Pavestone
Venture capitalHyderabad · Seed–Series B · 13 people tracked
Investment thesis
Pavestone applies a classic, time-tested approach to modern venture capital, backing committed innovators to create real-world value. The firm's team draws on decades of experience across technology, venture capital, and strategic growth, using this collective expertise to generate strategic foresight and identify innovators in growth sectors. Its investment discipline emphasizes rigorous analysis, strong risk management, and impeccable governance, delivered alongside 'smart capital' through the Pavestone Technology Fund.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 13 people
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What they invest in
from 15 of 35 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×5Hardware ×4Consumer ×3Enterprise Software ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Cleantech ×2Climate Tech ×2
HQs:India×9United States×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×13 founders×34+ founders×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history
Intel Corporation ×3Cisco ×2
Investments · 35 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12 dated
Immersive education company (Practically) for grade 6-12 students with an AI adaptive learning platform.
Aerchain offers an AI-powered vendor onboarding agent that automates supplier registration, credibility verification, data extraction, and performance monitoring for procurement teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBangalore, IN
Co-investorsLumis PartnersSeason Two Ventures
Atomberg Technologies is an India-based company preparing for an initial public offering on Indian stock exchanges, with this page serving as its investor relations section hosting regulatory and financial disclosures.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardwareMumbai, IN
Arindam Paul(Founder)inSibabrata (Shibam) Das(Founder)inManoj Kumar Meena(Founder)Sibabrata Das(Co-founder)
Co-investorsInflexor VenturesJungle VenturesSpring Marketing CapitalTrifecta Capital AdvisorsWhiteboard CapitalA91 Partners+3 more
Satellite technology company developing chemical and electric propulsion systems for satellites.
Bellatrix Aerospace develops and manufactures advanced propulsion systems for satellite deployment and orbital missions.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Co-investorsCactus Venture PartnersFirst ChequegrowX VenturesInflexor VenturesMerak Ventures
Bizom, the flagship product of Mobisy Technologies, is a retail distribution and sales force automation platform that uses outlet-level data, territory maps, and performance insights to create automated journey plans.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaSSales Tech
Lalit Bhise(Founder)inShree BhiseinVasudeva Manjunath(Founder)in
Co-investorsSIDBI Venture Capital
Chakr Innovation develops emission control and air quality technologies for industrial and urban environments in India.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareGurugram, IN
Co-investorsBritish International InvestmentIAN FundGlobevestorInflexor VenturesIron Pillar
CloudSEK builds an AI-based external threat management platform that detects, analyzes, and reports cyber threats across the surface web, deep web, dark web, and internet-exposed infrastructure for organizations.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Rahul Sasi(Founder & CTO)inRahul Sasi (Shashi)(Founder)inSyed Shahrukh Ahmad(Founder)in
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsExfinity VenturesTenacity VenturesInflexor VenturesMassMutual VenturesCrane Venture Partners
CynLr builds a hardware and software machine-vision platform ("Object Intelligence") that lets robots see, grasp, and orient unknown objects without pre-training, and offers robotic systems such as CyRo, CyNoid, and Mantroid for manufacturing and logistics.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Gokul N A(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnicut CapitalAthera Venture PartnersIIMA VenturesMerak VenturesRedstart LabsSpeciale Invest
IT company offering enterprise application development, integration, BI, cloud, and mobility services.
E42 is a no-code AI and NLP platform for building "AI co-workers" that automate people- and process-centric business processes across enterprise functions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPune, IN
Animesh Samuel(Co-founder & CEO)Sanjeev Menon(Co-founder & Head of Tech & Product)Dollyy Takkhi(COO)
Entropik provides an Emotion AI platform that analyzes facial expressions, voice, gaze, and attention to uncover behavioral and emotional insights for product and marketing decisions.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningConsumerMarketing Tech
Bharat Singh Shekhawat(Co-founder and Head of Engineering)inLava Kumar(Decode Platform Lead)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners
FirstSource Laboratory Solutions provides scientific and laboratory instruments.
