Navaneetha Krishnan Sankaraiah

Author | Mentor | Angel Investor | Board Member | Visiting Faculty | Mentor Startups and SMEs | Speaker

📍 Udipi, Karnataka, India🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2022
VC🌍 India
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Institutional investor
Mar 2022
100X.VC is the first VC to invest in early stage startups using India SAFE Notes. We move fast. We value time. We are in the people business. We work hard to inspire confidence and engage with every stakeholder. We deeply value our relationships with founders, co-investors, corporations and investment bankers. After investing in a startup, 100X.VC effectively becomes their coach, strategy consultant, investment banker, business mentor and trusted advisor. We work closely with founders helping them get to the next round of funding and beyond. Ideas are fragile. We nurture them at 100X.VC. 100X.VC is a SEBI Registered Investment Adviser and CAT I AIF.
Institutional Investor : The Manipal Group
Oct 2020
The Fintech Meetup convenes startups founder, government bodies, strategic investors, financial institutions to learn more about the changes that will bring about the next generation of financial services. It was founded by Abhishant Pant, Mumbai based India-Market Fintech expert and Ex-head of FI and New Banks for India & South Asia with VISA. “The Fintech Yatra” is a flagship event of The Fintech Meetup, a long epic road journey aimed at understanding the fintech startup ecosystem of various countries grounds up through various methods including one on one conversations with the startup founders, workshops and industry connect sessions. We also run three months long unique Public-Private Partnership model led Fintech acceleration program “India Fintech accelerator” that is industry catalyzed and guided by regulatory and BFSI experts. We help startups with market validations, offer mentorship and networking, provide technological tools and support to succeed, access to the international market, opportunities to receive financial support and many others. The organization runs workshops to bridge the learning gap of fintech through “The Fintech Masterclass” and “The Blockchain Masterclass”.
Institutional Investor : The Manipal Group
Dec 2015
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)
Institutional Investor : The Manipal Group
2015
LVX is India’s most trusted private market investment platform — built for founders, investors, and operators who are serious about scaling with speed, transparency, and impact. Fund Name: LV ANGEL FUND SEBI Registration number: IN/AIF1/18-19/0585 Through LVX start, LVX grow, and LVX school, we help startups raise, scale, and educate the next generation of private market investors. With over $230M+ raised across 900+ startups and a 14000+ investor network, LVX is where India builds in the private market.
Experience · 7 entries
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2024
Venture Partner
Sep 2024
Kairos CoLabs is a collaborative initiative designed to create opportune moments for investors, incubators, and founders to co-create impactful start-ups. We connect investors, incubators, and startups to successfully navigate their challenges to be able to unleash the full potential of their innovations. Imagine: A seamless journey from idea to investment. Thats what sets Kairos CoLabs apart.
2022
Institutional investor
Mar 2022
100X.VC is the first VC to invest in early stage startups using India SAFE Notes. We move fast. We value time. We are in the people business. We work hard to inspire confidence and engage with every stakeholder. We deeply value our relationships with founders, co-investors, corporations and investment bankers. After investing in a startup, 100X.VC effectively becomes their coach, strategy consultant, investment banker, business mentor and trusted advisor. We work closely with founders helping them get to the next round of funding and beyond. Ideas are fragile. We nurture them at 100X.VC. 100X.VC is a SEBI Registered Investment Adviser and CAT I AIF.
2020
Institutional Investor : The Manipal Group
Oct 2020
The Fintech Meetup convenes startups founder, government bodies, strategic investors, financial institutions to learn more about the changes that will bring about the next generation of financial services. It was founded by Abhishant Pant, Mumbai based India-Market Fintech expert and Ex-head of FI and New Banks for India & South Asia with VISA. “The Fintech Yatra” is a flagship event of The Fintech Meetup, a long epic road journey aimed at understanding the fintech startup ecosystem of various countries grounds up through various methods including one on one conversations with the startup founders, workshops and industry connect sessions. We also run three months long unique Public-Private Partnership model led Fintech acceleration program “India Fintech accelerator” that is industry catalyzed and guided by regulatory and BFSI experts. We help startups with market validations, offer mentorship and networking, provide technological tools and support to succeed, access to the international market, opportunities to receive financial support and many others. The organization runs workshops to bridge the learning gap of fintech through “The Fintech Masterclass” and “The Blockchain Masterclass”.
2015
Institutional Investor : The Manipal Group
Dec 2015
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)
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