Saama Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingPalo Alto · Seed–Series A · 14 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Saama Capital describes itself as a discerning, decisive investor that emphasizes speed and a solution-driven approach. The firm trusts its own instincts and encourages founders to do the same. Drawing on team experience working with entrepreneurs across a range of sectors and stages, Saama positions itself as a partner that helps companies realize their full potential. It emphasizes patient capital and a focus on long-term outcomes rather than short-term returns. Saama frames itself as a community as much as an investor, providing portfolio companies with access to a global network of advisors, founders, and investors, and committing to support companies from concept through to reality.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 14 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 43 of 55 portfolio companiesConsumer ×17Direct to Consumer ×14E-commerce ×10Fintech ×10AI & Machine Learning ×8FoodTech ×8SaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×5
HQs:India×28United States×6Singapore×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 30 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×162 founders×123 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with education data
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×3COEP Technological University ×2Cornell ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur ×2Indian School of Business ×2Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad ×2The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 36 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×15Business & Management ×13Computer Science ×7Finance & Accounting ×6Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 37 founders with career history
Snapdeal ×4Standard Chartered Bank ×3Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd. ×2Maruti Suzuki India Limited ×2Unicommerce ×2Unilever ×2Urbanladder ×2
1 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 36 with degree data)
Investments · 55 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path
EXL Service is a data analytics and digital transformation company that helps organizations improve business effectiveness and adapt to change through data-driven insights, digital transformation services, and operational management strategies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social Good
Vikram TalwarRohit Kapoor(Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsFrontline Strategy FundsFTV Capital
FundersClub is a venture capital platform that sources early-stage investment opportunities in seed and series A rounds through direct relationships, referrals, and connections to top incubators and VC firms, offering accredited investors access to vetted startups.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Mittal(Founder/CEO)inBoris Silver(Founder/President)inAlexander Mittal(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator500 GlobalAndreessen HorowitzHigh AlphaSOSVSusa Ventures+11 more
Hotelogix is a cloud-based hotel property management system (PMS) covering front desk operations, bookings, channel/OTA and GDS distribution, billing, and guest experience tools.
Cloud ComputingPropTechSaaSTravel & HospitalitySingapore, SG
Aditya Sanghi(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelBlume VenturesVertex VenturesVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.
Assurekit is a protection infrastructure company that designs embedded insurance products, integrates them into partner platforms, and manages the claims and benefits experience end-to-end.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSBangalore, IN
Rishi Iyer(Founder)inKuldeep Dubeyin
Co-investorsKae Capital
AutoNxt manufactures electric and autonomous tractors for agriculture and industrial applications in India, featuring AI-powered systems and battery-electric drivetrains designed to reduce fuel costs and emissions.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechCleantechIndia, IN
Pankaj Goyal(Founder)in
BlueStone is an omnichannel jewellery retailer selling certified fine jewellery such as rings, earrings, pendants, mangalsutras, bangles, and engagement rings online and through stores.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Gaurav Singh Kushwaha(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelInfo Edge VenturesIron PillarIvyCap VenturesKalaari CapitalPeak XV Partners+1 more
Chai Point sells tea blends and brewing products, offering a home café experience with personalized blends for consumers in India.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsDSG Consumer PartnersNewRadioVentureStride VenturesTrifecta Capital AdvisorsEight Roads VenturesParagon Partners
DaMENSCH is a men's essentials brand that designs and sells underwear, shapewear, vests, loungewear, and outerwear engineered with smart fabrics optimized for Indian weather.
ConsumerDirect to Consumer
Gaurav Pushkar(Founder)in
Co-investorsWhiteboard CapitalZ47A91 PartnersAlteria CapitalMatrix
Digiaccel offers professional education programs in eCommerce and marketing for career acceleration, designed and taught by industry practitioners from India's leading organizations.
E-commerceEdTechMarketing TechBengaluru, IN
Aalekh Tripathi(Founder)inKaran Bhagi(Founder)in
Co-investorsWhiteboard Capital
EazyDiner is a restaurant discovery, reservation, and dining rewards platform covering over 40,000 restaurants across 150+ cities in India and the UAE.
ConsumerFoodTechMarketplaces
Sachin Pabreja(Founder)inKapil Chopra(Founder)in
Co-investorsDMI AIF Sparkle Fund
FirstHive is an AI-powered customer data platform that unifies fragmented customer data from multiple sources and enables real-time, autonomous decision-making and personalized customer experiences across channels.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSunnyvale, US
Aditya Bhamidipaty(CEO)in
BoardHemant Asher(Director)inKrishnakumar Natarajan(Director)inSunder Velamuri(Director)Amit Midha(Director)
Co-investorsArka Venture LabsInfo Edge VenturesMela VenturesSUVAN VENTURESBenhamou Global VenturesTwin Ventures
Fisdom is a financial services company regulated in India offering stock broking, depository services, mutual fund distribution, investment advisory, and portfolio management.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSIndia, IN
Subramanya S V(Co-founder & CEO)Anand Dalmia(Co-founder & CBO)
Co-investorsQuona Capital
Games2win develops gaming products and services for digital media and entertainment markets.
