Prime Venture Partners
Venture capitalBangalore · Pre-Seed–Series A · 15 people tracked
Also known as AZURE91 MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Prime Venture Partners invests at the early stage and prefers to write the first institutional cheque in a company, typically deploying US $6M-$8M per company over the life of the primary fund. The firm looks for missionary, collaborative teams with a strong learning quotient, bias for action and big vision. It favors bottom-up market sizing over top-down estimates, seeks solutions that are 10X better than the current state of the art, and evaluates companies against a '1-10-30-100' revenue-scaling framework measuring how much capital and time it takes to reach $1M, $10M, $30M and $100M in revenue.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 15 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesFounder mafia
2 people who came through Prime Venture Partners went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 44 of 56 portfolio companiesSaaS ×21AI & Machine Learning ×13Fintech ×10Consumer ×8EdTech ×7Enterprise Software ×6HR Tech ×6B2B Marketplaces ×5
HQs:India×24United States×6Indonesia×1Saudi Arabia×1Singapore×1
Investments · 56 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 22023 · 22018 · 16 dated
Bolt.Earth operates India's largest peer-to-peer electric vehicle charging network, with over 100,000 chargers across 2,100+ cities serving 545,000+ active EV users.
CleantechEnergyIoTMobility & TransportationIndia, IN
Mohit Yadav(Co-founder & CTO)inJyotiranjan Harichandan(Co-founder & Head of Strategic Partnerships)inRaghav Bharadwaj(CEO)in
Co-investorsVersion One VenturesHorizons VenturesHyderabad Angels
TranZact is an AI-powered ERP and operations platform ("Factory AI OS") that runs sales, purchase, inventory, production, and planning for manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaSMumbai, IN
Ritesh KumarSharad Sen Sharma(Founder)Rohan Sen Sharma(Founder)Adarsh Sikaria(CRO)
Co-investorsKae CapitalTribe CapitalGemba Capital Venture Partners
Gallabox Global provides small and medium businesses with a WhatsApp Business API platform combining a shared team inbox, no-code chatbots, broadcast campaigns, and a conversation-focused CRM to capture and qualify leads.
Marketing TechSaaSSales TechDover, US
Karthikeyan Jagannathan(Executive Officer, Director)Yogeswara Rao N(Director)Yathindhar Panchanathan(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatSanjay Swamy· per SEC Form D · $3.6M raise · filed Jul 2024
Affable built analytics software that applied computer vision to social media content in order to score and rank influencers on audience fit and engagement.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSingapore, SG
Nisarg Shah(CEO)inSwayam Narain(CTO)in
Co-investorsAngelCentralEntrepreneur FirstMarlin Equity Partners
Basil provides a platform to manage freelancer hiring and administrative tasks, handling onboarding, contracting, tax documentation, and payments for businesses.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Harshita Kejriwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsGolden VenturesHearst VenturesIIMA Ventures
Digiicampus provides an education management platform that acts as a "digital twin" for higher education institutions, covering administration (admissions, fees, HR, hostel, placements), learning (course registration, attendance, LMS, exams, outcome-based education), campus experience, and data-driven reporting for accreditation bodies like NAAC, NBA, and NIRF.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Hemant Sahal(Founder & CEO)
Dozee makes a contactless sensor sheet placed under a mattress that uses ballistocardiography and AI algorithms to capture heartbeat, respiration, and body movement, converting them into vital-sign biomarkers via cloud processing.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
Co-investors3one4 Capital
Elchemy is a distribution partner for chemical ingredients, sourcing and supplying products such as cosmetic actives, cleaning surfactants, aroma/flavor compounds, food-grade additives, oilfield chemicals, and pharmaceutical intermediates for manufacturers in industries like personal care, food, and oil and gas.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainNew MaterialsHouston, US
Co-investorsInfo Edge Ventures
Empirical uses AI agents to write, run, and maintain Playwright end-to-end tests, with results verified by forward-deployed engineers.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Zuper offers a platform that connects businesses with customers by unifying interactions across office and field teams in real time.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSammamish, US
Karthik V(Founder)inVijay Narasiman(Founder)in
Co-investorsFUSEGemba Capital Venture PartnersHubSpot VenturesPeak XV Partners
Finagg provides invoice-based financing for MSMEs in India, including a "Stock Now Pay Later" (Quick Cash Flow) product to support business growth.
