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Kathyawad Ventures

Empower startups with connections, expertise and hands-on support — notably through its 'Scaleation' / 3rd Horizon Scaleators program — to help them navigate scaling challenges and build sustainable, steadily-growing companies.

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Ticket size$60K – $482K
StagesSeed · Series C+
Sectors7 focus areas
01 — Snapshot

At a glance

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

Ticket size
$60K – $482K
Stages
Seed · Series C+
Sectors
7 focus areas
Themes
15 mapped
02 — Focus

Where they invest

Stages and sectors this investor typically backs.

Sector focus

AI / MLSaaS / EnterpriseFintechConsumer / D2CHealthcare / MedtechClimate / SustainabilityPropTech / Real Estate
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Lead / invest stages

SeedSeries C+
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03 — Thesis

Investment thesis

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

Empower startups with connections, expertise and hands-on support — notably through its 'Scaleation' / 3rd Horizon Scaleators program — to help them navigate scaling challenges and build sustainable, steadily-growing companies.

Early-stage buildersTech-first / product companiesIndia-first / BharatImpact & inclusionGrowth & scale-upsDeep science / hard techFintech / embedded financeSaaS / B2B softwareAI / MLHealthtech / wellnessClimate / sustainabilityAgri / food systemsProptech / real estateMobility / EVConsumer / D2C brands
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04 — Portfolio

Portfolio companies

6 companies mapped to this fund.

A
agprop
Agtech/Proptech
Seed
1 Jan 2023
A
agprop (led seed
2
2023)
S
SR Charging Stations (EV charging)
V
Varistor Technologies
S
SR Charging Stations
EV-charging
05 — Story

About Kathyawad Ventures

Background and context for founders evaluating this investor.

Kathyawad Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Ahmedabad, founded in 2022, that focuses on seed-stage investments in Indian startups while emphasising hands-on scaling support. A distinctive feature is its 'Scaleation' / 3rd Horizon Scaleators program — a structured 'scaleator' designed specifically for growth-stage startups navigating the difficult journey from problem identification and ideation through market entry and scale, where the firm provides connections, domain expertise and operational guidance. Backed by what it describes as a decade of financial expertise, Kathyawad concentrates on sectors including enterprise SaaS, software infrastructure, consumer services, fintech, healthcare, the future of work, and real estate and construction tech, with a stated emphasis on building sustainable companies. Its team of around eight spans a partner and several venture partners across India and Romania. Public disclosure on the firm is limited — its fund size and typical cheque size are not published, and only a handful of investments are on record, including agtech/proptech startup agprop (a seed round it led in 2023), EV-charging network SR Charging Stations and clean-energy/fire-safety firm Varistor Technologies — so this profile is intentionally conservative pending further confirmation.

A distinctive feature is its 'Scaleation' / 3rd Horizon Scaleators program — a structured 'scaleator' designed specifically for growth-stage startups navigating the difficult journey from problem identification and ideation through market entry and scale, where the firm provides connections, domain expertise and operational guidance.

Notes

Ahmedabad. Founded 2022. Small team of ~8 (1 partner + 7 venture partners; India & Romania). Runs the '3rd Horizon Scaleators' / Scaleation program for growth-stage startups. Few disclosed investments: agprop (led seed, 2023), SR Charging Stations (EV charging), Varistor Technologies. Limited public data on fund size and cheque size. Ticket researched: cheque sizes ₹50 Lakh–₹4 Cr (Kathyawad Ventures FAQ).

Data confidence: Verified (web) – limited public data

06 — Investors

Investors at Kathyawad Ventures

Partners and principals mapped to this fund in the directory.

Venture Partner

Arvind

Kathyawad Ventures

FOUNDER & CEO

Nirav Sheth

Kathyawad Ventures

Co- Founder & COO

Pankaj Anand

Kathyawad Ventures

Venture Partner - Investments

Amit Thakkar

Kathyawad Ventures

Venture Partner - Innovations

Ashish Kumar

Kathyawad Ventures

07 — Nearby

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SeedSeries C+
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Early-stage buildersTech-first / product companiesIndia-first / BharatImpact & inclusionGrowth & scale-upsDeep science / hard techFintech / embedded financeSaaS / B2B software
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