Provider of scientific and laboratory instruments.
Provides products and solutions across pharmaceuticals, bio-pharmaceuticals, chemical, and biotech industries.
LivNSense builds GreenOps, an AI-based SaaS platform focused on industrial decarbonization for B2B customers.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechIoTBengaluru, IN
Avnish Kumarr(Founder & CEO)Priyanka Kumar(Co-Founder & COO)Avnish Kumar(CEO & Founder)Ajatashatru Singh(Engineering & Operations Head)Rajan Bhatnagar(Head Customer Success (Global))Amit Singh(CBO)
NewSpace Research and Technologies provides intelligent cyber-physical aerospace systems including industrial UAVs.
Indian technology provider of intelligent cyber-physical aerospace systems including industrial UAVs.
Play Shifu makes educational STEM toys and games for children, organized by age group (from 4 to 10+ years) and area of interest.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerEdTechSheridan, US
Vivek Goyal(Founder)
Co-investorsAthera Venture PartnersChiratae VenturesLiquidity CapitalTrifecta Capital AdvisorsInflexor Ventures
Co-investorsInflexor Ventures
Radiant Appliances & Electronics operates in electronics manufacturing for telecom and consumer appliances.
Electronics manufacturer serving telecom and consumer/home appliance verticals.
Software solutions for structural and civil engineers; acquired by Bentley Systems in 2018.
Cloud-based biometric platform for time & attendance, access control, and tracking.
Co-investorsAxilor VenturesInflexor Ventures
PlayShifu, an augmented reality gaming company making AR games for kids aged 2-12.
Automates testing and verification of silicon chip designs to reduce verification time.
Co-investorsInflexor Ventures
Tsavorite designs and manufactures the Omni Processing Unit, a hardware and software architecture for AI workloads that scales from edge devices to datacenter and exascale systems.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Shalesh Thusoo(Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inSupriya Madan(Co-Founder, Chief Development Officer)inGuntram Wolski(Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer)inSarvagya Kochak(Co-Founder, VP Business Development)inShirish Seetharam(Co-Founder, VP Software Development)inMike Uhler(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsPresidio Ventures
Milpitas, US
Shalesh Thusoo(Director, Executive Officer)Supriya Madan(Director, Executive Officer)
BoardAtiq Raza(Director)
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalInflexor Ventures
Vivriti Capital is a tech-enabled NBFC focused on mid-market credit, with an asset management subsidiary.
Vivriti Capital is an Indian non-banking financial company providing customized debt and credit products to mid-market and next-generation enterprises across sectors.
FintechChennai, IN
Co-investorsCreation Investments Capital Management
Fintech company (formerly CredAvenue) offering an end-to-end digital platform for debt transactions.
Gaurav Kumar(Founder)in
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCreation Investments Capital ManagementEvolutionX Debt CapitalInsight Partners
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioS-Cube Futuretechacq. by Bentley
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Atomberg · inc42.com · Aug 17, 2026
Tsavorite · m.economictimes.com · May 4, 2026
Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence · trysignalbase.com · May 4, 2026
Chakr · siliconindia.com · Mar 28, 2026
Yubi · fintechnews.sg · Nov 20, 2025
Cloudsek · economictimes.indiatimes.com · May 20, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Pavestone made?
- Pavestone has 35 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Pavestone invest at?
- Pavestone invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Pavestone's typical check size?
- Pavestone typically writes checks of $3M – $8M.
- What sectors does Pavestone focus on?
- Pavestone focuses on Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, New Materials, SaaS.
- Where is Pavestone located?
- Pavestone is headquartered in Hyderabad, IN.
- Does Pavestone lead rounds?
- Pavestone has led 3 of the 3 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Pavestone co-invest with?
- Pavestone most often shares deals with Inflexor Ventures, Athera Venture Partners, Creation Investments Capital Management, among 32 tracked co-investors.
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