Fintech
Co-investorsBLinC Invest
Freo is an Indian digital banking platform offering credit lines, UPI payments, savings products, insurance and credit scores.
Anuj Kacker(Founder)in
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersHyderabad AngelsPegasus India Evolving Opportunities FundRTP Global8i Ventures
Co-investorsChiratae Ventures
Gallabox is a conversational commerce platform that uses AI agents across WhatsApp, web chat, social media, and voice calls to capture, qualify, follow up with, and convert leads, plus handle bookings, payments, and customer support.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsFUSE
Kenko is an all-in-one marketing and management platform for boutique fitness studios, covering local SEO, Google Business profiles, reviews, lead follow-up, class booking, and a branded member website and app.
Marketing TechSaaSWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsExtreme Venture PartnersExtreme Venture Partners LLPPeak XV PartnersPortland Seed FundScout VenturesScout Ventures+2 more
HackerEarth offers an AI Practice Agent, a training tool that lets developers practice mock interviews and coding problems while receiving automated feedback from AI models.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR Tech
Sachin Gupta(Founder)inVivek Prakash
Co-investors500 Global
1Win India is a Curacao-licensed online gambling platform offering a casino with over 10,500 slots, table games, live dealer titles, and crash games, alongside a sportsbook covering cricket, football, and 30+ other sports.
ConsumerGaming
Co-investorsGemba Capital Venture Partners3one4 CapitalOwl Capital
Hiration provides an online resume builder and expert services to help professionals present their career achievements effectively.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechHR TechMarketplacesSaaSNew Delhi, IN
Anish Raj Sikka(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorVenture Highway
Co-investorsThe Chennai Angels
B2B supply chain enabler platform designed to help e-commerce platforms hyperscale operations.
Mumbai, IN
Mohsin Mumtule(Founder)
Co-investorsGemba Capital Venture PartnersShastra VC
Mumbai, IN
Parthesh Shah(Founder)Parthesh Shah, CFA(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelCommerce VenturesRandev Ventures Family Office3one4 Capital
Metafin provides financing for off-grid solar energy adoption in rural India, working with local installers and EPCs to fund solar projects for micro-businesses and households.
CleantechEnergyFintech
Co-investorsPeak Sustainability VenturesVaranium NexGenVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.
Mygate is a society management platform for housing societies and resident welfare associations (RWAs) that combines accounting, maintenance billing, visitor management, security, resident communication, facility booking, and vendor management in one system.
ConsumerPropTechSaaSBengaluru, IN
Abhishek Kumar(Founder)Vijay Arisetty(Founder)Vivaik Bharadwaaj(Founder)
Co-investorsHorizons Ventures
Navadhan operates AceN, a financial technology platform offering a suite of micro-apps for customer onboarding, credit decisioning, payments, collections, and portfolio management to serve under-banked households and small businesses in India.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSMumbai, IN
Co-investorsGemba Capital Venture PartnersNabventuresVaranium NexGenPrime Ventures
Nivāsa Finance is a home loan facilitator that connects borrowers with multiple partner lenders and provides personal guidance through the mortgage process, including loans for construction, home improvement, loan against property, and balance transfers.
