Unicorn India Ventures
Venture capitalMumbai · Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Unicorn India Ventures backs early-stage, tech-driven startups founded by visionary entrepreneurs solving real-world problems sustainably at scale. The firm looks for businesses with strong foundations, novel innovations, and capital-efficient models. Practicing what it calls 'mentor capitalism,' UIV offers not only capital but also operational expertise, portfolio support, and a global network of mentors and advisors — helping companies strengthen management, build operations, negotiate deals, enter new markets, and catalyze growth. It emphasizes deep societal and impact-driven investing aligned with founders' vision, and it manages multiple funds including the IITM Unicorn Frontier Fund-I in partnership with IIT Madras.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 9 of 10 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×6Data & Infrastructure ×3Hardware ×3Climate Tech ×2Deep Tech ×2Fintech ×2IoT ×2SaaS ×2
HQs:India×6United States×2
Investments · 10 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12021 · 12020 · 12016 · 14 dated
Upmove provides personal loans to underserved middle and low-income segments in India through technology-enabled credit screening and simplified processes.
FintechBangalore, IN
Rohit Garg(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsTrifecta Capital Advisors
Chitmonks develops software for managing chit funds, a traditional savings and lending system.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Pavan Adipuram(Founder & CEO)Malla Reddy(Founder & CTO)Sridhar Reddy(Founder & CIO)
Co-investorsIIMA Ventures
Genrobotics develops robotics and AI solutions for high-risk and dangerous environments, with applications spanning urban sanitation, medical rehabilitation, oil and gas confined-space cleaning, and emerging areas like humanoid robotics and defense.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Rashid Karimbanakkal(Founder)in
Co-investorsSeafund
IKIN develops technology products spanning holographic displays, augmented reality, 5G, and IoT.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareIoTMedia & EntertainmentSan Diego, US
Joe Ward(CEO | Co-Founder)inBlake Fox(VP, Engineering)inDoug Garnhart(Executive Officer)Al Loaiza(Chief of Staff | EVP, Operations)Taylor Griffith(Executive Officer, Director)Glenn Sagon(Director)
Co-investorsCallapina Capital
Nava offers a data platform that ingests data from multiple sources via ready-made connectors, transforms it over Delta Lake and Iceberg without SQL, and enables natural-language querying across an organization's data estate.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsRTP GlobalGreenoaksThrive Capital
Boston, US
Richard Lee(Executive Officer, Director)Shashi Kant(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardHambleton Lord(Director)Raymond Chang(Director)
Co-investorsBantam GroupNXT VenturesTechstars
Probus provides IoT and advanced analytics solutions to help companies enhance operational effectiveness through real-time data monitoring and analysis.
CleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnergyIoT
Co-investorsTheia Ventures
Runo offers a call management CRM and lead management system with features like auto dialer, automatic lead allocation, call recording, sales pipeline management, and AI-driven call summaries and sentiment analysis.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Rajsekhar Patnaik(Founder)inVenkata Sai Vamsi Penupothu(Founder)in
Co-investorsCallapina Capital
Satleo Labs operates a constellation of low Earth orbit microsatellites with onboard edge computing and machine learning to capture high-resolution thermal (MWIR, LWIR, and visible band) imagery and temperature data.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechSpace TechAhmedabad, IN
Shravan Bhati(Founder)in
Co-investorsIIMA VenturesMerak Ventures
TakeMe2Space builds satellite infrastructure for orbital compute, enabling data processing closer to the source in space.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Ronak Kumar Samantray(Founder)in
Co-investorsChiratae VenturesHEC Paris IncubatorArtha Venture FundSeafund
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Probus · lincsonline.co.uk · Aug 24, 2026
Nava · coverager.com · Aug 18, 2026
Genrobotics · technoparktoday.com · Aug 15, 2026
Ikin · indianstartupnews.com · Jun 25, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Unicorn India Ventures made?
- Unicorn India Ventures has 10 tracked investments.
- What stage does Unicorn India Ventures invest at?
- Unicorn India Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Unicorn India Ventures's typical check size?
- Unicorn India Ventures typically writes checks of $286K – $12M.
- What sectors does Unicorn India Ventures focus on?
- Unicorn India Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is Unicorn India Ventures located?
- Unicorn India Ventures is headquartered in Mumbai, IN.
- Does Unicorn India Ventures lead rounds?
- Unicorn India Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEpisode XV - Anil Joshi, Founder of Unicorn India Ventures
ShowMeDamani · Anil Joshi
Anil Joshi, Unicorn India Ventures
IVCA · Anil Joshi
Bhaskar Majumdar's CNBC Interview for Unicorn India Ventures
Bhaskar Majumdar · Bhaskar Majumdar
ELI - 190 | Bhaskar Majumdar (Founder and Managing Partner Unicorn India Ventures - VC Firm)
Entrepreneur Lounge of India · Bhaskar Majumdar
Bhaskar Majumdar, Founder of Unicorn India Ventures on his unconventional bets in Investing
The Neon Show · Bhaskar Majumdar
Startup Investor Talks ft. Swapna Gupta (Qualcomm Ventures), Anil Joshi (Unicorn India Ventures)
eChai Startup TV · Anil Joshi
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