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Venture capitalBangalore · Pre-Seed–Seed
Also known as Upsparks
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Investment thesis
Upsparks Capital is a micro VC focused on early-stage technology investments, backing founders with big ideas who are building world-class, technology-enabled startups. Founded by former entrepreneurs who have built, grown, and exited companies, the firm positions itself as a hands-on strategic partner that concentrates its operating experience into the earliest stages of a startup. It emphasizes helping founders achieve growth while laying a durable long-term foundation.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
What they invest in
from 53 of 69 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×22SaaS ×18Fintech ×14Enterprise Software ×9Marketing Tech ×9Developer Tools ×8E-commerce ×8Consumer ×7
HQs:India×30United States×5Indonesia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 43 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×202 founders×153 founders×64+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 59 founders with education data
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani ×10Indian Institute of Technology, Madras ×6Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta ×5Amity University ×2Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow ×2Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 60 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×32Computer Science ×22Business & Management ×10Finance & Accounting ×7Mathematics & Statistics ×3Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 62 founders with career history
Swiggy ×3Bosch ×2Capital Float ×2Deutsche Bank ×2Google ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×2Microsoft ×2Monitor Deloitte (ex Monitor Group) ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 62 with degree data)
Investments · 69 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 32023 · 42022 · 513 dated
Anar Business App was a B2B marketplace that connected small businesses, sellers, and buyers across India, facilitating business enquiries and product listings.
B2B Marketplaces
Nishank Jain(CEO and Co-founder)
Co-investorsElevation CapitalTitan CapitalAccelAll In CapitalFirst ChequeAccel India+1 more
Aspire offers short-term personal loans of up to ₹5,00,000 repaid in weekly instalments over a tenure of up to 25 weeks, with reducing-balance interest.
FintechBengaluru, IN
Manoj Kumar Rathi(Co-Founder)inTushar Viswanath Garimalla(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsPICUS CAPITALCapital-AFasanara CapitalHummingbird VenturesLGT Capital PartnersMainsail Partners+3 more
A specialty chemicals manufacturer serving the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, personal care, and flavor and fragrance industries with intermediate compounds and active ingredients.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechNew Materials
Lakshit Bansal(Founder)inSiddharth Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsMerak VenturesTrifecta Capital Advisors
Bambrew manufactures sustainable packaging solutions using plastic-free, compostable materials derived from recycled, renewable, and agro-waste sources.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechDeep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsBlue Ashva CapitalCapital-A
Beatoven.ai is an AI music generator that lets users describe and create custom royalty-free background music tracks and sound effects using its in-house "maestro" AI model.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentBangalore, IN
Mansoor Rahimat Khan(Founder)inSiddharth Bhardwaj(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapital2BEntrepreneur FirstIvyCap VenturesRedstart Labs
BiteSpeed provides an AI-native marketing, sales, and support platform for e-commerce brands, using AI agents to manage customer conversations across WhatsApp, voice, email, SMS, and social channels.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
Vinayak Aggarwal(Founder)inKshitij Abhishek(Founder)inAman Mishra(Founder)in
Co-investorsAll In CapitalFirst ChequePeak XV PartnersWhiteboard Capital
Bodhi is a mobile app that connects users in India with verified astrologers, tarot readers, and numerologists for online consultations via chat or call.
ConsumerMarketplacesWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsLIONHEART VENTURES
Brysk provides autonomous retail hardware and AI software solutions that operate checkout-free stores in hotels, universities, and other venues.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRetail TechChicago, US
Ankur Sharma(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirst ChequeTechstars
CAVA sells activewear, athleisurewear, streetwear, and co-ord sets, and offers gift cards that let recipients choose their own apparel.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSports Tech
Ria Mittal(Founder)inShreya Mittal(Founder)in
Co-investorsV3 VenturesSharrp VenturesSpring Marketing Capital
CustomFit.ai is an AI-native platform for D2C and Shopify brands that enables marketers to personalize, A/B test, and optimize storefronts without engineering support.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsFirst ChequeVelocity
Decentro provides APIs and SDKs that enable companies to connect with legacy financial institutions across India and APAC, replacing the fragmented integration process with a unified platform and sandbox environment.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechBengaluru, IN
Rohit Taneja(Founder)inPratik Daudkhane(Founder)
Co-investorsAtlantis Tech Pte. Ltd.Cathexis VenturesFundersClubSoma CapitalStonewater VenturesUncorrelated Ventures+14 more
EthosX is a blockchain-based derivatives trading platform that connects traditional finance and crypto markets, offering perpetual options, RWAs, and exotic derivatives with high leverage and transparent on-chain settlement.
