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Kae Capital

Venture capital

Bengaluru · Pre-Seed–Series A · 21 people tracked

Also known as KAE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PRIVATE LIMITED

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Investment thesis

Kae Capital invests in India's founders from the earliest stages, aiming to be the first institutional cheque for entrepreneurs building in commerce, finance, healthcare, and technology. The firm favors conviction over consensus, seeking exceptional entrepreneurs tackling large problems and supporting them from the first cheque through subsequent growth milestones. It positions itself as a long-term partner across the company's lifecycle, from initial investment to scale.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$500K – $32M
HQ
Bengaluru, IN
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2012
Last 12 months
9 investments
Private fund assets
$383.1M
Tracked investments
61
Unicorns
5
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
6

Team · 21 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Kae Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 37 of 61 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×14Consumer ×12SaaS ×10Healthtech ×7Digital Health ×6E-commerce ×6Wellness & Fitness ×6B2B Marketplaces ×4

HQs:India×22United States×8Canada×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 28 portfolio companies
54%
solo founders
15 of 28 mapped founding teams
67%
repeat founders
of 33 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 11 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×152 founders×123 founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 31 founders with education data

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow ×4Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur ×4Harvard Business School ×3Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×3Indian Institute of Management Bangalore ×2Indian Institute of Management Mumbai ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×2Indian School of Business ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 32 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×10Engineering ×9Computer Science ×8Finance & Accounting ×5Economics ×3Chemistry ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 33 founders with career history

A.T. Kearney ×2McKinsey & Company ×2Ola (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd) ×2Silatech ×2Swiggy ×2

15 hold an MBA (of 33 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders

Investments · 61 tracked

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By year:2026 · 62025 · 52024 · 32023 · 22022 · 52020 · 12016 · 123 dated

Hippovideohippovideo.comin𝕏✓ verified

Hippo Video is an enterprise video platform that enables sales and marketing teams to create, personalize, and deliver videos for customer engagement and revenue acceleration.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsExfinity Ventures

Mapmytalentmapmytalent.inin✓ verified

MapMyTalent provides career and course counselling for adolescents, parents, and teachers using behavioral science principles, offering guidance through counselling sessions, workshops, and online products.

EdTech

Dr. Anubhuti Sehgal(Co-founder & Director)Rohit Sehgal(Co-founder & Director)in

Co-investorsIndia Quotient

Parentuneparentune.comin𝕏✓ verified

Parentune is an India-based online platform and mobile app that connects parents with a community of other parents and trusted experts for advice on children's health, nutrition, and well-being.

ConsumerHealthtechSocialWellness & Fitness

Nitin Pandey(Founder & CEO)inVenugopal Pottu(Co-Founder & CTO / Technology Advisor)

Co-investorsSEGNEL Ventures

TranZactletstranzact.comin𝕏✓ verified

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 KumarinSharad Sen Sharma(Founder)inRohan Sen Sharma(Founder)inAdarsh Sikaria(CRO)in

Co-investorsPrime Venture PartnersTribe CapitalGemba Capital Venture Partners

1Mg1mg.comAcquired

This is a product listing page on an online pharmacy for Tugain Twins 5 Solution, a topical minoxidil-based medicine sold to treat hair loss and promote hair regrowth.

Digital HealthE-commerceHealthtechIndia, IN

Co-investorsLeo Capital VenturesPeak XV PartnersSpring Marketing CapitalVenturEastMaverick Ventures

Arkahubarkahub.inin

Arkahub (Interglacial Renewable Technologies Pvt Ltd) sells and installs rooftop solar systems for residential customers in India, handling site surveys, installation, and regulatory approvals in-house.

