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WaterBridge Ventures
Venture capitalNew Delhi · Seed–Series A · 12 people tracked
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Investment thesis
WaterBridge Ventures leads early-stage rounds, writing the first institutional cheque at Seed and Pre-Series A into a small number of founders each year, often before a market has been clearly defined. The firm describes itself as thesis-forward, completing market research ahead of meetings rather than reverse-engineering conviction. It aims to lead rounds, set terms, take board seats and remain accountable for outcomes. Beyond the initial investment, WaterBridge follows on through later rounds, positioning the first cheque as the start of a long relationship. Founded by a team of former founders and operators, it backs India-focused and global companies across data/AI, commerce, mobility, entertainment and robotics.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 25, 2026.
Team · 12 people
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What they invest in
from 19 of 27 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7Consumer ×6E-commerce ×6Fintech ×4Retail Tech ×4Enterprise Software ×3Logistics & Supply Chain ×3AgTech ×2
HQs:India×14United States×3Canada×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×73 founders×44+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with education data
Delhi University ×5International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore ×2Nanyang Technological University Singapore ×2XLRI Jamshedpur ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×9Computer Science ×7Business & Management ×6Economics ×4
Where their founders worked beforefrom 27 founders with career history
dineout.co.in ×2Directi ×2Flipkart ×2Web18 Software Services Ltd. ×2
4 hold an MBA (of 28 with degree data)
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 22022 · 22021 · 38 dated
Loopworm produces custom recombinant proteins—antigens, antibodies, cytokines, growth factors and enzymes—by using living silkworms as bioreactors instead of stainless-steel fermenters or mammalian cell culture.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBiotechCircular EconomyDeep TechFoodTechBangalore, IN
Ankit Alok BagariainAbhi Gawriin
Co-investorsTitan CapitalOmnivore
Doubtnut is a multi-lingual online learning platform that helps students solve academic doubts through video content and technology.
AgTechEdTechFintechMedia & Entertainment
Arjun Ahluwalia(Co-founder and CEO)Tanushree Nagori(Co-founder & CEO)inAditya Shankar(Co-founder)inRavi Sekhar(Co-founder)
Co-investorsArkam VenturesBlackSoilBlume VenturesNabventuresOmidyar Network IndiaStride Ventures+1 more
Adster operates an AI-powered adtech platform that connects publishers and advertising agencies, using AI agents for ad yield optimization, revenue maximization, and campaign management.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechHighland, US
Ketan Chandak(Founder)inGirish Vishwanath C(Founder)in
Atlan builds a "context layer" and metadata management platform, including a data catalog, data governance tools, and a Context Lakehouse, that supplies enterprise data context to AI agents and data teams.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Varun Banka(Founder)inPrukalpa ⚡(Founder)inPrukalpa Sankar(Founder)in
Co-investorsGICInsight PartnersLightspeed India PartnersPeak XV PartnersSalesforce VenturesSurge+3 more
bijnis is a B2B wholesale platform that connects Indian retailers directly with footwear and apparel manufacturers, cutting out intermediaries to offer factory-direct pricing, low minimum orders, and services like 60-minute delivery, open-box delivery, and returns.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechAgra, IN
Siddharth Vij(Co-Founder & CEO)inSiddharth Rastogi(Co-Founder & CPTO)inChaitanya Rathi(Co-Founder & COO)inSachin Chauhan(Co-Founder, Growth & Operations)in
Co-investorsInfo Edge VenturesZ47Info EdgeMatrixSequoia CapitalWestBridge Capital
BimaKavach offers product liability insurance for businesses in India, covering third-party bodily injury, property damage, and legal costs arising from defective or harmful products.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechMumbai, IN
Sanapala Sandeep Kumar(Founder)Tejas Jain(Founder)
Co-investorsBeyond Capital VenturesEximius VenturesNSRCELArali Ventures & Arali Investment Trust (araliventures.in)
Business-in-a-box solution for teachers to set up and manage independent live classes.
Co-investorsFigure 8 InvestmentsBetter CapitalVenture Highway
CBREX operates an AI-powered recruitment platform that connects pharmaceutical manufacturers with specialist recruiters to fill production and quality control roles at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Gautam Sinha(Founder)inKarunjay Anand(Founder)in
Co-investors8i Ventures
Chalo provides a live bus-tracking app and a tap-to-pay Chalo Card that lets riders in India see real-time bus arrival times and pay for bus travel.
ConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Vinayak Bhavnani(Founder)inDhruv Chopra(Founder)Mohit Dubey(Founder)Nikhil Aggarwal(Founder)Priya Singh(Founder)
Co-investorsAdvantedge FoundersAvataar Venture PartnersJITO Angel NetworkRaineSnowflake VenturesStride Ventures+2 more
Rashanbox Retail is an e-commerce company operating the CityMall platform, a retail marketplace.