Crypto & Web3FintechClaymont, US
Deepanshu (Founder)inSmit Patoliya(Founder)in
Co-investorsAscensive AssetsTaisu VenturesY CombinatorAsymmetry VenturesCogitent VenturesDeVC+6 more
Fello is an investment app for first-time investors in India designed to simplify wealth building through disciplined, consistent investing.
FintechGamingBengaluru, IN
Manish Maryada(Founder)inShourya Lala(Founder/President)inJatin Malwal(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesIIMA VenturesJITO Angel NetworkKube VCSprint VcY Combinator+4 more
Flam's Connect product builds humanlike AI visual agents that use natural language understanding and low-latency streaming to deliver real-time conversational experiences based on a company's knowledge base.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Shourya Agarwal(Founder)inMalhar Patil(Founder)in
Co-investors9Unicorns Accelerator FundDholakia VenturesRTP GlobalSeafundInventus Capital PartnersTwin Ventures
Fleek is a subscription marketplace and management app that lets people discover, track, and cancel their recurring subscriptions in one place, and provides businesses with infrastructure to run subscriptions and rewards.
ConsumerFintechSaaSBengaluru, IN
Aditya Uttaravalli(Founder)in
Co-investorsAxilor VenturesBetter CapitalInventum VenturesPitchRight VenturesSprint VcBurda Principal Investments+2 more
FunctionUp, now operating as Polaris School of Technology under Classplus, offers outcome-focused engineering education in computer science and AI/ML for Indian students, partnering with UGC universities and delivered by IITians and software engineers.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechBengaluru, IN
Bharat Gupta(Founder)inPritesh Kumar(Founder)in
Co-investorsCore91.vcSprint VcY CombinatorGoodwater CapitalLVX VenturesRedcliffe Capital+1 more
GalaxEye builds satellites and Earth Observation systems, including OptoSAR imagery that combines optical and radar data to deliver imaging regardless of weather, time, or terrain.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Suyash Singh(Founder)inRakshit Bhatt(Founder)inSatya Chakravarthy(Founder)inKishan Thakkar(Founder)in
Co-investorsDholakia VenturesFalconX VenturesLVX VenturesMela VenturesSeraphim SpaceSpeciale Invest+2 more
Bengaluru-based SaaS-enabled B2B beauty marketplace supplying salons and spas with management software and products.
Bengaluru, IN
Vatsalya A(Founder)Vatsalya Agarwal(Founder)Divyanshu Singh(Founder)inRohan Singh(Founder)in
Co-investorsHyderabad AngelsKube VCBlume VenturesIPV
Gloroots operates a centralized platform that enables distributed companies to offer localized benefits packages, including health insurance, life and disability coverage, pension plans, and co-working access, compliant with labor laws across 140+ countries.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Abhirup Nath(Founder)in
Co-investorsFoster VenturesZ21 Ventures
Hypergro (a product of TruVi) is an AI platform that generates video ads from a text prompt, producing concepts, scripts, and visuals in minutes.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechBengaluru, IN
Abhijeet Kumar(Founder)inNeha Soman(Founder)inRituraj Biswas(Founder)in
Co-investorsDholakia VenturesFiiREGSF AcceleratorSilverneedle VenturesTDV PartnersAstir Ventures
Jar is an Indian fintech app that helps users save money by investing in digital gold, positioning itself as a simplified savings tool for everyday consumers.
