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Member Investor
Jul 2021
Venture Catalysts is Indias first Multi-Stage VC, dedicated to backing the most promising entrepreneurs in India, the worlds fastest growing startup ecosystem.
Having started in 2016, we are amongst the most active investors in India with USD 200Mn+ deployed across 300+ companies through our syndication platform. The combined valuation of the portfolio companies is USD 10Bn+.
We typically invest 0.25 Mn - 2 Mn across seed to early stage companies & are sector agnostic.
Our 4000+ investor community is spread across 20+ countries in the world including India, Singapore, UAE, USA, UK, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Canada, Qatar, Oman, Mauritius, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe & more.
We are backed by some of the most marquee investors from India:
Radhakishan Damani (DMart), Haldiram’s, Enam Securities, Ashish Kacholia (Lucky Investments), Authum Investments, Shahrukh Khan (Bollywood), Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (Bollywood), Abhijit Pawar (Sakal Media Group), Utpal Sheth (Trust Group), Vinod Dugar (RDB Group), Hardik Patel (Finquest), Karthik Sundar Iyer, Mukul Agarwal (Param Caputal), Capri Global, Anil Singhvi (Zee Business), Aman Gupta (boAt), Ritesh Agarwal (OYO), Nirmit Parikh (Apna), Srinath Ramakkrushnan (Zetwerk), among others.
The Venture Catalysts ecosystem of funds includes:
100 Unicorns | USD 100 Mn | Early stage accelerator fund
Beams Fintech Fund | USD 80 Mn | India’s first growth-stage fintech fund
Elev8 Venture Partners | USD 160 Mn | Growth technology fund for series B & C investments
Spyre Proptech Venture Fund | USD 50 Mn | Indias first proptech fund in partnership with CREDAI
VC Grid | Exclusive community for family offices & CVCs
Collectively, the group manages over USD 500 Mn and has supported 400+ companies.
If you are a startup founder looking to raise capital, write to us at ideas@venturecatalysts.in
If you are an investor, write to us at investors@venturecatalysts.in
Angel Investor
Mar 2021
Inflection Point Ventures was started in 2018 with the aim of driving exponential value creation by being India’s most accessible & efficient network connecting a diverse investor community with a carefully set of curated startups.
IPV is an early-stage angel investing platform, which provides both monetary and non-monetary support to the startups, as well as complete transparency around valuation, findings during due diligence, and personal interest (if any) to its investors.
Today, it has 14,000+ angel investors, with the community having expanded beyond CXOs to include HNIs who come from varied backgrounds, professions and areas of expertise. IPV caters to investors pan India, and overseas, giving them access to startups and deals, making the group location and region agnostic.
Since inception, we have invested in 250+ startups, with more in advanced stages of negotiations. IPV evaluation process screens startups and presents to investors only those, we feel have the potential to scale up. Till date we have considered startups spanning various industries such as Healthcare, Sports and Fitness, Retail Finance, HR, AI in hiring, Education, Supply Chain and Logistics etc, which shows that we do not have any predefined restrictions.
For more information please visit our website.
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2025
Partner
Jan 2025
Empowering groundbreaking companies across diverse sectors, driving innovation and sustainability to support the leaders of tomorrow.
We partner with visionary entrepreneurs who excel in technical expertise, focus on building IP-driven enterprises and high-level execution. We aim to empower their passion and dedication as they bring their ventures to life. True to our principle of creating meaningful impact, Vitalis invests in businesses that positively transform the world—regardless of industry. We believe in backing ventures that solve real issues and backing the founders who believe in turning the challenges into business opportunities.
2023
Chief Operating Officer & Co founder
Jan 2023
Have you tried sourcing from India before and not had the best experience? India offers incredible sourcing opportunities in dozens of categories. But the ecosystem is vast, complex and diverse, making it challenging for US buyers to navigate.