CleantechConsumerEnergyBengaluru, IN

Manish Pansari(Founder)in

Assurekitassurekit.comin𝕏

Assurekit is a protection infrastructure company that designs embedded insurance products, integrates them into partner platforms, and manages the claims and benefits experience end-to-end.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSBangalore, IN

Rishi Iyer(Founder)inKuldeep Dubeyin

Co-investorsSaama Capital

BPR Hub SaaSbprhub.com

BPR Hub is an AI-powered quality, compliance and governance platform for small and mid-sized manufacturers.

Co-investorspeercheque

Cartesian Kineticscartesiankinetics.cominDec 2025

Cartesian Kinetics develops "Physical AI" for fulfillment and warehouse operations, combining automation software and rack-native robotics that work within a facility's existing racks, systems and workflows rather than requiring a rebuild.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSaaSSan Jose, US

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalF-Prime Capital

Certacerta.io

Certa is an enterprise platform for third-party risk, compliance, ESG and procurement orchestration across the vendor lifecycle.

Jag Lamba(Founder)in

Co-investorsAglae VenturesBDMIFin CapitalGoat CapitalMantis CapitalPoint72 Ventures+2 more

Contlocontlo.comOct 2023 · $3.5M

Contlo is an AI-based customer data, marketing and helpdesk platform for ecommerce stores and D2C brands.

Lewes, US

Ishaan Bhola(Executive Officer, Director)Mukunda Nallur Srinivasa Gowda(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGaurav Chaturvedi(Director)in

Co-investorsBetter CapitalVelocityTitan Capital

DailyRoundsdailyrounds.orginJun 2016Acquired

DailyRounds builds learning and clinical-support tools for doctors and medical students, including exam-preparation platforms, question-paper generation, drug information, and professional benefits.

Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechIndia, IN

Deepu Sebin(Executive Officer, Director)inPriyaank Choubey(Co-Founder & CTO)inVineet Bagri(CEO)inNimmi Cherian(Director)

BoardRajesh Sawhney(Director)

Co-investorsPowerhouse VenturesBEENEXTKaedan Capital

Disprzdisprz.comin𝕏

Disprz provides an AI-powered learning platform that diagnoses skill gaps, builds learning content, and delivers training within the flow of work for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR Tech

Kuljit Chadha(Founder)in

Co-investorsDallas Venture CapitalLiquidity CapitalLumos Capital GroupMars Growth CapitalSilverneedle Ventures

Eight Networkeight.network

Eight is a cinematic audio series producer offering "cinema for your ears" through a subscription-based listening service.

Co-investorsSprint Vc

Enerzolveenerzolve.cominJan 2026 · $5.1M

Enerzolve builds intelligence, reliability, and control technologies for energy networks, aimed at utilities and industries managing renewable sources and storage systems.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardware

Co-investorsJungle Ventures

Eternzeternz.comin

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-investorsGemba Capital Venture PartnersHyderabad AngelsIIMA VenturesTDV Partners

Foxtalefoxtale.comMar 2024 · $14M

Indian direct-to-consumer skincare brand formulating mass-premium products for Indian skin types.

Romita Mazumdar(Founder)in

Co-investorsMatrixPanthera Growth PartnersZ47

Foxtalefoxtale.inin𝕏Jun 2024 · $18M

Foxtale is an Indian skincare brand that sells face and body products—including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, sunscreens, and body washes—formulated with active ingredients like niacinamide, vitamin C, and salicylic acid.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Romita Mazumdar(Founder)in

Co-investorsNuVenturesPanthera Growth PartnersZ47

Freightwallain

Palo Alto, US

Punit Java(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAmploBlackSoilFJ LabsTekton Ventures

GobbleCubegobblecube.comin

GobbleCube builds an AI, agent-based operating platform that consumer brands use to run digital commerce operations.

Nitesh Jindal(Founder)inSrikumar Nair(Founder)in

Grapevinegrapevinelogic.cominMar 2026 · $4.1MAcquired

Influencer marketing platform connecting brands with social content creators for performance-measured, whitelisted paid social campaigns.

