Gemba Capital Venture Partners
Venture capitalBengaluru · Pre-Seed–Seed · 9 people tracked
Investment thesis
Gemba Capital is a pre-seed and seed stage specialist VC fund in India investing in category creators. It favors simple, scalable ideas that create or expand markets, prioritizing founder qualities like clarity, resilience, and hustle over pedigree. The firm avoids conventional gating on market size, revenue, or competition, and dislikes complex solutions or scaling before a hypothesis is proven. Nothing is considered too early. It has backed full-stack, vertical-focused plays and picks-and-shovels enablers across defense, insurtech, fintech, supply chain, marketplaces, and consumer categories in India.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 35 of 60 portfolio companiesFintech ×13SaaS ×12AI & Machine Learning ×11Consumer ×6E-commerce ×5Enterprise Software ×4B2B Marketplaces ×3Digital Health ×3
HQs:India×24United States×5United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 19 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×73 founders×44+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with education data
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad ×3Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow ×3Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×3Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani ×2Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee ×2Manipal Institute of Technology ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 25 founders with career history
Colgate Palmolive ×2Goodbox ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
8 hold an MBA (of 28 with degree data)
Investments · 60 tracked
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Lal10 is a B2B platform connecting brands with manufacturers and sellers of soft-home and textile products such as floor coverings, home linen, table linen, and bed linen.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesE-commerceNew York City, US
Maneet Gohil(Founder)Sanchit Govil(Founder)
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersBeyond Capital VenturesPegasus India Evolving Opportunities FundSpiral VenturesBeyond Capital
4AMFresh operates a consumer grocery/delivery app with a wallet-based payment and cashback system, using OTP phone login and INR (₹) currency.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
AI-powered marketing content creation platform using AI characters.
Affogato is an all-in-one AI studio for generating, editing, and upscaling images and video with 170+ models integrated into a single workspace.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US
Bhagaban Behera(Founder)inNakul Kelkar(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorOlive Tree Capital
Airmeet is a virtual events platform that enables investors, incubators, and accelerators to host immersive online events for networking, collaboration, and mentorship.
Future of WorkSaaS
Lalit Mangal(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAccelBetter CapitalCalm VenturesDG Daiwa VenturesFlucas VenturesGlobal Brain+5 more
Alltius offers a customer experience platform with voice and chat AI to automate customer queries, reduce support costs, and improve sales conversions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorspeercheque
Co-investorsRebright Partners
DelightChat provides an omnichannel customer support inbox that consolidates WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Email, and Live Chat into one dashboard with AI-assisted response drafting.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Preetam(Co-founder & CEO)inSankalp(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsFirst Cheque
Eternz is a digital marketplace for jewelry that aggregates over 300 curated brands across multiple price points and styles—from fashion to fine jewelry.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesIndia, IN
Arthi Ramalingam(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsHyderabad AngelsIIMA VenturesKae CapitalTDV Partners
Fairdeal is a B2B wholesale platform that delivers FMCG products—including snacks, cold drinks, personal care, and dairy—to Kirana store owners in under 60 minutes.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech
Co-investorsWaterBridge Ventures
Zuper offers a platform that connects businesses with customers by unifying interactions across office and field teams in real time.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSammamish, US
Karthik V(Founder)inVijay Narasiman(Founder)in
Co-investorsFUSEHubSpot VenturesPeak XV PartnersCapria VenturesPrime Venture Partners
Finodaya provides lending services combining local sourcing teams with digital credit engines to assess and offer credit.
Fintech
Tech-enabled financial services providing loans against property to small businesses.
Co-investorsStellaris Venture Advisors 2 Llp
SEBI-regulated high yield investment platform offering bonds and fixed deposits.
Grip is an Indian investment platform offering fixed-income products including secured bonds, securitised debt instruments (SDIs), corporate fixed deposits, and curated baskets with fixed returns of up to 12.5% p.a.
FintechNew Delhi, IN
Co-investorsAdvantedge FoundersAnicut CapitalEndiya PartnersStride VenturesVenture Highway
1Win India is a Curacao-licensed online gambling platform offering a casino with over 10,500 slots, table games, live dealer titles, and crash games, alongside a sportsbook covering cricket, football, and 30+ other sports.
