Dholakia Ventures
Venture capitalSurat · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
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 · 6 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 50 of 67 portfolio companiesConsumer ×16AI & Machine Learning ×15E-commerce ×12SaaS ×8Direct to Consumer ×7Fintech ×7Hardware ×5Cleantech ×4
HQs:India×26United States×4
Investments · 67 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12018 · 12 dated
Agnikul builds low-cost orbital launch vehicles powered by single-piece 3D-printed semi-cryogenic engines, offering dedicated small-payload launches from a mobile launchpad.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalFundamental VCGlobevestorIIMA VenturesLVX Venturespi Ventures+4 more
Bebe Burp is a direct-to-consumer brand selling clean-label baby and toddler food such as ragi/millet porridge mixes, cookies, puffs, pancake mixes and natural sweeteners, along with feeding accessories like silicone feeding sets, bibs and teethers.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
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 CombinatorSoma 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-investorsMars Shot VenturesY Combinator8i Ventures
Co-investorsFirst ChequeWindrose Capital
Biocule sells face serums formulated for different skin types, using ECOCERT-certified ingredients and manufactured in a WHO-GMP certified facility.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsSprint Vc
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 that sells eyeglasses and sunglasses, positioning its products on quality and affordable pricing.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail 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
Co-investorsBetter CapitalCapria VenturesArkam Ventures
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 advanced military and security technology aimed at upgrading the capabilities of the country's security and armed forces.
Deep TechDefense Tech
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 builds AI-native interactive content that streams like video, using proprietary generative models to create immersive, photorealistic visuals with voice, touch, and gesture controls.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech
Co-investorsRTP GlobalSeafund
Flipspaces designs and delivers commercial interior spaces for organizations across industries, using a proprietary technology stack (VIZWORLD+) that connects design visualization, product selection, and project management.
B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechPropTech
Co-investorsIncubate FundIron Pillar
Freightify offers a SaaS platform for freight forwarders to procure and manage ocean freight rates, generate quotes, and track shipments, consolidating carrier contract and spot rates in one place.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsBetatron Venture GroupChakra Growth FundRiso CapitalTMVTradeworksNordic Eye Venture Capital
GalaxEye builds Mission Drishti, a satellite carrying both synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and multispectral imaging (MSI) sensors on a single platform to produce aligned, all-weather, analysis-ready Earth observation imagery.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSpace Tech
Co-investorsLVX VenturesMela VenturesSeraphim SpaceUpsparks Capital
Ghost Kitchens India operates a portfolio of cloud kitchen food brands spanning multiple cuisines, price tiers and formats, all run on a single scalable platform.
ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsSprint Vc
GOAT Brand Labs is a tech-driven platform that acquires and scales a portfolio of direct-to-consumer lifestyle brands, using data and AI to optimize marketing, inventory, and operations.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerE-commerceBengaluru, 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 Tech
Co-investorsTDV PartnersUpsparks Capital
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 builds electric motorcycles, including its AERA model, featuring a multi-gear transmission, liquid cooling, and a connected 7" touchscreen with app integration.
CleantechIoTMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsCapital2BSucSEED IndovationTransLink Capital
Neverinstall provides cloud-based virtual desktops, running operating systems in cloud-native environments and streaming them to a browser with real-time input forwarding.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Nitro Commerce provides a suite of technology tools aimed at helping businesses grow their online commerce operations.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
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-commerce
Siddharth Gadodia(Co-founder)inHimanshi Tandon(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersHyderabad AngelsPegasus India Evolving Opportunities Fund
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 a streaming platform offering movies and shows in Indian regional languages including Haryanvi, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Marathi, and Bengali.
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsBetter CapitalLVX VenturesSupermorpheus
Co-investorsA'Z AngelsSprint VcSucSEED IndovationTracxn labsHashed
StockGro is a stock market platform that gives users stock insights, verified expert portfolios, and access to SEBI-registered investment advisors and analysts.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintech
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
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)
Provides mentorship and advice covering business models, brand-building, direct-to-consumer growth, fundraising, hiring, scaling, and market fit.
Future of Work
Co-investorsJITO Angel Network
Wickedgud produces healthy, multigrain pasta products made with high protein and fiber content, free from artificial additives and trans fats, positioned as a nutritious alternative for Indian consumers.
ConsumerFoodTechHealthtech
Bhuman Dani(Founder)in
Co-investorsHyderabad Angels
WTF Gyms operates physical fitness centers offering gym facilities, group classes, and certified trainers, paired with an AI-powered mobile app that provides personalized workout and diet plans, body composition analysis, and progress tracking.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerWellness & Fitness
Zerocircle develops microplastic-free packaging materials using natural compounds to replace conventional plastic packaging.
Circular EconomyClimate 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
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
Co-investorsChakra Growth FundLVX VenturesRiso CapitalShell FoundationSprint VcSupermorpheus+1 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Stage · blog.mean.ceo · Aug 19, 2026
Agnikul · thehindu.com · Jul 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Dholakia Ventures made?
- Dholakia Ventures has 67 tracked investments, 1 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 53 tracked co-investors.
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