How many investments has Kalaari Capital made?

Kalaari Capital has 76 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does Kalaari Capital invest at?

Kalaari Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.

What is Kalaari Capital's typical check size?

Kalaari Capital typically writes checks of $800K – $25M.

Where is Kalaari Capital located?

Kalaari Capital is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.

Does Kalaari Capital lead rounds?

Kalaari Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

Who does Kalaari Capital co-invest with?

Kalaari Capital most often shares deals with Capria Ventures, Advantedge Founders, Better Capital, among 80 tracked co-investors.

Kalaari Capital

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

Bengaluru · Seed–Series B · 35 people tracked

Also known as KALAARI CAPITAL ADVISORS PVT LTD

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Investment thesis

Kalaari Capital positions itself as a founder-first, early-stage investor known for spotting trends early and backing the first generation of Indian consumer internet startups. The firm emphasizes long-term partnership, supporting founders through the full journey by celebrating successes and helping solve problems as they arise. Its portfolio spans consumer internet, edtech, SaaS, fintech, and long-cycle deep-tech areas such as space surveillance, reflecting a willingness to commit patient capital to ambitious, differentiated companies building at scale.

Invests inCleantech Consumer Data & Infrastructure Deep Tech E-commerce EdTech Energy Enterprise Software Fintech Media & Entertainment New Materials SaaS Space Tech Asia-Pacific Bangalore Bengaluru India Singapore United States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Series B

Check

$800K – $25M

Bengaluru, IN

Leads rounds

Follows

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2006

Last 12 months

2 investments

AUM

$850M

VC funds

Tracked investments

Team · 35 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories

Rajesh Raju· Managing Director· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Rajesh Raju is entrepreneur-first, seeks founders early, serves as a hands-on sounding board, makes fast decisions, spans SaaS, digital media and consumer platforms, and writes publicly on India's consumer internet.

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Sampath P· Partner· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Sampath P combines founder, operator and investor experience—he founded a Singapore edtech startup, led product and engineering at Oracle and Yodlee, and invests early in AI and autonomous security/compliance infrastructure.

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Vamshi Krishna Reddy· Partner· Hyderabad, Telangana, Indiain

Vamshi Krishna Reddy, a founder-operator who scaled one of India's first OTT startups and spent eight years at Cisco in the US, takes an AI‑forward, thesis-driven approach to early-stage tech.

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Vani Kola· Managing Director· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain 𝕏

Vani Kola leverages 22 years of Silicon Valley operator experience and a cross‑ecosystem perspective from returning to India, uniquely integrating yoga, meditation and emphasis on inner clarity into founder support.

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N Balachandra· Venture Partner

Naresh Nagarajan· Venture Partner· Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Indiain

Naresh Nagarajan is a Venture Partner at Kalaari Capital focused on AI, SaaS, and deeptech investments. He has founded and led product startups in analytics and deep learning applied to consumer industries, and previously held senior leadership positions at IT companies including Cognizant and HCL. His background also includes work on private equity-backed product initiatives across multiple geographies.

Subhadeep Mondal· Venture Partner· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Subhadeep Mondal is a Venture Partner at Kalaari Capital investing in AI and DeepTech, and an IIT Kharagpur alumnus recognized as a Forbes 30U30 Asia honoree. Over the past decade, he has held product leadership roles at music streaming, document signing, maternal health, telemedicine, healthcare IT, and fintech platforms, reaching millions of users across India. As an angel investor in 15 startups and a coach at TMS, he also engages in ecosystem development across healthcare, enterprise, and emerging technology sectors.

Aditya Srivastava· Associate· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Aditya Viswanatha· VP, Finance· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Archan Chakraborty· Legal Counsel

Dr Arvind Gupta· Advisor· Delhi, Indiain

Dr. Arvind Gupta is co-founder and head of the Digital India Foundation with over 30 years of experience in leadership, policy, and entrepreneurial roles across Silicon Valley and India. His expertise spans digital transformation, technology policy, platform governance, AI ethics, fintech, and digital public infrastructure, with involvement in industry forums including NASSCOM, TiE, and iSpirt, as well as membership in the WEF Digital Futures Council and OECD Initiative on Global Value Chains. He holds a doctorate from ISB and is an alumnus of IIT BHU and the University of Illinois.

