STRIVE
Venture capitalIndia · Pre-Seed–Series B · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
STRIVE positions itself as a hands-on investor that shares risk alongside entrepreneurs, mainly backing seed to early-stage startups. The firm emphasizes proactive, hands-on support and commitment to companies' growth, aiming to act as an 'escort runner' for founders from launch through business expansion. Its stated ambition includes building global infrastructure from India and defying conventional boundaries as an investor.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 63 of 95 portfolio companiesSaaS ×26AI & Machine Learning ×17Consumer ×12Fintech ×12Marketplaces ×10HR Tech ×9Enterprise Software ×7B2B Marketplaces ×6
HQs:Japan×35India×7Indonesia×6Singapore×4United States×2Brazil×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 17 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×23 founders×34+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology ×2Sri Venkateswara University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 15 founders with career history
Hotstar ×3Zoho Corporation ×3Freshworks ×2
Investments · 95 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12022 · 12019 · 13 dated
Grab operates a superapp serving Southeast Asia, offering services including ride-hailing and mobility, deliveries, and financial services through Grab Financial Group.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSingapore, SG
Anthony Tan(Founder)inHooi Ling TanCheryl GohChin OngKell LimSarah Lim
Co-investors137 Ventures500 Global500 Startups VietnamArbor VenturesBase PartnersBeacon VC+21 more
Hypefast invests USD 1–10 million in select Indonesian consumer brands and grows them using in-house experts and a proprietary end-to-end retail and technology ecosystem.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
Achmad Alkatiri(CEO & Founder)inTinton Ardian(COO)Stella Setiawan(VP of Corp Strategy)Kevin Antonius(SVP of Finance)Yvana Mayer(VP of Category)Abdurrahman Robbani(Head of Emerging Brands)
Co-investorsJungle VenturesMonk's Hill Ventures
Mercado Único is a B2B wholesale platform that connects surplus inventory from major fashion brands directly to small retailers, boutiques, and outlet stores seeking authentic, labeled merchandise for resale.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyFuture of WorkBrasília, BR
Co-investorsTechstars
Kaizen Platform provides digital transformation (DX) services for enterprises, including website solutions, video ad creative production through its "Kaizen Ad" marketplace, and sales DX tools.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP
Co-investorsGMO VenturePartnersNTT DOCOMO Ventures
100ms provides infrastructure for live video and real-time interactions, enabling companies in healthcare, commerce, education, and events to integrate video experiences with minimal development effort.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Kshitij Gupta(CEO)inSarveshinAniketin
Co-investorsAccelAlpha Wave GlobalZ47LocalGlobe
Sho Okiyama(Founder)in
Co-investorsBeyond Next VenturesFunds Startupsi-nest capitalZ Venture CapitalAozora Corporate Investment
Earthene provides an AI-powered platform for measuring, reducing and reporting CO2 emissions and ESG data across enterprise supply chains.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechSaaSTokyo, JP
Co-investorsDAIKIN INDUSTRIESEnergy & Environment InvestmentGMO VenturePartnersJERAMetaProp VenturesRicoh+3 more
Aucfan operates a "D2X Commerce" business that uses trading and market data to plan and brand products, sourced through a global procurement network, and distributes them across multiple channels to consumers, businesses, creators, and small operators.
Data & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsGlobis Capital Partners
Ayannah operates a suite of digital finance and commerce products for emerging markets, including SaaS payment and remittance platforms (Sendah Direct, Sendah Remit), a consumer gift-remittance service for migrants (Sendah), and lending/insurance/investment apps (Asira).
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSPasig City, PH
Miguel (Mikko) Perez(Founder)MIGUEL PEREZ
Co-investors500 GlobalGolden Gate VenturesBEENOSGREE VenturesLife.SREDASiemer Ventures
Provides middleware connecting tech platforms and bill providers via APIs.
Co-investorsAC VenturesMandiri Capital IndonesiaPatamar CapitalpeerchequeTaurus Ventures
PT Bukalapak.com Tbk operates an online shopping platform in Indonesia.
