Tenacity Ventures
Venture capitalBengaluru · Seed–Growth · 6 people tracked
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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 · 6 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 15 of 26 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×8Cybersecurity ×4Deep Tech ×3Fintech ×3Cloud Computing ×2Marketing Tech ×2Marketplaces ×2
HQs:India×6United States×4
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×13 founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×4
What their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×7Engineering ×7Business & Management ×3Finance & Accounting ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
Imfinity Pte Ltd ×2McKinsey & Company ×2
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 22023 · 22022 · 12019 · 12018 · 110 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 and CTO)inRahul 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
Attentive.ai offers Beam AI, an AI-based takeoff and estimating tool that generates quantities, estimates, and bid management, along with human-vetted multi-trade Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaSColoma, US
Shiva Dhawan(Founder)inAishwarya Aishwarya(Director)inRishabjit Singh(Director)in
BoardBenedict Jerome Mathias(Director)
Co-investorsInfo Edge VenturesInsight PartnersRedstart LabsVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Peak XV PartnersVertex Ventures
ClearTax is a cloud-based SaaS platform that provides financial and tax management software for Indian businesses, tax professionals, and individuals.
Cloud ComputingFintechSaaSIndia, IN
Archit Gupta(CEO, Founder)inSrivatsan Chari(Co-founder)inAnkit Solanki(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsElevation CapitalSequoia CapitalY CombinatorFundersClubPeak XV PartnersStripe
Exotel provides cloud-based business communication infrastructure, offering voice APIs, chat, bots, and contact center tools (CPaaS) that companies use to power customer interactions.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBengaluru, IN
Ishwar Sridharan(Founder)in
Co-investorsA91 PartnersBlume VenturesMumbai AngelsSteadview Capital
Fable Fintech is a Mumbai-based company providing API-based cross-border payments and remittance infrastructure (products like DigiRemit, ExCore, BizPay, DigiBureau) for banks, exchange houses and other financial institutions.
Co-investorsPentathlon Ventures
A platform offering local experiences to users, with country-specific options for Mexico and Colombia.
ConsumerMarketplaces
Tatiana Fontalvo(Founder)in
Co-investorsBroom VenturesMarathon VenturesFrubana
Facebook is a social networking service owned by Meta Platforms, with about 3.07 billion monthly active users.
Creve Coeur, US
Michael J. Dierberg(Executive Officer, Director)Michael J. Normile(Executive Officer)Shelley J. Seifert(Executive Officer, Director)John H. Montgomery(Executive Officer)
BoardThomas F. Bakewell(Director)James A. Cooper(Director)
Co-investorsCo-Creation Hub (CcHUB)
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 Khadiya(Founder)inRahul Golechain
Co-investorsZ47MatrixTiger Global Management
Suyash Katyayani(Founder)in
Co-investorsIvyCap VenturesPeak XV PartnersPremji InvestSharrp VenturesSpring Marketing CapitalVerlinvest
QNu Labs builds a full-stack, quantum-safe security platform that combines quantum key distribution, quantum random number generation, post-quantum cryptography, and key management, plus cryptographic asset discovery and migration tooling.
CybersecurityDeep TechQuantum Computing
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
Tenacity Ventures is an early-growth stage venture capital firm, investing around Series B in deep-tech companies across software, biotechnology and life sciences, next-generation hardware, advanced materials, and renewable energy.
Deep Tech
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)in
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
Videonetics builds an AI-powered video computing platform that unifies video management (VMS), traffic management (TMS), video analytics, face recognition, and video surveillance as a service (VSaaS), using deep learning to turn video into actionable intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep Tech
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ClearEffectivHeadoutPeptrisPristyn CareSecloreTailcall
Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1Effectivacq. by Socure
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesToddle · livemint.com · Jun 25, 2026
Cloudsek · inc42.com · May 28, 2026
Attentive · trysignalbase.com · Mar 24, 2026
Statiq. · yourstory.com · Feb 19, 2026
Fable Fintech · siliconindia.com · Feb 18, 2026
Idfy · m.economictimes.com · Feb 13, 2026
Tonbo Imaging · legal.economictimes.indiatimes.com · Dec 23, 2025
Tone · thesaasnews.com · Nov 13, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Tenacity Ventures made?
- Tenacity Ventures has 26 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 3 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, Peak XV Partners, among 34 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does Tenacity Ventures back?
- Across 6 deals with disclosed amounts, Tenacity Ventures has joined rounds of $7M – $29M (median $18.5M).
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