Dr Ashok Jhunjhunwala· Advisor· Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Indiain

Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala is an Institute Professor at IIT Madras who conceived and developed the IIT Madras Research Park to facilitate industry-academia collaboration in research and innovation. He currently serves as Chairman of ITEL Foundation and has received multiple awards including the Padma Shri and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for his contributions to technology development and entrepreneurship.

Dr Sethuraman Panchanathan· Advisor· Tempe, Arizona, United Statesin

Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan is a University Professor of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University, where he previously served as founding director of the School of Computing and Informatics and established the Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing. He recently completed a tenure as the 15th Director of the U.S. National Science Foundation and holds memberships in the National Academy of Engineering and the Canadian Academy of Engineering, along with fellowship in the National Academy of Inventors. His research includes over 480 published papers and multiple patents, and he has founded two start-up companies while serving in leadership roles across national advisory councils and international higher education initiatives.

Gautam Narayan· Associate· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Gautam Narayan is an investor at Kalaari Capital. Previously, he worked at Zomato.

Haleemah Bulladin· Board of Directors· Mauritiusin

Kandasamy Moorthy· Sr. IT Executive· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Karthik Nageswaran· CFO· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Neha Sharma· VP, HR· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Neha Sharma is Vice President of Human Resources at Kalaari Capital, a technology-focused venture capital firm, where she leads the People Practice and provides talent advisory support to portfolio companies. With nearly two decades of experience in human resources, talent management, and consulting, she focuses on recruiting, employee engagement, performance management, and organizational development. She works with internal and external stakeholders to implement policies and practices aligned with business objectives across the firm and its portfolio.

Padma Balaji· Manager Admin & Operations· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Padmavathi SK· Sr. Executive Assistant· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Padmavathi SK is an Executive Assistant at Kalaari Capital, where she coordinates international travel, organizes large-scale meetings, and manages third-party vendors. She has experience supporting Managing Directors and maintains focus on administrative coordination and client engagement.

Peter Harkin· Board of Directors

Piyush Golecha· Associate· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Piyush Golecha is an investment professional at Kalaari Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on deep tech and education technology. He previously worked with Social Alpha on portfolio development and has background in engineering and product commercialization. His experience spans building innovative products and engaging with India's startup ecosystem.

Reshma Choomka· Board of Directors· Mauritiusin

Reshma Nigam· Board of Directors· Saratoga, California, United Statesin

Reshma Nigam is the founder and CEO of Markable Solutions, which provides marketing and inside sales services. She has held executive positions managing global operations and service delivery at technology firms and previously founded aMarketForce, in addition to roles at RightWorks Corporation, Xporta, nthOrbit, and Frost & Sullivan, where she served as VP of Medical Market Research. She holds an MBA and BA from San Jose State University and a BA in English Literature from an Indian university.

Sana Gupta· Associate· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Sana Gupta is an Investment Associate at Kalaari Capital who previously worked at Deloitte US. She focuses on consumer, logistics, and SaaS investments, and also evaluates opportunities for CXXO, a fund dedicated to female founders.

Satish Hebbar· Sr. Manager Finance & Accounts· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Shaleenee Mootoosamy· Board of Directors· Quartier Militaire, Moka, Mauritiusin

Simran Khurana· Associate· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Soumya Yadav· Associate· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Soumya Yadav is an investor at Kalaari Capital, focusing on AI-SaaS and quantum technology investments. He holds a degree from IIT Kharagpur and has transitioned from an operational background into venture capital.

Vatsala Hali· Director, Marketing· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Vatsala Hali is a Marketing Director at Kalaari Capital with over 12 years of experience in branding, PR, and strategic communications. She leads marketing initiatives focused on women founders at the venture capital firm and is the founder of Urzuv, a venture centered on Kashmiri craft revival. Her background spans work across the startup ecosystem and corporate communications roles.

Harshit Kumar· AVP· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Harshit Kumar is an AVP at Kalaari Capital, where he has worked for over five years, focusing on early-stage ConsumerTech investments and partnering with founders at the idea or early product stage. Before Kalaari, he was part of the founding team at TravClan, a seed-stage startup, where he worked on strategy and product. He has about seven years of experience in venture and startups.

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Jayraj Bharat Patel· AVP

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Kiran Vasireddy· Partner

Former Paytm COO Kiran Vasireddy leverages hands-on experience scaling India's largest digital payments platform to take an execution-focused approach, investing in sales-tech, logistics infrastructure and education/upskilling that boost revenue operations.

