Manish Vij

Entrepreneur

๐Ÿ“ India๐Ÿ”„ Updated September 2026๐Ÿ’ผ 5 investments๐Ÿ“… 17 years investing๐Ÿ—“ Last invested Mar 2019
VC๐ŸŒ India
5
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4
Early stage
1
Mid stage
0
Late stage
17y
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Seed Investor
Mar 2019
Spyne is an AI-native automotive retail technology company transforming how dealerships sell, service, and engage customers. Headquartered in the US and India, we empower 3,000+ dealerships and OEMs across the globe with AI-powered digital storefronts, studio-quality car visuals, and autonomous assistants that streamline sales and service workflows. Funded with $25M+ from global investors including Vertex Ventures, Accel, Storm Ventures, and Alteria Capital, we are shaping the future of automotive retail by building the AI dealership of tomorrow - faster, smarter, and customer-first.
Board Member and Investor
Jan 2019
We are Indiaโ€™s Fastest Growing Delivery App promising Farm-to-Home in 12 Hours, where our promise is to provide handpicked farm-fresh vegetables and fruits directly from the farms. We focus on harvesting according to predicted demand, to keep minimum wastage through state-of-the-art technology used for procurement, distribution, and delivery. Our fresh produce is sourced from farmers across Kashmir, Haryana, U.P., Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chennai, Punjab, and Maharashtra. We have over 200+ products listed in the โ€˜fruits & vegetablesโ€™ category, with a wide variety of FMCG products to choose from. We have recently closed our Series-B funding of $32M led by Westbridge Capital, SIG, and Omidyar Networks. Headquartered in Gurgaon, Otipy is present across 7 cities in the country, with over 1M+ app downloads. Our mission is to transform the consumption habits of Indian households by providing the freshest produce at the best prices, to their doorstep. Within a very short span, we have become the household name for serving farm-fresh fruits & vegetables every day across Delhi NCR. To be more transparent with our consumers, we offer a traceability feature in-app, where a consumer can trace the journey of their fresh harvest right from the farm till it reaches them. Along with delivering smile-coated freshness to people we also serve fresh growth opportunities, learnings, fun, and experiences. Connect with us to know more about us.
Board Member and Investor
Jan 2018
Zupee is one of the fastest growing Indian online gaming companies with 95% market share in the Indian gaming sectorโ€™s largest sector โ€“ casual & boardgame segment. Zupee offers โ€˜games of skillโ€™, in which a playerโ€™s skill, knowledge, attention, experience, and capabilities are crucial to success. Zupeeโ€™s product portfolio of skill based casual & board games is redefining the online real money gaming ecosystem by providing meaningful entertainment & bringing moments of joy. By intersecting meaningful entertainment with skill-based elements like logical thinking and consumer behavior, Zupee seeks to offer a learning driven gaming ecosystem in the country. Founded by IIT Kanpur graduates, Dilsher Singh Malhi and Siddhant Saurabh in 2018 and backed by marquee investors such as WestCap Group, Tomales Bay Capital, Nepean Capital, AJ Capital, Matrix Partners India & Orios Venture Partners, Zupee stands at USD 600 million valuation. We are on a mission of improving peopleโ€™s lives by boosting their learning ability, skills, and cognitive aptitude through scientifically designed gaming experiences. Zupee presents a timeout from the stressful environments we live in and sparks joy in the lives of people through its games.
Founding Investor (Aquired by Flipkart)
May 2010
Letsbuy.com is into online retail of Consumer electronics, Communications and Computer peripherals. it offers more than 12000 products from over 275 brands. it only deals in new and branded products with manufacturers warranty. Company presently has its offices in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore in India.
