Tenacity Venture Capital

Tenacity Venture Capital, which presents itself as Tenacity Ventures, is a long-term investment firm for early-growth deep tech. It backs Indian founders building businesses protected by intellectual property. The team describes its role as working like a co-founder rather than a distant investor.

What Tenacity Venture Capital does

• Early-growth investment: most deals are around Series B, and the firm states that the large majority of its cheques go into Series A to Series C rounds.
• Operating help: work with founders on the real drivers of the business.
• Selective partnering: a small number of companies chosen with a high bar.
• Founder community: an open invitation for founders to share their story.

Who it works with

The firm looks for hard-working founders with long missions in deep tech. Its focus areas are software, biotechnology and life sciences, next-generation hardware, advanced materials and renewable energy. Past news on the site mentions Toddle, Itilite and Headout.

Key facts

• Focus market: India, with global ambitions for its companies
• Stage: early growth, mainly Series A to Series C