India · Pre-Seed–Series A · 18 people tracked
Investment thesis
SenseAI invests at the early stage in AI-first startups, focusing on AI applications and AI tooling. It backs ventures redefining professional services, financial services, enterprise and consumer software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, manufacturing, healthcare, and gaming/media/entertainment. The firm applies a proprietary VDAT framework to assess whether AI is truly foundational to a business model, evaluating the depth of the technology and strength of the team. With a founder-first, AI-first ethos, SenseAI aims to identify transformative AI companies early and support them beyond capital through mentorship and hands-on help, describing itself as rooted in India but wired for the world.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 18 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesFounder mafia
3 people who came through SenseAI Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 5 of 40 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×5SaaS ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Developer Tools ×2Cloud Computing ×1Digital Health ×1Enterprise Software ×1Fintech ×1
HQs:India×2United States×2
Investments · 40 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12 dated
Full-control infrastructure for models and data
Multiply revenues with an AI Sales Team in CRM
CodeKarma is a production intelligence platform that maps live production behavior to source code, identifying dead or dormant code, unused paths, method-level telemetry, and system dependencies.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSBengaluru, IN
Anantharam Vanchi Prakash(Founder)
Co-investorsXeed Ventures
Catch every defect and ensure zero delays, automatically
AI-powered behavioral analytics for business insights
Cureskin is a mobile app that uses AI to give users continuous access to dermatologist care for managing skin and hair conditions.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessBengaluru, IN
Ramakrishna R(Founder)in
Co-investorsLVX VenturesSharrp VenturesStride VenturesTaver Capital
Personalised guidance for dermatology with real results
AI-driven fraud prevention for e-commerce
24/7 Patient-first effortless care
LLUMO builds AI optimization tools that provide recommendations and insights to help AI teams improve LLM performance and accuracy while reducing costs.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsIndia Quotient
Reimagining News for the AI era
Voice AI for contact center operations
Pipeshift provides managed inference infrastructure for deploying and scaling AI models with low latency and high reliability.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Arko C(Co-founder, CEO)inEnrique Ferrao(Founder)inPranav Reddy(Founder)in
Co-investorsArka Venture LabsGood News VenturesMyAsiaVCStrategxy Ventures LLCY CombinatorgradCapital+1 more
AI Ops & Tooling at lower cost
Skit.ai provides a platform of autonomous AI agents that handle debt collections across voice, SMS, email, and chat, covering account triage, payment negotiation, propensity scoring, skip-tracing, and compliance auditing.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsFundamental VCKalaari Capital
One-Click Audit Automation for software quality assurance
Santa Monica-based Voice AI operates a real-time speech-to-speech AI voice-changing platform for creators and gamers.
Santa Monica, US
Paul Kats(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Heath Ahrens(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardOmar Hamoui(Director)
Co-investors359 Capital645 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCapital TodayCarya Venture PartnersCoreline Ventures+4 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Pipeshift · beststartup.us · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has SenseAI Ventures made?
- SenseAI Ventures has 40 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does SenseAI Ventures invest at?
- SenseAI Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does SenseAI Ventures focus on?
- SenseAI Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Travel & Hospitality.
- Where is SenseAI Ventures located?
- SenseAI Ventures is headquartered in India, IN.
- Who does SenseAI Ventures co-invest with?
- SenseAI Ventures most often shares deals with Good News Ventures, India Quotient, Kalaari Capital, among 13 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team100 AI Unicorns From India: Rahul Agarwalla's Bold Prediction | SenseAI Ventures
Founder Thesis · Rahul Agarwalla
Rahul Agarwalla, Managing Partner, SenseAI Ventures | BW Emerging Business Summit & Awards 2025
Businessworld · Rahul Agarwalla
Building a Mom & Baby Care Empire with The Moms Co. Founders | SenseAI Venture Podcast
SenseAI
Tech Guru Rajiv Makhni Talks AI, Innovation & the Future of Technology | SenseAI Podcast
SenseAI
Deep Kalra on Building MakeMyTrip and the Future of AI in Travel | SenseAI Ventures
SenseAI
Why India Needs an AI-Focused VC Fund | SenseAI Partners Episode
SenseAI
Co-investors · 3
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