Top 5 Venture Capital firms in India

Top 5 Venture Capital Firms in India to look out

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 2017.

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, YourStory, Power2Sme, IndustryBuying, Bluestone

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.