Vikram Chachra

Early Stage VC at 8i | Former Founder | NYU Alum

📍 Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra, India🔄 Updated September 2026💼 16 investments📅 21 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2025𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Seed Investor & Board Member
Oct 2025
The new tech stack for all things travel
Seed Investor
Jun 2023
TransBnk is a Transaction Banking Platform enabling Corporate, Commercial & Institutional clients to make agile, secure & robust Transactions with Embedded Finance & SaaS. Our aim is to provide deep domain expertise to ensure seamless business transactions for domestic cash management and payments. escrows, trade finance, supply chain finance & custodial services in close collaboration with banks.
Seed Investor
Mar 2022
BharatX is a VC Backed early-stage FinTech startup that uses technology to empower the Indian Middle Class with credit. Approximately 110 Million Households whose income is more than 5 lakh per annum, do not get access to Formal Credit. BharatX wants to change that by enabling Credit-as-a-Feature on Consumer facing apps! Their access to data allows them to innovate with products which remove barriers and lowers costs at the same time. They are changing the way credit is made available to the Indian middle class. LinkedIn Cover Attribution: Wikimedia Commons/Praveenpaavni.
Seed Investor
Jan 2022
​Revise offers developers the rails to program NFTs to interact with apps and data. This takes NFTs from static images to interactive objects which can react to applications and real-world events. Enabling people to build their own interactive metaverse
Seed Investor
Oct 2021
8vdx is building fine tuned AI models to massively scale up the capabilities for funds to underwrite debt and equity securities including RBF, MBS, ABS, HY and other fixed income assets. 8vdx also has a venture marketplace which raises funds from accredited investors to invest in Y Combinator startups.
Seed Investor & Board Member
Mar 2021
Easebuzz is full-stack payment solutions platform serving more than 2,00,000 businesses in India. With a mission to become one-stop Financial Operating System for businesses, Easebuzz helps companies digitise payments & manage end-to-end financial operations around digital payment collections, payment disbursals, connected banking, split payments, automated reconciliation, vendor payments, sub-merchant management, refund management etc through plug-and-play API solutions. Besides serving SMEs and startups in India, the company also caters to mid and large corporate business from various sectors of the economy including education, retail, NBFCs, insurance, e-commerce, D2C, travel & tourism etc. Scale-up your Business with Easebuzz Payment Solutions Platform!
Seed Investor
Jan 2020
Fintech happens here! M2P is an API infrastructure giant delivering futuristic and customer-centric fintech solutions through cutting-edge technology. With a wide range of solutions across Payments, Lending, and Banking, we support banks, NBFCs, and online businesses across geographies. Founded in Chennai in 2014 by a trio of passionate fintech visionaries, we began with a dream of helping the world leverage the power of fintech. With a global footprint spread across 20+ markets and a client base of 300+ banks, 100+ NBFCs, and 800+ fintechs, we embed reliable tech solutions in its DNA. Here at M2P, we are bound by our core values as we learn and grow together, every day is treated with a sense of enthusiasm and drive. Get to know us better. Website: www.m2pfintech.com Twitter | Facebook | Instagram: @m2pfintech
Board Observer
Mar 2019
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters is India’s largest and fastest-growing specialty coffee brand, with its headquarters in Gurgaon, India. Launched in 2013 as a roastery, Blue Tokai’s vision is to make great quality Indian coffee more accessible across formats. As pioneers of specialty coffee in India, Blue Tokai has been instrumental in shaping the evolving coffee culture in the country, at par with global standards. Over the years, the company has evolved and expanded its operations with standalone cafés and roasteries across India. Currently, the brand is home to 4 roasteries, over 150 physical outlets across major Indian cities and regions including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Mohali and Pune, as well as international operations in Japan and Dubai. In addition to these, Blue Tokai has also partnered with the countrys marquee retail outlets, luxury hotels & restaurants, top corporates and co-working spaces amongst others. With continued support from key investors like A91 Partners, Anicut Capital, 8i Ventures, 12 Flags Group, DSP Blackrock, Negen Capital, Mauryan Capital and White Whale Ventures, amongst others, Blue Tokai continues to lead the specialty coffee category in India, as it also aims to take India’s most-loved coffee to customers the world over. The company ensures highest quality across its offerings, by sourcing the best quality Indian beans and roasting them with expertise to enhance flavours. Blue Tokai aims to make specialty coffee more accessible to consumers through its cafés, brewing classes, website and social media. So far, Blue Tokai has roasted more than 1.2 million kgs of coffee (which means more than 60 million brews!) and served over 5 million cups, making it a customer-favourite.
Investor & Board Observer
Mar 2019
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters is India’s largest and fastest-growing specialty coffee brand, with its headquarters in Gurgaon, India. Launched in 2013 as a roastery, Blue Tokai’s vision is to make great quality Indian coffee more accessible across formats. As pioneers of specialty coffee in India, Blue Tokai has been instrumental in shaping the evolving coffee culture in the country, at par with global standards. Over the years, the company has evolved and expanded its operations with standalone cafés and roasteries across India. Currently, the brand is home to 4 roasteries, over 150 physical outlets across major Indian cities and regions including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Mohali and Pune, as well as international operations in Japan and Dubai. In addition to these, Blue Tokai has also partnered with the countrys marquee retail outlets, luxury hotels & restaurants, top corporates and co-working spaces amongst others. With continued support from key investors like A91 Partners, Anicut Capital, 8i Ventures, 12 Flags Group, DSP Blackrock, Negen Capital, Mauryan Capital and White Whale Ventures, amongst others, Blue Tokai continues to lead the specialty coffee category in India, as it also aims to take India’s most-loved coffee to customers the world over. The company ensures highest quality across its offerings, by sourcing the best quality Indian beans and roasting them with expertise to enhance flavours. Blue Tokai aims to make specialty coffee more accessible to consumers through its cafés, brewing classes, website and social media. So far, Blue Tokai has roasted more than 1.2 million kgs of coffee (which means more than 60 million brews!) and served over 5 million cups, making it a customer-favourite.
