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Momentum Capital

Momentum Capital backs early-stage founders at Pre-Seed and Seed across SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B, writing cheques of $100k–$500k to give founding teams the initial push they need to reach the next meaningful milestone.

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Ticket size$100K – $500K
StagesPre-Seed
Sectors5 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
5 focus areas
Themes
10 mapped
02 — Focus

Where they invest

Stages and sectors this investor typically backs.

Sector focus

AI / MLSaaS / EnterpriseFintechConsumer / D2CSocial Impact
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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.

Momentum Capital backs early-stage founders at Pre-Seed and Seed across SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B, writing cheques of $100k–$500k to give founding teams the initial push they need to reach the next meaningful milestone.

Early-stage buildersFounder-led / operator capitalTech-first / product companiesIndia-first / BharatImpact & inclusionFintech / embedded financeSaaS / B2B softwareAI / MLPre-seed / day-zeroConsumer / D2C brands
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04 — Portfolio

Portfolio companies

2 companies mapped to this fund.

F
Focal
Pre-Seed
1 May 2023
D
Dharaksha
Climate Tech or Health Tech
Seed
05 — Story

About Momentum Capital

Background and context for founders evaluating this investor.

Momentum Capital is an India-focused early-stage venture fund that partners with founders at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages, typically deploying cheques in the $100k to $500k range. Its sector mandate spans SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B, giving it one of the broader thematic remits among funds operating at this stage, which means founders across several categories can reasonably assess fit. The fund's stated philosophy centres on providing momentum to early-stage teams, signalling an orientation toward founders who have a clear direction but need capital and support to accelerate. For Indian founders, the most practical first step is a stage and sector fit check: if you are raising a Pre-Seed or Seed round in one of its core verticals, Momentum Capital warrants inclusion on your shortlist. Because granular portfolio and lead-versus-follow behaviour is not always publicly documented for funds at this size, founders should validate current preferences through warm introductions, recent portfolio announcements, or a concise cold email that leads with product clarity, early traction, and a specific ask. A crisp articulation of what the next funded milestone unlocks will resonate best with a fund whose brand is built around giving founders forward momentum.

Its sector mandate spans SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B, giving it one of the broader thematic remits among funds operating at this stage, which means founders across several categories can reasonably assess fit.

Notes

India-focused early-stage VC active at Pre-Seed and Seed. Covers a broad thematic mandate including SaaS, FinTech, Consumer, AI, and B2B, making it relevant for a wide range of Indian founders raising their first institutional or early-institutional round.

Data confidence: Unverified – inferred

06 — Investors

Investors at Momentum Capital

Partners and principals mapped to this fund in the directory.

Founder & Managing Partner

Ankur Shrivastava

Momentum Capital

07 — Nearby

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Pre-Seed
AI / MLSaaS / EnterpriseFintechConsumer / D2CSocial Impact
Early-stage buildersFounder-led / operator capitalTech-first / product companiesIndia-first / BharatImpact & inclusionFintech / embedded financeSaaS / B2B softwareAI / ML
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