About
StartupXseed Ventures is the Investment Manager of “Aaruha Technology Fund I and II” registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as Category I - under Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) Regulations 2012.
Founded by Mr. B. V. Naidu (Former Director STPI) along with Mr. Mohandas Pai (through Aarin Capital), Mr. Ramakrishna V, Mr. Ravi Thakur and supported by like-minded team from the Industry, Academia and Professionals, StartupXseed has established itself as a smart capital provider for Deep Tech, B2B, Early Stage Startups.
We are a sector agnostic fund with investments from SaaS to Space (Tech), including the areas of Cyber Security, Semicon, AI/ML, Drones and New Frontier Startups in India with a Global Focus.
As part of our “Co-Founder Program”, above and beyond money, we accompany your journey of building sustainable business, by providing Strategic Support through Market Access, Mentorship, Corporate Governance, Excelerate, and Follow-on Investor Connect.
We seek Investment opportunities from Seed to Early Growth stage, where the startups are prepared for growth and are ready for transformation.
Investment criteria
Pre-seed
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Seed
Invests
Series A
Invests
Series B
Invests
Growth
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- Sectors
- AI & DataSaaS & SoftwareVenture Capital & Private Equity
- Geographies
- India · Israel · United States
- Round role
- Leads and co-leads rounds
Highlights
Highlights coming soon
Notable work and milestones will show up here.

