Mana Ventures

Mana Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing at Pre-Seed and Seed across SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B. Its defining investment philosophy centers on backing founders with mana — a concept borrowed from Polynesian tradition signifying innate spiritual power and the capacity to create. In practice, this means Mana Ventures places significant weight on founder character, conviction, and vision, not just traction spreadsheets, which makes it a potentially strong fit for ambitious Indian founders who are early in their journey but can articulate a bold and authentic founding story. Typical cheque sizes of $100k to $500k position the firm squarely in the pre-institutional gap that many Indian startups face after bootstrapping and before a full Series A. For founders, the practical approach is to lead with your personal story and the problem you are uniquely positioned to solve, before diving into market size or unit economics. Given that the firm operates across multiple broad sectors, thematic fit is less of a filter than the depth and authenticity of your founding narrative. Validate current portfolio activity, geography preferences, and lead or follow behaviour through a warm introduction or a concise, story-first cold outreach.