ConsumerFintechImpact & Social Good
Achmad Zaky(Founder)inAchmad SyaifudinDian HaryokusumoGema PutraMuhamad RasyidNugroho Herucahyono
Co-investors500 Global500 Startups VietnamEndeavor CatalystMandiri Capital IndonesiaRebright PartnersSC Ventures+3 more
Bytebeam provides a platform for building and managing IoT devices for enterprises developing smart hardware products.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsHardwareIoTSaaS
Gautam BT(Co-Founder & CEO)Ravi Teja(Co-Founder & CTO)Bharadwaaj R(Co-Founder & VP-Embedded)Achal Kothari(Co-Founder & VP-Business)
Co-investorsAdvantedge FoundersGlobal BrainTogether FundAccel
Noida, IN
Bhaswat Agarwal(Founder)
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalGSV VenturesOwl VenturesRTP GlobalSpiral Ventures
Co-investorsCanal VenturesDelight VenturesDentsu VenturesDRONE FUNDJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Mobile Internet Capital, Inc.+5 more
Enterprise SoftwareFintechRetail TechSaaS
Crowde is an Indonesian peer-to-peer lending platform that connects farmers with capital providers, offering financing schemes for agricultural projects and supplying farming inputs.
AgTechFintechMarketplaces
Co-investorsMonk's Hill Ventures
FreshQo operates neighbourhood retail stores selling fresh fruits and vegetables, with online ordering and daily restocked inventory.
E-commerceFoodTechRetail TechAhmedabad, IN
Galapagos (Galapagos AI) is a Japanese AI startup that builds AI products and agents for digital manufacturing and marketing, including "Airmake," a web-marketing-focused AI agent.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Kenta Nakahira(President & Representative Director)
Co-investorsAccord Ventures
Hasura offers an AI Catalyst Team that partners with organizations to assess fit and deliver AI-driven business transformation.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Tanmai Gopal(Executive Officer, Director)Rajoshi Ghosh(Director)Anand Rajkumar(Executive Officer)
BoardSameer Verma(Director)
Co-investorsGaia VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersVertex VenturesGreenoaksNexus Venture PartnersVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.
Healint provides a regulated digital health platform for pharmaceutical and medtech companies to build and manage patient support programs across the patient journey.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsWavemaker Partners
InstaVR is a web-based, no-code platform for creating and publishing 360-degree and 3D virtual reality apps that can be cross-published to platforms such as iOS, Android, Oculus, and WebVR.
Enterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsZ Venture Capital
Kaizen Platform offers a professional support service where specialist teams provide end-to-end assistance for digital transformation (DX) projects, spanning consulting, workshops, creative production (video ads, websites, SNS operations), development, SES, and recruitment support.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsColopl NextZ Venture CapitalDentsu Innovation PartnersGREE VenturesMizuho CapitalSBI Investment
Tokyo-listed operator of a Japanese freelance/professional talent matching platform, plus agent, consulting and AI solution services.
Co-investorsColopl NextGlobis Capital PartnersGREE Ventures
Logikura is a cloud inventory management system for businesses selling across multiple channels—e-commerce, physical stores, and wholesale—that syncs stock across locations, stores, and outsourced warehouses in real time.
Logistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsOpen Network LabGenesia Ventures
Mikatus provides cloud accounting and back-office software for sole proprietors and companies of up to around 500 employees, covering bookkeeping and accounting efficiency.
FintechHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsArbor Ventures
Co-investorsKDDI Open Innovation FundSony Ventures Corporation
HTTPie builds an API testing client available as a terminal tool and as a web and desktop app with a graphical interface.
Developer ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsAccial CapitalElevate Innovation PartnersFinch CapitalKaizenvestKube VC
POPxo is an Indian digital media and community platform aimed at young women.
Consumer
Namrata BostromPriyanka Gill
Co-investors500 Global
PSYGIG provides Backend-as-a-Service, API, and SDK tools that collect, visualize, analyze, and store machine and sensor data for developers building drones, robots, IoT devices, and cloud-connected apps.
