Tenacity Ventures
Venture capitalBengaluru · Seed–Growth · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
Tenacity Ventures invests primarily at early-growth stages, in and around Series B, in Indian entrepreneurs pursuing 20+ year missions in breakthrough, deep-tech fields rooted in real-world problems. It focuses on areas where technology can disrupt industries — software, biotechnology and life sciences, next-generation hardware, advanced materials, and renewable energy. The firm seeks gritty, domain-expert founders with strong execution and IPO-scale potential, and positions itself as a co-founder-style partner helping companies scale to a global version of their business.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 4 people
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What they invest in
from 9 of 21 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7SaaS ×6Cybersecurity ×2Fintech ×2Marketing Tech ×2AdTech ×1Advanced Manufacturing ×1Biotech ×1
HQs:India×2United States×2
Investments · 21 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12018 · 14 dated
CloudSEK builds an AI-based external threat management platform that detects, analyzes, and reports cyber threats across the surface web, deep web, dark web, and internet-exposed infrastructure for organizations.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Rahul Sasi(Founder & CTO)Rahul Sasi (Shashi)(Founder)inSyed Shahrukh Ahmad(Founder)in
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsExfinity VenturesInflexor VenturesMassMutual VenturesCrane Venture PartnersPavestone
Idfy offers a trust infrastructure platform for identity verification and fraud prevention, providing an interconnected system aimed at stopping fraud at its source.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSaaS
Ashok Hariharan(Founder)in
Co-investorsElev8 Venture PartnersBlume VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Trifecta Capital AdvisorsKB InvestmentTransUnion
1Cell.Ai develops precision oncology diagnostics using multi-omic and single-cell analysis to generate cancer insights.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Mohan Uttarwar(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalCelesta CapitalCelesta Capital
Exotel operates a customer experience platform that combines AI voice and chat agents with human agents on a telecom-grade infrastructure, offering contact center software, unified messaging and voice APIs, and conversation analytics.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBengaluru, IN
Ishwar Sridharan(Founder)in
Co-investorsA91 PartnersBlume VenturesMumbai AngelsSteadview Capital
ITILITE offers corporate travel and expense management software that replaces traditional travel desks and offline systems with automated, cost-controlled booking and expense workflows.
FintechSaaSTravel & HospitalityClaymont, US
Mayank Kukreja(Co-founder)inAnish(Co-founder)Anish Khadiya(Founder)Rahul Golechain
Co-investorsZ47MatrixTiger Global Management
Suyash Katyayani(Founder)in
Co-investorsIvyCap VenturesPeak XV PartnersPremji InvestSharrp VenturesSpring Marketing CapitalVerlinvest
Rocketium offers AI Studio, a service combining AI agents, creative intelligence, and human design experts to produce on-brand, campaign-ready marketing and advertising creative assets.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Co-investors1CrowdArka Venture LabsEMERGENT VENTURESFundamental VC
Statiq operates an electric vehicle charging network across India, UAE, and Nepal, providing AC and DC chargers for residential, commercial, and highway locations.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechEnergyIoTMarketplacesSaaSGurugram, IN
Akshit Bansal(Founder)inRaghav Arora(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAsymmetry VenturesEmles Venture PartnersOyster VenturesVentureSouqShell Ventures
Toddle is a platform for schools that combines curriculum planning, assessment design, grading, gradebook, progress reports, and student well-being tracking in one place, with AI support for tasks like grading and generating insights on student progress.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSPhoenix, US
Misbah Jafary(Founder)
Co-investorsBetter CapitalGSV VenturesTrifecta Capital AdvisorsZ473one4 CapitalBEENEXT+2 more
Manufactures advanced electro-optics and embedded vision systems for defense battlefield autonomy and control.
Co-investorsArtiman VenturesCelesta CapitalCelesta Capital
Attentive provides a multi-channel customer engagement platform that includes email, SMS, RCS, push notifications, and AI-powered lifecycle orchestration for direct-to-consumer brands.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechBarcelos, Braga
Pedro Araujo(Founder)Luis Braga(Founder)Daniel Araujo(Founder)Brian Long(Founder)in
BoardYannick Oswald(Director)Cristina Fronseca(Director)
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesBeyond CapitalBling CapitalCoatue ManagementDisney AcceleratorEniac Ventures+16 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesToddle · livemint.com · Jun 25, 2026
Statiq. · yourstory.com · Feb 19, 2026
Idfy · m.economictimes.com · Feb 13, 2026
Tone · thesaasnews.com · Nov 13, 2025
Cloudsek · economictimes.indiatimes.com · May 20, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Tenacity Ventures made?
- Tenacity Ventures has 19 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Tenacity Ventures invest at?
- Tenacity Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is Tenacity Ventures's typical check size?
- Tenacity Ventures typically writes checks of $10M.
- What sectors does Tenacity Ventures focus on?
- Tenacity Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, New Materials, SaaS.
- Where is Tenacity Ventures located?
- Tenacity Ventures is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.
- Does Tenacity Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Tenacity Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Tenacity Ventures co-invest with?
- Tenacity Ventures most often shares deals with Better Capital, Celesta Capital, Celesta Capital, among 21 tracked co-investors.
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