Accelerator
100Unicorns
Be the 'Y Combinator of India' — provide initial capital plus committed follow-on to idea-stage startups, supporting them across their first three funding rounds before connecting them to large VCs for growth capital.
Pre-seed / day-zero
Investors who write the earliest cheques — before metrics are clean and the round is crowded.
What this thesis means
Pre-seed and day-zero investors specialise in conviction before proof. They back teams with a sharp insight, early product or prototype, and enough signal to justify the first institutional or angel cheque. Speed, founder quality, and problem obsession matter more than polished dashboards.
In India this capital often comes from micro-VCs, angels, and seed funds that reserve for the next round. Ask how fast they decide, what a strong first cheque looks like, and whether they lead or prefer to follow a lead.
Pitch tightly: why this team, why this wedge, why now. Overbuilding the data room at day-zero can signal you are optimizing the wrong thing.
Who it fits
- Founders raising a first cheque or pre-seed round
- Teams with prototypes, pilots, or early users — not full PMF
- Companies that need believers before a large seed process
What to prepare
- A crisp founder-market fit story
- One clear wedge and 12-month plan
- Honest view of what is still unknown
Funds with this thesis
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100X VC
Invest in 100 companies per year at pre-product stage and help them reach their next milestone
Venture Capital
12 Flags
Invest in founders from emerging countries building global businesses
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.
Venture Capital
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.
Venture Capital
247VC
Always-on support for founders building ambitious companies
Venture Capital
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.
Venture Capital
3 Peaks Ventures
Back resilient founders scaling toward high summits
Venture Capital
3one4 Capital
Back founders who solve large problems for India and the world with technology and systems
Venture Capital
500 Global
500 Global focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Sector Agnostic, operating as a VC relevant to Indian founders.
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.
Accelerator
888 VC
888 VC focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across technology and adjacent sectors, operating as a Accelerator relevant to Indian founders.
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.
Venture Capital
8i Ventures
Back India's most ambitious founders with capital and community
Accelerator
9Unicorns
9Unicorns focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Sector Agnostic, operating as a Accelerator relevant to Indian founders.
Accelerator
a-IDEA NAARM
a-IDEA NAARM focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Agritech / Food, operating as a Accelerator relevant to Indian founders.
Venture Capital
A100x Ventures
Back founders aiming to build 100x companies
Venture Capital
a99 VC
Back founders building scalable businesses from day one
Angel / Individual
Aakrit Vaish
Aakrit Vaish focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across AI / ML, Sector Agnostic, operating as a Angel / Individual relevant to Indian founders.
Venture Capital
Aarii Ventures
Back ambitious founders building technology-driven businesses
Angel / Individual
Abhay Hanjura
Abhay Hanjura focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Consumer / D2C, operating as a Angel / Individual relevant to Indian founders.
Angel / Individual
Abheek Anand
Abheek Anand focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Sector Agnostic, operating as a Angel / Individual relevant to Indian founders.
Angel / Individual
Abhijit Kane
Abhijit Kane focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across SaaS / Enterprise, operating as a Angel / Individual relevant to Indian founders.
Angel / Individual
Abhinav Asthana
Abhinav Asthana focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across SaaS / Enterprise, operating as a Angel / Individual relevant to Indian founders.
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