Pentathlon Ventures
Venture capitalIndia · Pre-Seed–Series A · 17 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Pentathlon Ventures invests in seed-stage, customer-validated, early-stage B2B SaaS companies built from India with global ambitions. It focuses on disruptive digital transformation and cloud-based, subscription-based solutions. Target areas include enterprise AI transformation (automation, optimization, generative AI, no/low-code and AI/ML use cases), healthtech software for healthcare, pharma and life sciences, fintech (core and cross-industry integrations), cybersecurity (securing devices, networks and endpoints), and manufacturing/logistics applications such as predictive maintenance and workflow optimization. The firm positions itself as founder-friendly, backing ambitious leaders throughout their journey.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
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Team · 17 people
from the firm's websiteFounder mafia
The Pentathlon Ventures mafia →6 people who came through Pentathlon Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 23 of 43 portfolio companiesSaaS ×15AI & Machine Learning ×13Enterprise Software ×9Fintech ×7E-commerce ×4Marketing Tech ×4Logistics & Supply Chain ×3Retail Tech ×3
HQs:India×14United Kingdom×1Singapore×1United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×23 founders×14+ founders×2
What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×4Business & Management ×3Engineering ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
MediaAgility ×2Microsoft ×2Mindtree ×2Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Limited ×2Techmahindra ×2
Investments · 43 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 32023 · 32022 · 42021 · 62020 · 118 dated
Rezolve Ai builds proprietary AI for retail and e-commerce, offering conversational commerce, product discovery, and checkout tools that guide shoppers from search through payment.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechLondon, GB
Dan Wagner(CEO of the Issuer)inArthur Yao(Deputy CEO)
Co-investorsLauder Partners
FlytBase provides a platform for managing multi-drone fleets across multiple locations with unified command and control, compliance, and autonomous operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTRoboticsPune, IN
BoardVasu GuruswamyinSanjay Kanvindein
Co-investorsLavni VenturesUpekkha
iTuring Open Data Accelerator provides pre-built financial intelligence features for banking and insurance organizations, eliminating months of manual feature engineering through access to 50,000 production-ready signals deployable via APIs.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechBengaluru, IN
Suman Singh(Founder & CEO)inValsan Ponnachath(President, COO & Co-Founder)Amit Kumar(Co-Founder & VP Product Engineering)inMohammed Nawas M P(Co-Founder & VP Product Development)in
Co-investorsDallas Venture CapitalMela Ventures
Avysh offers a SaaS platform that helps brands digitally integrate and manage their channel partners in preparation for what it calls the Open Commerce era.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
AyushPay is a healthcare support platform for Indian residents that combines financial assistance, medicine delivery, diagnostic test booking, and hospital bill verification on a single app.
Digital HealthFintechHealthtech
Nimith Agrawal(Founder)in
Co-investorsSupermorpheus
Cerebry is an AI-driven platform that teaches, assesses, grades, and adapts learning content in real time for schools and universities.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSSingapore, SG
Co-investorsCapria Ventures500 GlobalAVV
Chiratae Ventures India Advisors is a venture and growth capital firm managing $1.3 billion across seven funds with a focus on deeptech investments in AI, climate, healthcare, robotics, and space, alongside India's digital economy leaders.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSector AgnosticIndia, IN
Sudhir Sethi(Founder, Chairman)in
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsBEENEXTChiratae VenturesOpus CapitalQualcomm Ventures
CustomerGlu builds customer retention and engagement solutions using gamification and data-driven insights for businesses seeking to strengthen customer relationships.
ConsumerGamingMarketing TechSaaSBengaluru, IN
Co-investorsBetter CapitalTechstarsAakash Kumar
Dista Sales is a field sales software platform that uses location intelligence to help sales teams manage territories, allocate leads, and optimize routes for faster deal closure.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSales Tech
Deepak Garg(Founder)inNishant Kumar(Founder)in
Co-investorsCore91.vc
Fable Fintech is a Mumbai-based company providing API-based cross-border payments and remittance infrastructure (products like DigiRemit, ExCore, BizPay, DigiBureau) for banks, exchange houses and other financial institutions.
Co-investorsTenacity Ventures
Knorish Academy Builder is a platform for creating and managing online courses and knowledge businesses, now integrated into Edbound AI's B2B marketing infrastructure.