Cambridge, US

Brendan Lattrell(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDavid Balter(Director)

Co-investorsBantam GroupTechstarsAtlas Venture

Grapevinegrapevine.orgin𝕏Mar 2026 · $4.1M

Grapevine operates a platform for Giving Circles that enables groups to pool donations, manage members, and direct funds to nonprofits.

Impact & Social GoodSaaSSocial

Emily RasmusseninJessan Hutchinson-Quillian

Co-investorsDiagram CapitalNotation CapitalOverton Venture CapitalPJCUlu VenturesAtlas Venture+1 more

Haticahatica.ioin𝕏Feb 2023 · $3.7M

Hatica offers a DevOps analytics dashboard that tracks DORA metrics — including deployment frequency, change failure rate, and mean time to restore — alongside 70+ other software engineering metrics.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Naomi Chopra(Executive Officer, Director)inHaritabh Singh(Founder)in

Co-investorsSprint VciSeedSequoia CapitalSurge

HealthKarthealthkart.comin𝕏Dec 2022 · $135M

HealthKart is an e-commerce platform for health supplements, nutritional products, and fitness gear operating online and through offline stores in India.

E-commerceHealthtechWellness & FitnessIndia, IN

Sameer Maheshwari(Founder)in

Co-investorsPeak XV PartnersSharrp VenturesA91 PartnersChrysCapitalSofinaTemasek

Hippo Videohippovideo.ioin𝕏Sep 2020 · $4.5M

Hippo Video is a video creation platform using agentic AI to turn text, documents, and prompts into videos with lifelike avatars and multilingual voiceovers in 30+ languages.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Karthi Mariappan(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalDallas Venture CapitalExfinity VenturesPeak XV PartnersSequoia Capital

Hiverhiver.comMar 2022 · $22M

Hiver is a SaaS customer service platform that turns Gmail shared inboxes into an omnichannel, AI-assisted help desk.

Co-investorsKalaari CapitalMars Growth Capital

Hiverhiverhq.comin𝕏Mar 2022 · $22M

Hiver Omni is an AI-powered omnichannel platform for customer support teams that unifies email, chat, Slack, voice, WhatsApp, and SMS into one interface, with AI agents handling complex multi-step requests and integrations pulling real-time customer data from CRM, project management, and collaboration tools.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Niraj Ranjan Rout(CEO and Co-founder)inNitesh Nandy(CTO and Co-founder)in

Co-investorsKalaari CapitalLiquidity CapitalMars Growth Capital

HST Solarhstsolar.comin𝕏

HST Solar operates a marketplace and software platform called View that connects landowners, energy buyers, and clean energy developers to originate site control agreements and offtake deals faster.

B2B MarketplacesCleantechEnergy

Innovcare Lifesciencesinnovcare.in𝕏

Innovcare Lifesciences markets and distributes branded nutraceutical and functional food products to healthcare practitioners across India for managing lifestyle-related disorders.

BiotechConsumerHealthtechWellness & FitnessNavi Mumbai, IN

KNOTknotnow.co

Mumbai-based quick-commerce platform offering 60-minute fashion delivery with doorstep trials and AI virtual try-on.

Co-investorsboundless ventures

Lanejoinlane.cominAug 2026

Toronto proptech company offering a tenant experience and communication platform for commercial landlords and their occupants.

PropTechToronto, CA

Co-investorsAlate PartnersBeyond CapitalTechstarsDeVCPanache Ventures

Loantaploantap.inin𝕏

LoanTap is an Indian fintech company offering personal loans aimed at millennials, with an in-house RBI-registered NBFC.

ConsumerFintech

Satyam Kumar(Founder)inVikas Kumar(Founder)in

Co-investorsIndia Quotient3one4 CapitalAvaana CapitalJuly Ventures

LoanTaploantap.comJun 2025

Pune-based digital lender offering personal, MSME and invoice-financing loans in India through its own RBI-registered NBFCs.

