Milliways Ventures
Venture capitalSilicon Valley · Pre-Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Milliways Ventures backs early-stage technology companies, investing with conviction in founders and their technology rather than waiting for external validation, and is willing to be the sole investor in a round. Rooted in deep technology from academia, company-building, and prior investing, the partners position themselves as hands-on advisors and sounding boards for founders throughout the company-building journey. Having founded Junglee (acquired by Amazon) and Kosmix (acquired by Walmart), started Cambrian Ventures, and made early investments such as Facebook in 2005, the team emphasizes technology as central to a startup's success and its role in helping founders scale both their technology and their company.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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What they invest in
from 19 of 34 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11Data & Infrastructure ×5Enterprise Software ×5SaaS ×5Cloud Computing ×3Consumer ×3Marketing Tech ×3Media & Entertainment ×3
HQs:United States×10India×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×43 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Madras ×2The Wharton School ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history
Teradata Aster ×2Unicommerce ×2
Investments · 34 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2016 · 12013 · 12 dated
Lyft is an on-demand ridesharing platform that connects passengers with drivers for various ride types, including standard rides, premium options, and other transportation services.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Logan Green(Co-founder & CEO)inJohn Zimmer(Co-founder & President)inDavid Risher(CEO)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen HorowitzBling CapitalCapitalG+36 more
AdTechMarketing TechNew York, US
Brian O'Kelley(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inNithya Das(Executive Officer)Jonathan Hsu(Executive Officer)Michael Rubenstein(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid O'Hara(Director)Michael Tyrrell(Director)
Co-investorsTribeca Venture PartnersVenrock
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDag VenturesGV (Google Ventures)
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsTransLink Capital
Geomagical Labs develops visual AI technology and digital design experiences to help users plan and visualize home furnishing and interior design.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerPropTechSaaS
BrianPaul(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsIngka Investments
A platform for transferring large files and managing creative reviews with annotations, versioning, and reviewer feedback.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCampbell, US
Ranjith Kumaran(Director)Brad Garlinghouse(Executive Officer, Director)Ned Sizer(Executive Officer)
BoardBrian Jacobs(Director)Ammar Hanafi(Director)Doug Hickey(Director)
Co-investorsJackson Square VenturesAccolade PartnersAdams Street PartnersEmergence CapitalWestern Digital Capital
Tube Investments of India Limited is a capital goods manufacturer specializing in non-electrical equipment production.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechMumbai, IN
K Krithivasan(Non-Independent Executive Director / MD / CEO)Arunachalam Murugappan(Executive Chairman / Executive Director)Mukesh Ahuja(Executive Director & MD)
BoardN Chandrasekaran(Chairman (Non-Executive) & Director (Non-Independent))
FetchRev provides marketing and customer engagement software for local businesses, enabling them to acquire and retain customers through email campaigns, website popups, and promotional offers.
AdTechMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentRetail TechSaaS
Saumil Mehta
Co-investors500 Global
The site publishes photography-focused articles and buying guides, including camera and lens comparisons, drone reviews, and evaluations of online photo printing and gallery services.
ConsumerE-commerceHardwareMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Aarthi Ramamurthy(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Sunnyvale, US
DHRUV JAIN(Executive Officer, Director)ALAN NGAI(Executive Officer, Director)AMIT SASTURKAR(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKITTU KOLLURI(Director)JON SAKODA(Director)
Qubole provides a data analytics platform that automates the preparation, governance, analysis, and visualization of large-scale structured and unstructured data.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Harmony PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersNorwest Venture PartnersIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Rockfish generates high-coverage, labeled synthetic data—including rare events, edge cases, anomalies, and drifts—from a customer's schema, sample, or production export to build evaluation sets for testing AI models and agents.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSeattle, US
Vyas Sekar(Executive Officer, Director)inDr. MuckAI Girish(Co-founder & CEO)Dr. Vyas Sekar(Co-founder & Chief Technologist)inDr. Giulia Fanti(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)Nathan Haugo(Co-founder & VP Platform Eng)inJeffrey Hummel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsEMERGENT VENTURESFoster VenturesNewBuild.VCTen13
Snapdeal operates an online marketplace in India focused on value retail, connecting small sellers with buyers outside the largest metropolitan cities.
Rohit Bansal(Founder)inKunal Bahl(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersPeak XV PartnersRTP GlobalSaama CapitalAlibaba GroupIntel Capital+1 more
Trifacta is a data preparation and analytics platform that enables users to explore, assess, and transform datasets through a visual drag-and-drop interface.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Sean Kandel(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelDcode CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Energy Impact PartnersEvolution VC PartnersNew York Life Ventures+3 more
San Francisco, US
Zachary Apte(Executive Officer, Director)Jessica Richman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJoseph Lonsdale(Director)Witt Wisebram(Director)
Whisper is an underground music label that signs and develops emerging musical artists.
Creator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
WorkSpan provides an AI-powered platform for managing co-selling and partner ecosystems, giving companies and their partners a shared, live view of joint pipeline, revenue plans, and deals synced across both CRMs.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSan Bernardino, US
Mayank Singh Bawa(Founder)inMilind Joshi(Founder)inAmit Sinha(Founder)
Co-investorsInsight PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioLyftNASDAQ: LYFTLore IOacq. by Alteryx
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Snapdeal · newskart.com · Aug 19, 2026
Rockfish Data · gamesindustry.biz · Apr 9, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Milliways Ventures made?
- Milliways Ventures has 34 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Milliways Ventures invest at?
- Milliways Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Milliways Ventures focus on?
- Milliways Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
- Where is Milliways Ventures located?
- Milliways Ventures is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
- Does Milliways Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Milliways Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Milliways Ventures co-invest with?
- Milliways Ventures most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, among 69 tracked co-investors.
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