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Anay Ventures

Anay Ventures backs early-stage technology founders in India at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages, writing cheques of $100k–$500k into SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B companies.

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Ticket size$100K – $500K
StagesPre-Seed
Sectors4 focus areas
01 — Snapshot

At a glance

Key signals founders use to decide if this investor is worth a conversation.

Ticket size
$100K – $500K
Stages
Pre-Seed
Sectors
4 focus areas
Themes
10 mapped
02 — Focus

Where they invest

Stages and sectors this investor typically backs.

Sector focus

AI / MLSaaS / EnterpriseFintechConsumer / D2C
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Lead / invest stages

Pre-Seed
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03 — Thesis

Investment thesis

Themes this investor is mapped to across the VC Dekho directory.

Anay Ventures backs early-stage technology founders in India at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages, writing cheques of $100k–$500k into SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B companies.

Early-stage buildersFounder-led / operator capitalTech-first / product companiesIndia-first / BharatFintech / embedded financeSaaS / B2B softwareAI / MLPre-seed / day-zeroMicro-VC / small chequeConsumer / D2C brands
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04 — Portfolio

Portfolio companies

1 company mapped to this fund.

H
Hudle
$840K · Pre-Series A
1 Apr 2024
05 — Story

About Anay Ventures

Background and context for founders evaluating this investor.

Anay Ventures is an India-focused early-stage micro VC that concentrates its activity at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages, deploying cheques typically in the $100k–$500k range. Its thematic lens covers SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B, giving it relevance across a wide band of technology companies building from India. For founders, the practical first step is checking stage and sector fit: if you are raising a pre-seed or seed round in one of these categories, Anay Ventures is a reasonable name to include on a targeted outreach list alongside peer micro VCs with similar mandates. Because micro VCs at this stage often have strong views on founder quality, problem clarity, and early traction signals, your outreach should lead with a sharp product narrative, the specific market insight driving the business, and what the funded milestone unlocks. Public detail on portfolio composition and lead versus follow behavior is limited, so founders are advised to seek a warm introduction where possible, or send a concise cold note referencing concrete traction and a clear ask. Validate current thesis priorities and geographic preferences through recent announcements or direct conversation before committing significant outreach effort.

Its thematic lens covers SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B, giving it relevance across a wide band of technology companies building from India.

Notes

India-focused early-stage micro VC operating at Pre-Seed and Seed. Sector coverage spans SaaS, FinTech, AI, Consumer, and B2B, making it relevant for a broad range of technology founders building for Indian or global markets from India.

Data confidence: Unverified – inferred

06 — Investors

Investors at Anay Ventures

Partners and principals mapped to this fund in the directory.

Founding Partner

Avantika Mandhani

Anay Ventures

07 — Nearby

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