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Yali Capital

Venture capitalActively deploying

Bangalore · Seed–Series A · 11 people tracked

Also known as YALI PARTNERS LLP

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Investment thesis

Yali Capital invests in deep-tech companies, built on the premise that investors backing such companies should understand what it takes to build them. Its founding partners bring decades of hands-on experience, from co-founding India's early semiconductor companies to executing private equity investments and leading turnarounds at global technology firms. The investment team combines scientific training, entrepreneurship, and operating experience across semiconductors, life sciences, AI, and other frontier tech. Many team members have founded companies, led acquisitions, and served on boards. The firm is supported by an operations team experienced in fund administration, compliance, and finance, bringing institutional rigour to early-stage deep tech companies.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 27, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
HQ
Bangalore, IN
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2023
Last 12 months
1 investment
AUM
$104M
VC funds
2
Tracked investments
10

Team · 11 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Mathew Cyriac· Investmentsin

A founding partner at Yali Capital with a background in landmark private equity investments, recognized for his intellect; helps shape the firm's long-term thinking alongside advisor Lip-Bu Tan.

Karthikeyan 'Karthik' Madathil· Investmentsin

A member of Yali's investment team noted as a sharp technical mind with a talent for simplifying complex problems.

Sandipan Mondal· Investmentsin

An investment team member with a founder background in Indian deeptech, known for partnering closely with entrepreneurs.

Ganapathy 'Gani' Subramaniam· Investmentsin

A member of Yali's investment team described as bringing a rare mix of technical, operational, and investment skills, with a focus on deep-tech companies from India.

Ajay Soni· Operationsin

Part of Yali Capital's operations team.

Karthik Sunder

Part of the Yali Capital operations team.

Kaushik Ram· Investments @ Yaliin

Leads the investment relationship on the 4baseCare deal at Yali Capital.

Lip-Bu Tan

Advisor to Yali Capital and current CEO of Intel.

Manjunath M P· Operations

Part of Yali Capital's operations team.

Pranav Karnad· Marketing Communicationsin

Handles marketing communications for Yali Capital.

Sunil S Patil· Operationsin

An operations team member with experience across Cosmic Circuits and Cirel Systems, where he led finance, operations, fundraising, and M&A.

What they invest in

from 4 of 10 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×4Deep Tech ×2Biotech ×1Digital Health ×1E-commerce ×1Healthtech ×1Medical Devices ×1Retail Tech ×1

HQs:India×3

Investments · 10 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12024 · 12 dated

4BaseCare4basecare.comin

4baseCare delivers personalized cancer care using genomic data, AI analytics, and clinico-genomic datasets tailored to different populations.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Hitesh Goswami(Founder/CEO)inKshitij Rishi(COO)inPuneet Pantane(CDO)inDr. Giridharan Periyasamy

Co-investorsFirst In VenturesgrowX VenturesMerak VenturesMount Judi VenturesSeason Two Ventures

Perceptyneperceptyne.comin𝕏Oct 2024 · $3M

Perceptyne builds semi-humanoid robots with a 7-DOF arm that combine vision, force, and tactile sensing with physical AI to automate repetitive industrial workflows such as picking, placing, bolting, inspecting, and assembly.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsHyderabad, IN

Jagga Raju Nadimpalli(Founder)Mrutyunjaya Sastry(Founder)Raviteja Chivukula(Founder)

Co-investorsEndiya PartnersT-HubVenture CatalystsWhiteboard CapitalZ21 Ventures

Perceptyne Roboticsin

Yali Capital is a venture capital firm managing the Yali Deeptech funds, which are Category-II Alternative Investment Funds registered in India.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsBengaluru, IN

PointAIpointai.techOct 2025

Indian deep-tech company building AI and computer-vision tools for e-commerce, including virtual try-on and generative catalogue imagery.

Benazir T.(Founder)in

Co-investorsDOMiNO VenturesPlug and Play VenturesTremis Capital

PointAIpointai.com

PointAI builds an AI platform for e-commerce and enterprise retail, offering virtual try-ons, product personalization, generative product imagery, and a catalog-grounded conversational assistant.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

C2iDeepLaseLatentForceMicropackUltraviolette

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Yali Capital made?
Yali Capital has 10 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Yali Capital invest at?
Yali Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Yali Capital focus on?
Yali Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Hardware, New Materials, Robotics, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
Where is Yali Capital located?
Yali Capital is headquartered in Bangalore, IN.
Does Yali Capital lead rounds?
Yes, Yali Capital leads investment rounds.
Who does Yali Capital co-invest with?
Yali Capital most often shares deals with DOMiNO Ventures, growX Ventures, Merak Ventures, among 7 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Yali Capital Rolls Out ₹810 Cr Fund To Back Deeptech Startups

CNBC-TV18 · Mathew Cyriac

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