Creator EconomyEdTechMarketing TechSaaS
Kinner N Sacchdev(Co-Founder & CEO)inRakhi Wadhwa(Co-Founder)
Co-investors100XRandev Ventures Family OfficeSprint Vc
Mogi provides a white-label microdrama OTT platform that enables media brands, broadcasters, telcos, and content creators to build and monetize short-form serialized drama content (2–10 minute vertical episodes) with built-in content management, analytics, and multiple revenue models.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSanta Monica, US
Vikrant Khanna(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsExpert DOJO
QuickReply.ai is a WhatsApp automation platform for marketing, customer engagement, and support, offering bulk broadcast messaging, drip campaigns, chatbots, cart recovery, and a multi-agent inbox.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsLeo Capital VenturesVelocityGSFLeo Capital
Rezolve.ai offers an agentic AI service-desk assistant that answers employee IT, HR and finance questions grounded in a company's approved knowledge sources and autonomously executes actions like password resets, account unlocks, software provisioning and expense filing.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersExfinity VenturesSand Hill AngelsTri-Valley Ventures
Riskcovry operates an AI-driven, product-agnostic platform for insurance distribution, offering an "Insurance-in-a-Box" solution that lets enterprises access, configure, and offer insurance products across channels through a single integration.
FintechInsurTechSaaS
Sorabh Bhandari(Co-founder)inChiranth Patil(Co-founder)inSuvendu Prusty(Co-founder)inVidya Sridharan(Co-founder)Asif CH(CTO)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalDMI AIF Sparkle FundIIMA VenturesVaranium NexGenCapital-A
ShopSe is a payment acceptance platform that offers affordability options at checkout, including pre-approved EMIs, credit card EMIs, and digital finance for customers without credit cards, sourced from multiple lenders.
E-commerceFintechSaaSMumbai, IN
Yagnesh Desai(Co-Founder & CBO)
Co-investorsChiratae VenturesWhite Venture Capital
SPOTVISION is a computer vision platform that connects to existing IP CCTV cameras and uses an on-premise EdgeBox device to process video in real time, turning surveillance feeds into operational KPIs, alerts, and certified evidence.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech
Co-investorsFEMSA VenturesTantaucoInflexor VenturesInfo Edge VenturesSilicon Road VenturesTitan Capital
Spyne provides an AI-powered platform that helps car dealers source, list, market, and sell vehicles.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsAccelCore91.vcSprint VcStorm VenturesUpekkhaVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.+3 more
Merchandising platform serving automotive, food, eCommerce and real estate, founded in 2020.
Deepti Prasad(Founder)in
Co-investorsVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.AccelAlteria CapitalSmile GroupStorm VenturesVertex Ventures
Superprocure provides a platform that helps companies manage multi-site project logistics and procurement, enabling optimized vehicle placement and freight cost reduction.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Tata Capital Healthcare Fund is a private equity fund focused on investing in healthcare and life sciences businesses in India.
BiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsTata CapitalBlue Earth Capital AG
TurboHire provides enterprise hiring software and services.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSHyderabad, IN
Deepak Agrawal(CEO & Co-founder)inGaurav Kumar(CTO & Co-founder)inRakesh Ranjan Nayak(CIO & Co-founder)in
Co-investorsHyderabad AngelsIvyCap VenturesMumbai AngelsThe Chennai Angels
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
CleartrustDeeptekElevatehqImaginXPIntellithinkManchOnestackRimigoRiskcovrySaleassistSellergeniSuperpro AiThe Legal CapsuleTrezixTripeur
Exits · 1
1 IPOsRezolveNASDAQ: RZLV
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRezolve · globenewswire.com · Mar 30, 2026
Neurofin · economictimes.indiatimes.com · Jul 10, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Pentathlon Ventures made?
- Pentathlon Ventures has 43 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Pentathlon Ventures invest at?
- Pentathlon Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Pentathlon Ventures focus on?
- Pentathlon Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, IoT, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS.
- Where is Pentathlon Ventures located?
- Pentathlon Ventures is headquartered in India, IN.
- Does Pentathlon Ventures lead rounds?
- Pentathlon Ventures has led 3 of the 13 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Pentathlon Ventures co-invest with?
- Pentathlon Ventures most often shares deals with Better Capital, Expert DOJO, Sprint Vc, among 31 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
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Co-investors · 2
Expert DOJO is an early-stage startup accelerator and investment fund that offers capital plus a structured growth program focused on sales and marketing scaling. It runs an Investment Program and a non-dilutive Growth Program for founders.
Bharat Fund is an India-focused investment platform building companies of consequence, operating the Bharat Innovation Fund for IP-driven deep-tech solutions and the Bharat Inclusion Seed Fund for digitization-led inclusive solutions.
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