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StagesPre-Seed
SectorsAI / ML, SaaS / Enterprise, Fintech · Early-stage builders, Founder-led / operator capital
Ticket$100K – $500K
Mana Ventures backs early-stage founders at Pre-Seed and Seed across SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B, seeking builders who possess mana — the rare, intrinsic drive and spiritual conviction to create something consequential.
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Mana Ventures backs early-stage founders at Pre-Seed and Seed across SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B, seeking builders who possess mana — the rare, intrinsic drive and spiritual conviction to create something consequential.
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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.
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.
Mana Ventures is an early-stage VC writing cheques of $100k–$500k, making it relevant for Indian founders raising their first or second institutional round. Its thesis is founder-character-driven rather than purely sector-formulaic, so the quality and conviction of the founding team narrative matters as much as metrics at this stage.
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