Bengaluru ยท SeedโSeries A
Investment thesis
Velocity is purpose-built to finance digital-first businesses with strong online presence and sizable online revenues. It offers revenue-based financing (up to ~$480K), cash-flow-based credit cards/lines (up to ~$120K), and term loans with fixed monthly repayments, delivered through a fully digital process in a few days. Beyond capital, Velocity provides analytics (Velocity Insights with industry benchmarks), one-click integrations with sales platforms and payment providers, dedicated account management, and a Portfolio Acceleration Program. It also runs the D2C Mafia community, exclusive partner deals, and a VC Partnership Program connecting founders to investors. It targets ambitious eCommerce founders focused on product excellence and technological adoption.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Velocity went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 16 of 23 portfolio companiesE-commerce ร9Marketing Tech ร8SaaS ร6AI & Machine Learning ร5Retail Tech ร5AdTech ร4Creator Economy ร2Direct to Consumer ร2
HQs:Indiaร6United Statesร4
Investments ยท 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 ยท 12017 ยท 12 dated
Vercel provides agentic infrastructure and deployment platform for building and hosting applications, agents, and platforms at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsBeirut, US
Adbuffs is a performance marketing agency for direct-to-consumer brands, offering strategy, media buying, creative, retention, and incrementality measurement to drive profitable revenue growth.
AdTechDirect to ConsumerMarketing Tech
Manu Mittal(Co-Founder)Shrikar(Co-Founder)Ritvik Bansal(Founder)
Big Brand Theory (BBT) is a branding and communications agency that builds brand identity, systems, and messaging for organisations across sectors including real estate, technology, consumer/D2C, industrial, public and social impact, sustainability, and financial services.
Marketing Tech
Pravin Shah(Founder & Chief Brand Architect)
Lewes, US
Mukunda Nallur Srinivasa Gowda(Executive Officer, Director)Ishaan Bhola(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGaurav Chaturvedi(Director)
GenY Medium is a digital marketing and marketing technology agency that offers services such as AI/NLP-based social listening, market research, email automation, and campaign creation through its proprietary GenY Labs platform.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Growisto is a digital growth agency offering e-commerce website development (Shopify, Adobe Commerce), marketplace and quick commerce consulting (including Amazon marketing), SEO/GEO, and data engineering and business intelligence services.
Data & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechNavi Mumbai, IN
IGO ("Is Going Online") is a platform that turns product photos or 3D scans into enhanced visuals and 3D product catalogues using AI, helping ecommerce sellers create listing content.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
KlugKlug is a B2B influencer marketing (KOL) platform with a database of over 250 million influencers, offering AI-powered discovery, audience insight analysis, audience overlap, competitor analysis, campaign tracking, and reporting across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing Tech
Kalyan Kumar(Chief Executive Officer)Vaibhav Gupta(Chief Product Officer)Abhishek Mankad(Chief Strategy & Growth Officer)
QuickReply.ai is a WhatsApp automation platform for marketing, customer engagement, and support, offering bulk broadcast messaging, drip campaigns, chatbots, cart recovery, and a multi-agent inbox.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Socialveins is a content and influencer marketing agency offering UGC video production, end-to-end creator campaigns, social media management, and marketing consultancy for brands.
AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing Tech
Stripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
FintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Collison(Founder/President)inPatrick Collison(Founder/CEO)inWilliam Gaybrick(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Moritz(Director)
Unicommerce provides e-commerce automation software including warehouse, order, and inventory management, omnichannel retail, shipping automation, and courier aggregation for online sellers and retailers.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesStripe ยท techcrunch.com ยท Jul 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Velocity invest at?
- Velocity invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Velocity's typical check size?
- Velocity typically writes checks of $480K.
- What sectors does Velocity focus on?
- Velocity focuses on Consumer, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, EdTech, Fintech, FoodTech, Marketplaces.
- Where is Velocity located?
- Velocity is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.
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