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Pankaj Makkar

Managing Director at Bertelsmann India Investments

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01 — Snapshot

At a glance

Where this person sits — and firm signals when they're linked to a fund profile.

Role
Managing Director
Company
Bertelsmann India Investments
Company type
Corporate / CVC
Firm ticket size
$5M – $30M
Firm stages
Series A · Series B
02 — Firm focus

Where Bertelsmann India Investments invests

Stage, sector, and cheque signals from the linked fund profile.

Sector focus

SaaS / EnterpriseFintechConsumer / D2CEdtechGaming / Media
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Lead / invest stages

Series ASeries B
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03 — Firm thesis

Investment thesis at Bertelsmann India Investments

How this fund is described in the VC Dekho directory.

Bertelsmann India Investments backs growth-stage technology and consumer businesses in India, with particular conviction in education, media, and digital commerce where the Bertelsmann global network can add meaningful strategic value.

Founder-led / operator capitalTech-first / product companiesIndia-first / BharatGrowth & scale-upsFintech / embedded financeSaaS / B2B softwareSeries A / PMF capitalEdtech / skillingBootstrapped / profitability-firstGaming / mediaConsumer / D2C brands
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04 — Portfolio

Portfolio at Bertelsmann India Investments

6 companies mapped to this fund.

S
Snabbit
Home Services
$30 million · Series C
30 Oct 2025
L
Licious
Food & Beverage
S
Shiprocket
Logistics
S
Scimplify
Manufacturing & Sourcing
$40 million · Series B
B
Bijak
Agriculture
$19.37 million · Series B
L
LetsTransport
Logistics
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05 — Explore

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Stage, sector, and thesis mapped to this person's firm.

Series ASeries B
SaaS / EnterpriseFintechConsumer / D2CEdtechGaming / Media
Founder-led / operator capitalTech-first / product companiesIndia-first / BharatGrowth & scale-upsFintech / embedded financeSaaS / B2B softwareSeries A / PMF capitalEdtech / skilling
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