B2B MarketplacesFintechPropTech
Co-investorsUpsparks Capital
Co-investorsAccelHorizons Ventures
Basil sells stainless steel bento lunch boxes, water bottles, and mealtime accessories for children and adults, with compartmentalized, leak-proof, BPA-free designs and character themes.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsIIMA Ventures
OTO is India's leading platform for discovering, researching, and purchasing two-wheelers online, offering bike loans at competitive rates and facilitating both financed and outright purchases with home delivery services.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFintechIndia, IN
Harsh Saruparia(Founder)inOmar Nas (personal email)Omar NasserPranay KumarSumit Chhazed
Co-investors500 GlobalBetter CapitalGMO VenturePartnersHyderabad AngelsSprint Vc
OTO is a shipping management platform that lets e-commerce and retail businesses connect to 400+ carriers through one API and dashboard to book, track, and manage shipments, fulfillment, and returns.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Mohammad Al-Razaz
Co-investors500 GlobalIliad PartnersZ47MatrixPropeller Inc.
Oyela is an online retailer offering apparel in a range of sizes, positioning itself around making global fashion trends accessible to shoppers.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechGurgaon, IN
Anjan Kumar Patel(Founder)
Co-investorsGood CapitalInvestopadUpsparks CapitalEximius Ventures
The page is an online gambling site ("OLXTOTO") promoting togel (lottery), online slots, and live casino games in Indonesian Rupiah, targeting players in Indonesia.
Gaming
PlanetSpark is an AI-powered online education platform offering life skills courses including English communication, mental maths, and public speaking for K-12 students and working professionals globally.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechGurgaon, IN
Kunal Malik(Founder)inManeesh Dhooper(Founder)in
Co-investorsHyderabad Angels
Poshn operates a full-stack B2B platform for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India's food sector, offering demand aggregation, embedded finance for working capital, vendor networks for logistics and warehousing, and in-house SaaS tools.
B2B MarketplacesFintechFoodTechDelhi, IN
Bhuvnesh Gupta(Founder)Shashank Singh(Founder)
Punch is a mobile trading platform for index options with in-house charting (multi-layout charts, indicators, drawing tools), one-tap order execution with automatic stop-loss and target placement, and customizable multi-chart dashboards.
ConsumerFintech
Recko builds financial operations software for finance and product teams, enabling reconciliation, computations, and management of money movement at scale.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsLocus VenturesVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.
Sunstone offers industry-integrated undergraduate and postgraduate programs across India's partner campuses, with curriculum co-designed by 1,200+ hiring companies to ensure job readiness.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR Tech
Co-investorsSaama Capital
SurveySparrow is an omnichannel experience management platform built around conversational, chat-style surveys designed to increase response rates.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Muhammed Shihab Puthukkudi(Executive Officer, Director)Shihab Muhammed(Founder & CEO)Subin Sebastian(Director)
Synup offers a white-label operating system for marketing agencies, combining CRM, sales pipeline management, invoicing, e-signature, and AI-assisted tools for prospecting and client reporting.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.
WheelsEye operates an online truck booking platform and app for Full Truckload (FTL) goods transportation, serving business owners across India.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationGurgaon, IN
Zipdial makes IVR (interactive voice response) hardware devices with auto-dialer and voice broadcast features, including a GSM voice terminal for automated calling and call routing.
HardwareSaaSSales Tech
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBasil · m.economictimes.com · Feb 24, 2026
Navadhan · business-standard.com · Mar 19, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Prime Venture Partners invest at?
- Prime Venture Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Prime Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Prime Venture Partners typically writes checks of $6M – $8M.
- What sectors does Prime Venture Partners focus on?
- Prime Venture Partners focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Prime Venture Partners located?
- Prime Venture Partners is headquartered in Bangalore, IN.
- Does Prime Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Prime Venture Partners leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team440th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Shripati Acharya, Prime Venture Partners
1Mby1M Roundtables · Shripati Acharya
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The Neon Show · Shripati Acharya
IS Work-Life Balance a MYTH?! Ft. Shripati Acharya of Prime Venture Partners
The Neon Show · Shripati Acharya
VC founder fit - Investment thesis at Prime Venture Partners ft Shripati Acharya
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More than a Cheque with Sanjay Swamy of Prime Venture Partners - Part 1
Indian Silicon Valley by Jivraj Singh Sachar · Sanjay Swamy
How Prime Venture Partners was Formed! - Sanjay Swamy
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