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Jun 2023
FoodFox digitizes cafeterias of Colleges, Universities, Hospitals, and Corporate campuses by bringing their canteens and food courts online.
"Hassle Free Ordering", Queue free campus with zero wait time.
Investor
2020
Cusmat helps automotive service organizations reduce repair delays and improve technician productivity. We use AI to transform complex OEM service documentation into visual, step-by-step guidance technicians can use directly on the shop floor.
Our flagship product, AutoTechs AI, is built to address a major problem in US fixed operations: rising vehicle complexity, technician shortages, and too much wasted time spent searching, interpreting, waiting, or escalating when a repair gets stuck. That lost execution time becomes unbilled labor hours, longer turnaround time, and lower service profitability.
AutoTechs AI turns static service instructions into guided visual workflows that help technicians identify the right component, tool, and action faster. This helps service teams reduce dependency on tribal knowledge, improve execution consistency, and enable less-experienced technicians to take on more productive work with greater confidence.
We work with dealership groups, automotive OEM service organizations, and independent service networks that want to increase service capacity without waiting for perfect hiring conditions.
Investor
2020
IncubateHub is Asia's largest open innovation & corporate venturing platform to drive Digital Transformation & Sustainable solutions working with Startups, Students & Professionals
We also help Startups engage with our 52+ clients including Mondelez, Faurecia, P&G, Accenture, Tata, DCB Bank, Fidelity, ITC Infotech, IBM, NASSCOM, Analog Device, Nasscom Foundation & Quest Global.
CORPORATE SOLUTIONS 🔍
Talent Hub - Hire the Best Talent through Innovative challenges
Cocreation Hub - Cocreate solutions by engaging Startups & Developer community
Intrapreneur Hub - Engage employees through Intrapreneurship Programs
Our Value Proposition
• Whitelabled Technology Platform to manage programs
• Established vibrant innovation ecosystem
• Quick Activation & Community Outreach
• Experience executing large scale Open Innovation programs
Specialties
Employer Branding, Employer Value Proposition, Brand Activation, Student Engagement, Employee Engagement, Innovation Management, Intrapreneurship, Co-creation, Productathon, Hackathon, Innovation challenge, Talent Mobilization, Talent Branding, Talent Pipeline, Startups, Entrepreneurship, University Relations, Community Engagement
Angel Investor, Managing Partner
Jan 2017
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 and Advisor
Jan 2012
Venture Nursery (VN) is India’s first angel-backed start-up accelerator. It was established in March 2012 by two like-minded Angel Investors in Residence -Shravan Shroff, Founder and Former MD, Fame India Limited and Ravi Kiran, former CEO-South East & South Asia, Starcom MediaVest Group and Co-Founder, Friends of Ambition.
Based on the belief that the angel ecosystem must focus primarily on maximising the success potential of start-ups, VentureNursery undertakes an intensive and immersive coaching and mentoring role in the chosen start-ups and helps each with end-to-end infrastructural and learning support.
VentureNursery intends to conduct a minimum of two boot camps in a year in Mumbai and targets to accommodate up to three start-ups in each program. At the end of each boot camp, each successfully graduating start-up is evaluated for investment by a group of 25 angel investors.
For more information write to us on poleposition@venturenursery.com or visit our website www.venturenursery.com.
Angel Investor, Advisor and Partner HR
Jan 2011
IAN Group is the country’s single largest platform for seed and early-stage investment platform with IAN Angel Network, BioAngels and IAN Fund I and IAN Alpha Fund enabling entrepreneurs to raise from Rs. 50 lakhs to Rs. 50 crores. The platform brings money, mentoring from successful entrepreneurs and global market access. The platform is sector-agnostic and has funded innovative startups across 19 sectors in India and 7 other countries, thereby growing the global footprint of companies. IAN has been listed by Forbes as one of iconic business and economic events of Independent India, over 75 years along with LIC, NASSCOM, RBI, Naukri.com amongst others.
SEBI Reg: IAN Capital (IN/AIF1/20-21/0862) · IAN Fund I (IN/AIF1/16-17/0220) · IAN Alpha Trust (IN/AIF2/22-23/1127)
Experience · 16 entries
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Investments (8)
Founder (5)
Board (2)
2023
Investor
Jun 2023
FoodFox digitizes cafeterias of Colleges, Universities, Hospitals, and Corporate campuses by bringing their canteens and food courts online.
"Hassle Free Ordering", Queue free campus with zero wait time.
Board Member Tiecon 2023
Jan 2023
The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) is a global organization fostering entrepreneurship through mentoring, networking and education. TiE was founded in 1992 in the Silicon Valley by a group of successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives, & senior professionals. There are currently 15,000 members, including over 3,000 charter members, spread across a vast network of 58 Chapters in 14 countries.
TiE Delhi-NCR is among the most active & vibrant chapters across the vast TiE network. In the last two decades, it has continuously taken the lead in creating an increasingly positive ecosystem for entrepreneurs and investors. With a strong mentor support base, various events throughout the year covering various aspects of entrepreneurship and multiple opportunities to showcase and network, it has emerged as one of the biggest platforms supporting entrepreneurship. TiE Delhi-NCR conducts a wide range of programs to help entrepreneurs, these include TiEcon Delhi, India Internet Day , Startup Expo, TiE Institute, TiE Young Entrepreneurs along with Special Interest Groups (SIGs) across sectors. https://delhi.tie.org/
2022
Board Member, IIC
Nov 2022
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) is a Central University in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The university is named after Babasaheb Ambedkar, social reformer, polymath, and the architect of the Indian Constitution. The University was established on 10 January 1996. The university is also having a satellite campus at Amethi. The satellite campus was established in 2016.
2021
Co-Founder and Director
Oct 2021
India Assist is using technology to bring SOS assistance and help, in many forms, including on-ground personnel, via a mobile-app, in India to give assistance to travellers.
Our vertical offers the following 24x7 services:
• Verified information and personalized assistance to create better travelling experience
• On-ground support in Medical Emergencies,
• On-ground support in Theft, Loss, Altercation and Transit Assistance or any urgent/critical requirement
• Voice and Chat assistance for verified information and support
• Pick & Drop service available at Airports, Railway Stations & Bus Terminals
• Concierge Services including support in cab booking, Dine out reservations, shopping, foreign exchange etc
2020
Investor
2020
Cusmat helps automotive service organizations reduce repair delays and improve technician productivity. We use AI to transform complex OEM service documentation into visual, step-by-step guidance technicians can use directly on the shop floor.
Our flagship product, AutoTechs AI, is built to address a major problem in US fixed operations: rising vehicle complexity, technician shortages, and too much wasted time spent searching, interpreting, waiting, or escalating when a repair gets stuck. That lost execution time becomes unbilled labor hours, longer turnaround time, and lower service profitability.
AutoTechs AI turns static service instructions into guided visual workflows that help technicians identify the right component, tool, and action faster. This helps service teams reduce dependency on tribal knowledge, improve execution consistency, and enable less-experienced technicians to take on more productive work with greater confidence.
We work with dealership groups, automotive OEM service organizations, and independent service networks that want to increase service capacity without waiting for perfect hiring conditions.
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