Investors backing two-sided platforms and marketplaces where liquidity and network effects are the moat.
Platform and marketplace investors look for liquidity loops: more supply attracts demand, more demand attracts supply, and take rates or adjacent services monetise the network. In India this includes horizontal and vertical marketplaces, B2B platforms, and hybrid models with services attached.
Diligence focuses on concentration risk, repeat usage, take rate durability, and cold-start strategy city by city or category by category. Fake liquidity and heavy subsidies without retention get discounted fast.
Pitch your wedge market, how you seed both sides, and what compounds after subsidies fade — data, brand, workflow, or density.
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 – $100KAnicut Capital backs early and growth-stage Indian startups across sectors through a hybrid model combining debt, angel, and equity funding, focusing on capital-efficient businesses with clear unit economics and scalable potential.
$602K – $964KArali Ventures backs early-stage B2B startups across SaaS, FinTech, Logistics, DeepTech, and CleanTech, writing pre-seed to pre-Series A cheques for founders building scalable technology businesses in India.
$250K – $1.5MBharat Angels Fund backs early-stage Indian startups at Pre-Seed and Seed stages across high-growth sectors, with a focus on capital-efficient businesses solving real problems for Indian consumers and enterprises.
$250K – $750KBlueLotus Ventures backs early-stage Indian startups across a wide range of sectors—from SaaS and FinTech to DeepTech and Web3—writing pre-seed and seed cheques through a syndicate model that brings together engaged co-investors alongside capital.
$100K – $150KCactus VP backs early-to-growth stage startups across B2B, consumer, and deep technology verticals, partnering with founders building scalable businesses in India and emerging markets.
$2M – $7MEarly-stage global VC investing in technology and healthcare; historically active in India internet and marketplace companies with continued selective India deals.
$1M – $15MCloud Capital backs early-stage Indian startups across a wide range of sectors, writing syndicate-style cheques at Pre-Seed through Series A with a preference for SaaS, FinTech, DeepTech, and emerging technology categories.
$100K – $150KFounder-dedicated early-stage fund that supplements capital with hands-on strategic guidance — business model, product thinking and go-to-market — to bridge the structural gaps first-time founders face when raising institutional rounds; backs high-LTV tech companies at the cutting edge of cross-sector innovation.
$15MBack founders building the next generation of consumer brands in India and SE Asia
$500K – $5MBack exceptional entrepreneurs building technology companies in India with global potential
$5M – $30MInvest in founders building large-scale businesses at the intersection of technology and commerce
$100K – $1MEques Capital backs early-stage Indian startups from Pre-Seed through Series A across technology-driven sectors including SaaS, D2C, FinTech, and DeepTech, with a focus on founders building scalable, high-impact businesses.
$15K – $2MExfinity Venture Partners backs early-stage B2B and deep technology startups in India at the Pre-Series A stage, with a focus on enterprise SaaS, fintech, logistics, and emerging categories like SpaceTech, CleanTech, and Web3.
$500K – $3.5MEximius Ventures backs early-stage Indian startups at Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A, with a focus on capital-efficient businesses across SaaS, FinTech, Web3, HealthTech, and emerging sectors like CleanTech and the Creator Economy.
$100K – $500KBuild and invest in technology companies with freemium and community-led growth
$100K – $500KPartner with technology entrepreneurs building scalable businesses that leverage digital disruption
$1M – $4MFounder-angel backing consumer-internet and fintech businesses that leverage trust, data and distribution to reshape Indian markets; brings deep behavioural-economics insight and strong ecosystem signalling.
$10K – $500KLeo Capital backs early-stage technology startups across India and Southeast Asia at the Pre-Series A stage, with a focus on capital-efficient businesses in SaaS, FinTech, Consumer Internet, and emerging verticals like SpaceTech, CleanTech, and Web3.
$500K – $3MLong Tail Ventures backs early-stage Indian startups at Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A with small but conviction-led cheques, focusing on capital-efficient businesses across SaaS, B2B marketplaces, D2C, FinTech, and emerging sectors like Web3, CleanTech, and DeepTech.
$35K – $100KOberoi Family Office backs early-stage Indian startups at the Seed stage across a broad range of sectors, writing small to mid-sized cheques to support founders from inception through initial traction.
$12K – $100KBack passionate founders building India's iconic consumer companies
$500K – $5MPiper Serica Angel Fund backs early-stage Indian startups at Pre-Series A and Series A, with a broad sectoral appetite spanning SaaS, FinTech, DeepTech, CleanTech, and consumer internet, seeking founders building scalable, differentiated businesses.
$300K – $500KPartner with founders building technology businesses in financial services and enterprise software
$500K – $5M