Startups with brilliant ideas and a strong team are escalating in number. Do you think that is all? Certainly, no. The most important thing is money that is required for each and every idea, be it something very disruptive or a simple one. It is needed in the early stages as well as in the growth stage. Though, the startup culture is gaining momentum day by day, it is difficult to find reliable investors backed by ample amount of funding. And sometimes, the entrepreneurs are confused as to which one should they approach for funding. So, here is the list of top 10 active Venture Capital Firms in India to look out in 2016.
The list includes the details of the venture capital firms, along with the type of funds invested by these companies. Some of the famous startups funded by these Venture Capital firms has been mentioned to give a brief idea about the scenario of investment in the country.
1. Kalaari Capital
Kalaari Capital, the Venture Capital firm, founded in the year 2006 invests mainly in technology related startups in India. The company was started by Vani Kola, an investor and a technopreneur, after her exit from Silicon Valley. Kalaari Capital has an extremely strong and plausible advisory board and they help and guide young entrepreneurs building effective solutions that would mold the society for better.
Type of Fund: Early and Later Stage Funds, Seed Fund.
Industries: E-Commerce, Curated Web, Financial, Internet
Startups Funded: Myntra, Snapdeal, Scoopwhoop, Instamojo, Urban Ladder, Zivame, Cashkaro.
2. Accel Partners
Headquartered in Alto Palo, California, Accel Partners’ vision is to support the global community of entrepreneurs. This Venture Capital firm invests on ideas which have the potential to turn into unicorns. One among the oldest venture capitalist firms, with an experience of more than 3 decades in this field, it has backed hundreds of companies and have helped them evolve. As mentioned in the portfolio it invests in the range of $0.025M to $50M with minimum sales of $5M.
Type of Fund: Private Equity, Grant Investment, Early, Mid and Late Startup Venture Fund, and Debt Financing.
Industries: IT, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Data Driven Technologies, Storage Technologies, Next Generation, Infrastructure, Bio Technology, Healthcare, Education, SaaS
Startups Funded: Rentomojo, BookMyShow, Urban Clap, Swiggy, Opinio, Freshdesk, TaxiForSure.
3. Venture East
Close to $300 million under management, Venture East is India-centric Venture Capital firm. They are fond of investing in completely new, strange and potential ideas, support them and help them establish themselves in the competitive market of India. Aided by a strong founding team and advisory board, along with 15 years of experience in this field, they are experts when it comes to Indian startup ecosystem.
Type of Fund: Early and Growth Stage Funds, Seed Fund.
Industries: Life Sciences, IT/ITes, Environment Based, Education, E-Commerce.
Startups Funded: Portea, DesiCrew, InOpen, Seclore, 2adpro Media Solutions Inc.
4. Tiger Global Management
Like the Chaayos co-founder, Nitin Saluja, after having a conversation with Tiger Global Management, post their $5M series funding, said, “Tiger Global will invest in anything large.” Like the name suggests, the Venture Capital firm conducts its business globally. As per the recent news, the company manages assets of $4.4 billion worth. The company has invested in some of the biggest established companies like Apple, Google and LinkedIn.
Type of Fund: Early and Growth Stage Fund, Seed Fund.
Industries: E-Commerce, Online Shopping, Demand-driven, Web Service.
Startups Funded: Hike, Flipkart, Chhayos, Ola, Delhivery, Inshorts.
5. Nexus Venture Partners
Nexus Venture Partners, work in collaboration with the Silicon Valley and India, and help the potential entrepreneurs in every stage of the business. With decades of experience in guiding and building entrepreneurs, the Venture Capital firm manages $1.2 billion through investments. What they look is passion, feasibility, innovation and differentiability.
Type of Fund: Early and Later Stage Venture, Seed Fund.
Industries: Consumer Internet, Mobile, SaaS, Logistics, Healthcare, Entertainment, Banking and Financial, Tourism, Food, Fashion and Lifestyle.
Startups Funded: Craftsvilla, Dlehivery, Tiny Owl Technology, Housing, Shopclues, Stayzilla.
6. Helion Venture Partners
Founded in 2006, Helion Venture Partners is based in Mauritius. The firm helps entrepreneurs in developing an effective strategy to execute their plan in the market. Apart from providing monetary help, this venture capital firm forms a close association with the startup companies, and help them to solve some complicated issues or problems. As mentioned in the portfolio, they have assets of over $600M under their management.
Type of Fund: Early and Growth Stage Venture Fund, Private Equity Investments and Seed Fund.
Industries: E-Commerce, Enterprise Software, Financial, Media, Mobile, Consumer Services, Advertising, Travel and Tourism.
Startups Funded: EzeTap, Wooplr, YepMe, Simplilearn, redBus, Housing, MakeMyTrip.
7. Blume Ventures
Blume Ventures was founded in 2011 by Karthik Reddy and Sanjay Nath, who worked in the Mumbai Angels, India’ s first institutional angel networks. With more than 60 active companies, this Venture Capital firm helps the startups through multiple rounds of funding. Blume Ventures has funded some of the most innovative startups in India, and is described as “Founder’s VC” by many companies.
Type of Fund: Pre-Series A fund, Seed Fund Early Stage Venture Fund and Angel Funding.
Industries: E-Commerce, Gaming, Logistics, Ed-Tech, Data Services, Fin-Tech, IoT, Hospitality Services, HR-Tech.
Startups Funded: TaxiForSure, HealthifyMe, Cashify, Instamojo, Chillr, Explara.
8. Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital is one of the oldest Venture Capital firm, founded in the year 1972. This investing firm, based in Menlo Park, California invests in startups with revolutionary idea. Sequoia Capital invests within the range of $100,000M and $1M as seed fund, amount of $1M to $10M in early stage venture funding and amount between $10M and $100M in growth stage companies.
Type of Fund: Seed Fund, Early, Mid, Growth and Later Stage Fund, Private Equity Investment.
Industries: E-Commerce, Internet, Ousourcing, Mobile, Public Sector, Enterprise Software, Financial, Healthcare, Energy.
Startups Funded: Mobikwik, Oyo Rooms, Zomato, Grabhouse, Practo, Groupon India.
9. Saif Partners
SAIF Partners, founded in 2001 invests between $30M and $35M in unlisted ventures in their growth stage, and amount in the range of $10M to $100M in early stage ventures. The venture capital firm helps exceptional startups in Asia to develop from an idea to a globally recognized IPO.
Type of Fund: Seed Fund, and Private Equity Investments, Early Stage and Later Stage Ventures.
Industries: E-Commerce, Internet, Software, Advertising, Education, Healthcare, Financial Services.
Startups Funded: BookMyShow. Capital Float, Urban Clap, Chef’s Basket, Swiggy, Toppr.
10. IDG Ventures India
IDG Ventures owns assets of worth $3.6 billion and a portfolio of over 220 companies funded in the last 15 years after establishment. An unmatched combination of company guidance, market research and exhibitions and conferences resources and experience in the startup ecosystem, this venture capital firm helps companies understand their position in the market and formulation of effective strategies to survive in this global competitive market.
Type of Fund: Early and Later Stage Venture Investment, and Seed Fund.
Industries: E-Commerce, Internet, Healthcare, Software, Fin-Tech, Health-Tech, Consumer Media.
Startups Funded: ZIvame, Yatra, Lenskart, Rentomojo, Silver Push, FirstCry
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