ConsumerGaming
Co-investors3one4 CapitalOwl CapitalPrime Venture Partners
Inai provides a payments platform that enables companies to launch, manage, and scale global payment solutions with integrations to diverse payment methods across regions.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechSaaSLondon, GB
Anta Pattabiraman(Founder)inKarthik Narayanan
Co-investorsBetter CapitalKube VCSquareOneY CombinatorSoma Capital
B2B supply chain enabler platform designed to help e-commerce platforms hyperscale operations.
Mumbai, IN
Mohsin Mumtule(Founder)
Co-investorsPrime Venture PartnersShastra VC
Kredmint is a financial services platform offering supply chain finance, business loans, invoice discounting, trade finance, gold loans, expense management, and payment collection tools for businesses ranging from small retailers to enterprises.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNoida, IN
Vikas Garg(Founder)
Full-stack integrated vertical supply chain platform for Indian spices market.
Cloud-based textile factory aggregator helping Indian MSMEs digitize and manage cross-border wholesale operations.
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalBeyond Capital Ventures
LightFury Games (operated by LeagueX Gaming Private Limited) is a video game company based in India.
GamingBengaluru, IN
Tina Balachandran(Founder)Karan Shroff(Founder)in
Co-investorsV3 VenturesBlume VenturesMIXI
Luru is an AI sales development representative that automates outbound prospecting by finding leads across tools like LinkedIn and forums, enriching them with intent data, and running personalized multi-channel outreach campaigns.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechWilmington, US
Sanjeeth R(Founder)Sid Ramesh(Founder)inKarthik K(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesIndia Quotient
Santa Clara, US
Vijay Rayapati(Executive Officer, Director)Anand FNU(Executive Officer)
BoardSanjay Nath(Director)
Co-investorsBlume Ventures
Navadhan operates AceN, a financial technology platform offering a suite of micro-apps for customer onboarding, credit decisioning, payments, collections, and portfolio management to serve under-banked households and small businesses in India.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSMumbai, IN
Co-investorsNabventuresVaranium NexGenPrime Venture PartnersPrime Ventures
NeoDocs provides at-home health assessment tests with lab-quality accuracy and personalized health monitoring for consumers seeking preventive wellness.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessMH, IN
Nikunj Malpani(Founder)inPratik Lodha(Founder)inAnurag Meena(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorOmidyar NetworkOmidyar Network IndiaTitan Capital
Harshit L.(Founder)inAman Bhargava(Founder)in
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 Capital
Pay3 provides a payment infrastructure layer for agentic commerce, enabling AI agents to autonomously execute transactions using stablecoin rails with programmable spending controls, global settlement, and audit trails.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsArka Venture Labs
Enterprise infrastructure layer for instant global payout solutions across fiat and digital currencies.
Pazy is a business payments platform that centralizes card payments, accounts payable, procurement, and reimbursement, using AI to process invoices from Slack, email, and WhatsApp and integrating with ERP systems like Tally, Zoho Books, and Oracle.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsInuka Capital
AI-based solution converting sample collection centers into diagnostic labs.
Plum provides employee health insurance and benefits programs for growing companies, including telehealth, health checkups, wellness programs, and an employee app with expert consultations.
HealthtechHR TechInsurTechBengaluru, IN
Abhishek Poddar(Founder)inSaurabh Arora(Founder)
Co-investorsGMO VenturePartnersTanglin Venture PartnersTracxn labsPeak XV Partners
Pratilipi is an Indian storytelling company operating a self-publishing platform where writers publish stories that readers can access across formats, including online literature, audio series, digital comics, podcasts, and book publishing.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentBengaluru, IN
Ranjeet Pratap Singh(Founder & CEO)inShally Modi(Founder)inSankaranarayanan Devarajan(Founder)in
Co-investorsJungle VenturesQiming Venture PartnersNexus Venture PartnersOmidyar Network
Pallavi Shrivastava(Founder)in
Co-investorsCreation Investments Capital ManagementMerak VenturesPeak XV PartnersWhiteboard Capital
Bengaluru, IN
Abhijit Kothawale(Founder)Rahul Vamshidhar(Founder)Rohan Gala(Founder)inRahul V.(Founder)in
Co-investorsJungle Ventures
SBNRI provides a financial platform for Global Indians (NRIs), handling multi-currency management, cross-country compliance, and dual-tax situations.