We established Bzaar in 2020 to address this need. Our team has decades of experience in global supply chains and deep connections within the Indian manufacturing landscape. We leverage these to make your India sourcing reliable, transparent, and agile.
2021
Member Investor
Jul 2021
Venture Catalysts is Indias first Multi-Stage VC, dedicated to backing the most promising entrepreneurs in India, the worlds fastest growing startup ecosystem.
Having started in 2016, we are amongst the most active investors in India with USD 200Mn+ deployed across 300+ companies through our syndication platform. The combined valuation of the portfolio companies is USD 10Bn+.
We typically invest 0.25 Mn - 2 Mn across seed to early stage companies & are sector agnostic.
Our 4000+ investor community is spread across 20+ countries in the world including India, Singapore, UAE, USA, UK, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Canada, Qatar, Oman, Mauritius, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe & more.
We are backed by some of the most marquee investors from India:
Radhakishan Damani (DMart), Haldiram’s, Enam Securities, Ashish Kacholia (Lucky Investments), Authum Investments, Shahrukh Khan (Bollywood), Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (Bollywood), Abhijit Pawar (Sakal Media Group), Utpal Sheth (Trust Group), Vinod Dugar (RDB Group), Hardik Patel (Finquest), Karthik Sundar Iyer, Mukul Agarwal (Param Caputal), Capri Global, Anil Singhvi (Zee Business), Aman Gupta (boAt), Ritesh Agarwal (OYO), Nirmit Parikh (Apna), Srinath Ramakkrushnan (Zetwerk), among others.
The Venture Catalysts ecosystem of funds includes:
100 Unicorns | USD 100 Mn | Early stage accelerator fund
Beams Fintech Fund | USD 80 Mn | India’s first growth-stage fintech fund
Elev8 Venture Partners | USD 160 Mn | Growth technology fund for series B & C investments
Spyre Proptech Venture Fund | USD 50 Mn | Indias first proptech fund in partnership with CREDAI
VC Grid | Exclusive community for family offices & CVCs
Collectively, the group manages over USD 500 Mn and has supported 400+ companies.
If you are a startup founder looking to raise capital, write to us at ideas@venturecatalysts.in
If you are an investor, write to us at investors@venturecatalysts.in
Angel Investor
Mar 2021
Inflection Point Ventures was started in 2018 with the aim of driving exponential value creation by being India’s most accessible & efficient network connecting a diverse investor community with a carefully set of curated startups.
IPV is an early-stage angel investing platform, which provides both monetary and non-monetary support to the startups, as well as complete transparency around valuation, findings during due diligence, and personal interest (if any) to its investors.
Today, it has 14,000+ angel investors, with the community having expanded beyond CXOs to include HNIs who come from varied backgrounds, professions and areas of expertise. IPV caters to investors pan India, and overseas, giving them access to startups and deals, making the group location and region agnostic.
Since inception, we have invested in 250+ startups, with more in advanced stages of negotiations. IPV evaluation process screens startups and presents to investors only those, we feel have the potential to scale up. Till date we have considered startups spanning various industries such as Healthcare, Sports and Fitness, Retail Finance, HR, AI in hiring, Education, Supply Chain and Logistics etc, which shows that we do not have any predefined restrictions.
For more information please visit our website.
2015
Associate Director Supply chain
Dec 2015
Snapdeal is one of India’s leading e-commerce platforms. Founded in 2010, Snapdeal focuses on the value commerce market in India and has served more than 100 million online shoppers over the past 14+ years. With over 200 million app installations on the Google Play Store, Snapdeal is one of India’s most popular shopping destinations.
With a wide range of fashion and lifestyle products, Snapdeal provides stylish, budget-friendly options that cater to diverse customer needs. Focused on the aspirations of shoppers across India, Snapdeal offers the latest trends in both fashion & non-fashion segments at sharp prices for value-savvy buyers.
With a close understanding of consumer needs, a seamless shopping experience and a pan-India footprint, Snapdeal continues to make online shopping convenient and accessible for millions of users every day.