GamingMedia & Entertainment
Alok Kejriwal(Co-Founder and CEO)inMahesh Khambadkone(Co-Founder and COO)in
GenePath Diagnostics is a molecular diagnostics company offering laboratory tests and assays for infectious diseases, cancers, and genetic disorders to medical professionals and patients.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesPune, IN
Dr. Nickhil Jakatdar(CEO)Dr. Nikhil Phadke(Founder)
Co-investorsSnow Leopard Technology Ventures
Koparo makes plant-based, biodegradable home cleaning products, including dishwashing liquids, laundry and floor cleaners, bathroom care, and hand wash, sold in recyclable packaging.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Simran Khara(Founder)in
Lendingkart is a lending platform providing loans; this page contains corporate governance documents such as board policies, director information, and related party transaction policies.
Fintech
Co-investorsAnicut CapitalBertelsmann India InvestmentsFullerton Financial HoldingsIndia QuotientMayfield FundMayfield India+2 more
Go Zero makes low-calorie ice creams and frozen desserts marketed as guilt-free and free of preservatives, sold in India in formats such as cups, tubs, bars, cones, and fruit pops.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechIndia, IN
Kiran Shah(Founder)in
Co-investorsV3 Ventures
Mokobara designs and sells travel luggage and bags, including cabin luggage, backpacks, briefcases, totes, wallets, and trackers, with a focus on hardware and design details.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceBengaluru, IN
Navin Parwal(Founder)inSangeet Agrawal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAditya Birla VenturesPeak XV PartnersSauce.vcAlteria CapitalGood Capital
GlobalFair is a B2B sourcing platform for building materials such as quartz, granite, tiles, cabinets, and pre-fabs, offering low minimum order quantities and door-to-door delivery with online load tracking.
B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsIndia Quotient
MyMuse is an e-commerce retailer of intimate wellness products for men and couples, based in India.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFemTechWellness & FitnessIndia, IN
Anushka(Co-founder)Sahil(Co-founder)
Co-investorsSauce.vcTrifecta Capital AdvisorsWhiteboard Capital
GROx provides personal loans to individual borrowers in India.
FintechBengaluru, IN
Monish Anand(Founder)in
Co-investorsPatamar Capital
Nourish Organics is a direct-to-consumer brand selling packaged organic health foods such as granola, seeds, and snacks through its online store.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Now&Me is an online mental health platform that connects users with verified mental health and self-improvement experts via instant chat or call, available 24/7 in multiple languages.
Digital HealthMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Oddr provides an AI-driven revenue intelligence platform for law firms that unifies the invoice-to-cash process, including billing, collections, payments, and forecasting.
AI & Machine LearningFintechLegalTechSan Francisco, US
Milan Bobde(Founder)Saurabh Mehra(Founder)Sumit Garg(Founder)
Co-investorsLegalTech
Beans provides a dispatch and routing platform with enhanced location data and doorstep-level geocodes to optimize last-mile delivery operations.
Logistics & Supply ChainSaaSPalo Alto, US
Nitin Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Twin Ventures
Poetic AI is an immersive art experience that transforms data into visual art through human-AI collaboration, exploring themes of cosmology, physics, and neuroscience across six interconnected collections.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Rawpressery sells cold-pressed juices and beverages, such as Valencia Orange and sugarcane juice, direct to consumers in various bottle sizes.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
Scalenut is a content optimization and distribution platform that helps businesses improve visibility and traffic across search engines and AI-driven discovery channels.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Mayank Jain(Co-Founder)inGaurav Goyal(Co-Founder)inSaurabh Wadhawan(Co-Founder)in
Shaadi.com is India's leading matrimonial matchmaking platform offering verified profiles and personalized partner matching services.
ConsumerMarketplacesMumbai, IN
Anupam Mittal(Founder)in
Co-investorsInnoVen CapitalWestBridge Capital
A financial services company with a management team focused on lending, collections, and operations in India.
FintechInsurTechGurgaon, IN
Sanjay Chaturvedi(Founder & Managing Director)inRupa Basu(Promoter & Joint Managing Director)in
Co-investorsBritish International InvestmentLeapfrogPremji InvestLeapFrog Investments
SleepyCat manufactures foam and latex mattresses for consumers, offering models with varying firmness levels and specialized features like pinhole ventilation and memory foam technology for improved sleep quality.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Kabir Siddiq(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsDSG Consumer PartnersSharrp Ventures
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 PartnersMilliways VenturesPeak XV PartnersRTP GlobalAlibaba GroupIntel Capital+1 more
Sula Vineyards produces wine from grapes grown in Nashik, India, operating with a focus on sustainable agriculture and renewable energy practices.
