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100X VC
Invest in 100 companies per year at pre-product stage and help them reach their next milestone
AI / ML
Investors backing applied AI, enterprise AI, and ML-native products — not AI as a buzzword.
What this thesis means
AI and ML investors want companies where machine intelligence is core to the product value, not a slide decoration. That includes enterprise AI copilots, vertical AI workflows, infrastructure and tooling, and consumer products with meaningful model-driven experiences.
In India, many strong opportunities are applied: AI for sales, support, healthcare ops, finance workflows, and developer productivity — often sold as software with clear ROI. Diligence asks what is proprietary (data, workflow, evaluation, distribution), what is rented from foundation models, and how margins hold as model costs change.
Do not pitch “we use GPT.” Pitch the workflow you own, the evaluation bar you beat, and why customers will keep paying when every competitor ships a chatbot.
Who it fits
- Enterprise AI, vertical AI, and ML-platform founders
- Teams with domain data or workflow depth
- Products where AI improves measurable business outcomes
What to prepare
- A demo of the workflow, not only model claims
- Data advantage and evaluation approach
- Gross margin and inference cost story
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1818 Venture Capital
1818 Venture Capital backs exceptional early-stage founders building in India across SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B, writing pre-seed and seed cheques in the $100k–$500k range as a micro VC with a strong India-first mandate.
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2048 Ventures
2048 Ventures backs early-stage founders building transformative companies across AI, DeepTech, Climate, SaaS, and Consumer, with a long-horizon view on where the world is headed by 2048.
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2am VC
A sector-agnostic, Gen Z-centric, 'India Only' early-stage fund backing young and first-time Indian founders building uniquely Indian companies for the 'New India' opportunity; acts as a hyperlocal bridge connecting global investors with Indian founders, prioritising speed, transparency and founder-friendliness, and leads over half of its deals.
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3 Peaks Ventures
Back resilient founders scaling toward high summits
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888vc
888vc backs early-stage technology companies at Pre-Seed and Seed, with a focus on SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, and AI, writing cheques in the $100k–$500k range.
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8i Ventures
Back India's most ambitious founders with capital and community
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8X Ventures
DeepTech-focused VC backing startups with strong scientific and research foundations that can fundamentally transform industries and economies; invests and enables, leveraging Middle East and Europe relationships to help portfolio companies expand globally and raise larger follow-on rounds.
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A100x Ventures
Back founders aiming to build 100x companies
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a99 VC
Back founders building scalable businesses from day one
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Aakrit Vaish
Aakrit Vaish focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across AI / ML, Sector Agnostic, operating as a Angel / Individual relevant to Indian founders.
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AC Ventures
AC Ventures backs technology companies across Southeast Asia at Seed and Series A, with a core focus on Indonesia and thematic interest in Consumer, SaaS, FinTech, B2B, and AI.
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Accel
Back bold founders from idea to IPO; Fund VIII centres on AI (enterprise, services-as-software, vertical AI) and consumer (Bharat, India-native, aspirational brands).
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Advantedge
Advantedge focuses on Seed, Series A opportunities across technology and adjacent sectors, operating as a VC relevant to Indian founders.
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Agility Ventures
Agility Ventures backs agile founders building adaptive technology companies across SaaS, FinTech, Consumer, AI, and B2B, writing early-stage cheques at Seed and Pre-Series A to help teams navigate and accelerate through product-market fit.
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Ahead VC
Invest ahead of the curve in transformative technology startups
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Airavat Capital
Back founders building technology companies with global potential from India
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AJVC
Be the first check and most helpful partner for India's best founders
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Alfa Ventures
Alfa Ventures backs early-stage technology companies at Pre-Seed and Seed, aiming to be the first institutional capital in and partnering with founders across SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B categories.
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Alpha Wave Global
Partner with technology leaders building enduring global businesses
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Anand Chandrasekaran
Back product-led founders building across the India–US corridor, drawing on two decades of operating experience at global platforms to help with product, GTM and cross-border scaling.
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Anay Ventures
Anay Ventures backs early-stage technology founders in India at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages, writing cheques of $100k–$500k into SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, AI, and B2B companies.
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Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz focuses on Seed, Series A, Series B opportunities across AI / ML, Crypto / Web3, operating as a VC relevant to Indian founders.
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