AI & Machine LearningIoTRobotics
Co-investorsOpen Network LabGenesia Ventures
Qoala is an online insurance platform that lets consumers compare and buy insurance products, including health, life, and car insurance.
ConsumerFintechInsurTech
Harshet Lunani(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesIndogen CapitalMandiri Capital IndonesiaAppWorksEurazeoFlourish Ventures+6 more
Radiotalk is a smartphone app for recording, editing, and live-streaming audio talk shows, letting creators broadcast live with listeners or record programs remotely with invited guests.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Co-investorsShochiku VenturesXTech
Raena is a reseller and dropshipper platform for beauty products in Indonesia, offering access to over 250 brands and 1,000 original products.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalCapria VenturesAlpha JWC VenturesBEENEXTBEENOS
Co-investorsAxilor VenturesCreation Investments Capital ManagementLumis PartnersSprint Vc
Retty is a Japanese restaurant discovery and review platform where users, including certified "TOP USER" food experts, share recommendations and detailed reviews to help people find places to eat.
ConsumerMarketplacesSocial
Co-investorsNTT DOCOMO VenturesZ Venture Capital
An AI sales assistant that automates lead qualification through email conversations, captures prospect contact information, and routes qualified leads to sales teams while handling CRM data entry and lead assignment.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSales TechSingapore, SG
Gabriel Lim(Founder/CEO)inEthan Le(Founder)inVenus Wong(Founder)inWeiling Wong(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKuo-Yi Lim(Director)Nikhil Kapur(Director)in
Co-investorsWavemaker PartnersY CombinatorGREE VenturesMonk's Hill Ventures
Operates two web services in Japan: comolib, a review and information site listing child-friendly places such as restaurants, parks, leisure and lodging facilities, and Kodomo Booster, a portal to compare, search, and book trial lessons for children's extracurricular classes nationwide.
ConsumerEdTechMarketplaces
Showroom B2B operates a B2B apparel sourcing marketplace that connects retailers with manufacturers through an AI-powered supply chain platform offering demand forecasting, supplier matching, and fulfillment tracking.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesRetail TechNoida, IN
Co-investorsAccionCactus Venture PartnersGemba Capital Venture PartnersJungle VenturesAccion Venture LabAlteria Capital+3 more
SixSense builds an AI platform for semiconductor manufacturing that turns raw production data into intelligence for defect detection, classification, and yield improvement across chip fabs.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSemiconductorsSingapore, SG
Avni Agrawal(CTO & Co-founder)inAkanksha Jagwani(Co-founder & CEO)inAvni Agarwal(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsAlpha Intelligence CapitalEntrepreneur FirstFEBE VenturesPeak XV PartnersRaptor Group
SkyDrive develops compact electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, including its SD-05 model, designed to launch from small spaces such as building rooftops and parking areas for everyday urban air travel.
Deep TechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsThe Gogin Capital
SORABITO provides digital transformation services centered on the efficient deployment and use of construction machinery, serving the construction and heavy equipment rental industry in Japan.
Construction TechSaaS
Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesGMO VenturePartnersZENRIN FUTURE PARTNERS
Co-investorsS Ventures
Spika operates NAILBOOK (ネイルブック), a Japanese nail-focused information service that helps users find nail designs and nail salons.
ConsumerMarketplacesSaaS
Co-investorsAccord Ventures
Japanese company operating GOCHIKURU, an e-commerce search portal for premier meal delivery.
