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Shastra VC
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Seed · 11 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Shastra VC invests early in founders building frontier tech, climate tech, and AI-native companies, backing them before metrics or validation exist, when vision and conviction matter most. Its frontier tech focus spans space technology, aerospace and defence, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, biotechnology, quantum computing, and nanotechnology. In climate tech it backs foundational science-and-engineering-led solutions, and in software it targets AI-native businesses across the stack, including AI infrastructure, developer tools, vertical AI applications, horizontal platforms, cybersecurity, and consumer AI. The firm positions itself as a hands-on, operator-minded partner offering domain expertise, tested go-to-market and fundraising playbooks, and an extensive advisor network to support portfolio founders beyond board meetings.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 14 of 39 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×6Deep Tech ×4Climate Tech ×3Developer Tools ×3Enterprise Software ×3Cleantech ×2Consumer ×2
HQs:India×7United States×3
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×33 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani ×3Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta ×2Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ×2University of Mumbai ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×6Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history
Zetwerk ×2
Investments · 39 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 42024 · 17 dated
Awiros develops AI-powered video analytics and computer vision solutions for inspections, security, and operational monitoring across industries.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareGovTechIoT
Co-investorsExfinity VenturesInflexor VenturesSprint Vc
Shuru is a location-based platform that enables local communities and businesses in India to connect, engage, and collaborate.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerGovTechMedia & EntertainmentSocialIndore, IN
Mayank Bhangadia(Founder & CEO)inHarsh Chhabra(Founder)in
Co-investorsEximius VenturesOmidyar Network IndiaRohit BansalSprint VcTitan CapitalKrafton
Alltius offers a customer experience platform with voice and chat AI to automate customer queries, reduce support costs, and improve sales conversions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Co-investors100x Entrepreneur FundEximius VenturesGemba Capital Venture Partnerspeercheque
Alt Carbon is a deeptech science and data company building agricultural infrastructure for carbon dioxide removal in South Asia through Enhanced Rock Weathering and other technology pathways.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechDeep TechDarjeeling, IN
Shrey A.(Founder)in
Co-investorsLachy Groom
Avammune is a biotech company developing novel therapeutic modalities to address hard-to-treat cancers with distinct mechanisms of action.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Arun(Founder | CEO)Aditya(Founder | CSO)Srinivasan(Founder | Director)
Co-investors1CrowdCapital2BIvyCap VenturesThe Chennai Angels
Drizz makes concentrated liquid drops sold in small 60ml bottles that add caffeine or cocktail flavor to water, sparkling water, or soda with one squeeze.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFarmers Branch, US
Rodrigo Ricaud(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsStellaris Venture Advisors 2 Llp
Drizz is a mobile test automation platform that lets QA teams write tests in plain English and run them on real Android and iOS devices using vision AI, with self-healing tests and CI/CD integration.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSLa Honda, US
Asad Abrar(Founder)inYash Varyani (Hiring software engineers)(Founder)inPartha Sarathi Mohanty(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter Capital
Flexprice is a developer-first, API-led usage-based billing platform for AI companies, handling metering, pricing, invoicing, and revenue reporting for models based on tokens, agent calls, GPU seconds, credits, and hybrid contracts.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaS
Manish Choudhary(Co-founder & CEO)inNikhil Mishra(Co-founder & CTO)inKoshima Satija(Co-founder & COO)in
Co-investorsTDV Partners
B2B supply chain enabler platform designed to help e-commerce platforms hyperscale operations.
Mumbai, IN
Mohsin Mumtule(Founder)in
Co-investorsAntlerGemba Capital Venture PartnersPrime Venture Partners
InspeCity extends the operational lifespan of satellites to reduce orbital debris and support critical global infrastructure.
Climate TechDeep TechIoTRoboticsSpace TechMumbai, IN
Dr. Tausif Shaikh(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnicut CapitalAntlerDeVCSpeciale Invest
Knowl provides an AI-native voice call centre for the BFSI (banking, financial services, and insurance) sector, automating conversations for debt collection, loan and credit sales, and insurance renewals.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Ashvin Sharma(Founder)inAnuj A.(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapital2B
Low-code in-app community builder for brands to launch customer communities quickly
Co-investorsSprint Vc
M Mines recovers battery-grade materials — including lithium, cobalt, manganese, and nickel — from used lithium-ion batteries and electronic waste for reuse in li-ion cell manufacturing.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew Materials
Co-investorsAxilor VenturesPegasus India Evolving Opportunities Fund
Aerospace & defence company acquiring niche defense MSMEs and scaling them into system integrators
Bengaluru, IN
Abhijit Kothawale(Founder)Rahul Vamshidhar(Founder)Rohan Gala(Founder)inRahul V.(Founder)in
Co-investorsGemba Capital Venture PartnersJungle Ventures
Simplismart provides a machine learning inference platform for deploying and auto-scaling AI models, supporting LLMs, vision-language, diffusion, and speech models from a library of 150+ open-source models or custom weights.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Amritanshu Jain(Founder)inShrayansh Agarwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelDallas Venture CapitalFirst ChequeTitan CapitalAccel IndiaNVIDIA
High-resolution L & P band SAR satellites for Earth observation
Soumya Misra(Founder)inUrmi Bhambhani Misra(Founder)in
Co-investorsRiverwalk Holdings
India's B2B Shopify for exporters, solving logistics and trade compliance for SME manufacturers
Saptarshi Datta(Founder)in
Co-investorsTrifecta Capital Advisors3one4 CapitalOrios Venture Partners
ZapScale provides a customer intelligence platform that consolidates account data and enables visibility into customer health through automated analytics and adoption tracking, serving B2B software companies.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Bratish Goswami(Founder)in
Co-investors100x Entrepreneur FundArka Venture LabsBlume Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Agnit SemiconductorsAisebergAxirium AerospaceBlurgs AIBreachXConvergeCrest Capital ManagementDev DarshanEverhealFlurnInternational Battery CompanyKhiladiProKlaarKloudliteLokam HealthMolequleSwirlTractrixTruegradientWankel
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFlexprice · finsmes.com · Jun 1, 2026
Drizz · finsmes.com · Jul 29, 2025
Sanlayan · app.fundz.net · Jun 9, 2025
Alt Carbon · altcarbon.com · May 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Shastra VC made?
- Shastra VC has 39 tracked investments, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Shastra VC invest at?
- Shastra VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Shastra VC focus on?
- Shastra VC focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Developer Tools, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, New Materials, Quantum Computing, SaaS, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
- Does Shastra VC lead rounds?
- Shastra VC typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Shastra VC co-invest with?
- Shastra VC most often shares deals with Antler, Gemba Capital Venture Partners, 100x Entrepreneur Fund, among 24 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamBeyond IIMB - Episode 4: Journey with Ashis Nayak (Founder AutoNinja , Shastra VC)
Bangalore Backstories @IIMB · Ashis Nayak
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