AgTechFoodTechNashik, IN
Rajeev Samant(Promoter, MD & CEO)in
Sunstone operates 20+ campuses across 15+ Indian cities offering undergraduate and postgraduate engineering and management programmes with integrated industry-focused curriculum.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechIndia, IN
Ashish Munjal(Co-Founder & CEO)inAnkur Jain(Co-Founder & CBO)in
Co-investorsAlteria CapitalPrime Venture PartnersWestBridge Capital
SuperBottoms is an Indian brand selling sustainable, reusable diapering products and other essentials for mothers and babies.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMumbai, IN
Pallavi Utagi(Founder)in
Co-investorsDSG Consumer PartnersSharrp Ventures
Supertails is an online store for pets, offering products and services to pet parents in India, including prescription-based items requiring vet verification.
ConsumerDigital HealthDirect to ConsumerE-commerceBangalore, IN
Aman Tekriwal(Founder)inVarun Sadana(Founder)inVineet Khanna(Founder)in
Co-investorsFireside Ventures Advisory LlpRPSG Capital VenturesSauce.vcWhiteboard CapitalDSG Consumer PartnersVenturi Partners Pte. Ltd.
The Moms Co. sells natural, toxin-free baby care products such as baby shampoo, wash, lotion, face cream, diaper rash cream, and wipes for parents and their children.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsDSG Consumer Partners
TrueFan is an AI video platform that generates video content for enterprise marketing.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech
Devender (Dev) Bindal(Founder)inNimish Goel(Founder)in
Veeba produces packaged food condiments and sauces, including stir-fry sauces, gift boxes, and combo packs, sold to consumers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Viraj Bahl(Founder)in
Co-investorsDSG Consumer PartnersVerlinvestSixth Sense Ventures
Vistaar Finance provides tailored financial solutions for businesses, including loan calculators and related financial tools.
FintechImpact & Social GoodIndia, IN
Brahmanand HegdeinRamakrishna NishtalainAvijit Saha(Managing Director and CEO)in
Co-investorsWarburg Pincus
Wellthy Therapeutics develops digital therapeutics and clinical decision support tools for pharmaceutical and life science partners to address treatment adherence, patient outcomes, and eligibility challenges in complex clinical conditions and rare diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSIndia, IN
Abhishek Shah(Co-Founder & CEO)inPrayat Shah(Co-Founder & VP - Enterprise Partnerships)in
Co-investorsMerak Ventures
Zeni provides AI-powered bookkeeping and accounting software paired with a dedicated team of finance experts, offering services such as automated data posting, reconciliation, bill pay, payroll management, tax, and fractional CFO support.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Swapnil S.(Founder)in
BoardSwapnil ShindeinSnehal Shinde(Founder)in
Co-investorsElevation CapitalSierra VenturesThink InvestmentsTwin Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ApplabsDriskExit Data GovernanceGenesiscolorsHitachi PaymentsPramanSepcSole ThreadsStumblTutorvista
Exits · 2
2 IPOs · showing 1EXL ServiceNASDAQ: EXLS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSunstone · investing.com · Sep 9, 2026
Shaadi · economictimes.indiatimes.com · Sep 8, 2026
Damensch · retailintel.in · Sep 7, 2026
One97 · english.punjabkesari.com · Sep 7, 2026
supertails · indianretailer.com · Aug 20, 2026
Snapdeal · newskart.com · Aug 19, 2026
Bluestone · scanx.trade · Aug 15, 2026
Fisdom · m.economictimes.com · Aug 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Saama Capital made?
- Saama Capital has 55 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What stage does Saama Capital invest at?
- Saama Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Saama Capital's typical check size?
- Saama Capital typically writes checks of $500K – $4M.
- What sectors does Saama Capital focus on?
- Saama Capital focuses on AgTech, Consumer, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Marketplaces, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Saama Capital located?
- Saama Capital is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Who does Saama Capital co-invest with?
- Saama Capital most often shares deals with Whiteboard Capital, DSG Consumer Partners, Peak XV Partners, among 52 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team
Fake It Till You Make It | Amrita Barthakur, SAAMA CAPITAL | Vinayak Burman ~ VB #shorts
Vinayak Burman · Amrita Barthakur · youtube.com
How To Manage Ego Post Success? | Amrita Barthakur, SAAMA CAPITAL | Vinayak Burman ~ VB #shorts
Vinayak Burman · Amrita Barthakur · youtube.com
Low Point to Success | Amrita Barthakur - Partner, Saama Capital | Vinayak Burman #entrepreneur #vb
Vinayak Burman Clips · Amrita Barthakur
Podcast Teaser feat. Ash Lilani, founder, Saama Capital
The Neon Show · Ash Lilani
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