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Pranav Koshal· VP· Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiain

Pranav Koshal is a VP at Kalaari Capital focused on early-stage DeepTech investing. Before joining the firm, he spent nearly five years in investment banking at JP Morgan working on financial analysis and transaction execution, and earlier held a role at ZS Associates.

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Mark Haden· Vice President· New York City Metropolitan Areain

Founder mafia

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

Harshit KumarAVPFounded Travclan Aditya SrivastavaAssociateFounded Fraugster Dmitry VedenyapinSummer AssociateFounded Peakflo

What they invest in

from 54 of 82 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×23SaaS ×17Consumer ×11Enterprise Software ×8Fintech ×7E-commerce ×6Cybersecurity ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4

HQs:India×28United States×6United Kingdom×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 23 portfolio companies

70%

solo founders

16 of 23 mapped founding teams

77%

repeat founders

of 13 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×162 founders×53 founders×14+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×5Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history

Knolskape ×2

Investments · 82 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 1 2025 · 2 2023 · 3 2015 · 1 2014 · 18 dated

Baaz Bikesbaaz.bike in 𝕏✓ verified

Baaz Bikes manufactures electric scooters and swappable batteries for gig workers and last-mile delivery services in India.

EnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationDelhi, IN

Anubhav Sharma

Co-investorsRakuten Capital Advantedge Founders Alteria Capital

Instamojoinstamojo.com in 𝕏Nov 2014

India's leading digital lending platform for MSMEs

Palo Alto, US

Akash Gehani(Director)Sampad Swain(Executive Officer, Director)Mandar Dandekar(Director)

Board seatVani Kola· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFundamentum GMO VenturePartners

JoGuruApr 2015SEC filingmedium confidence

Palo Alto, US

Edward Miller(Executive Officer, Director)B. Praveen Kumar(Executive Officer, Director)Saket Prashant Newaskar(Director)

BoardSumit Jain(Director)

Board seatVani Kola· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Apr 2015

ActiveAIin 𝕏Acquired

Gupshup provides AI-powered conversational communication solutions for businesses to automate, personalize, and scale customer interactions across multiple channels.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Tiger Global Management

Aeriaaeria.world in

Aeria builds digital tenant experience solutions for commercial real estate, focused on improving tenant and employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS

Priyanka Gera(Founder & CEO)inPiyush Kateja(Co-Founder & Director)inAwnish Kumar(Co-Founder & Head of Engineering)in

Co-investorsFoundamental

Agnextagnext.com in 𝕏

AgNext operates an AI and data-driven assurance platform for rapid food quality testing, traceability, and quality-linked payments across food supply chains.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTech

Co-investorsAlpha Wave Global

Agrimagrim.app inMar 2026 · $17.3M

Agrim operates a B2B wholesale platform connecting retailers with suppliers for agricultural inputs and related goods.

AgTechB2B MarketplacesE-commerceGurugram, IN

Co-investorsAccion Capria Ventures India Quotient Trifecta Capital Advisors Omnivore

Airpayairpay.dental

AirPay helps dental practices automate insurance verification and patient coverage checks, integrating with major carriers to streamline front desk workflows and improve claim acceptance rates.

HealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsWavemaker Three-Sixty Health

Articulusarticulussurgical.com in

Articulus Surgical develops a robotic surgery system designed for independent or interoperable use with existing hospital infrastructure, featuring rapid sterile docking, low inventory requirements, and a compact, low-cost footprint.

HealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics

Attero

Attero Recyclingattero.in in

Co-investorsGranite Hill

Bluestonebluestone.com 𝕏

BlueStone is an omnichannel jewellery retailer selling certified fine jewellery such as rings, earrings, pendants, mangalsutras, bangles, and engagement rings online and through stores.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Gaurav Singh Kushwaha(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccel Info Edge Ventures Iron Pillar IvyCap Ventures Peak XV Partners Saama Capital +1 more

Bombay Playbombayplay.com in

Bombay Play develops hybrid casual mobile games focused on social, multiplayer play with friends.

ConsumerGaming

Oliver Jones(Co-founder)Abhas Saroha(Co-founder)

Co-investorsAdvantedge Founders Leo Capital Ventures Lumikai

ByteXLbytexl.com in

byteXL offers a technology education platform, including its Nimbus coding environment, that trains engineering and computer science students in skills such as programming, data science, and AI.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of Work

CashKarocashkaro.com in 𝕏

CashKaro is an India-based cashback and coupons platform where users shop at partner online retailers such as Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra and Nykaa via its app or site to earn cashback, which can be withdrawn to a bank account, UPI, or as gift cards.

ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechGurgaon, IN

Swati Bhargava(Founder)

Chara Motorschara.co.in in 𝕏

Chara develops synchronous reluctance motor systems and intelligent controllers that avoid rare-earth magnets, using sustainable materials to reduce energy costs and CO2 footprint.

CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation

Bhaktha Keshavachar(Founder)

Co-investorsArkam Ventures

Clean Electriccleanelectric.in in 𝕏

CleanElectric develops EV battery packs featuring rapid-charging and swappable technology across multiple product series for two-, three-, and four-wheeler vehicles as well as stationary energy storage.

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsIIMA Ventures Info Edge Ventures pi Ventures

Convinconvin.ai in 𝕏

Convin builds AI-powered conversation intelligence and speech analytics software that records and analyzes customer conversations for customer-facing teams such as contact centers and sales teams.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Atul Shree(Founder)in

Co-investorsCapria Ventures India Quotient JSW Ventures Sparrow Capital Titan Capital

Creative Galileotoondemy.com

Toondemy provides NEP and EYFS aligned smart book sets, AI-powered learning tools, and a unified school app for preschool and kindergarten education (Preschool, Nursery, Junior KG, Senior KG).

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

Creditvidya/ Credcreditvidya.com in

CreditVidya offers automated employment verification that confirms employment details in under a minute, replacing manual checks and office visits.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Curefitcult.fit in 𝕏

cult.fit offers fitness memberships (cultpass) providing access to group classes, gyms, at-home workouts, and sports facilities, along with weight-loss coaching, workout gear, and wellness services.

ConsumerSports TechWellness & FitnessBangalore, IN

Mukesh Bansal(Founder)

Co-investorsBetter Capital Chiratae Ventures Exfinity Ventures Accel Oaktree South Park Commons

Deconstructthedeconstruct.in in

The Deconstruct sells skincare products, including a hydrocolloid acne pimple patch formulated with 2% salicylic acid, 0.2% tea tree oil, and ingredients like Centella Asiatica and niacinamide to treat pimples.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & Fitness

Malini A.(Founder)in

Co-investorsV3 Ventures

Digantaradigantara.co.in in 𝕏

Rahul Rawat(Founder)inTanveer Ahmed(Founder)in

Co-investorsAditya Birla Ventures Global Brain Venture Catalyst Space

Digantara Industries

Space surveillance and intelligence company focused on protecting and defending sovereign and allied interests across contested operational domains.

Dream11dream11.com 𝕏

Dream11 is a fantasy sports platform operated by Sporta Technologies where users create fantasy teams to play games based on real-world sporting events.

ConsumerGamingSports TechMumbai, IN

Harsh Jain(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlpha Wave Global Think Investments DST Global Tiger Global Management TPG

Elasticrunelastic.run

Pune, IN

Sandeep Deshmukh(Founder)inShitiz Bansal(Founder)in

Co-investorsSoftBank Vision Fund Avataar Venture Partners

Eloeloeloelo.inApr 2025 · $13.5M

Bengaluru-based live social entertainment platform combining video and audio streaming with gaming and creator micropayments.

Bengaluru, IN

Akshay Dubey(Founder)Saurabh Pandey(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetter Capital Courtside Ventures Fundamental VC Lumikai Play Ventures WaterBridge Ventures +2 more

Embibeembibe.com

Co-investorsLightbox

Equilibriumeqg.coSep 2025 · $3M

Equilibrium Group designs, builds, and funds computational infrastructure for decentralised technologies, operating a portfolio of web3, blockchain, and cryptography companies.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Co-investorsWintermute Avaana Capital Peak XV Partners

Equilibriumequilibriumearth.com in

Equilibrium Earth builds carbon removal infrastructure using multiple pathways such as mangrove afforestation, sustainable paddy farming, and industrial-scale biochar production from agricultural residues and invasive biomass.

