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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 Aug 25, 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
60

Team · 21 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Founder mafia

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

What they invest in

from 30 of 60 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×7Healthtech ×7Consumer ×5SaaS ×5B2B Marketplaces ×4Digital Health ×4E-commerce ×4Wellness & Fitness ×4

HQs:India×16United States×5Canada×1

Investments · 60 tracked

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By year:2026 · 62025 · 32023 · 12016 · 111 dated

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)

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)Venugopal 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 KumarSharad Sen Sharma(Founder)Rohan Sen Sharma(Founder)Adarsh Sikaria(CRO)

Co-investorsPrime Venture PartnersTribe CapitalGemba Capital Venture Partners

1Mg1mg.com

Tata 1mg is India's leading online pharmacy and healthcare platform that offers medicines, lab tests, doctor consultations, and cancer care services.

Digital HealthE-commerceHealthtechIndia, IN

Co-investorsLeo Capital VenturesPeak XV PartnersVenturEastMaverick Ventures

Airwoot
Arkahub
Assurekitassurekit.comin𝕏

Assurekit provides a full-stack insurance protection platform embedded within digital merchant and payment platforms in India, handling product design, underwriting, claims management, and benefits delivery end-to-end.

Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSBangalore, IN

Co-investorsSaama Capital

BPR Hub
Cartesian Kineticscartesiankinetics.cominDec 2025

Cartesian Kinetics builds warehouse automation that retrofits onto existing warehouse infrastructure to increase fulfillment throughput without facility redesigns.

HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalF-Prime Capital

Certacerta.io
Contlocontlo.comOct 2023

Lewes, US

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

BoardGaurav Chaturvedi(Director)in

Co-investorsBetter CapitalVelocityTitan Capital

DailyRoundsdailyrounds.orginJun 2016

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)Dr. Deepu Sebin(Founder)Priyaank Choubey(Co-Founder & CTO)Vineet Bagri(CEO)Nimmi Cherian(Director)

BoardRajesh Sawhney(Director)

Co-investorsPowerhouse VenturesBEENEXT

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

Co-investorsDallas Venture CapitalLiquidity CapitalLumos Capital GroupMars Growth CapitalSilverneedle Ventures

Eighteight.network

Co-investorsSprint Vc

Eight Network
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

Enerzolve
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

Eventifier
Foxtalefoxtale.com
Fynd
GobbleCubegobblecube.comin
Grapevinegrapevinelogic.cominMar 2026 · $4.1M

Cambridge, US

Brendan Lattrell(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDavid Balter(Director)

Co-investorsBantam GroupTechstarsAtlas VenturePeak XV Partners

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 RasmussenJessan Hutchinson-Quillian

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

Grapevinego-grapevine.cominMar 2026 · $4.1M

Grapevine is a medical supply procurement service that negotiates prices, expands vendor networks, and reroutes orders to help clinics avoid overpaying and stay in stock.

B2B MarketplacesHealthtechLogistics & Supply Chain

Co-investorsThe MBA FundAtlas VenturePeak XV Partners

Haticahatica.ioin𝕏

Hatica is an engineering analytics platform that aggregates activity across git, project management, CI/CD, communication, and incident tools to produce dashboards and AI-driven insights on developer productivity, delivery velocity, and team well-being.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US

HARITABH SINGH(Director)Naomi Chopra(Executive Officer, Director)Haritabh Singh(Founder)

Co-investorsSprint VciSeed

HealthKarthealthkart.comin𝕏

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)

Co-investorsPeak XV PartnersSharrp VenturesA91 PartnersChrysCapitalTemasek

Hippo Video
Hippovideohippovideo.comin𝕏

Hippo Video is an AI video creation platform that turns text, documents, and prompts into videos featuring lifelike avatars and multilingual voiceovers in 30+ languages, with agentic AI tools for scripting, editing, and campaign automation.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSales Tech

Hiverhiver.com
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

Innovcareinnovcare.in𝕏

InnovCare develops phytomedicine-based health products targeting lifestyle ailments across categories including bone and joint health, women's health, general health, and sexual health.

BiotechHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Innovcare Lifesciences
KNOT
Lanejoinlane.cominAug 2026

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

Co-investorsIndia Quotient3one4 CapitalAvaana CapitalJuly Ventures

LoanTaploantap.com
Nazara Technologies
Nua

B2B Marketplaces

Co-investorsLIGHTBOX VENTURES

Onwoonwo.com
Porterporter.in

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

Bengaluru, IN

Pranav Goel(Founder)Uttam Digga(Founder)Vikas Choudhary(Founder)

Co-investorsElev8 Venture PartnersIndigoEdge

PowerUp Moneypowerupmoney.com
Quickads
Qurequre.aiin𝕏

Qure.ai develops medical imaging AI that analyzes scans such as chest X-rays and CT to detect conditions including tuberculosis, lung cancer, and stroke, integrating with existing radiology hardware.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersHealthQuadMerck Global Health Innovation FundNovo HoldingsSequoia Capital

RecommerceXrecommercex.com

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 Fund

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

Vivek Agarwal(Co-founder & CTO)Tanuj Shori(CEO)

Co-investorsADM CapitalSmilegate Investment

SuperAGIsuperagi.ai
Superliving
SupernovaDec 2025

EnergyLake Mary, US

Bernard 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

Tata 1MG

Co-investorsSpring Marketing Capital

Tradyl
TranZacttranzact.com
trayatraya.healthin𝕏

Traya is a hair loss treatment brand that combines Ayurveda, allopathy, and nutrition (its "3 Science Formula") with an online hair diagnostic test, customised supplement and product kits, personalised diet plans, and hair coach guidance.

Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness

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.ioin

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

Co-investorsHealthQuad

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)Saahil Jain(Chief Technology Officer)Saurabh Sharma(Chief Product Officer)Alper Tekin(President of Search)Jing Lee(Vice President of Finance and Operations)

Co-investorsAIX VenturesChamaeleonDay One VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFusionNorwest Venture Partners+17 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+2 more

Zyla Healthzylahealth.com

Co-investorsExfinity Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Kae Capital made?
Kae Capital has 38 tracked investments, including 4 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 Accel, Elev8 Venture Partners, Liquidity Capital, among 30 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

How Sasha Mirchandani Turned ₹2 Cr Into ₹800 Cr | Fractal, Myntra, InMobi, Porter | Kae Capital

TheSellSide · Sasha Mirchandani

Sasha Mirchandani(Kae Capital) Explains How Small VC Funds Beat Big Ones

Founder Thesis Presents The Spotlight Podcast · Sasha Mirchandani

Omega Files: From Mumbai Angels to Kae Capital, ft. Sasha Mirchandani

Blume Ventures · Sasha Mirchandani

FireSide Chat with Mr.Sasha Mirchandani - Managing Director and Founder - Kae Capital

We Are Empoweress · Sasha Mirchandani

513th 1Mby1M Roundtable December 17, 2020: With Sasha Mirchandani, Kae Capital

1Mby1M Roundtables · Sasha Mirchandani

Importance of mentors in shaping our lives- Sasha Mirchandani, Founder & MD, Kae Capital

Disprz Official · Sasha Mirchandani

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