E-commerceMarketplacesGurgaon, IN
Angad Kikla(Founder)Divij Goyal(Founder)inNaisheel Verdhan(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelElevation CapitalGeneral CatalystGSF AcceleratorJungle VenturesNorwest Venture Partners+1 more
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DataWeave offers an AI-based product matching solution that groups identical, similar, and variant products—including private label items—across different retailers by comparing attributes, descriptions, and images.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceRetail Tech
Karthik Bettadapura(Co-founder)inVikranth Ramanolla(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAlexander Geza Marcus PejacsevichAroa Venture PartnersLiquidity CapitalMars Growth CapitalBlume Ventures
Bengaluru-based live social entertainment platform combining video and audio streaming with gaming and creator micropayments.
Bengaluru, IN
Akshay Dubey(Founder)Saurabh Pandey(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalCourtside VenturesFundamental VCKalaari CapitalLumikaiPlay Ventures+3 more
FableRoom is a manufacturer-to-consumer homeware brand selling handmade rugs, crafted furniture, and natural-material home décor sourced directly from artisan workshops in India, sold to UK customers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLondon, GB
Abhik Ghosh(Founder)inAnushka Mahanti(Co-founder)Varun Deo(Founder)
Fairdeal.market operates a B2B quick commerce platform for India's Kirana stores, delivering over 1,000 FMCG products at wholesale prices within 60 minutes.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechBangalore, IN
Prateek Bansal(Founder)in
Co-investorsBertelsmann India InvestmentsGemba Capital Venture PartnersIncubate Fund
LegitQuest provides AI-driven legal intelligence solutions for law firms, corporations, and government, powered by India's largest legal database.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSIndia, IN
Co-investorsInfo Edge
magicpin is an Indian hyperlocal retail platform that helps customers discover local stores and brands across categories like food, fashion, beauty, grocery, and pharmacy while earning savings and rewards on purchases.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesRetail Tech
Anshoo Sharma(Founder)in
Co-investorsLightspeed India PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersTrifecta Capital AdvisorsStride Ventures
Pocketpills is an online pharmacy service in Canada that delivers prescription medications to customers' doors, manages refills, and handles insurance coordination.
Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtech
Posha is an AI and robotics company developing autonomous cooking systems using robotic arms and culinary artificial intelligence to automate food preparation.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFoodTechHardwareRobotics
Raghav Gupta(Founder)inRohin Malhotra(Founder)in
Co-investorsXeed VenturesAccel
Unacademy is an Indian online learning platform offering live classes and educational content across a range of exam-prep and study areas.
ConsumerEdTechBengaluru, IN
Gaurav Munjal(Co-Founder and CEO)inRoman Saini(Co-Founder)inHemesh Singh(Co-Founder and CTO)in
Co-investorsElevation CapitalPeak XV PartnerspeerchequeSoftBank Vision Fund
Yellow Metal offers home-delivered gold loans in India, aiming to provide rural households a simple gold loan at their home within 30 minutes.
FintechBengaluru, IN
Rahul Boggaram(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirst ChequeMSA NovoSpiral VenturesJava CapitalMSA Capital
ZET helps unserved and underserved Indians access formal credit by enabling them to build credit scores and access credit products.
ConsumerFintech
Manish Shara(Founder)inYash Desai(Founder)in
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystNexus Venture Partners
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
9stacksBlueJackCurious JrDoubtNutFairdealZipLoan
Exits · 2
2 acquisitionsBlueJackacq. by Shriram Automall (SAMIL)DoubtNutacq. by Allen Career Institute
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPosha · pulse2.com · Nov 7, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has WaterBridge Ventures made?
- WaterBridge Ventures has 27 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does WaterBridge Ventures invest at?
- WaterBridge Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does WaterBridge Ventures focus on?
- WaterBridge Ventures focuses on AdTech, Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Biotech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Digital Health, E-commerce, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Gaming, Impact & Social Good, InsurTech, LegalTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Robotics, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is WaterBridge Ventures located?
- WaterBridge Ventures is headquartered in New Delhi, IN.
- Does WaterBridge Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, WaterBridge Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does WaterBridge Ventures co-invest with?
- WaterBridge Ventures most often shares deals with Elevation Capital, Lightspeed India Partners, Peak XV Partners, among 45 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does WaterBridge Ventures back?
- Across 7 deals with disclosed amounts, WaterBridge Ventures has joined rounds of $3M – $45M (median $13.5M).
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamAnjali Sosale, General Partner at WaterBridge Ventures
Women In Investing · Anjali Sosale
The W Talks - Episode 2 | Anjali Sosale, Partner Waterbridge Ventures
Winpe Forum · Anjali Sosale
WaterBridge Ventures Brand Film | Conclave 2024
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Tanishq Failed Twice Before Becoming India's Number 1 Brand | That One Idea
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Digitising Distribution: New Age Business Models | WaterBridge Ventures Conclave 2024
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