Satyam Kumar(Founder)inVikas Kumar(Founder)in

Co-investors3one4 CapitalAvaana CapitalIndia QuotientJuly Ventures

Nazara Technologiesnazara.in

Indian listed gaming company operating in mobile games, esports, gamified learning, sports media and adtech.

Nuawomannuawoman.comin𝕏

Nua is a direct-to-consumer women's personal care brand offering menstrual products such as sanitary pads, along with related digital tools like a period tracker.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerDirect to ConsumerFemTech

Co-investorsLightboxLIGHTBOX VENTURES

Onwoonwo.com

ONWO is a Bengaluru-based B2B cross-border platform exporting Indian processed foods and custom sweetener blends.

Porterporter.in

Advised on its Series F fundraise co-led by Kedaara Capital and Wellington Management.

Bengaluru, IN

Pranav Goel(Founder)inUttam Digga(Founder)inVikas Choudhary(Founder)

Co-investorsElev8 Venture PartnersKaedan Capital

PowerUp Moneypowerupmoney.comJun 2025 · $7M

Bengaluru wealthtech running a SEBI-registered, zero-commission mutual fund advisory app for Indian retail investors.

Prateek Jindal(Founder)in

Co-investors8i VenturesAccelBlume VenturesDeVC

Quickadsquickads.aiin

Quickads is an AI-first performance ad platform and creative agency that uses proprietary insights from over 32 million ads to generate, pre-test, and scale ad creatives across Meta, Google, Amazon, and TikTok.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechLiberty Hill, US

Nitin Mahajan(Founder)in

Qurequre.aiin𝕏

Qure.ai builds deep learning and AI software to detect and manage diseases such as lung cancer, tuberculosis, pediatric TB, and stroke, with several FDA-cleared solutions.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersHealthQuadMassMutual VenturesMerck Global Health Innovation FundNovo Holdings+1 more

RecommerceXrecommercex.comSep 2024 · $3.6M

Indian chemical recycling startup processing industrial plastic, metal and e-waste into recovered raw materials.

Co-investorsAccel

Snapmintsnapmint.com𝕏Oct 2025 · $125M

Snapmint operates an online shopping platform where customers can buy consumer products such as irons and garment steamers and pay in monthly installments through 0% EMI options.

ConsumerE-commerceFintechRetail Tech

Abhineet Sawa(Founder)inAnil Gelra(Founder)in

Co-investorsElev8 Venture PartnersGeneral AtlanticPegasus India Evolving Opportunities FundAnicut CapitalNorthern Arc Capital

Square Yardssquareyards.comin

Square Yards operates a full-stack proptech and fintech platform for buying, renting, and investing in residential and commercial real estate across major Indian cities, initially serving NRIs and now the broader homebuyer market.

FintechMarketplacesPropTechGurugram, IN

Tanuj Shori(CEO)inVivek Agarwal(Co-founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsADM CapitalSmilegate InvestmentMuzinich & Co.Vulpes Investment Management

SuperAGIsuperagi.ai

SuperAGI builds autonomous AI agent technology, from an open-source agent framework to agentic sales and marketing applications.

Mukunda S(Founder)in

Superlivingsuperliving.appin

SuperLiving is an AI-powered lifestyle and wellness app offering expert-vetted video content, structured health courses, calorie and nutrition tracking, and a 24/7 AI companion for personalized guidance on fitness, skin, weight, and mental health.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerWellness & FitnessBengaluru, IN

Gurjot Kaur(Founder)Manavdeep Singh Grover(Founder)in

Supernovagetsupernova.aiDec 2025

Supernova is an AI-powered mobile app focused on teaching spoken English through daily personalized lessons, translation practice from the learner's native language, and conversations with an AI tutor called Nova.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechEnergyBengaluru, IN

Nawin Krishna(Founder)inBernard Kiesel(CFO)Christopher Bridwell(President CEO)Arthur Bankston(COO)

Sys Cloudsyscloud.comin𝕏

SysCloud provides automated, immutable cloud backup and rapid recovery for SaaS applications, with features for ransomware detection, eDiscovery, compliance monitoring, data retention, and storage cost control.

Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaS

Vijay Krishna(Founder)in

Tradyltradyl.biz

Tradyl operates a B2B sourcing platform that connects buyers with factories, offering services such as trend forecasting and trusted factory sourcing for fashion and apparel products.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech

Shweta Agrawal(Founder & CEO)in

TranZacttranzact.com

Mumbai-based SaaS company helping Indian SMEs digitise operations from customer inquiry through dispatch.

Ritesh Kumar(Founder)inRohan Sen Sharma(Founder)in

Co-investorsPrime Venture PartnersTribe Capital

trayatraya.healthin𝕏

Traya Health sells Ayurvedic ingestible hair supplements formulated with herbs such as Bhringraj, Ashwagandha, Shatavari and Amla to address hair fall, premature greying and scalp health.

ConsumerDigital HealthDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessMumbai, IN

Saloni Anand(Founder)inAltaf

Co-investorsFireside Ventures Advisory LlpTrifecta Capital AdvisorsWhiteboard Capital

TrulyMadlytrulymadly.comin𝕏

TrulyMadly is an online dating and matchmaking platform that connects individuals seeking relationships.

ConsumerSocial

Co-investorsSeafundSupermorpheus

Wysawysa.cominJul 2022 · $20M

Wysa for Teams is a mental health SaaS product that delivers emotional wellbeing support to organizations with 200 employees or less through self-guided exercises, anonymous access to reflection spaces, and resources based on cognitive behavioral approaches.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSaaSWellness & Fitness

Jo Aggarwal(Founder)inHarsh Guptain

Co-investorsChange VenturesHealthQuadW Health Ventures Gp Llcpi Ventures

Wysawysa.ioinJul 2022 · $20M

Wysa is an AI-powered digital mental health platform that provides clinically backed behavioral health support through chatbot conversations and guided referrals for individuals, employers, and health systems.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMental Health

Jo Aggarwal(Founder)inRamakant Vempati(Founder)in

Co-investorsAjax HealthBritish International InvestmentHealthQuadpi VenturesW Health Ventures Gp Llc

Youyou.comin𝕏Aug 2026 · $242M

You.com provides Web Search APIs that give AI agents and large language models access to real-time, cited web data, addressing training cutoffs and hallucinations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Richard Socher(CEO & Founder)inAlex Triplett(Chief Operating Officer)inSaahil Jain(Chief Technology Officer)inSaurabh Sharma(Chief Product Officer)inAlper Tekin(President of Search)inJing Lee(Vice President of Finance and Operations)in

Co-investorsAIX VenturesBreyer CapitalChamaeleonDay One VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFusion+18 more

Zetwerkzetwerk.comin𝕏

Zetwerk is a global digital manufacturing platform that connects customers with a network of manufacturers offering CNC machining, die casting, 3D printing, and related services across industries.

Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesBengaluru, IN

Co-investorsAccelAvenir Growth CapitalFormus CapitalKhosla VenturesLiquidity CapitalPeak XV Partners+3 more

Zyla Healthzylahealth.com

Indian healthtech company running an AI-driven chronic care management platform with an in-house medical team.

Co-investorsExfinity Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Kae Capital made?
Kae Capital has 61 tracked investments, 7 of which have exited, including 11 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Kae Capital invest at?
Kae Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Kae Capital's typical check size?
Kae Capital typically writes checks of $500K – $32M.
What sectors does Kae Capital focus on?
Kae Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Deep Tech, Digital Health, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech.
Where is Kae Capital located?
Kae Capital is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.
Does Kae Capital lead rounds?
Yes, Kae Capital leads investment rounds.
Who does Kae Capital co-invest with?
Kae Capital most often shares deals with Peak XV Partners, Accel, Dallas Venture Capital, among 46 tracked co-investors.

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