Seed Investor
Aug 2017
slice’s purpose is to make the world better at using money and time, with a major focus on building the best consumer experience for your money. We’ve all felt how slow, confusing, and complicated banking can be. So, we’re reimagining it. We’re building every product from scratch to be fast, transparent, and feel good, because we believe that the best products transcend demographics, like how great music touches most of us. Our cornerstone products and services: slice savings account, slice UPI credit card, slice UPI, slice UPI ATMs, slice fixed deposits, slice borrow, and UPI-powered bank branch are designed to be simple, rewarding, and completely in your control. At slice, you’ll get to build things you’d use yourself and shape the future of banking in India. We tailor our working experience with the belief that the present moment is the only real thing in life. And we have harmony in the present the most when we feel happy and successful together. We’re backed by some of the world’s leading investors, including Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Advent International, Blume Ventures, and Gunosy Capital.
early stageBanking
Seed Investor & Board Member
Dec 2016
At Signzy, we’re solving for lasting first impressions and seamless new beginnings. Signzy is the market leader in digital banking infrastructure and helps you build trust without hassle. We offer digital onboarding, identity verification, and monitoring solutions across 180+ countries through 340+ APIs. Our APIs can be easily added to any workflow with simple widgets and help you with KYC, KYB, AML, fraud checks, bank account verification, and age verification. We work with over 10 Fortune 30 companies, all the largest banks in India, a Top 3 acquiring Bank in the US, and have a strong global partnership with Mastercard and Microsoft. The best part? Our customers have seen some delightful results: -4x Applicant growth -99% Reduced fraud -80% Cost reduction -60% Less customer drop-offs Signzy has helped businesses like Stripe, HDFC, Paypal, Emirates NBD, and AmazonPay be more secure and globally compliant.
Board Member
Dec 2016
At Signzy, we’re solving for lasting first impressions and seamless new beginnings. Signzy is the market leader in digital banking infrastructure and helps you build trust without hassle. We offer digital onboarding, identity verification, and monitoring solutions across 180+ countries through 340+ APIs. Our APIs can be easily added to any workflow with simple widgets and help you with KYC, KYB, AML, fraud checks, bank account verification, and age verification. We work with over 10 Fortune 30 companies, all the largest banks in India, a Top 3 acquiring Bank in the US, and have a strong global partnership with Mastercard and Microsoft. The best part? Our customers have seen some delightful results: -4x Applicant growth -99% Reduced fraud -80% Cost reduction -60% Less customer drop-offs Signzy has helped businesses like Stripe, HDFC, Paypal, Emirates NBD, and AmazonPay be more secure and globally compliant.
Seed Investor & Board Member
Jan 2011
Car Buying Simplified! CarWale exists to empower car consumers and deliver a hassle free car research and buying experience. In last one year we have served more than 65 million Indian car consumers and grown to become the largest automotive portal in India.
Board Member
Jan 2011
Car Buying Simplified! CarWale exists to empower car consumers and deliver a hassle free car research and buying experience. In last one year we have served more than 65 million Indian car consumers and grown to become the largest automotive portal in India.
Co-Founder & Board Member
Jul 2005
Eight Capital was set up in 2005 as a crossover fund, the firm has managed AUM of $650MM managed by an 11 member investment team based in San Francisco, Connecticut and Mumbai. It has a 19 year track record of investing in tech startups and in credit opportunities across the capital structure of companies. Eight Capitals first fund was launched in 2005, anchored by J.P. Morgan and other institutional investors. It has a proven track record in early stage startups, distressed credit, litigation funding, etc. It exited its distressed business to its JV partner, J.C. Flowers & Co. in 2021. It currently focuses on investing in Y Combinator startups through its demo day funds.
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2025
Seed Investor & Board Member
Oct 2025
The new tech stack for all things travel
2023
Seed Investor
Jun 2023
TransBnk is a Transaction Banking Platform enabling Corporate, Commercial & Institutional clients to make agile, secure & robust Transactions with Embedded Finance & SaaS. Our aim is to provide deep domain expertise to ensure seamless business transactions for domestic cash management and payments. escrows, trade finance, supply chain finance & custodial services in close collaboration with banks.
2022
Seed Investor
Mar 2022
BharatX is a VC Backed early-stage FinTech startup that uses technology to empower the Indian Middle Class with credit. Approximately 110 Million Households whose income is more than 5 lakh per annum, do not get access to Formal Credit. BharatX wants to change that by enabling Credit-as-a-Feature on Consumer facing apps! Their access to data allows them to innovate with products which remove barriers and lowers costs at the same time. They are changing the way credit is made available to the Indian middle class. LinkedIn Cover Attribution: Wikimedia Commons/Praveenpaavni.
Seed Investor
Jan 2022
​Revise offers developers the rails to program NFTs to interact with apps and data. This takes NFTs from static images to interactive objects which can react to applications and real-world events. Enabling people to build their own interactive metaverse
2021
Seed Investor
Oct 2021
8vdx is building fine tuned AI models to massively scale up the capabilities for funds to underwrite debt and equity securities including RBF, MBS, ABS, HY and other fixed income assets. 8vdx also has a venture marketplace which raises funds from accredited investors to invest in Y Combinator startups.
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