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Auxano Capital

Auxano Capital backs early-stage Indian startups at Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A with capital and hands-on mentorship, focusing on SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B businesses poised for scalable growth.

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Ticket size$100K – $1M
StagesPre-Seed · Pre-Series A
Sectors4 focus areas
01 — Snapshot

At a glance

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

Ticket size
$100K – $1M
Stages
Pre-Seed · Pre-Series A
Sectors
4 focus areas
Themes
12 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-SeedPre-Series A
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03 — Thesis

Investment thesis

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

Auxano Capital backs early-stage Indian startups at Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A with capital and hands-on mentorship, focusing on SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B businesses poised for scalable growth.

Early-stage buildersFounder-led / operator capitalTech-first / product companiesIndia-first / BharatGrowth & scale-upsFintech / embedded financeSaaS / B2B softwareAI / MLPre-seed / day-zeroMicro-VC / small chequeConsumer / D2C brandsSeries A / PMF capital
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04 — Portfolio

Portfolio companies

7 companies mapped to this fund.

S
SanchiConnect
Innovation/Startup Support
Bridge
22 Jun 2026
R
REGRIP
Automotive/Tyres
INR 2.5 crore
2 Feb 2026
E
EduGorilla
Education
10 Sept 2025
I
Intents Mobi
Geospatial Intelligence
$600k · Seed
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05 — Story

About Auxano Capital

Background and context for founders evaluating this investor.

Auxano Capital is a SEBI-registered AIF operating in the Indian early-stage venture ecosystem, writing cheques between $100k and $1M across Pre-Seed, Seed, and Pre-Series A rounds. Its sector focus spans SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B, covering a broad sweep of the Indian startup landscape and making it a relevant target for founders building technology-enabled businesses in these categories. The fund's positioning is explicitly growth-oriented, with the name itself drawn from a Latin root meaning to grow, signalling that Auxano aims to be an active partner rather than a passive capital provider. For Indian founders at the earliest stages, this mentorship angle can be as valuable as the cheque, particularly if you need help with go-to-market strategy, early hiring, or subsequent fundraise preparation. Because granular portfolio and AUM data is limited in the public domain, founders should treat stage and sector fields as directional guides and validate current deal activity through warm introductions or a concise cold outreach that leads with product clarity, early traction, and a crisp articulation of what the raised capital specifically unlocks in the next twelve to eighteen months.

Its sector focus spans SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B, covering a broad sweep of the Indian startup landscape and making it a relevant target for founders building technology-enabled businesses in these categories.

Notes

SEBI-registered Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) focused on India early-stage. The fund name derives from the Latin 'auxano' meaning 'to grow', reflecting an active mentorship orientation beyond just capital deployment. Cheque sizes typically range from $100k to $1M, making it relevant for founders raising smaller early rounds.

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06 — Investors

Investors at Auxano Capital

Partners and principals mapped to this fund in the directory.

Managing Partner & Co-founder

Brijesh Damodaran Nair

Auxano Capital

07 — Nearby

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AI / MLSaaS / EnterpriseFintechConsumer / D2C
Early-stage buildersFounder-led / operator capitalTech-first / product companiesIndia-first / BharatGrowth & scale-upsFintech / embedded financeSaaS / B2B softwareAI / ML
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