AgTechCleantechClimate Tech

Co-investorsAvaana Capital

Fanonfanon.co 𝕏

Fanon is a platform for fan-made fiction where users discover fandoms and read or create alternate-universe stories.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

Figrfigr.design in

Figr is an AI-driven product design tool that analyzes a team's product data and usage patterns to recommend UX and onboarding improvements grounded in proven design patterns.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaSDelhi, IN

Chirag Singla(Founder)

Co-investorsGolden Sparrow Ventures, Llc

GuardianLinkguardianlink.io

GuardianLink builds AI systems and blockchain infrastructure for enterprises, including agentic AI stacks, model training pipelines, RAG systems, and Layer 2 blockchain tooling, wallets, and DeFi/DApp frameworks.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise Software

Haptikhaptik.ai in 𝕏

San Francisco, US

Swapan Rajdev(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardNeville Taraporevala(Director)Vijay Srinivasan(Director)

Healthplixhealthplix.com inMar 2023 · $22M

HealthPlix provides an online and offline electronic medical record (EMR) platform and clinic management software for doctors and healthcare facilities in India, including prescription tools, teleconsultation, and specialty-specific modules across 16 medical specialties.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsChiratae Ventures Avataar Venture Partners JSW Ventures Lightspeed Venture Partners

HerKeyherkey.com in

HerKey is an online platform offering job listings, sessions, events, and community features aimed at women's career development.

FemTechFuture of WorkHR Tech

Hireboundhirebound.io in 𝕏

HireBound provides three autonomous AI agents plus a CRM orchestration layer that handle candidate sourcing, multilingual screening calls, and technical and cultural assessments for recruitment.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSGurgaon, IN

Sharad Vij(Founder)

Hiverhiver.com

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

Co-investorsKae Capital Mars Growth Capital

Hiverhiverhq.com in 𝕏

Hiver is an AI-native customer service platform that unifies email, chat, Slack, voice, social, and WhatsApp into one workspace, with AI Agents that triage tickets, draft replies, and run multi-step resolutions across connected tools like Salesforce, Shopify, Jira, and NetSuite.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsLiquidity Capital

Holachefholachef.com

The site publishes reviews, guides, rankings, and tips about online web slot games, aimed at online casino players.

GamingMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsIndia Quotient InnoVen Capital SIDBI Venture Capital

Hyperbotshyperbots.com in

Hyperbots offers an agentic AI platform with finance-specific "co-pilots" that automate accounts payable and receivable tasks such as invoice processing, accruals, procurement, payments, sales tax verification, vendor management, collections, and cash application.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Co-investorsArkam Ventures

Industrybuyingindustrybuying.com in 𝕏

IndustryBuying is a B2B e-commerce platform for procurement of industrial, MRO, and office supplies, offering over 1 million products from 8,000+ brands across 25+ categories to business customers in India.

Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareIndia, IN

Swati Gupta(Founder)in

Co-investorsElevation Capital Trifecta Capital Advisors

Jarmyjar.app in 𝕏

Jar is an Indian fintech app that helps users save money by investing in digital gold, positioning itself as a simplified savings tool for everyday consumers.

ConsumerFintechSaaS

Misbah Ashraf(Founder)in

Co-investorsAdvantedge Founders Capria Ventures Emphasis Ventures Eximius Ventures Kube VC LVX Ventures +11 more

JB Air

Jumbotailjumbotail.com in

Jumbotail runs a B2B marketplace platform connecting India's mom & pop grocery retailers (kirana stores) and supermarkets with brands and staples producers, offering products across staples, packaged foods, personal care, and home care.

B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech

S.Karthik Venkateswaran(Founder)inAshish Jhina(Founder)in

Co-investorsBarrel Ventures Capria Ventures SC Ventures Siddhi Capital Arkam Ventures

Kindlifekindlife.in 𝕏

Kindlife is an Indian online retailer selling curated skincare and fitness-nutrition products, offering K-beauty and dermatological brands (such as Beauty of Joseon, COSRX, SKIN1004, CeraVe, Bioderma) and protein/nutrition brands (SuperYou, MyFitness) with direct sourcing and authenticity certification.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsTDV Partners

Lxmelxme.in in 𝕏

Lxme is a personal finance and investment app for women in India, offering a mutual fund investment platform (a registered AMFI mutual fund distributor) along with financial education, a community, and money coaches.

ConsumerFemTechFintech

Magztermagzter.com

Matters Aimatters.ai in 𝕏

Matters.AI builds an autonomous AI security engineer for the data and AI layer that detects, analyzes, and resolves data misuse across hybrid clouds, endpoints, microservices, and AI pipelines.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure

Keshava Murthy(Founder)inHarsh Sahu(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetter Capital

Maximize Money

Medplusmedplusmart.com

Co-investorsPremji Invest

Mesh Defendmeshdefend.ai in

MeshDefend builds an AI agentic platform ("AI-Ops") for data infrastructure, using autonomous agents to automate tasks, analyze and resolve issues, and improve security posture.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureBengaluru, IN

Tejas(Co-founder)inRavi(Co-founder)inRavi Chitloor(Founder)Tejas Pandit of MeshDefend(Founder)

Mettlmettl.com in

Mercer | Mettl provides online assessment and proctoring tools used by corporations and academic institutions to conduct virtual exams, run remote proctored assessments, and hire and develop talent.

