Rohit Bafna

Founder & CEO, GRO8 | Global Accelerator Fund | GRO8.CLUB | Strategic Advisor | Fordham New York

📍 Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, India🔄 Updated September 2026💼 16 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2024
VC🌍 India
16
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10
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5
Mid stage
0
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9y
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Portfolio

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Aug 2024
Fastest open-source tool for replicating Databases to Apache Iceberg or Data Lakehouse. ⚡ Efficient, quick and scalable data ingestion for real-time analytics.
Investor
Apr 2024
Crest AI offers an automated supply chain tool that helps SMBs and D2Cs to boost their revenue growth by eliminating frequent stock-outs. Crest has facilitated its existing customers to reduce stock out frequency by 50%, resulting in a 15% increase in top-line revenue within just three months of implementation. Trusted by companies like Lenskart, Samosa Party, Salad Days etc. Crest is co-founded in 2022 by Rahul Vishwakarma, Akhil Kumar, and Yogesh Byahatti, with the primary goal to simplify supply chain operations by employing AI to accurately predict demand, automate purchase and replenishment planning.
Angel Investor
Aug 2023
Businessonbot is India’s first one-stop solution for D2C brands to run their business on WhatsApp. We provide text based multilingual chat solutions with CRM integrations and marketing automations. We help businesses to create and engage with their loyal customer base on WhatsApp.
Investor
Sep 2022
India's largest digital distribution network for Internet Companies.
Angel Investor
Mar 2022
G.O.A.T Brand Labs works with differentiated & exciting digitally-native brands in the Lifestyle space (fashion, home, nutrition, beauty and personal care), helping take them to the next level of growth. G.O.A.T Brand Labs supports brands by providing data-based insights, seamless operations and deep expertise in brand building, digital marketing and product development. We partner with founders to together add defensibility to their brands and accelerate their growth. To be the Greatest Of All Time.
early stageBusiness Content
Angel Investor
Mar 2022
Building Instant Personal care brand
Investor
Apr 2020
A Delhi based on-demand fuel delivery startup with a team experienced in the petro industry
Investor
Jan 2020
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.
Investor
Aug 2019
Finly ensures CFOs & Finance Teams gain complete control & visibility over payables. All of this while increasing the Finance Teams' productivity by over 80% by automating manual & repetitive operations and by simplifying remote collaboration within Finance Teams, through a powerful Finance Communication Framework. Streamline invoice approvals, automate reminders, auto-update GLs on Accounting Systems, ensure audit compliance & governance with a system designed & built for Finance Teams.
Founder- Investor Group
Aug 2019
888vc is an early-stage venture capital firm backing founders building category-defining businesses. We combine early-stage capital, hands-on expertise, and a deep global network to help entrepreneurs scale with clarity and conviction. Founded in 2023, 888vc backs ambitious teams with the potential to build enduring, generational companies. Our key offerings includes GRO8 Platform for growth and partnerships, and the GRO8 Club, an exclusive community of industry leaders and investors. We also facilitate cross-border co-investments with institutions.
Investor
Aug 2019
Phable is on a mission to create an ecosystem of patients, doctors, hospitals, health devices, insurance, and patient care service providers. For patients, we provide a single platform for digitizing prescriptions, personalized health reminders, tracking vitals by syncing with devices from daily steps to blood levels and symptoms. Through Phable, healthcare is not reactive, but rather is predictive - one’s doctor is always alerted to the health status of patients and the moment any symptoms are problematic, the doctor can intervene and ensure the concern is addressed. Join us to learn how we simplify healthy living for patients and caregivers and ensure better treatment adherence for doctors!
Investor
Jul 2019
Cathie AI: Your AI Video Generator Cathie.ai is a one-stop platform for video generation and analysis needs. Its an easy, plug-n-play SAAS platform where one can create videos using AI, add logos, personalise content and create mind blowing videos. All of this can achieved at speed, at scale and at super affordable prices.
Investor
Jul 2019
CleanseCar is the simplest and most reliable car care solution to keep your car clean at your doorstep every day. CleanseCar is an end to end car cleansing solution which ensures the wash experience for your car as a memorable one with utmost quality at the least price in market. We offer services like car wash, interior detailing, exterior detailing, AC filters cleaning, Engine oil check and etc … CleanseCar aims to simplify the way people can book for the service through mobile app at their convenience. It has been designed to be a user-friendly. Prioritizing professional quality services at affordable prices to the flexibility of the customers makes CleanseCar a reliable service provider. The waterless wash offered, CleanseCar takes a step towards environment friendly car wash solutions.
early stageAutomotive
Investor
Jun 2019
A technology company focused on helping people buy their first home with down payment assistance at zero interest cost. A product that will make the difference between buying a home or not. HomeCapital is trying to address the core problem of first time home buyers i.e. lack of savings for down payment even with good disposable income. HomeCapital is attempting to define an industry segment of first time home buyers through its down payment assistance program. The program provides equal contribution to first time home buyers at zero interest cost, accelerating home ownership.
Angel Investor
Mar 2018
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
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2025
Founder
Nov 2025
GRO8.CLUB redefines global investments and mentorship, streamlining the experience for startups, investors, and mentors.
2024
Investor
Aug 2024
Fastest open-source tool for replicating Databases to Apache Iceberg or Data Lakehouse. ⚡ Efficient, quick and scalable data ingestion for real-time analytics.
Investor
Apr 2024
Crest AI offers an automated supply chain tool that helps SMBs and D2Cs to boost their revenue growth by eliminating frequent stock-outs. Crest has facilitated its existing customers to reduce stock out frequency by 50%, resulting in a 15% increase in top-line revenue within just three months of implementation. Trusted by companies like Lenskart, Samosa Party, Salad Days etc. Crest is co-founded in 2022 by Rahul Vishwakarma, Akhil Kumar, and Yogesh Byahatti, with the primary goal to simplify supply chain operations by employing AI to accurately predict demand, automate purchase and replenishment planning.
2023
Angel Investor
Aug 2023
Businessonbot is India’s first one-stop solution for D2C brands to run their business on WhatsApp. We provide text based multilingual chat solutions with CRM integrations and marketing automations. We help businesses to create and engage with their loyal customer base on WhatsApp.
2022
Investor
Sep 2022
India's largest digital distribution network for Internet Companies.
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