NEW DELHI – Aeravti Ventures, an early-stage Venture Capital firm, has announced the first close of its inaugural 100Cr fund, targeting emerging tech startups. The fund will focus on sectors such as Deep-Tech, Deep-Sciences, Biosciences, Agri-Tech, Climate, and Enterprise Tech, primarily at the pre-seed to pre-series A stages.
The fund will focus on Bharat, with a specific emphasis on backing new age technologies across the country. “We aim to support technological innovations being leveraged to build transformative businesses,” says Rishabh Singh, Managing Partner at Aeravti Ventures.
The team at Aeravti Ventures is led by General Partners Rishabh Singh and Shubham Jhuria, and supported by over 25 Entrepreneur Partners (EPs) consisting of Founders & CXOs from across the globe, possessing diverse areas of expertise. These EPs offer portfolio companies access to industry connections, strategic guidance, and technical expertise.
Rishabh brings to the table his entrepreneurial experience, having successfully exited from a venture. As an investor, Rishabh has worked with deep-tech ventures in Silicon Valley and Southern California through the incubator StartR. After moving to India, he founded Capnetic Consulting Group, an early-stage investment banking and financial advisory firm.
Shubham is a chartered accountant with extensive experience in auditing and conducting due diligence of early-stage ventures for funds and family offices. He worked in the corporate strategy team at Udaan before co-founding Capnetic with Rishabh.
Aeravti Ventures plans to deploy its capital over the next two to two-and-a-half years, with a commitment to back its portfolio with significant follow-on investments. The fund has already invested in two promising startups in DeepTech and SupplyChain, with further details to be announced shortly.
Aeravti Ventures is committed to a people-first approach and to fostering relationships between all its stakeholders, aiming to unlock opportunities beyond the surface. “We aim to be more than a mere financial supporter for our portfolio companies, providing a holistic ecosystem to our founders, including clients, industry access, partnerships, operational guidance, and more,” says Shubham Jhuria, CFO & Partner at Aeravti Ventures.
In terms of investment approach, Aeravti Ventures prefers to invest in businesses that value an integrated triple bottom line, considering the planet and its people. “We support businesses that create impact as an inherent function of their operations, having it baked into their business model, rather than as an externality,” adds Rishabh.
The key investment criteria for Aeravti Ventures are the founders of the company. “At the stage that we invest, teams are small, technology is rapidly evolving, and business models are dynamic, which leads us to invest in people and not just their businesses,” explains Shubham.
Aspiring entrepreneurs interested in potential investment opportunities can reach out to Aeravti Ventures through the email ID and contact form provided on the fund’s website, or directly to any of the GPs via mail.
With the launch of their fund, Aeravti Ventures is set to make a profound impact on the startup ecosystem, pushing industry boundaries by seeking and investing in game-changing companies.