ConsumerFintechSaaS
Misbah Ashraf(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvantedge FoundersArkam VenturesCapria VenturesEmphasis VenturesEximius VenturesKalaari Capital+19 more
Keploy provides automated testing software that helps developers prevent regressions during development.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Neha Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsChiratae VenturesFlipkart Ventures
Kofluence is an AI-powered marketplace that connects brands with creators for influencer marketing campaigns, enabling discovery, collaboration, and performance-based partnerships.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Sreeram Reddy Vanga(Founder)in
KoinBasket is a cryptocurrency trading app that lets users buy, sell, and invest in multiple cryptocurrencies, including through curated coin baskets.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
Khaleelulla Baig(Founder)in
Co-investorsKube VCChona Family Office
KushoAI is an AI-powered software testing platform that automatically generates and maintains test suites from API definitions, runs continuous security scanning, and validates workflows across APIs, databases, and UI layers.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsRichmond, US
Abhishek Saikia(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsAntler
Multipli is a yield infrastructure protocol that lets institutions and users generate on-chain yield on tokenized real-world assets such as gold, stocks, and stablecoins.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Nakul G(Founder)
Co-investorsPantera CapitalBinance LabsCoinbase VenturesElevation CapitalSequoia Capital
Multiwoven builds reverse ETL infrastructure to move customer data from data warehouses to business tools, prioritizing data security and interoperability.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
SujoyNagSubin
Co-investorsMars Shot Ventures
Nector is an all-in-one platform that helps eCommerce and retail brands set up loyalty, referral, reviews, and membership programs.
E-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Ayush Shukla(Founder)inOmar Qureshi(Founder)in
Co-investorsTDV Partners
Nivāsa Finance connects individuals and families with trusted lenders to access affordable housing finance, positioning itself as a technology-driven intermediary for home loans.
B2B MarketplacesFintechImpact & Social GoodPropTech
Co-investorsBlume VenturesPrime Venture Partners
OneAssure is an insurance advisory platform that helps individuals and families compare, buy, manage, and file claims for insurance policies with expert human guidance and digital tools.
Digital HealthFintechInsurTech
Co-investorsNuVenturesRainmatterSupermorpheus
Oyela is an online retailer offering apparel in a range of sizes, positioning itself around making global fashion trends accessible to shoppers.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechGurgaon, IN
Anjan Kumar Patel(Founder)in
Co-investorsEximius VenturesGood CapitalInvestopadPrime Venture Partners
Pixis builds AI-driven advertising tools for performance marketing teams, offering campaign optimization, creative, and ad strategy solutions.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Vrushali Prasade(Founder)inHari Valiyath(Founder)in
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalChiratae VenturesExfinity VenturesPremji InvestSoftBank Vision FundSprout | Venture Partners+4 more
Precarmart is an online platform for buying pre-owned cars, offering vehicles that undergo an inspection and quality-testing process.
E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Venugopal Bidarahalli(Founder)in
Preimage offers a 3D capture and visualization platform that produces 360-degree virtual tours, Gaussian Splat renderings, and viewer analytics for property presentations.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep TechMarketing TechPropTech
Siddharth Jha(Founder)in
Co-investorsArka Venture LabsBetter CapitalSprint VcTDV PartnersJava Capitalpi Ventures
Procuzy provides production management software designed for manufacturing facilities to optimize production planning, inventory management, and quality control.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Daksh Asija(Founder)in
Co-investorsTitan Capital
QuickLend offers loans against mutual funds, letting investors borrow cash of up to 80% of their mutual fund portfolio value without redeeming their units.
FintechBengaluru, IN
Abhishek Uppala(Founder)inSunanda Natrajan(Founder)in
Co-investorsEximius VenturesgrowX Ventures
quso.ai is an AI platform that turns long videos, podcasts, and streams into short vertical clips with automatic reframing, captions, and subtitles, then lets users schedule, publish, and analyze posts across social platforms.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechBangalore, IN
Vedant Maheshwari Maheshwari(CEO)inKushagra Pandya(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstSoftBank Group
Refrens is a business operating system that helps businesses manage invoicing, accounting, sales, compliance, payments, inventory, and related operations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsFirst Cheque
Skillovilla is an online learning platform offering live classes, mentorship, and career support to help students and job seekers build industry-relevant skills.
