Top Investors in India

Between them, the 32 investors on this page cover seed stage (15), pre seed (13), startup incubator (10) and partners (5). They also list work in Bangalore, Mumbai, Silicon Valley and Delhi. 32 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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   Kotak Investment Advisors

   Banking · Also in Asia and Delhi

   Kotak Investment Advisors Limited is the alternative assets arm of Kotak Mahindra Group.

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   Why #1: Founded 2005, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   VC

   Venture Center

   Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Startup Incubator

   A science and technology incubator in Pune, India, hosted by CSIR's National Chemical Laboratory, for deep-tech start-ups

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   Why #2: Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026

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   IFMR Holdings

   Early Stage

   IFMR Holdings, now presented on its site as Dvara Holdings, is an Indian group working on financial inclusion.

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   Why #3: Founded 2008, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Exfinity Ventures

   Series A · Partners · Fintech · Also in Bangalore

   Exfinity Ventures has backed founders since 2014. It is a business-to-business fund that invests in early-stage start-ups developing technology in India for customers worldwide.

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   Why #4: Founded 2014, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

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   Montane Ventures

   Partners · Analytics · Banking · Also in Washington and Mumbai

   Montane Ventures is a venture investor that backs entrepreneurs and innovators building companies in India. Josh Bornstein founded the firm in 2015.

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   Why #5 (shared): Founded 2015, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

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   Ikp Eden

   Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Startup Incubator · Also in Bangalore

   A startup incubator in Bengaluru, India focused on deep-tech and hardware founders, with labs, manufacturing and funding guidance

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   Why #5 (shared): Founded 2015, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026

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   Indigram Labs

   Early Stage · Legal

   Indigram Labs Foundation is a technology business incubator in India, set up in 2015 with the backing of the Government of India's science and technology bodies, NSTEDB and DST.

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   Why #5 (shared): Founded 2015, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   SA

   Social Alpha

   Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Startup Incubator · Also in Bangalore

   Social Alpha is a startup incubator in India that backs science- and technology-led innovations addressing social, economic and environmental problems.

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   Why #8: Founded 2016, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026

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   Aspada Investments

   Automation · Analytics · Learning

   Aspada Investments is now part of Lightrock India, the India-focused arm of the impact investor Lightrock.

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   Why #9: Founded 2019, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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10. Also listed, not yet ranked. We hold nothing checkable on these yet that ranks them here: no client review, vetting, award, expert review, or fact stated on their own website (and on a place ranking, where they are based). They follow in order of their TrustList Score. How TrustList ranks · Get vetted, free
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    Accel Atoms

    Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Also in Bangalore

    Accel Atoms is a pre-seed scaling programme from Accel, based in India. It brings together Accel's resources for startups at the earliest stage.

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    Arka Venture Labs

    Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Also in Silicon Valley and Mumbai

    Arka Venture Labs is an early-stage fund that helps B2B entrepreneurs based in India grow into global companies.

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    Artha India Ventures

    Seed Stage · Series A · Analytics · Also in Mumbai

    Artha India Ventures is an investment group whose model links clean energy and early-stage venture capital.

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    Czar Ventures

    Learning

    Family investment vehicle putting capital into venture, private equity, real estate and public securities in the US and India

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    Eagle10 Ventures

    Automation · external

    Eagle10 Ventures is a venture investor with a portfolio of Indian technology startups.

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    Eight Roads Ventures

    Mobility · Also in Shanghai and London

    Eight Roads Ventures is a venture investor that partners with technology and healthcare founders around the world.

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    FITT (Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer), IIT Delhi

    Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Startup Incubator · Also in Delhi NCR

    FITT (Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer), IIT Delhi, is the industry and academia interface body set up by IIT Delhi.

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    FSID STEM Cell (IISc)

    Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Startup Incubator · Also in Bangalore

    FSID STEM Cell (IISc) is a deep science incubator in Bengaluru, India, linked to the Indian Institute of Science.

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    Fuse Capital

    Also in United States, India

    Fuse Capital is an investment firm focused on digital media and communications.

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    IIMA Ventures

    Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Startup Incubator

    IIMA Ventures is a university startup incubator established by IIM Ahmedabad and based in Ahmedabad, India.

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    India Quotient

    Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Also in Bangalore

    India Quotient is an early-stage investment firm that backs founders building businesses aimed at Indian consumers, as well as companies in the India and global SaaS space.

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    Lightspeed India Partners

    Seed Stage · Partners · Also in Delhi and Mumbai

    Lightspeed India Partners is the India-focused arm of Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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    March Capital

    Partners · Cloud · Also in California and Arizona

    March Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

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    NSRCEL

    Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Startup Incubator · Also in Bangalore

    NSRCEL is a university startup incubator in Bengaluru, India. The centre was established with the backing of N. S.

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    SINE (Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship), IIT Bombay

    Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Startup Incubator · Also in Mumbai

    SINE (Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship), IIT Bombay operates from Mumbai, India as a university incubator for startups.

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