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Unilazer Ventures

Back growth-oriented entrepreneurs building differentiated businesses

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Ticket size$500K – $5M
StagesSeed · Series A
Sectors4 focus areas
01 — Snapshot

At a glance

Key signals founders use to decide if this investor is worth a conversation.

Ticket size
$500K – $5M
Stages
Seed · Series A
Sectors
4 focus areas
Themes
11 mapped
02 — Focus

Where they invest

Stages and sectors this investor typically backs.

Sector focus

FintechConsumer / D2CHealthcare / MedtechGaming / Media
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Lead / invest stages

SeedSeries A
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03 — Thesis

Investment thesis

Themes this investor is mapped to across the VC Dekho directory.

Back growth-oriented entrepreneurs building differentiated businesses

Early-stage buildersFounder-led / operator capitalIndia-first / BharatCategory creatorsGrowth & scale-upsFintech / embedded financeConsumer / D2C brandsHealthtech / wellnessFamily officesSeries A / PMF capitalGaming / media
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04 — Portfolio

Portfolio companies

6 companies mapped to this fund.

C
CuePilot AI
EdTech
$1.8M · Pre-Seed
18 Dec 2025
L
Lido Learning
EdTech
$10M
1 Sept 2021
Z
Zivame.com
$37.5M · Series C
1 Sept 2015
G
Grapevine
$4.1M
U
upGrad
EdTech
U
Ustraa
Consumer / D2C
05 — Story

About Unilazer Ventures

Background and context for founders evaluating this investor.

Unilazer Ventures is the investment vehicle of Ronnie Screwvala, one of India's most respected entrepreneurs and the founder of UTV Group. The firm invests at Seed and Series A stages, with cheque sizes typically ranging from $500k to $5M, focusing on Consumer, D2C, FinTech, and HealthTech. What sets Unilazer apart is the value Ronnie personally brings beyond capital — deep brand-building instincts, a vast network across media, entertainment, and corporate India, and a genuine empathy for the founder journey having built and scaled businesses himself. Portfolio companies like upGrad and Ustraa reflect the firm's appetite for category-defining consumer businesses with strong brand DNA. Founders pitching to Unilazer should expect an engaged, hands-on relationship rather than a passive investor dynamic. The firm favors entrepreneurs who are building differentiated businesses with a clear path to scale, and who are not just chasing trends but are genuinely solving meaningful consumer needs. If you are an early-stage founder in a consumer-facing or digitally-enabled sector looking for a strategic partner with real operational credibility, Unilazer Ventures is worth a direct, well-prepared approach.

The firm invests at Seed and Series A stages, with cheque sizes typically ranging from $500k to $5M, focusing on Consumer, D2C, FinTech, and HealthTech.

Notes

Ronnie Screwvala's investment fund; backed Upgrad, Ustraa

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06 — Investors

Investors at Unilazer Ventures

Partners and principals mapped to this fund in the directory.

M&A

Kruti Kharod

Unilazer Ventures

07 — Nearby

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