Shastra VC

Shastra VC is an early-stage venture capital firm built around a simple but high-conviction belief: back India's most ambitious founders before anyone else does. Operating at Pre-Seed and Seed, the firm positions itself as a day-one partner for founders who are still shaping their product, team, and go-to-market approach. Cheque sizes typically range from $100,000 to $500,000, making Shastra relevant for founders raising their first institutional round or a structured pre-seed. The firm has a broad sectoral appetite spanning SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B, which reflects the diversity of India's current startup opportunity rather than a narrow thematic bet. For founders, this breadth means Shastra evaluates the strength of the founding team and the scale of the ambition as primary filters, rather than strictly fitting a sector box. Given its early-stage mandate, founders can expect Shastra to be comfortable with limited traction data if the problem, market, and founder credentials are compelling. Indian founders building for global or domestic markets and seeking a lead or co-lead investor at the earliest inflection point should consider Shastra VC as a relevant first call.