early stageRetail
Board Member and Founder
2009
Leading Ad tech platform for growth marketing. Tyroo is building APACโ€™s leading ad tech platform for growth marketing. We help brands to drive full funnel advertising and growth across APAC, with our audiences and no-code, low-code technology. We have empowered brands to enter and scale in emerging markets. We are Singapore headquartered with regional offices across APAC markets. Our partners - Snapchat | CJ | Criteo |Pinterest | Activision blizzard media | Outbrain | LG Ads
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2024
Venture Builder
Oct 2024
๐€๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฆ. ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐€๐ˆ. ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ. Built for Bharat, ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ, ๐‡๐ข๐€๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ-๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐€๐ˆ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€” built to make ๐•๐ž๐๐ข๐œ ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ personal, practical, and emotionally intelligent for modern Indian life. At HiAstro, We blend the depth of ๐Š๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ with ๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ -๐ž๐๐ ๐ž ๐†๐ž๐ง๐€๐ˆ to deliver guidance that feels like a real conversation: clear, culturally rooted, and action-oriented. From ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ ๐ž (๐Š๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ), ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง-๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ , HiAstro helps you understand the pattern, the timing, and the next best step. Users donโ€™t come to us only for predictions โ€” they come for ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. HiAstro is designed for real contexts: 1. Situationships, breakups, family pressure, career anxiety, exam stress 2. Festivals, muhurat moments, rituals, and culturally familiar remedies 3. Mobile-first behaviour across Bharat: fast, simple, chat-forward guidance Trust-first astrology Weโ€™re setting a higher benchmark for astrology apps in India: 1. Clarity-first explanations 2. No fear-based messaging or manipulative tactics 3. Privacy-aware by design 4. Responsible guidance that supports real-world decision-making ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ: AI Astrology, Vedic Astrology, GenAI Personalization, Kundli, Birth Chart, Kundli Matching, Horoscope, Relationship Guidance, Marriage Guidance, Career Guidance, Money Guidance, Spiritual Wellbeing
2019
Seed Investor
Mar 2019
Spyne is an AI-native automotive retail technology company transforming how dealerships sell, service, and engage customers. Headquartered in the US and India, we empower 3,000+ dealerships and OEMs across the globe with AI-powered digital storefronts, studio-quality car visuals, and autonomous assistants that streamline sales and service workflows. Funded with $25M+ from global investors including Vertex Ventures, Accel, Storm Ventures, and Alteria Capital, we are shaping the future of automotive retail by building the AI dealership of tomorrow - faster, smarter, and customer-first.
Board Member and Investor
Jan 2019
We are Indiaโ€™s Fastest Growing Delivery App promising Farm-to-Home in 12 Hours, where our promise is to provide handpicked farm-fresh vegetables and fruits directly from the farms. We focus on harvesting according to predicted demand, to keep minimum wastage through state-of-the-art technology used for procurement, distribution, and delivery. Our fresh produce is sourced from farmers across Kashmir, Haryana, U.P., Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chennai, Punjab, and Maharashtra. We have over 200+ products listed in the โ€˜fruits & vegetablesโ€™ category, with a wide variety of FMCG products to choose from. We have recently closed our Series-B funding of $32M led by Westbridge Capital, SIG, and Omidyar Networks. Headquartered in Gurgaon, Otipy is present across 7 cities in the country, with over 1M+ app downloads. Our mission is to transform the consumption habits of Indian households by providing the freshest produce at the best prices, to their doorstep. Within a very short span, we have become the household name for serving farm-fresh fruits & vegetables every day across Delhi NCR. To be more transparent with our consumers, we offer a traceability feature in-app, where a consumer can trace the journey of their fresh harvest right from the farm till it reaches them. Along with delivering smile-coated freshness to people we also serve fresh growth opportunities, learnings, fun, and experiences. Connect with us to know more about us.
2018
Board Member and Investor
Jan 2018
Zupee is one of the fastest growing Indian online gaming companies with 95% market share in the Indian gaming sectorโ€™s largest sector โ€“ casual & boardgame segment. Zupee offers โ€˜games of skillโ€™, in which a playerโ€™s skill, knowledge, attention, experience, and capabilities are crucial to success. Zupeeโ€™s product portfolio of skill based casual & board games is redefining the online real money gaming ecosystem by providing meaningful entertainment & bringing moments of joy. By intersecting meaningful entertainment with skill-based elements like logical thinking and consumer behavior, Zupee seeks to offer a learning driven gaming ecosystem in the country. Founded by IIT Kanpur graduates, Dilsher Singh Malhi and Siddhant Saurabh in 2018 and backed by marquee investors such as WestCap Group, Tomales Bay Capital, Nepean Capital, AJ Capital, Matrix Partners India & Orios Venture Partners, Zupee stands at USD 600 million valuation. We are on a mission of improving peopleโ€™s lives by boosting their learning ability, skills, and cognitive aptitude through scientifically designed gaming experiences. Zupee presents a timeout from the stressful environments we live in and sparks joy in the lives of people through its games.
2010
Founding Investor (Aquired by Flipkart)
May 2010
Letsbuy.com is into online retail of Consumer electronics, Communications and Computer peripherals. it offers more than 12000 products from over 275 brands. it only deals in new and branded products with manufacturers warranty. Company presently has its offices in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore in India.
early stageRetail
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