Fintech
Co-investorsBetter CapitalQuona Capital
Connects irrigation equipment manufacturers with rural retail networks.
Showroom B2B operates a B2B apparel sourcing marketplace that connects retailers with manufacturers through an AI-powered supply chain platform offering demand forecasting, supplier matching, and fulfillment tracking.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesRetail TechNoida, IN
Co-investorsAccionCactus Venture PartnersJungle VenturesAccion Venture LabAlteria CapitalSaison Capital+3 more
Signzy provides identity verification and onboarding software that lets companies verify, onboard, and monitor users, with tools for phone/email/device checks, identity and business verification, AML sanctions and PEP screening, transaction monitoring, and digital contracting.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Ankit Ratan(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesKalaari CapitalStellaris Venture Advisors 2 LlpVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.8i VenturesArkam Ventures
Sing One Song offers a singing improvement approach focused on helping people learn to sing one song at a time.
ConsumerEdTech
Bengaluru, IN
Aravind Reddy(Founder)Arpit Dave(Founder)Gnanesh Chilukuri(Founder)
Co-investorsCapria VenturesArkam Ventures
Co-investorsVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.
TranZact is an AI-powered ERP and operations platform ("Factory AI OS") that runs sales, purchase, inventory, production, and planning for manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaSMumbai, IN
Ritesh KumarSharad Sen Sharma(Founder)Rohan Sen Sharma(Founder)Adarsh Sikaria(CRO)
Co-investorsKae CapitalPrime Venture PartnersTribe Capital
Digital distribution and aggregation platform for agricultural ecosystem.
Co-investorsIncofin Investment ManagementNabventuresRecur Club
Verak provides property insurance for small and medium-sized businesses in India, covering facilities like shops and warehouses against natural and man-made disasters, with coverage available the next day starting at ₹8 per day and delivered through WhatsApp-based claims processing.
FintechInsurTechBengaluru, IN
Rahul Mathur(Founder)in
Co-investorsVibe CapitalY CombinatoriSeedLightspeed India PartnersTitan Capital
Volt Money offers digital loans against mutual funds in India, letting individuals set up a credit line from ₹10,000 up to ₹5 crore by lien-marking mutual fund units without uploading documents.
FintechSaaS
Ankit Agarwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsFuel Ventures
Wint Wealth operates an online bond platform in India's debt segment, offering retail investors access to corporate and securitised debt securities with fixed returns ranging from 9% to 12% per annum.
FintechBengaluru, IN
Anshul Gupta(Director)inAditya Anand(CEO)Ajinkya Kulkarni(Founder)inAbhik Patel(Founder)inShashank Chimaladari(Founder)in
Co-investorsAll In CapitalBetter CapitalCapria VenturesFirst ChequeFundamentumRainmatter+5 more
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioVerakacq. by Insurance Dekho
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesVolt · www2.fundsforngos.org · Aug 19, 2026
Grip Invest · businessnewsthisweek.com · Aug 19, 2026
Strata · enterpriseam.com · Jul 23, 2026
Field Services · indianstartuptimes.com · Jul 23, 2026
inai · saasworthy.com · Jun 28, 2026
Unnati · indianstartuptimes.com · Jun 23, 2026
Plum · crowdfundinsider.com · May 10, 2026
LightFury Games · finsmes.com · Apr 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Gemba Capital Venture Partners made?
- Gemba Capital Venture Partners has 60 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Gemba Capital Venture Partners invest at?
- Gemba Capital Venture Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Gemba Capital Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Gemba Capital Venture Partners typically writes checks of $250K.
- What sectors does Gemba Capital Venture Partners focus on?
- Gemba Capital Venture Partners focuses on AgTech, Defense Tech, E-commerce, Fintech, Gaming, InsurTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Gemba Capital Venture Partners located?
- Gemba Capital Venture Partners is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.
- Does Gemba Capital Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Gemba Capital Venture Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Gemba Capital Venture Partners co-invest with?
- Gemba Capital Venture Partners most often shares deals with Better Capital, Capria Ventures, Y Combinator, among 55 tracked co-investors.
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