Delhi, the bustling capital of India, is home to a burgeoning startup ecosystem that has attracted the attention of investors and venture capitalists from around the world. With a growing, skilled talent pool and a government that has invested considerably in technology, Delhi has emerged as a hub for startups in India. According to NASSCOM, the Indian startup ecosystem drew $10.1B in funding in 2020, with Delhi accounting for a significant portion of this. This article will explore the top 15 active VC firms and investors in Delhi, highlighting their investment focus, history and fund size.
1. Lightspeed India Partners
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets. It focuses on seed, early-stage, later stage, expansion stage, start-up, growth companies, and incubation and specializes in debt financing for start-up and growth companies.
- Founded: 2004
- Fund Size: $275M (2020)
- Website: http://lsvp.com/india/
2. GrowX Ventures
GrowX is a B2B and deep tech focused early-stage investment firm
- Founded: 2008
- Website: http://growxventures.com/
3. Stride Ventures
Stride Ventures is a venture capital firm in India which aims to invest in innovative startups across the country.
- Founded: 2019
- Fund Size: $137M (2021)
- Website: http://strideventures.in/
4. Leo Capital
Leo Capital is a venture capital fund investing in early stage and technology centric opportunities.
- Founded: 2018
- Website: http://www.leo.capital/
5. Pravega Ventures
Pravega Ventures is keen to provide the first institutional capital to tech-enabled startups, at a seed or a pre-Series A stage
- Founded: 2016
- Website: http://www.pravegavc.com/
6. Mapleblock Capital
Mapleblock Capital is an investment firm that exclusively consults and invests in crypto-assets and blockchain companies. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Delhi, India.
- Founded: 2017
- Website: https://mapleblock.capital/
7. Faad Network
FAAD Network is recognized as a Member-based investor network handholding early-stage startups.
- Founded: 2015
- Website: http://www.faad.in/
8. Asha Impact
Asha Impact was founded in 2014 by Vikram Gandhi and Pramod Bhasin as a network of like-minded business leaders and philanthropists to leverage their collective expertise, networks and capital for social impact. Vikram Gandhi is leading partner of Asha Impact.
- Founded: 2014
- Website: http://ashaimpact.com/
9. Scale Ventures
Scale Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on intelligent business software with a Scaling Platform that has helped companies like Box, Bill.com, Hubspot, Docusign, JFrog, and WalkMe move from founder-led growth to a repeatable go-to-market machine. ScaleVP partners with entrepreneurs to support accelerated growth from
- Founded: 2016
- Website: http://scaleventures.in/
10. Sangam Ventures
Sangam Ventures is a seed and early stage venture fund that invests to improve access to sustainable energy and resource productivity solutions for the underserved in India. They invest in solutions that lead to inclusive development and the creation of communities that are resilient to climate change
- Founded: 2015
- Website: http://www.sangam.vc/
11. Axon Partners
We are a global firm focused on technology and innovation with a two-dimensional approach: investment and consulting. The company has circa 80 seasoned professionals covering Europe, Americas and MENA, and is listed in de Madrid Stock Exchange [BME: APG].
- Founded: 2006
- Fund Size: $200M
- Website: https://www.axonpartnersgroup.com/
12. Lightspeed Venture Partners
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets. It focuses on seed, early-stage, later stage, expansion stage, start-up, growth companies, and incubation and specializes in debt financing for start-up and growth companies. Lightspeed Venture Partners invests in various
- Founded: 2004
- Fund Size: $127.5 Million
- Website: http://www.lsvp.com/
13. Lok Capital
Lok Capital is a premier impact investor based in India, investing in inclusive growth across finance, health, agriculture & climate.
- Founded: 2000
- Fund Size: $127.5 Million
- Website: https://www.lokcapital.com/
14. Trifecta Capitals
Trifecta Capital is a top Silicon Valley based seed fund. We seek to be the best possible partner for founders with the spirited curiosity to be suspicious of convention and the imagination and willpower to build and nurture a meaningful and lasting business. We are industry agnostic and look to support companies starting at seed stage but continueour support until IPO.
- Founded: 2010
- Fund Size: $10 M
- Website: https://trifectacapital.in/
15. Helion Ventures
Helion Venture Partners is a stage independent, India-focused venture fund, investing in high growth technology powered businesses and consumer services.
- Founded: 2006
- Website: https://www.helion-ventures.com/
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