Co-investorsGlobis Capital Partners
SuperK operates a chain of 160+ supermarket stores across 10+ districts of Andhra Pradesh, India, selling groceries, staples, personal care, and household products with membership savings and 20-minute delivery.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechAndhra Pradesh, IN
Neeraj Menta(Founder)in
Co-investorsAll In CapitalFirst ChequeXeed VenturesBlume Ventures
TalentX develops an AI-native talent acquisition platform called MyTalent Platform that helps Japanese companies attract and hire talent through integrated solutions including CRM, recruitment branding, referral programs, and applicant tracking.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesHR TechSaaSTokyo, JP
Co-investorsGlobal Brain
Testsigma is a quality intelligence platform that uses AI agents to detect testing gaps at each code commit and generate self-healing automated tests across web, mobile, API, and Salesforce.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Rukmangada Naidu Kandyala(Executive Officer, Director)Pratheep Velicherla(Founder)inVikram Chaitanya P(Founder)inRukmangada Kandyala(Founder)inRajesh Reddy(Founder)in
BoardNikhil Kapur(Director)
Co-investorsAccelCrane Venture PartnersEvolvence India FundBoldcapMassMutual Ventures
Co-investorsAccel
MagicPod is an AI-powered test automation platform that lets teams manage and run test cases for mobile apps and web browsers within a single project.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSTokyo, JP
Nozomu Ito(CEO (代表取締役))
Japanese company operating Viibar, a crowdsourcing platform for video production, plus video media services.
Co-investorsGlobis Capital PartnersOpen Network Lab
Wantedly operates a recruitment and hiring platform with over 4 million registered users, letting companies post unlimited job listings, send direct scout messages with an AI agent feature, and publish employer-branding blog content.
Future of WorkHR TechMarketplaces
Operator of LIBZ, a career-change platform in Japan that centers the job seeker's preferences rather than employer-posted listings, matching registered talent with opportunities.
Future of WorkHR TechMarketplacesTokyo, JP
Cross Bit develops workforce enablement products focused on the future of work and improving the experience of working people.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Kosaku Kokuboin
Co-investorsZ Venture Capital
YOUTRUST operates a network-based recruiting and career platform in Japan, connecting users through their professional networks for hiring and job changes.
Future of WorkHR TechSocial
岩崎 由夏(代表取締役社長 (Founder & CEO))山田 昌弘(専門役員 技術担当 (Co-founder))
Co-investorsFemto PartnersGlobis Capital Partnersmint VCW Inc.
YOYO is an AI-native marketing group in Southeast Asia that helps brands grow through creator/influencer collaborations, generative-AI content, and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) to improve brand visibility in AI search results.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechJakarta, ID
ZENPORT uses AI to structure and unify scattered supply-chain data from ERPs, Excel, PDFs, and emails into a single platform, giving companies real-time visibility into their global supply-chain network.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsCanal VenturesOpen Network LabGenesia Ventures
WealthNavi is a Japanese fintech company that provides robo-advisory investment services and asset management solutions.
FintechTokyo, JP
Kazuhisa Shibayama(Founder)in
Co-investorsDBJ CapitalGlobal BrainSMBC Venture CapitalSony Ventures CorporationSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.UTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.
Kakehashi develops digital transformation software for pharmacies in Japan, serving the country's roughly 60,000 dispensing pharmacies.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Satoshi EbiharaShingo ItoTakashi NakagawaYutaka Nakao
Co-investors500 GlobalAozora Corporate InvestmentCoral CapitalDentsu VenturesDnx VenturesGlobis Capital Partners+3 more
COVER Corp. runs businesses across virtual spaces, from VTubers to the metaverse, and operates the VTuber agency hololive production.
Creator EconomyGamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsDIMENSIONi-nest capitalmint VCSMBC Venture Capital
GENIEE provides marketing software and advertising platforms including DSP, SSP, retail media, marketing automation, and CDP solutions for businesses to execute digital marketing campaigns.
AdTechMarketing TechSaaSTokyo, JP
Hirotaka Ohashiin
Co-investorsGlobal BrainZ Venture Capital
Styleport develops a 3D digital twin platform for real estate and construction markets that enables users to virtually visualize and share spatial environments, facilitating better space selection decisions and communication across time and location barriers.