EdTechHR TechSaaS

Milkbasketmilkbasket.com

Last-mile grocery e-commerce delivery platform in India

Co-investorsElevenX Capital Unilever Ventures

Modulus Housingmodulushousing.com in

Modulus Housing is an IIT-Madras certified company that designs, manufactures, and installs modular and foldable prefabricated buildings, including emergency shelters, temporary offices, mobile facilities, and healthcare spaces.

Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechPropTech

Myntramyntra.com

Bengaluru, IN

Ashutosh Lawania(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccel Orios Venture Partners Premji Invest

Nudgebee

Pascal Ai Labs

Peer Roboticspeerrobotics.ai in 𝕏

Peer Robotics develops collaborative cobots for manufacturing environments, designed to work alongside human workers to automate repetitive tasks while enhancing productivity.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsNew Haven, US

Rishabh Agarwal(Founder)in

Co-investorsAxilor Ventures Connecticut Innovations Draper Associates Supermorpheus Techstars

Portlportl.co

Portl is an Indian fitness technology company that makes AI-powered smart mirror devices for strength training and personalized workouts at home.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSports TechHyderabad, IN

Armaan Kandhari(Founder)

Pype AIpypeai.com in

Pype provides AI-powered voice and WhatsApp agents that handle patient communications such as appointment reminders, scheduling, post-discharge follow-ups, chronic care check-ins, and billing reminders for hospitals and healthcare providers.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Ashish Tripathy(Founder)

Resilience AIresilience360.ai in 𝕏

Resilience AI develops Resilience360, enterprise software that scores and flags physical climate and disaster risk at the asset, portfolio, and infrastructure level for businesses, governments, and agencies.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise Software

Samhita R(Founder & CEO)Sundeep Reddy Mallu(Founder)

Resolve360

Robosoftrobosoftin.com in 𝕏

Robosoft Technologies is a digital experience company that designs and develops user experiences and applications, including streaming apps such as The Chosen App Experience built for the Come and See Foundation.

Media & EntertainmentSaaS

Samosa Partysamosaparty.in

Samosa Party is an Indian food brand offering 15+ varieties of samosas alongside items like burrito rice bowls, wraps, chole bhature, chaats, pav bhaji, and desserts, all made fresh and preservative-free.

ConsumerFoodTechBangalore, IN

Co-investorsLVX Ventures Supermorpheus

Shopalystshopalyst.com in 𝕏

Shopalyst offers an AI-powered marketing platform for brands to run cross-platform discovery commerce, connecting product discovery with purchase across digital media channels.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech

Signzysignzy.com in 𝕏

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 Ventures Gemba Capital Venture Partners Stellaris Venture Advisors 2 Llp Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.8i Ventures Arkam Ventures

Simplicontractsimplicontract.com in 𝕏Apr 2023 · $3.5M

SimpliContract is an AI-native contract lifecycle management platform, powered by its proprietary mNemoAI engine, that extracts and structures contract data to track obligations, SLAs, rebates, and pricing terms.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechPleasanton, US

Guru Venkatesan(Founder)inMakesh Kumar(Founder)inJinaraj Patinjakkara Gopalan(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsArka Venture Labs EMERGENT VENTURES Foster Ventures PICUS CAPITAL

Simplilearnsimplilearn.com in 𝕏

Krishna Kumar(Founder)inArchana Krishna(Founder)in

Co-investorsGSV Ventures Mayfield Fund

Skitskit.ai in 𝕏

Skit.ai provides a platform of autonomous AI agents that handle debt collections across voice, SMS, email, and chat, covering account triage, payment negotiation, propensity scoring, skip-tracing, and compliance auditing.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Co-investorsFundamental VC SenseAI Ventures

Stanplus Redhealth

Studio Sirahstudiosirah.com in

Studio Sirah develops midcore, India-first video games that draw on Indian mythology, history, and cultural heritage combined with strategic gameplay and progression systems.

