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Founding Partner & CEO

Richard Avery-Wright

Founding Partner & CEO at 1818 Venture Capital

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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
Founding Partner & CEO
Company
1818 Venture Capital
Company type
Venture Capital
Firm ticket size
$100K – $500K
Firm stages
Pre-Seed
02 — Firm focus

Where 1818 Venture Capital invests

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

Sector focus

AI / MLSaaS / EnterpriseFintechConsumer / D2C
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Lead / invest stages

Pre-Seed
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03 — Firm thesis

Investment thesis at 1818 Venture Capital

How this fund is described in the VC Dekho directory.

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.

Early-stage buildersFounder-led / operator capitalTech-first / product companiesIndia-first / BharatFintech / embedded financeSaaS / B2B softwareAI / MLPre-seed / day-zeroAngel syndicates / networksMicro-VC / small chequeConsumer / D2C brands
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04 — Portfolio

Portfolio at 1818 Venture Capital

1 company mapped to this fund.

K
Kudwa
FinTech / AI
$1.1 million
16 Mar 2026
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05 — Explore

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

Pre-Seed
AI / MLSaaS / EnterpriseFintechConsumer / D2C
Early-stage buildersFounder-led / operator capitalTech-first / product companiesIndia-first / BharatFintech / embedded financeSaaS / B2B softwareAI / MLPre-seed / day-zero
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