Nivesha Ventures
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Series A
Investment thesis
Nivesha Ventures focuses on seed and pre-seed stage technology startups, backing founders who aim to disrupt industries and solve real-world problems with innovative tech. Founded by three industry veterans with decades of experience across engineering, IT, and emerging technologies, the firm emphasizes hands-on, early partnership rather than just providing capital. Its network spans enterprise tech and deep tech, and it supports companies from concept through to market disruption. The firm values meticulous evaluation, calculated risk, long-term relationships, integrity, and offering strategic guidance, mentorship, and access to experts beyond the initial investment.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
What they invest in
from 3 of 3 portfolio companiesHardware ×2Space Tech ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Deep Tech ×1Defense Tech ×1GovTech ×1IoT ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 3 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCatalyx builds standardized infrastructure for deploying sensor payloads into orbit, offering common power, thermal, and data interfaces along with continuous monitoring and real-time data transmission.
Deep TechHardwareIoTSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Rifath Shaarook(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsArka Venture LabsPrana Tech VenturesOutlander VCTogether FundTranspose Platform Management
HEN Technologies builds an integrated fire defense platform combining re-engineered suppression hardware (nozzles, monitors, pump controls), a data layer, and real-time AI incident-command software (FLUID-IQ and STAR-IQ).
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechGovTechHardwareSaaS
Sunny Sethi(Founder)in
Co-investorsZ21 Ventures
Space TechSan Francisco, US
Rifath Shaarook Raaj(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew J. Smith(Director)Niharika Naveen(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsTechstarsArka Venture LabsKDXOutlander VCPrana Tech VenturesTogether Fund
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCatalyx Space · pulse2.com · Nov 2, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Nivesha Ventures invest at?
- Nivesha Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Nivesha Ventures focus on?
- Nivesha Ventures focuses on Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
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