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Micro-VC / small cheque

Funds and platforms that write smaller, faster cheques — often the first institutional money in the round.

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01 — Context

What this thesis means

Micro-VCs and small-cheque funds specialise in speed and access. Cheques are smaller than classic institutional seed, but decisions can be faster, processes lighter, and founder support more hands-on. In India they often sit alongside angels and larger leads to fill or catalyse a round.

Founders should ask about ownership targets, follow-on reserves, and whether the fund typically leads or follows. A great micro-VC can unlock intros and round momentum; a weak one adds cap-table noise.

Pitch tightly and ask for a clear yes/no window. Use them strategically — especially when you need a first believer or a bridge to a larger lead.

02 — Fit

Who it fits

  • +Pre-seed and seed founders needing a first or filling cheque
  • +Rounds that benefit from fast conviction capital
  • +Teams that want hands-on help without a large primary

What to prepare

  • →A short deck and crisp ask amount
  • →Round construction (lead vs fill)
  • →What help you want beyond the cheque
03 — Capital map

Funds with this thesis

Venture Capital

100X VC

Invest in 100 companies per year at pre-product stage and help them reach their next milestone

$25K – $250K
Venture Capital

12 Flags

Invest in founders from emerging countries building global businesses

$100K – $500K
Venture Capital

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.

$100K – $500K
Venture Capital

3 Peaks Ventures

Back resilient founders scaling toward high summits

$100K – $500K
Venture Capital

500 Global

500 Global focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Sector Agnostic, operating as a VC relevant to Indian founders.

$50K – $500K
Syndicate / Network

77 Capital

77 Capital backs early-stage Indian startups at Pre-Seed and Seed stages, focusing on SaaS, B2B marketplaces, FinTech, and HealthTech through a syndicate model that brings together aligned capital and operator networks.

$75K – $100K
Accelerator

888 VC

888 VC focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across technology and adjacent sectors, operating as a Accelerator relevant to Indian founders.

$25K – $460K
Venture Capital

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.

$100K – $500K
Venture Capital

8i Ventures

Back India's most ambitious founders with capital and community

$100K – $1M
Accelerator

9Unicorns

9Unicorns focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Sector Agnostic, operating as a Accelerator relevant to Indian founders.

$25K – $250K
Accelerator

a-IDEA NAARM

a-IDEA NAARM focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Agritech / Food, operating as a Accelerator relevant to Indian founders.

$120K
Venture Capital

a99 VC

Back founders building scalable businesses from day one

$50K – $300K
Venture Capital

Aarii Ventures

Back ambitious founders building technology-driven businesses

$100K – $500K
Venture Capital

Accion Venture Lab

Accion Venture Lab focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Fintech, Impact, operating as a VC relevant to Indian founders.

$200K – $1M
Accelerator

Acumen Academy India

Acumen Academy India focuses on Pre-Seed opportunities across Impact, operating as a Accelerator relevant to Indian founders.

$25K – $50K
Venture Capital

Advantedge

Advantedge focuses on Seed, Series A opportunities across technology and adjacent sectors, operating as a VC relevant to Indian founders.

$250K – $1.5M
Venture Capital

Aeravti Ventures

Invest at the earliest stage in technology-first founders

$50K – $300K
Venture Capital

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.

$250K – $2M
Accelerator

Agri Udaan

Agri Udaan focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Agritech / Food, operating as a Accelerator relevant to Indian founders.

$30K
Venture Capital

Ahead VC

Invest ahead of the curve in transformative technology startups

$100K – $500K
Venture Capital

AJVC

Be the first check and most helpful partner for India's best founders

$100K – $500K
Venture Capital

Alkemi Growth Capital

India-focused healthcare and wellness fund investing exclusively in scalable companies with validated product-market fit, governance-aligned leadership and a clear pathway to institutional scale; sector specialisation plus long-term partnership capital.

$100K – $5M
Venture Capital

All In Capital

All In Capital backs pre-seed and seed stage founders across all sectors, writing early conviction cheques of around $200,000 to help companies find their footing and scale.

$200K
Accelerator

Amrita TBI

Amrita TBI focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Deep Tech, operating as a Accelerator relevant to Indian founders.

$24K – $60K
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