Micro-VCs in Bengaluru
10 listings in Micro-VCs.
Early-stage micro-VC structured as a founder network ('going all in on founders who go all in'), led by Anirudh Damani and Kushal Bhagia. Writes first cheques into pre-seed/seed founders across sectors.
India's largest pre-seed fund, solo-GP-led by 3x founder Vaibhav Domkundwar; ~$100M AUM, 200+ companies, 2 unicorns, median cheque $250K–$500K. Notable bets: Slice, M2P, Open, Probo, Vegrow.
Bengaluru B2B-SaaS micro-VC launched by Siddhartha Ahluwalia and Nansi Mishra (hosts of the Neon Show / 100x Entrepreneur podcast). Backs early B2B SaaS aiming for $10M ARR within five years; now on a later fund.
Seed-stage fund (founded 2021) backing global B2B SaaS startups built from India. Concentrated, high-conviction portfolio with hands-on post-investment support. (HQ Chennai; deeply active in the Bengaluru SaaS scene.)
India seed-stage micro-VC (Fund I) investing in fintech, AI and internet startups; among the operator-led first-cheque funds backing deep tech and defence with patient specialised capital.
Bengaluru operator-VC founded 2020 by Vasant Rao, Avijeet Alagathi, Venus Dhuria and Ashis Nayak; first close of ~INR 250 Cr fund (Aug 2023) from family offices/CXOs. Focus: enterprise SaaS, consumer internet, deeptech, creator economy.
India's dedicated pre-seed fund ('Cheque Zero'), backing founders at idea stage, sometimes pre-incorporation; typically $500K–$1M first institutional rounds. Publishes the annual India Pre-seed Landscape report.
Operator-angel-led micro-VC founded 2016 backing founders across categories; ~107 companies with 3 unicorns. Notable bets: CRED, BigBasket. (Mumbai-rooted but a core part of the BLR first-cheque network.)
Early-stage accelerator-VC (co-founded by serial entrepreneur Anil G. Jain, 90+ angel investments) writing high-volume first cheques into very-early startups across sectors, paired with an accelerator-style support program.
Early-stage VC (operations in Mumbai, Bangalore and Washington DC) investing in innovative products and technology companies in India. Part of the operator-led micro-VC wave writing early cheques.
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