Mars Shot Ventures
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Mars Shot Ventures is an early-stage investing and advisory initiative started by people who helped build Razorpay from the ground up. Motivated by the goal of strengthening India's startup ecosystem toward a $10 trillion economy, the team leverages hands-on operating experience across product, design, sales, marketing, finance, operations, and strategy — having scaled an organization from under 10 to over 2,000 employees. The firm actively backs early-stage founders across SaaS, Consumer Internet, Fintech, D2C, Healthtech, and AI, aiming to give back to the startup community by sharing lessons learned.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Mars Shot Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 16 of 64 portfolio companiesSaaS ×8AI & Machine Learning ×5Fintech ×5Consumer ×3EdTech ×3Enterprise Software ×3Future of Work ×3B2B Marketplaces ×2
HQs:India×14United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×63 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with education data
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli ×3College Of Technology, G.B.P.U.A&T, Pantnagar ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee ×2Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 21 founders with career history
Goldman Sachs ×4IBM ×2IIIT Hyderabad ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati ×2Stayzilla ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 64 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12022 · 12021 · 13 dated
Airblack is an outcome-focused online skilling platform that trains people to earn a livelihood through hands-on courses.
Creator EconomyEdTech
Videt Jaiswal(Founder)inVaibhav Raj Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalElevation CapitalInfo Edge VenturesVibe CapitalAtelier VenturesBlume Ventures+1 more
Anveshan sells traditionally processed food products including A2 desi cow ghee, wood-pressed cooking oils, honey, and stone-ground flours (atta), sourced from native regions across India.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechBengaluru, IN
Aayushi Khandelwal(Founder)inAkhil Kansal(Founder)inKuldeep Parewa(Founder)in
Co-investorsVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.IFCInternational Finance CorporationVertex Ventures
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-investors8i VenturesDholakia VenturesY CombinatorSoma Capital
The BHIVE Group operates managed offices and coworking spaces for enterprises through BHIVE Workspace, with 30+ properties across Bengaluru and Mumbai, and offers real estate investment products for retail and institutional investors via BHIVE Alts and BHIVE Capital.
FintechFuture of WorkPropTechBengaluru, IN
Shesh Rao Paplikar(Founder)inRavindra M.K(Founder)in
San Francisco, US
Vivek Prakash(Executive Officer, Director)Satyam Baranwal(Director)
Co-investorsFirst Cheque
Dhan is an Indian fintech platform providing stock trading, options, futures, commodities, and investment products through mobile and web applications.
ConsumerFintechSaaSUnknown - inferred as India-based but no specific city stated, IN
Co-investorsSpring Marketing Capital3one4 Capital
Fieldproxy provides a no-code platform that lets organizations create mobile applications to coordinate and oversee field workforces at any scale.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSChennai, IN
Swaroop Vijayakumar(Founder)inBalakrishna Balasubramanian(Founder)in
Co-investors2am VCY CombinatorMAGIC Fund
Co-investorsFirst Cheque
Invact built Metaversity, an online learning platform offering backend, data analytics and full-stack programs structured into cohort-based learning pathways for students.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEdTechSaaSBengaluru, IN
Tanay Pratap(Founder & CEO)inManish Maheshwari(Co-Founder (former CEO))in
Co-investorsArkam Ventures2am VCCapria VenturesPICUS CAPITALBECO Capital
Newton School is an online learning platform, launched in 2019, that trains students in tech skills to make them industry-ready and provides placement support, mentorship, and mock interviews.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of Work
Siddharth Maheshwari(Co-founder)inNishant Chandra(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsRTP GlobalNexus Venture Partners
Procol builds procurement management software that helps enterprises manage their procurement lifecycle, replacing paper and spreadsheet-based processes and connecting companies with suppliers.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew Delhi, IN
Gaurav Baheti(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsGMO VenturePartnersRainmatterAlarko VenturesBEENEXTBlume VenturesEsas Ventures+1 more
Shoffr operates a premium airport and city ride service using an all-electric fleet (BYD e6 and electric SUVs) with professional drivers, bookable via app.
CleantechMobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalityBangalore, IN
Kislay Verma(Founder)in
SiftHub is an AI-powered platform that automates the RFP and bid/proposal workflow — from intake and bid/no-bid decisions through drafting, review, and submission.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Manisha Raisinghani(Founder)in
Co-investorsZ47Blume Ventures
Stable Money is an Indian fintech app that lets users compare and book fixed deposits from partnered NBFCs and banks to earn interest on their savings.
ConsumerFintechMarketplacesBangalore, IN
Saurabh Jain(Founder)in
Co-investorsAditya Birla VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersPeak XV PartnersRTP GlobalZ47Fundamentum
Co-investorsBetter Capital
Co-investorsAxilor Ventures
Wootz Nano manufactures RFID antenna solutions using carbon nanotubes, offering durable, flexible tags resistant to harsh environments for industrial and logistics applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareIoTNew Materials
Co-investorsAggie Angel NetworkAdvantedge FoundersMatrixNexus Venture PartnersStride VenturesZ47
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAnveshan · startup.economictimes.indiatimes.com · Jun 3, 2026
Stable Money · m.economictimes.com · Mar 27, 2026
Wootz · entrackr.com · Feb 25, 2026
BHIVE · bhiveworkspace.com · Jan 14, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Mars Shot Ventures made?
- Mars Shot Ventures has 62 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Mars Shot Ventures invest at?
- Mars Shot Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Mars Shot Ventures focus on?
- Mars Shot Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Direct to Consumer, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- Who does Mars Shot Ventures co-invest with?
- Mars Shot Ventures most often shares deals with 2am VC, Better Capital, RTP Global, among 22 tracked co-investors.
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