Construction TechDeep TechPropTechTokyo, JP
Akihiko Madokoro(Representative Director (CEO))Osamu Chujo(Director)
BoardHideo Horii(Director)Yukihiro Nakamura(Director)
Co-investorsGlobal BrainJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Sony Ventures Corporation
Co-investorsCoral Capital
Co-investorsGlobal Brain
Raksul is an online printing marketplace that provides printing services including flyers, business cards, booklets, envelopes, and promotional items, connecting customers with a network of printing companies across Japan.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerce
Co-investorsGlobal BrainGMO VenturePartnersZ Venture Capital
Lovegraph (ラブグラフ) is a Japanese on-location photography service that sends professional photographers to a customer's chosen date and place to capture family and personal milestones such as Shichi-Go-San, Omiyamairi, anniversaries, and portraits with family, partners, or friends.
ConsumerMarketplaces
Tatsuya Hommain
Co-investorsColopl NextW Inc.
Co-investorsHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.Japan Post Capital Co. Ltd.
Co-investorsNTT DOCOMO VenturesZ Venture Capital
EmotionTech offers cloud-based customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX) management services that use NPS, eNPS, and text feedback data to identify key experiences and issues affecting customer and employee loyalty.
HR TechMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsFemto PartnersMobile Internet Capital, Inc.NTT DOCOMO Ventures
A Japan-based education and consulting company offering language education—particularly Japanese-language learning—and training services aimed at foreign workers and global talent.
B2B MarketplacesEdTechFintechHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Skyland Ventures
MOLCURE uses proprietary large language models, physics-based simulations, and experimental data from its in-house biolab to discover antibody and peptide biotherapeutics against difficult targets.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Satoshi Tamaki(CEO / CSO)inRyu Ogawa(CIO / Founder)inBatsergelen Myagmar(CAIO)in
Co-investorsGMO VenturePartnersJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.UTEC
Polyuse is a Japanese company developing construction 3D printers and related technology and services for the construction industry.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechHardwareTokyo, JP
hayato isezaki(Founder)in岩本 卓也(代表取締役/共同創業者)大岡 航(代表取締役/共同創業者)
Co-investorsCoral CapitalGlobis Capital PartnersUniversal Materials Incubator
TRUSTDOCK provides API-based identity verification (eKYC/KYC) and digital ID services, letting businesses confirm customer identities online.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsFintechSaaSTokyo, JP
Akihide Higo(Director & CISO)Azusa KikuchiDaisuke KambaraTakahiro Chiba(Representative Director & CEO)Kensuke Kusajima(Director & CFO)Jugo Tasaki(Executive Officer, Head of Verification Division)
Co-investors500 GlobalCoral CapitalGlobis Capital PartnersSony Ventures Corporation
Caster is a Japanese company operating in the future-of-work space with a focus on reworking how work is done, offering work-related services (details limited on the page).
Future of WorkHR Tech
Co-investorsSMBC Venture CapitalAozora Corporate InvestmentIncubate Fund
Kokopelli provides IT services that connect small and medium-sized enterprises through financial institutions across Japan, including business matching management tools like "BMポータル" and its "Big Advance" platform with AI assistants.
B2B MarketplacesFintechSaaS
Co-investorsSeibu Shinkin Capital
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioGrabNASDAQ: GRABCoubicacq. by STORES (hey Inc.)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesLancers · thejournal-news.net · Aug 27, 2026
Asuene · smartbuildinginsight.substack.com · Aug 16, 2026

Galapagos · fiercebiotech.com · Aug 12, 2026

Grab · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 12, 2026
Bukalapak · idnfinancials.com · Jul 29, 2026
TalentX · tubefilter.com · Dec 18, 2025
SuperK · arabfounders.net · Aug 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has STRIVE made?
- STRIVE has 92 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does STRIVE invest at?
- STRIVE invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is STRIVE's typical check size?
- STRIVE typically writes checks of $800K – $142M.
- What sectors does STRIVE focus on?
- STRIVE focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is STRIVE located?
- STRIVE is headquartered in India, IN.
- Does STRIVE lead rounds?
- Yes, STRIVE leads investment rounds.
- Who does STRIVE co-invest with?
- STRIVE most often shares deals with Global Brain, Z Venture Capital, 500 Global, among 116 tracked co-investors.
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