EdTechFuture of Work
Rajat Agrawal(Founder)in
Co-investorsSucSEED IndovationTitan Capital
Smallest AI develops small, efficient multi-modal voice AI models, including text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and a sub-3B language model, along with an agentic platform for building and deploying voice agents.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Akshat Mandloi(Founder)inSudarshan Kamath(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalDeVCInsiders VenturespeerchequeSierra Ventures3one4 Capital
Indian live social and gaming platform where creators and communities connect through voice rooms, live chat and clubs.
Rahul Singh(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalEximius VenturesGeneral CatalystGFR FundMaelstromMyAsiaVC+7 more
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Tap Invest builds a debt investment platform serving Indian savers by providing access to fixed-income products like bonds and institutional-grade debt instruments.
FintechSaaS
Co-investorsSnow Leopard Technology Ventures
AATOTO - The Gaming Project is a cloud gaming service in Indonesia that lets users play online games through high-performance servers without downloading or installing large game files.
Cloud ComputingGaming
Co-investorsSucSEED Indovation
TurboML is an AI platform for building continual, adaptive, and personalized machine learning models, covering data ingestion through post-deployment management with real-time data and continuous model updates.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Siddharth Bhatia(Founder)in
Co-investorspeerchequeSprint Vc
Typo provides AI-powered engineering insights and automated code reviews for software development teams, integrating with existing developer tools to improve code quality, developer experience, and software delivery speed.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
KshitijVarun
Co-investorsAnicut CapitalFirst ChequeGSF AcceleratorSupermorpheus
Vegapay provides an API-first, cloud-native banking technology platform that lets banks and lenders build and launch products such as credit lines and credit cards on UPI, card programs (credit, prepaid, forex, debit), and lending tech for loan origination, management, and collections.
Cloud ComputingFintechSaaSMumbai, IN
Himanshu Agrawal(Founder)inPuneet Sharma(Founder)inGaurav Mittal(Founder)in
Co-investorsElevation CapitalEximius VenturesClimber Capital
Wherehouse offers e-commerce fulfillment and inventory management for online brands, using a warehouse management system and a hybrid network of hyperlocal and 3PL partners to pick, pack, and ship orders.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Vaibhav Chawla(Founder)inJeevan Prakash(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalFirst ChequeTitan Capital
Wizr AI provides AI-powered product engineering services including code generation, quality assurance automation, platform modernization, and managed engineering teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Sirish(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsEPIC VENTURES
Wokelo AI develops an agentic AI platform that automates research, due diligence, and analysis workflows for dealmaking and consulting professionals.
Seattle, US
Saswat Nanda(Founder)inSid Masson(Founder)in
Co-investorsArray Ventures Management LlcBreakwater VenturesGeek VenturesRebellion VenturesSeaChangeUntapped Capital
Zenopsys is an AI-native documentation workspace for authoring, reviewing, and submitting drug development documents such as clinical protocols, CSRs, and eCTD dossiers (IND, ANDA, NDA, MAA).
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS
Sriharsha Challa(Founder)inVarun Jampala(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter Capital
Zypp Electric is an India-based EV rental platform that rents electric scooters and loaders to gig-economy delivery workers, providing IoT-enabled vehicles, battery-swapping infrastructure, and 24/7 support.
CleantechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Akash Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investors9Unicorns Accelerator FundChakra Growth FundDholakia VenturesGoodyear VenturesGSF AcceleratorIAN Group+13 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ArcabBlockfendersInvesmintJulepKrazeMoney ClubRespctRhymRipplVoicing AI
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSmallest AI · finsmes.com · Jul 31, 2026
Decentro · ycombinator.com · Jun 25, 2026
HyperGro · india.entrepreneur.com · Oct 4, 2025
Flam · globenewswire.com · May 13, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Upsparks Capital made?
- Upsparks Capital has 69 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Upsparks Capital invest at?
- Upsparks Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Upsparks Capital focus on?
- Upsparks Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Upsparks Capital located?
- Upsparks Capital is headquartered in Bangalore, IN.
- Does Upsparks Capital lead rounds?
- Upsparks Capital has led 3 of the 13 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Upsparks Capital co-invest with?
- Upsparks Capital most often shares deals with Better Capital, First Cheque, Sprint Vc, among 114 tracked co-investors.
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