AI Seed Stage Venture Capital Firms in India

Accel

First partner to exceptional teams from inception to growth

Palo Alto (United States) (+3)

Seed Series A Series B

Bessemer Venture Partners

One of the longest-standing venture capital firms, investing from inception to IPO for over a century

Redwood City (United States) (+7)

Seed Series A Series B

Celesta Capital

Deep-tech focused global VC firm backing transformative science-driven innovation

Menlo Park (United States) (+1)

Seed Series A Series B

Elevation Capital

A leading India-focused venture capital firm that partners with tech founders from the earliest stages. While the core focus is on Seed and Series A, they also support companies through later stages, including a dedicated public market vehicle (Elevation Holdings).

Gurugram (India) (+1)

Seed Series A Series B

General Catalyst

Investing in powerful, positive change with long-term venture capital

San Francisco (United States) (+5)

Seed Series A Series B

Global Brain

Independent Tokyo-based VC founded in 1998, investing globally from seed to growth in AI, HealthTech, ClimateTech, and enterprise. $2.7B+ AUM.

Tokyo (Japan) (+9)

Seed Series A Series B

Golden Sparrow VC

Early-stage VC investing in fintech startups

Bengaluru (India)

Seed Series A

Good Capital

Early-stage VC investing in tech products solving India-centric problems

Delhi (India) (+2)

Seed Series A

Gruhas

Venture capital and investment firm backing purpose-driven global companies

Bengaluru (India)

Seed Series A Series B

HG Ventures

Corporate VC arm of The Heritage Group investing in sustainable tech and materials startups

Indianapolis (United States)

Seed Series A Series B

High Alpha

Venture firm that conceives, launches, and scales B2B SaaS companies

Indianapolis (United States)

Seed Series A Series B

Ideaspring Capital

Fuelling tech entrepreneurship in early-stage science & tech startups

Bengaluru (India)

Seed Series A

Lightspeed Venture Partners

A multi-stage venture capital firm accelerating disruptive innovations in enterprise, consumer, health, and fintech.

Menlo Park (United States) (+10)

Seed Series A Series B

Mayfield

Collaborative Intelligence VC backing AI founders from inception.

Menlo Park (United States) (+1)

Seed Series A Series B

Nexus Venture Partners

Seed and Series A VC founded in 2006 backing product-first AI and software companies in the US and digital-native businesses in India, with $3.2B AUM across funds.

San Francisco (United States) (+2)

Seed Series A

Peak XV Partners

A leading venture capital and growth investing firm in India and Southeast Asia (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA). It focuses on backing "outlier founders" to build enduring companies.

Bengaluru (India) (+4)

Seed Series A Series B

Qualcomm Ventures

Advancing intelligent computing everywhere

San Diego (United States) (+5)

Seed Series A Series B

Quona Capital

Global venture firm investing in inclusive fintech startups across Latin America, EMEA, India, and Southeast Asia serving underserved markets.

Washington DC (United States) (+5)

Seed Series A Series B

RTP Global

Backing founders who use technology to reimagine how the world works

New York (United States) (+3)

Seed Series A Series B

Sony Innovation Fund

Sony Group's global CVC platform with $430M+ AUM investing in early to late-stage startups across deep tech, entertainment tech, enterprise tech, fintech, climate tech, and location-based entertainment.

Tokyo (Japan) (+4)

Seed Series A Series B

TF Capital

AI-focused VC founded by operator-investors in 2022, backing founders building the AI-native stack with a strong Asia-Pacific expansion network.

Bengaluru (India)

Seed Series A Series B

YourNest Venture Capital

Indian VC investing in deep tech startups

Bengaluru (India)

Seed Pre-Series A Series A