Fund of Funds, and Sports & Entertainment.
Crush Ventures is an early-stage investment firm backing companies building technology and brands aimed at influencing pop culture, leveraging the resources and talent network of Crush Music.
Bantam Group is an advisory firm that for two decades has worked with entrepreneurs to help execute their ideas, typically serving as mentor, coach and advocate to founders, management teams and shareholders.