GamingBengaluru, IN

Prateek Shah(Founder)

Co-investorsLumikai

Superbrynsuperbryn.com in

SuperBryn is an evaluation and observability platform for voice AI agents, offering pre-deployment testing, production monitoring across the STT-LLM-TTS pipeline, and failure tracing.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Swift

Swipe Technologiesgetswipe.com

Swipe Technologies operates Float, a cross-border business payment platform, and Accounteer, a cloud-based accounting and bookkeeping service for companies and independent professionals.

FintechLondon, GB

Jesse Ahin(Founder)

Co-investorsY Combinator

Tring

Triple Tap

Website: www.maximize.moneymaximize.money

Co-investorsNSRCEL

WeRizewerize.com in

Bengaluru full-stack fintech that manufactures and socially distributes credit, insurance, and savings products for emerging-middle-class families in 5,000+ small Indian towns through a network of local financial advisors and an in-house AI stack.

Bengaluru, IN

Vishal Chopra(Founder)inHimanshu Gupta(Founder)in

Co-investorsPICUS CAPITAL Sony Ventures Corporation 3one4 Capital

Yourstoryyourstory.com in 𝕏

YourStory is an Indian digital media outlet that publishes news, profiles, and features on startups, entrepreneurs, technology, and business.

Media & Entertainment

Co-investorsQualcomm Ventures 3one4 Capital

Zlurizluri.com in 𝕏Jul 2023 · $20M

Zluri provides an identity security platform built on IRIS, a real-time identity intelligence layer that discovers, analyzes, and governs human and non-human identities and their access across enterprise systems.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Sethu Meenakshisundaram(Founder)inChaithanya Yambari(Founder)in

Co-investorsCrane Venture Partners Endiya Partners Lightspeed Venture Partners MassMutual Ventures

Zocket

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Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Dream11 pulls plug on subscriptions, pivots to social gameplay amid RMG crackdown - Storyboard18

Dream11 · storyboard18.com · Aug 22, 2026

Ecommerce Giants Woo Sellers With AI, Jar's Troubles & More | Dailyhunt

Jar · m.dailyhunt.in · Aug 18, 2026

Bluestone Jewellery intimates 15th AGM notice dispatch

Bluestone · scanx.trade · Aug 15, 2026

Fintech platform WeRize bags $7 million funding - The HinduBusinessLine

WeRize · thehindubusinessline.com · Jun 4, 2026

Eloelo’s pitch deck reveals micro-drama boom: $230 million ARR, 27 million monthly users log 2 billion minutes amid funding talks- Moneycontrol.com

Eloelo · moneycontrol.com · Mar 31, 2026

Agrim Raises $17.3M in Series B Funding Round Led by Asia Impact Fund

Agrim · igrownews.com · Mar 24, 2026

SpaceFields and Equilibrium Raise Early-Stage Funding

Equilibrium · india.entrepreneur.com · Sep 22, 2025

Gupshup raises $60M in equity and debt, leaves unicorn status hanging | TechCrunch

ActiveAI · techcrunch.com · Jul 23, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Kalaari Capital made?: Kalaari Capital has 76 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Kalaari Capital invest at?: Kalaari Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What is Kalaari Capital's typical check size?: Kalaari Capital typically writes checks of $800K – $25M.
What sectors does Kalaari Capital focus on?: Kalaari Capital focuses on Cleantech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, E-commerce, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, SaaS, Space Tech.
Where is Kalaari Capital located?: Kalaari Capital is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.
Does Kalaari Capital lead rounds?: Kalaari Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Kalaari Capital co-invest with?: Kalaari Capital most often shares deals with Capria Ventures, Advantedge Founders, Better Capital, among 80 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Investor Mindset in 30 Seconds 💸 | Rajesh Raju – Kalaari Capital

Golf & Beyond with Chetan · Rajesh Raju

Inside the Mind of Rajesh Raju MD Kalaari Capital Investor into Myntra, CultFit, Dream11 and more

Golf and Beyond Show · Rajesh Raju

TiE Summit: Sampath P Of Kalaari Capital Sheds Light On AI And The Outlook For India Story

ET NOW · Sampath P

Vani Kola || Founder and Managing Director of Kalaari Capital || #ytshorts #reel #shorts

real.talks10 · Vani Kola

PART 1 | Five powerful entrepreneurship lessons from Kalaari Capital's Vani Kola | Pathbreakers

Forbes India · Vani Kola

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